"I like it." Meng Xuejun's answer was crisp and decisive. Qing Weixin couldn't help sinking into thought. If she really likes it, I'll eat my hat. Although warding off the cold was no problem in the Ninth Heaven, this wasn't the Ninth Heaven. The cold here truly cut to the bone. The chill that seeped through one's meridians was not something everyone could withstand. Otherwise, they wouldn't all have suddenly felt uncomfortable.
The snowcapped mountains stretched on without end. The farther inward they went, the grayer the sky became. Once they reached the interior, blizzards whipped up at any moment, scraping their bones like knives. While everyone was harboring doubts, Meng Xuejun finally arrived halfway up a snowy mountain and gestured toward the spot. "This is it."
It lay between two snowy mountains. Ice cliffs towered overhead, and the wind and snow swirled here, naturally forming a corridor-like vortex that made the storm even more violent.
Everyone exchanged glances. Then they followed Meng Xuejun straight to the mountaintop and arrived at a sword-testing platform. The platform was already buried beneath snow, though the outlines of a great formation could still be vaguely seen. Yet no one felt excited in the slightest. It was truly freezing here.
"Then who should go down and test the sword first this time?" Qing Weixin could only be the first to break the silence.
"Weixin, let me... I'll go..." Liulisha timidly raised a hand. The cold had already made her draw in her limbs and hunch up.
Before Liulisha could enter the formation, Meng Xuejun said, "This sword-testing platform is undoubtedly harsher than the other two. However, the freezing cold aids cultivation and can also clear the mind."
"Th-that's true. Then we really did come to the right place. Hehe..." Liulisha nodded vigorously. She couldn't