"It's Taoist Bai."
Yan Yun answered calmly.
"What a coincidence. When Ren returns to the sect this time, he happens to be looking for Junior Sister Bai. Why don't you lead the way? Are you willing to share this joy?"
The monk named Ren's eyes flashed and he extended the invitation enthusiastically.
However, Yan Yun's expression did not change, but he felt a little surprised in his heart.
However, before he could think about how to respond, a red light suddenly appeared in the distant sky, and a ray of light came straight towards the stone clouds.
"It's Uncle Bai's transmission talisman!"
Shi Yun quickly grabbed the flaming light and explained to Yan Yun eagerly.
The words Yan Yun was planning to say were immediately swallowed back.
Immediately afterwards, Shi Yun threw his mind into the light of the flames. After a moment, he respectfully said to Yan Yun:
"Senior Yan, Uncle Bai is very happy to know that you are here. She has ended her retreat. Please go to Bai Ning Pavilion to talk about it."
"Bai Ning Pavilion. Shi Yun, please go handle the affairs first. Fellow Taoist Yan, please follow me."
Monk Ren interjected without hesitation.
When Shi Yun heard this, he didn't dare to have any objection.
Yan Yun frowned slightly and could no longer refuse, so he could only nod in agreement:
"Then I'll have a hard time brother."
"Haha, Ren and Junior Sister Bai have a deep friendship. Since Fellow Taoist is Junior Sister Bai's best friend, he is naturally also Ren's friend, please!"
The monk surnamed Ren said politely, and then turned into a crimson light, leading Yan Yun to fly forward.
Yan Yun followed him unceremoniously.
"Is this your first visit to our Xiaoji Palace, fellow Taoist?"
The monk surnamed Ren suddenly asked in the light.
"Indeed, I have set foot on Beiming Island for the first time. As the number one sect in the North, your magnanimity is extraordinary and breathtaking."
Yan Yun smiled lightly and responded.
Hearing Yan Yun's praise, monk Ren also showed a trace of pride on his face:
"Brother Yan is overly praised. But if this palace is not located in a remote location, it would not be difficult to join the top ten sects of good and evil. By the way, in recent years, Junior Sister Bai only went out once ten years ago, and spent the rest of her time practicing in seclusion. Brother Yan I must have gotten to know Junior Sister Bai when she was out of seclusion last time.”
"As for the sect that such an unpredictable Taoist monk comes from? I'm sorry to say that although I am located in the far north, I often travel around the Jin Dynasty, and I also have some opinions about those famous colleagues. Understand.”
The monk surnamed Ren changed the subject and began to tentatively ask about Yan Yun's background.
Yan Yun couldn't help but chuckle.
"I am not from the Jin Dynasty, so it is normal for fellow Taoists not to know. Fairy Bai should know something about my more detailed origin."
Yan Yun looked at the other party and answered with a half-smile.
"That's it. I thought there really were high-level monks like Brother Yan in Dajin, so why have they remained unknown?"
Ren Bi noticed Yan Yun's dissatisfaction, laughed awkwardly, and stopped asking any more questions.
After all, knowing that the other party was not a Dajin monk was a gain.
At this moment, the two of them had arrived at the entrance of the Ice City, and the surrounding light gradually converged, falling and disappearing one after another.
Since the glow above the ice city is indifferent and covers the entire area except for the huge mountains, it is obviously an extremely powerful restriction.
Standing under the ice city, Yan Yun felt more and more the magnificence of this ice city.
The ice wall, which is more than 30 feet high, does not seem to be very high, but its unusual crystal clearness makes people fascinated and can't help but be deeply attracted.
What's even more astonishing is that the entire ice wall is not made of brick-like blocks of ice, but is completely transparent, as if it were directly carved from a huge block of ice by miraculous hands, without any gaps on the surface.
At the city gate, more than ten monks in white clothes stopped and waited.
The ones with the highest cultivation level among them had only reached the foundation-building stage. However, what was striking was that they were accompanied by several ape-like white spiritual beasts.
Covered with animal hair, pure white and flawless, squatting there, a pair of green eyes flashing with a cold light.
These ape-like spiritual beasts are snow apes that live exclusively in extremely cold areas.
Although the beast's rank is not high, it is highly intelligent and easy to tame, so it is raised by many monks throughout the northern region.
