Longevity: Start by practicing the ruthless way

Gu Chi wanted to return the white jade bottle to Tuoba Cang, but the latter avoided it like the plague, shaking his head and waving his hands repeatedly, fearing that he would be involved in some inexplicable cause and effect and end up like the ancestor of their Tuoba family.

"Since you don't want it, I'll take it myself." Gu Chi didn't bother to be polite with him and directly put the white jade bottle into the Heaven-Swallowing Bag hanging around his waist.

In the evening, when the wind and snow stopped, a tall figure appeared outside Ningshuang City, and then the figure flashed to the front of the palace where Gu Chi and the others were.

This is a young man who looks to be about 25 years old, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, a thick frame, arms as thick as other people's thighs, strong and sturdy. He is the descendant of Jiang Si, the ninth biggest thief in the north, and the leader of small bandits like Tuoba Cang - Jiang Chengji.

After not seeing him for many years, he now has a special temperament, strong and sharp.

He has loose black hair, a tall and straight figure, eyes as sharp as a sword, and the muscles on his bronze body are like a coiled dragon, full of power.

There was naturally no need to be polite when old friends met again. As soon as Jiang Chengji sat down, he clinked bowls of wine with Gu Chi and the others.

Soon, steaming hot food and wine were served, including golden roasted lamb legs and crispy chicken wings. Several people sat around together, drinking wine from big bowls and eating meat with big mouthfuls. The atmosphere was warm.

"Brother Chengji, I just heard Murong Zhixiu say that you went to hunt down the candidate Holy Son of Xuanyuan Immortal Palace some time ago. Did you kill him?" Gu Chi asked.

Just before Gu Chi released the Holy Son and Holy Daughter of Xuanyuan Immortal Palace, several candidate Holy Sons appeared in Xuanyuan Immortal Palace, and Jiang Chengji stared at one of them.

"We didn't succeed in killing him. His abilities weren't great, but he was an exceptional escape artist." Jiang Chengji filled another large bowl of wine and gulped it down. "He later hid in Yuchan Palace and never came out. Otherwise, he would have died for sure."

Tuoba Cang said, "He can hide on the first day, but not on the fifteenth. Can he hide in Yuchan Palace forever?"

Hearing this, Murong Zhixiu's eyes suddenly lit up. He said, "I just happened to hear some news recently. It seems that the Saintess of the Daoxuan League will also be visiting Yuchan Palace in the next few days. I was just about to go over and intercept them. Isn't this just the right time? Why don't we just wait outside Yuchan Palace and capture them both at once?"

Jiang Chengji thought for a moment, put down his wine bowl, and said, "Alright, then we can take him down together!"

The little bandits hit it off immediately, drank a few big bowls of liquor and set off directly. Gu Chi had a big grudge with Xuanyuan Immortal Palace, so he would naturally not be absent. He filled his wine gourd and immediately followed with the big black dog.

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Yuchan Palace is not far from Ningshuang City, also located on this ice field. It is a famous transcendent sect in the northern border.

Legend has it that their founder was not a human, but a white jade toad with great power, and the name of Yuchan Palace came from this.

Jiang Chengji, Murong Zhixiu, Gu Chi and the big black dog were sneaking around on the ice field, but Tuoba Cang did not come with them because he had to take care of all the affairs in Ningshuang City.

On the way, Jiang Chengji also told a few people some little-known secrets, such as why there is such an ice field in the northern border where there are desolate deserts everywhere.

According to him, in ancient times, there was a peerless powerful warrior who had fought a shocking battle in this area. The sky was pierced at that time, causing endless sky fire to pour down.

Later, a saint from the Nine Holy Cities took action and dropped 365 pieces of North Sea Mysterious Ice on the place, which finally extinguished the sky fire.

The reason why this place is covered with ice and snow all year round and seems so out of place in the northern border where there are desolate deserts everywhere is precisely because of the 365 pieces of Beiming Mysterious Ice.

Jiang Chengji said, "I once read some records in an ancient book. In ancient times, this place also had a transcendent and prosperous Dao sect called the Biluo Immortal Mansion. However, it was later destroyed due to a shocking war. The Yuchan Palace was built on the ruins of the Biluo Immortal Mansion. It is a later addition."

Murong Zhixiu nodded and said, "I've also heard some rumors that the founder of Yuchan Palace was able to establish Yuchan Palace because he received the inheritance from the Biluo Immortal Mansion."

"A transcendent Taoist sect like the Xuanyuan Immortal Palace is gone just like that..." Gu Chi felt a little dreamy.

Jiang Chengji said, "This is nothing strange. During wartime, any prosperous and glorious transcendent sect could be reduced to ruins overnight."

According to him, in the glorious ancient times, the lofty and transcendent sects such as Xuanyuan Immortal Palace and Daoxuan League were almost everywhere, but due to wars, most of them have been destroyed and become history.

However, these Taoist traditions that have survived the ancient wars have basically been stripped of their skin and are far from the glory of the ancient times.

Half an hour later, they arrived at the deepest part of the ice field and saw a huge snow-capped mountain towering into the clouds, connected to the sky, a vast expanse of white.

The top of each snow-capped mountain is soaring into the clouds that there are many magnificent palaces and pavilions built on the mountainside. This is the location of the Yuchan Palace.

Jiang Chengji nodded and said, "The founder of Yuchan Palace was a master of creation. It is said that when he was in power, Yuchan Palace was a first-rate force that could compete with transcendent sects like Xuanyuan Immortal Palace."

Murong Zhixiu gazed at the majestic snow-capped mountains stretching out before him and said, "That white jade toad was born in these mountains. That's why some people claim the cultivation method he practices originated from the ancient Biluo Immortal Palace."

Jiang Chengji said, "The candidate Saint Son of Xuanyuan Immortal Palace is hiding in Yuchan Palace right now. We just need to guard here. There is no need to create hatred with Yuchan Palace because of him."

Murong Zhixiu said, "Just wait like this? If he hides in there for a month and doesn't come out, we can't just sit here and let the snow blow for a month, right?"

Jiang Chengji said, "It shouldn't take too long. The Kunlun Ruins Secret Realm is about to open. He needs to return to the Xuanyuan Immortal Palace to prepare. He can't stay outside for too long."

Gu Chi shook off the snow on his body and said, "The more I look at this place, the more unusual it seems to me. Why don't we go look for the ruins of the Biluo Immortal Mansion first and see if we can find anything?"

Jiang Chengji thought for a moment and said, "That man was severely injured and nearly died from my beating that day. It will take him at least seven or eight days to recover. So let's go for a walk around first."

In this area, within a radius of a hundred miles, there are towering mountains that rise into the clouds. All of this is the territory of the Yuchan Palace. Through the wind and snow, you can vaguely see that there are crystal lights flashing on many snow-capped mountains. Those are magnificent palaces.

There was heavy snow all over the sky, and the cold in the snowy mountains was bone-chilling. Three people and a big black dog sneaked to the back mountain of Yuchan Palace, and found that there were suddenly fewer buildings here, and it seemed that the disciples of this sect rarely came here to practice.

"This area of ​​several hundred miles is large enough for the Jade Toad Palace to establish a Taoist temple. I heard that the area behind the mountain is the territory they allocated to the White Jade Toad Clan for reproduction and survival, and disciples are usually forbidden to set foot in it." Murong Zhixiu explained.