West Yong City, in the southeast of the Qing Qiu Mountains, near the Divine Wind Altar. In the four cities of the Qing Qiu Mountains (Jade Wall, Lang Xie, Yi Yi Yi, Xi Yong), West Yong City was located at the southeast corner. For thousands of years, due to its remote location, it had rarely been attacked by war, nor had it been ravaged by fire. Amongst the twelve jars of the capital of Qing Qiu Mountain, the West Wing City was like a small jade that was raised in a room that no one knew. It emitted a serene, mysterious, and beautiful aura. It did not have the prosperity of Jade Wall City, the convenient transportation of Lang Xie City, or the thick history of a luxurious altar. However, its peace, self-sufficiency, and prosperity were things that other city altars did not have.
After thousands of years, after many people stepped into this city, they immediately fell in love with it. From then on, they settled down here, married, and had children; they never left again. Those who come here, strolling along both sides of the Bi Yao River in the city, will surely meet many serene and calm elderly people, all of them with white hair and beards and hale expressions, who will tell you about the history of the city: the last of the four cities was built, the most isolated, the most sparsely populated, but it is the most habitable, full of markets and restaurants, where people live and enjoy themselves. They will also tell you that seven hundred years ago, when the third beast wave attacked West Yong City and the city was in a dangerous state of destruction, the Murong Family brought tens of thousands of soldiers and came to the city to fight against the beast wave for forty-nine days and nights. In the end, seventy percent of the Murong Family's casualties were exchanged for West Yong City's safety, and the Murong Family's bloodshed forced the beast wave to retreat, saving the lives of tens of thousands of people in the city. From then on, he won the love and support of the citizens of the West Harmony City.
In the West Yong City, the Murong Family wielded supreme authority and held supreme authority. Of course, the Murong Family had also put in great effort to contribute to the development of the West Yong City. In the seven hundred years since the Murong Family took over the position of the City Lord, twenty-seven City Lords had appeared. Now, it was the Murong Family's third ranked female — — Murong Jingming, who held the position of City Lord. She was just like her name, just like her name. She was like a transparent and shiny mirror, sparkling and translucent. She was as warm as jade, deeply loved by the people of the West Harmony City.
Now, the Qiong Qi disaster had caused the outer city of the West Yong City to be destroyed seriously. The manpower and transport assigned by Yin Bao Scroll had played a huge role in the reconstruction and was progressing smoothly. In order to increase his strength, Yin Bao Chen also sent Yun Jiu Tang, Gu Xue Luo, and Murong Ming over to help. Actually, the main reason why Yin Bao Scroll sent the three of them over was because Murong Ming was worried about Murong Jingming's safety and was very worried about them. That was why they had sent the three of them over.
Originally, the three of them were going to visit Murong Jingming in the inner city of Xi Yong City, but on their way here, they saw that the outer city was severely damaged, that people were displaced, and that women and children were crying. Gu Xueluo couldn't hold back her tears anymore and joined the reconstruction team, helping the people who had lost their homes and loved ones.
Because the outer city of the West Yong City was closest to the Divine Wind Altar, when Qiong Qi was in trouble, the outer city was the first to be affected, and almost all of them were trampled and destroyed by Qiong Qi's sharp claws. That day, as if the sky and earth were spinning, the people who were living in peace here were suddenly met with a calamity, their houses and streets immediately collapsed, and in an instant, all kinds of eaves and rocks flew into the sky. Poor weak civilians were not even worth such a huge amount of money. Blood and flesh flew everywhere as rivers of blood flowed. The casualties were severe. In the end, the flames spewed out from the mouths of the Qiong Qi Beast fell down, either piercing through people's chests or piercing into houses. Instantly, it became a blazing flame. The prism fire from the sky gushed down, turning the outer city into a sea of fire. Even now, the survivors still had lingering fears as they recalled the tragic events of that day.
Gu Xueluo and Yun Jiu Tang stood by the roadside, watching the people exhume the corpses from the ruins. It was a tragic sight. Gu Xueluo knew that these marbles were used to build city walls. In the human world, only if the city walls of the outer city were tall enough and sturdy enough to withstand all kinds of outside invasion, would they be able to become an impregnable barrier to protect the life of the city.