However, these snow apes are slightly different. Not only are their bodies far superior to ordinary snow apes, but their demonic aura also reaches the level of fourth- and fifth-level demonic beasts, which is almost equivalent to the strength of a foundation-building monk.
This made Yan Yun couldn't help but take a few more glances.
Presumably Xiaoji Palace, as the leading sect in the northern land, must have a unique secret method in taming these snow apes.
When the monks from the city gate saw monks named Ren coming, they immediately divided into two sides and stood respectfully, and they kept shouting the honorific title of "Master-uncle".
However, Ren Bi didn't even nod in response to this. He just responded lightly and strode past.
Although the monks found Yan Yun unfamiliar, since they had this great uncle accompanying him, they naturally did not dare to ask more questions.
However, just as Yan Yun stepped into the city gate and passed the snow apes, something unexpected happened suddenly.
These monster beasts suddenly let out several low whines, and then backed away in horror.
Several Xiaoji Palace monks nearby were shocked when they saw this, and they immediately yelled in animal language.
However, these snow apes turned a deaf ear. They all held their heads in their hands and huddled to the side, with expressions of extreme awe for Yan Yun on their faces.
Seeing this scene, the monk surnamed Ren couldn't help but let out a sigh and turned to look at Yan Yun with a trace of doubt on his face.
"Do you carry high-level ape-like spiritual beasts with you? Although these snow apes are of little use, they are extremely sensitive to their own kind and can make them fearful. This shows that your spiritual beast must be extraordinary." Object.”
"I do carry one of the ape-like spiritual beasts. It's just that it doesn't have much effect and is rarely used."
When Yan Yun heard this, he naturally understood that these snow apes were aware of the crying souls in the spirit beast bags, so they showed such a fearful attitude.
So he answered casually, without any intention of summoning the crying soul to appear. The monk surnamed Ren smiled slightly and did not really ask about the matter.
Ever since, the two of them stepped into the ice city.
The main roads in the Ice City are extremely flat and spacious, and the ground is covered with the same thick layer of ice. The city gate leads directly to the front.
From a distance, the pedestrians on the street are not crowded, and most of them are low-level monks wearing yellow and white clothes. On both sides of the street, the houses are arranged neatly and orderly.
The place known as a city is actually more like a magnificent city.
Before Yan Yun had time to carefully observe the surrounding environment, the monk named Ren beside him once again turned into a bright escaping light, speeding towards the huge mountain range from a low altitude.
Yan Yun noticed this change and immediately followed the steps of monk Ren without hesitation and fled quickly. Soon after, the two of them landed on an ice platform on the mountainside of the giant mountain.
"From now on, Brother Yan will follow me on foot to climb mountains. Because from here on, it is the territory of the inner palace. Even though I am the elder of the inner palace, I also need to abide by the palace rules."
The monk named Ren explained patiently to Yan Yun with a smile on his face.
Yan Yun nodded gently, indicating that he understood. Then, the two of them slowly climbed up along a crystal clear ice ladder extending upwards from the platform.
The number of Xiaoji Palace disciples who were lucky enough to enter the inner palace was not too many. Along the way, Yan Yun only met a few people.
As soon as these people saw the monk named Ren, they all respectfully stepped forward to salute and greet him.
However, when facing these inner palace disciples, the attitude of the Xiaoji Palace elder was completely different from when he was at the city gate before. Regardless of whether they were disciples with higher or lower cultivation levels, he responded with a kind smile.
After careful observation, Yan Yun discovered that the qualifications of these inner palace monks were quite outstanding regardless of their level of cultivation.
In addition, during this journey, relying on his profound knowledge of formations, Yan Yun discovered at least three or four powerful restrictions that shocked him.
It can be seen that there must be a master-level formation master hidden inside Xiaoji Palace.
This made Yan Yun become more interested in Xiaoji Palace, and at the same time, he was thinking deep down in his heart whether he should find an opportunity to have an in-depth discussion of formations with this formation master.
Just as he was deep in thought, monk Ren led Yan Yun to turn left and right, and unexpectedly embarked on a relatively remote path.
When they reached the end of the road, an ice wall hundreds of feet high appeared in front of them.
Yan Yun took a look at the ice wall, frowning slightly, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
Suddenly, the monk surnamed Ren reached out and waved his hand, and a shining silver jade medal flew out of his hand. Silver rays of light shot out from the jade plaque and disappeared into the ice wall in an instant.
