After leaving the Soldier Path, a snow-blanketed mountain rose before them.
The biting cold that rushed into their faces left the Zhou clansmen, accustomed to the southeastern climate, feeling somewhat unaccustomed for a moment.
Zhou You instinctively asked Zhou Fu'an, "Which part of the northern lands is this?"
"The six northern provinces and their key prefectural cities are all in the witches' hands. The resistance forces wander through the countryside and forests. Judging by the terrain, this should be a snowy mountain near the edge of the Northern Territory."
A climate where dripping water froze into ice showed that the Soldier Path's exit was already extremely close to the savage wilderness from which the witches had originally been driven out.
It was rather ironic. After occupying the six northern provinces, the witches abandoned their harsh living environment and relocated en masse into the prosperous regions of the northern lands, pulling the bird from the cage and replacing it with another.
Conversely, the remnants of Northern Profound Zhu, along with the resistance led by Zhou Xin, had seized the witches' former territory as their base. Setting the Soldier Path's exit near the edge of the Northern Territory both concealed it from the witches' watchful eyes and made it safer.
"Haha, so it really is you, Seal Three Parts."
The man who had come to receive them was also one of Zhou You's old acquaintances—Baishi Wu, a Strong Martial cultivator.
Back then, Seal Three Parts had already been at Late Strong Martial, while Baishi Wu had only been at the middle stage. Years had passed. Seal Three Parts had now reached the Human Grandmaster Peak, while Baishi Wu had not stood still either, likely hovering around the seventh or eighth level of the Eighth Heaven.
Zhou You immediately saw that Baishi Wu's