Looking at this miserable scene, Gu Xueluo suddenly thought of the 'Heaven's Burst' that happened in Jade Wall City seventeen years ago. That year, Gu Xueluo had just ascended to become a Free and Unrestrained Heavenly Immortal when she entered the mortal world with Li Jiuhuan. It was her first time witnessing the tragic 'Heaven's Burst' of Jade Wall City. Although the "Heaven's Burst" had already disappeared when Gu Xueluo arrived, judging by the level of bloodshed at that time, it was no less than a massacre. Even after so many years, she could still clearly remember how the Jade Wall City had been scorched by the flames. The "scorching" flames covered the entire city, turning it into a sea of fire. Sparks were scattered everywhere, charred corpses were everywhere, the air was filled with the smell of charred paste, mixed with the stench of animal corpses, clothes, and burning wood. The pungent smell was suffocating. Gu Xueluo felt like she couldn't bear this tragic sight anymore. Later on, when she saw people dragging unrecognizable corpses out from the ruins, Gu Xueluo almost collapsed. She was afraid of seeing these horrible images, but she had no choice. She knew that in the years to come, she would have to face situations like this, and even worse. All she had to do was accept them, save those on the verge of death in a disaster, or lead the survivors to a better life.
"Xueluo, what are you thinking about?" Yun Jiuchang's cries broke her memory. She raised her head to look at Yun Jiuchang and saw him holding a dirty little girl with tears all over her face. When Yun Jiu Tang passed the little girl's hand over to her, she clearly felt that the little girl's hand was extremely cold and weak. She looked at the little girl and felt pity for her.
Gu Xueluo squatted and dried the tears on the little girl's face. She held her cold little hand, looked at her thin and yellow face, and softly said, "Little girl, why are you here alone, where are your parents?" Without waiting for Gu Xueluo to finish, the little girl immediately started crying loudly. Her cries were heart-wrenching as she sobbed intermittently, "I don't know where my parents went. I haven't seen them for days …" Her crying immediately caused Gu Xueluo to feel sorrowful, and her tears couldn't help rolling down her eyes.
While the three of them were in deep grief, a sonorous and spirited voice rang out from behind them. "Sigh, how pitiful. Another orphan. Hurry up, someone else has come. Register her and settle her down …"
Before Gu Xueluo could turn around, Murong Dawn jumped in excitement. "Third sister, is it really you?" I did not expect to meet you here! "
Only then did Gu Xueluo turn around and look at the person who spoke just now. She was dressed in thin plain clothes, light makeup, and a black hair bun with a pair of bright and lively eyes hidden underneath. Her well-proportioned body and noble aura still couldn't hide her middle-aged old body. From the way this woman dressed and the shouts of Murong Dawn, Gu Xueluo and Yun Jiu Tang had guessed her identity — Murong Jingming, the Murong Family's third ranked female, the only female in the family. Of course, she also had an even more important identity — City Lord Xi Yong.
Murong Jingming's face was also filled with shock as he hurriedly pulled on Murong Yu's hand, "Elder Yin has sent a message from the Cyan Bird, saying that he's sending the three of you here to help. I didn't expect it to arrive so soon."
He quickly pulled her over and pointed at Yun Jiu Tang and Gu Xue Luo. "Third sister, let me introduce you, these two are here with me to assist in your recultivation. Yun Jiu Tang — — Young Master Gu Xing of the Devil Realm, Gu Xue Luo — — Heavenly Immortal Xiao Yao of the Immortal World …"
"Demon …" Devil world, "Murong Jingming quickly pulled him aside and mumbled," What kind of friends are these, and what kind of people from the Devil world are they?
"Hey, Third Sis, how can you think like this? Don't tell me there aren't any good people in the demonic world?" Murong Ming explained to her. "These are all my friends from life and death. They're my most trusted friends."
Gu Xueluo seemed to have guessed Murong Jingming's worry and walked towards Murong Jingming, "Mayor Murong, I know you're worried about us. We were also entrusted by Elder Yin to come for the citizens of the West Yong West. Please don't misunderstand."
Gu Xueluo clearly saw an unnoticeable joy flash across Murong Jingming's face. She knew that Murong Jingming had already accepted their arrival from the bottom of his heart.
"Miss Xue Luo, it's not that I don't believe you," Murong Jingming said with a guilty look and slightly bowed as he apologized, "It's just that in the recent days, there have been many unidentified foreign disciples from the Six Realms who have infiltrated here and killed everyone and caused a lot of trouble. Therefore, we can't help but ask a few more questions about strangers that have come from far away."
Gu Xue Luo hastily returned the greeting. "Mayor Murong is right. Right now is the West Yong City's time to be cautious. We came too hastily, so we didn't inform the Mayor in advance."
They chatted for a while and slowly moved along the dilapidated outer city. They checked the condition of the wounded and put into rescue.
