Qing Jue said, "When the Ice Phoenix Clan had first taken control of the Northern Territory and wanted to build a palace, they spent a long time choosing the site before finally settling on this place. Does the Seventh Young Lord know why?"
Gong Qi remained silent amid the howling wind and blizzard.
Qing Jue continued, "Because there had originally been no Dingjing Valley here. There was only a naturally formed low-lying wind gap. Cold tides blowing in from every part of the Yuan Domain gathered at that gap, then all poured into the Northern Territory."
Qing Qi chuckled softly. "The Young Lord may not know this, but the entire Northern Territory used to be bitterly cold all year round. Apart from a few cold-resistant clans, hardly any races could survive here. It was simply a land without people in everyone's eyes."
Qing Jue nodded slightly. "It was only after the Emperor established the Emperor Phoenix Palace here and blocked the cold tides from the south that the environment in the regions north of the Northern Territory improved."
Gong Qi asked, "Dingjing Valley was built afterward?"
The two nodded at the same time.
For this journey to the Yuan Domain, Gong Qi had not brought along the guard unit. She had selected only Qing Jue and Qing Qi.
Along the way, Gong Qi had tried to bear everything herself. Unless necessary, she would not readily ask the two of them for help.
After leaving Dingjing Valley, every single step became difficult.
Qing Jue and Qing Qi were worried sick, afraid Gong Qi would be unable to withstand this cold tide and suffer some mishap.
Gong Qi herself remained calm.
If she could walk, she walked. If she could not, she rested and cultivated for a while.
Whenever they occasionally encountered