Slender willows sway in the breeze

Chapter 55 isn't that fond of chatting either.
Not long after, a surge of spiritual energy appeared not far away. Liu Sijun looked in the direction of the sound and saw Wei Siqi, who was about to form his core.

Pure spiritual energy surrounded him, eventually enveloping him so completely that his face was barely visible.

The spiritual energy emanating from his exposed skin gradually condensed, forming a layer of crystal-clear water mist. As the water mist solidified, he suddenly felt the spiritual energy within his body surge, and then the surrounding spiritual energy was rapidly absorbed by Wei Siqi.

After about an hour, his body suddenly emitted a loud bang, as if thunder had exploded in his ears.

The spiritual energy surrounding him spread rapidly, and at that moment, even the snowflakes stopped falling.

The moment Wei Siqi opened his eyes after completing the Core Formation, a dazzling light flashed in them.

"Congratulations, Brother Wei, on achieving the Core Formation."

"congratulations……"

Wei Siqi thanked them one by one, his gaze seemingly lingering on the girl in black not far away.

Unbeknownst to him, someone was watching him, their heart filled with mixed emotions.

Liu Shiyuan thought: He was forty-four years old and still in the late stage of the Golden Core realm. He wondered when he would be able to form a Nascent Soul. Was it that he had encountered all the exceptionally talented people, or did he simply lack the talent for cultivation?

After about half an hour, everyone had rested enough to set off again. This time, no one was in a hurry to climb to the top of the mountain.

The snow continued, and they climbed upwards, one step at a time, until they reached the summit, when it was already dark.

The cold wind grew increasingly unrestrained.

Let alone a disciple in the Foundation Establishment stage, even Liu Sijun, who has already formed his core, cannot see the road ahead without using magic.

It was cold, so they kept circulating their spiritual energy to ward off the chill.

Finally, they had to stop and use a formation to shelter from the wind and keep warm.

Chu Yanming shrank his neck and said, "It's so cold, could there be an even more powerful snow demon lurking nearby?"

Upon hearing this, Ji Qiyuan glared fiercely at Chu Yanming.

"Shut your jinx. Wasn't the daytime event thrilling enough, or do you think you're tough enough to survive?"

"I'm just saying it casually."

Ji Qiyuan, the culprit, said: "That's not allowed either."

Chu Yanming looked at Liu Sijun pitifully, his eyes saying: He was mean to me.

Liu Sijun transmitted his voice: "Cousin, everyone is still shaken by the Snow Demon incident. Aren't you just asking for trouble?"

Chu Yanming sighed, "I'm scared too. Now when I see snow, I think of the Snow Demon, and when I think of him, I think of..."

That disciple who lost his head.

“I understand, but you should also understand that two tigers cannot share one mountain.”

A snow demon that has already formed its core is equivalent to a human cultivator at the Dao Lord level. Within a radius of several hundred miles, there will be no other demonic beast with such demonic power.

That's the point, but if some people are resting, others have to be on guard.

Liu Shiyuan and Ji Qiyuan kept watch for the first half of the night, while Liu Sijun and Wei Siqi kept watch for the second half.

The strong wind blew for half the night before finally stopping in the latter half of the night.

The two relaxed a bit. Wei Siqi looked at Liu Sijun twice before tentatively asking, "Is that your father?"

"Ah."

"It's good that my father is there to protect me during my training."

Liu Sijun twitched the corner of her mouth and indifferently looked away from Liu Shiyuan: "It is quite good."

His tone was indifferent, yet tinged with sarcasm.

Wei Siqi was not good with words to begin with, and one sentence from him silenced her.

Wei Siqi felt so annoyed that he wanted to slap himself.

We talked about this the other day.

But how could he have known that Miss Liu and his father had such a... bad relationship?

Once the flush on his face had subsided, he spoke again: "When I was dealing with the snow demon during the day, I discovered that you had already formed your core. You look even younger than me. I admire you greatly."

