Snow Phoenix Valley stretched across Purple Bamboo Star for a million miles. It snowed there year-round, and the snow never melted. The valley was rich in all kinds of Ice Attribute Spirit Herbs.
A streak of red light flew in from the distant horizon. Before long, it came to a stop. It was Shi Yue.
He had yet to enter the valley, but already he could feel a bone-piercing chill. And this was only the outskirts. He could hardly imagine how cold it would be inside.
He summoned the Five-Colored Spirit Locking Pagoda and released Liu Yan.
"We've arrived at Snow Phoenix Valley. Lead the way!"
Liu Yan glanced at the snow-white valley and pointed southeast.
Shi Yue formed a Hand Seal. The Red Flying Boat flared with light and headed southeast.
Snowflakes the size of beans kept falling from high above as gusts of cold wind howled past. The farther into the valley they went, the colder it became.
They hadn't flown far when a streak of dark light appeared on the distant horizon. It was a Black Flying Boat, with two men and a woman standing aboard. At the front stood a beautiful woman in a black dress, whose cultivation had reached the Void Refining Early Stage.
"To think this godforsaken place actually has a Cross-Star Domain Teleportation Array. If we hadn't searched someone's soul, we'd never have known it was here." The woman in black spoke with an indifferent expression.
"Elder Chen, there are two Spirit Transformation cultivators ahead. They're probably from the Qianyun Merchant Alliance. Otherwise, it would be too much of a coincidence for them to be in Snow Phoenix Valley."
"Whether or not they're from the Qianyun Merchant Alliance, if they're not one of ours, kill them without exception." The woman in black's gaze