After a moment, there was a slight tremor from the ice wall, and it slowly cracked open, revealing a passage about two feet wide. Monk Ren turned to face Yan Yun and explained in detail:
"Those palace-like buildings on the top of the mountain are actually only for the low-level disciples of the inner palace to practice and live in. The real high-level inner palace disciples actually live in the Hanli Secret Realm behind the ice wall. "This is the core area of our Xiaoji Palace. Without Brother Yan as Junior Sister Bai's friend, I would not dare to bring outsiders here easily."
Yan Yun kept a faint smile on his face when he heard the flattery from the monk surnamed Ren, but he didn't care about it in his heart.
He knew that this so-called Hanli Secret Realm was no longer a mystery to many northern immortal cultivators.
Otherwise, why would Bai Yaoyi specially invite him here, and why would this monk named Ren lead him here so easily?
What is particularly puzzling is that this monk named Ren was a stranger to him, but he was so enthusiastic and tried to establish a friendly relationship with him when they first met.
In this situation, although Yan Yun was confused, he became more vigilant towards this stranger.
However, at this moment, after Yan Yun saw the other party's sincere invitation, he gave up any sense of humility and courtesy, and walked side by side towards the passage with the monk surnamed Ren.
This passage is not too long, just over a hundred feet. When Yan Yun walked out of the passage and glanced ahead briefly, he still couldn't suppress the surprise in his heart and showed a shocked expression.
Everything you see before you is lush green, with birds singing and flowers fragrant. It turns out that this is a completely enclosed valley surrounded by mountains.
All kinds of unique flowers and plants grow everywhere here. The sun is shining brightly and it feels like spring all year round.
This valley is several miles wide and is tightly surrounded by green mountain walls. However, along the mountain walls, there are pavilions and pavilions built one after another, which are exquisite.
In the center of the valley, there stand three magnificent palaces carved from white jade, occupying one-third of the entire valley area.
Yan Yun stared at the three halls, his face changed slightly, and he suddenly felt a sense of surprise in his heart.
"Xutian Palace!"
He whispered to himself that apart from the difference in size, the styles of these three white jade palaces were exactly the same as the Xutian Palace seen in the Sea of Chaotic Stars.
It is also made of pure and flawless jade, exquisite and gorgeous, exuding a faint brilliance.
However, compared to the palace floating in the void that day, the volume of these three halls is only one-third of the size of Xutian Palace.
Yan Yun's eyelids twitched, and then he said to monk Ren casually:
"Is this the inner palace of Xiaoji Palace? It is indeed a fairyland on earth. However, these three halls seem to be some years old. I don't know why they adopt the same style. There must be an unknown history in them!"< br>
Monk Ren glanced at the three halls and replied casually:
"What fellow Taoist said is the Xuling Hall. These three halls have existed since the founding of the sect in this palace. It is said that they were built by the founder of this palace and several close friends with their powerful magical powers. They contain magical powers. Many mysteries.”
Hearing the answer from monk Ren, Yan Yun whispered: "Xu Ling Temple?"
This Xiaoji Palace is the inheritance left by the Ice Soul Fairy before she ascended, and it has a great connection with the Xutian Palace.
Monk Ren saw that Yan Yun was interested in this, but he smiled mysteriously:
"Fellow Daoist Yan is curious about this? However, unless there is a major incident, these three halls are usually closed. Only with the approval of more than half of the elders can the Void Spirit Hall be activated. As for the reason, it is really inconvenient for me to disclose it. Too much.”
Seeing Yan Yun's expression, a strange smile suddenly appeared on monk Ren's face. Seeing this, Yan Yun just smiled softly and stopped asking any more questions.
"Fellow Daoist Yan, please follow me this way. Bai Ning Pavilion is over there. It seems that Junior Sister Bai values Fellow Daoist Yan very much. This pavilion was specially designed for her to receive her close friends. The environment is elegant and peaceful." br>
The monk surnamed Ren seems to know Bai Yaoyi's situation well.
"Really? I'm really honored!"
Yan Yun responded with a slight smile.
The monk surnamed Ren smiled and led Yan Yun to fly towards one side of the mountain wall, finally landing in front of an attic door.
This building has three floors, each floor is more than ten feet high. The whole building is made of emerald green wood, and most of it is embedded in the mountain wall.
And above the attic door, there is a light yellow plaque with three silver characters "Bai Ning Pavilion" engraved on it. (End of chapter)