Liu Sijun looked at Wei Siqi.

"Lord Wei, has anyone ever told you that your demeanor isn't suited for flirting?"

It's too stiff.

It's obvious they're just making conversation for the sake of it.

"I am not good with words, and I apologize for being rude to you, young lady." Wei Siqi was so embarrassed that he wanted to disappear into the ground.

Your face must be bright red now.

But not only was Miss Liu beautiful, she was also so unique that his gaze couldn't help but follow her.

Suddenly, a figure came into Wei Siqi's line of sight.

"Marquis Molin".

He shouldn't have been peeping at the girl like that; it was truly contrary to the principles of a gentleman.

Caught red-handed, Wei Siqi felt a little guilty.

However, it seems that Marquis Molin wasn't looking for him, but rather chatting with Miss Liu.

Liu Sijun felt that Gu Changzhou had relapsed.

Didn't we say these things in the cave? Why are we saying them again?

And she's on lookout now.

“My lord, if you are full of energy and don’t want to rest, why don’t you take my place?” Liu Sijun pointed to Wei Siqi next to him. “Perfect timing, he also wants to talk, you two can have a good discussion.”

Gu Changzhou froze.

Wei Siqi was taken aback.

The two of them turned their faces away at the same time.

They don't actually enjoy chatting that much.

Nothing happened overnight.

The next day, the wind and snow stopped completely, and the sun, which hadn't shone for several days, shone down, making the snow surface like a mirror, dazzling from any angle.

Surrounded by danger, they could not directly shut down their five senses, so they could only use spiritual power to change the surrounding environment and the angle of light in order to protect their eyes.

In short, upon reaching the end of the Frozen Domain, all sorts of unexpected situations arise, and every bit of spiritual energy that one tries to save will be consumed.

On the sixteenth day after entering the Frozen Domain, the group finally reached their destination.

The end of the Frozen Domain was a palace meticulously carved from millennia-old ice, shimmering with a crystal-clear light under the sun. The palace soared into the clouds, seemingly connected to the heavens, its magnificent presence inspiring awe. At its spire, wind and snow raged, and icy air billowed out, creating an ethereal, otherworldly atmosphere.

Outside the palace, disciples from different sects stood guard.

Ji Qiyuan took the lead and walked up the steps, asking one of the sect disciples dressed in white, "Are the other training disciples here?"

"You are in the second batch."

This answer chilled the hearts of those below the steps.

It's still too late.

The selection rules for this year's sects have already been announced. All the major sects will select a total of thirty disciples, and their group consists of thirty-three people.

They have no chance.

"Then what do we do now?"

The disciple in white said, "Of course we went in."

Chu Yanming leaped onto the steps in surprise and asked, "Can we still go in?"

"There are only eleven people inside, you still have a chance."

My feelings are like a rollercoaster.

The ice palace wasn't as cold as I'd imagined. Thick icicles stood like guards around the main hall, and upon closer inspection, I could see icy blue light flowing inside the icicles, like swimming dragons.

In the center of the main hall stood the first batch of eleven disciples, and to Liu Sijun's delight, Liu Mingyan was also there.

"Fourth brother."

"Third sister?"

Liu Mingyan strode over, tears welling in his eyes from excitement.

"Uncle."

Hearing the commotion, Liu Shiyuan also came over. At this moment, he felt proud. Both members of the Liu family were present, while the Qin family had none, and the Chu family only had Chu Yanming.

"You two siblings are both here, which is truly an honor for our Liu family. In the qualifying round later, you two must work together to secure a spot for our Liu family."

First, I want to apologize to my readers who follow the story every day. Today, I revised and polished all the previous chapters, cutting and editing as much as possible. This extra chapter is almost entirely repetitive. There will be one more new chapter later. My editor said it will be available for purchase at the end of this month, and I'm currently working hard to save up some chapters…

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