It was noon, and the hot spring sun was shining down on them, instantly creating a scorching feeling. Murong Jingming led them into his Mayor's Mansion.
The moment she stepped into the living room of the City Lord's Mansion, Gu Xueluo felt a chill down her spine. She looked around in surprise, but couldn't find anything. " Jiu Tang, haven't you noticed that this place is very cool, unlike the sultry world outside? "
"That's right, just what in the world is in the main house of Murong City …"
Hearing their discussion, Murong Ming took over their conversation. "Hey, you probably don't know about this." He raised his chubby cheeks and the beard on his mouth. "Have you heard of the East Continent's Penglai?"
"Eastern Wasteland Penglai?!" Gu Xueluo and Yun Jiuchang cried out in alarm at the same time.
"What, you guys scared me to death," Murong Ming said as he jumped up in fright from the two's excessive reactions. "Why are you reacting so much? Have you guys been there before?"
"Where have we been?" Gu Xueluo said snappily. "If we really did go, then wouldn't I be bringing you along?"
"I think so too," Murong Yu said with a smile. His expression turned serious as he continued, "There is an extremely cold type of ice in the deep sea of the Eastern Wasteland. It can emit cold water vapor, and it doesn't feel hot even in the heat!" As he said this, he walked up to the two of them, "You know, our Murong Family has a lot of connections. We spent a lot to buy this extreme cold ice from a rich businessman!"
Gu Xueluo looked around the living room again, but still didn't discover anything. Puzzled, she asked, "You must have been making it up. I've seen it several times already, there's nothing at all. What kind of ice?" Gu Xueluo had never believed in ice of extreme cold. If she really wanted to cool it down in the heat of the day, she might as well go to the nearby Great Sea to get ice. Did she have to run all the way to the Eastern Wastelands?
As they were talking, Murong Jingming walked in with a smile and said, "You guys couldn't stand the heat outside, so you should rest here for a while."
"Mayor Murong," Gu Xueluo looked at Murong Jingming, "I'm very curious. It's so hot outside, but why is it so cool in your living room? Could it be that you used some kind of mysterious technique? "
"Lady Xue Luo is joking. We are not the true disciples of Taixuan, so how could we know any mystical techniques?" Murong Jingming was full of smiles as he continued, "The back of the living room is only filled with ice, which is why the cooling effect is so good."
"Mayor, if you don't mind, can you take us to the back of the living room and let us know the shape of the ice?"
"Alright, please follow me!" After saying that, Murong Jingming led the group to the back of the living room. A huge wooden barrel was placed inside. It contained a few solid objects that were pure white in color. Like ice from the mortal world, they were extremely hard and continuously emitted cold air to the outside world.
"Is this the extreme cold you spoke of?" Yun Jiu Tang couldn't help but ask, because he really couldn't see any difference between this thing and the ice in the human world.
Murong Jingming seemed to have guessed earlier that he would ask this question, "Does Young Master Yun feel that this ice is very ordinary? "It's very different from the ordinary ice cubes we have here. If you don't believe it, feel it and —" As he spoke, he flashed out, gesturing for Gu Xueluo and Yun Jiu Tang to walk over.
Both of them carefully put their hands on the white ice. Both of them looked at each other in fear. That's right, how could it be like this? It was clearly ice, but when he used his hand to touch it, he didn't feel the slightest bit of coolness. It was as normal as touching a table, a chair, or a piece of clothing.
Gu Xueluo asked in astonishment, "Mayor, what's going on? Why is it so magical?"
Murong Jingming smiled, "Do you believe me now? This is the effect of the extreme cold ice. Although it doesn't have any heat on its surface, the cold air it emits can cause the heat to subside."
"..."
The night sky of the West Harmony City was truly beautiful. It was as tranquil as a song, as gentle as the heart of a lover.
Under the night sky, Yun Jiuchang and Gu Xueluo stood in the courtyard, looking at the starlight that filled the sky.
"Jiu Tang, I'm going to the Eastern Wasteland Penglai!" Gu Xueluo murmured.
"Is it because I want the gelid qi?" Yun Jiu Tang asked even though he knew the answer.
"You know it's not because of this," Gu Xueluo said as she turned around to look at him. "There's the mother of all those poor strange beasts. Perhaps we can even find the fifth hidden spirit soul …"
"Oh, I understand …" Yun Jiuchang felt indescribably depressed in his heart.
"Then, will you accompany me?" Gu Xueluo stared at him in a daze as she asked gently.
"..."
After a long silence, Yun Jiuchang said slowly, "Xueluo, do you really want me to go with you?"
"That's right!"
"..."