Qian Ying's arrangements still proved somewhat useful. At the very least, under Zhou Zixing's leadership, the entire group's speed clearly increased.
However, as they continued onward, the air began to grow colder.
"A Mo, have you noticed how quickly the temperature around us is dropping? It seems much lower than it was before we set out this morning," Ouyang Ruo Xi asked Chen Mo, feeling uncomfortable from the cold.
Martial Artists had far greater resistance to temperature changes than Ordinary People. Even in freezing places, they did not need to wear much clothing to ward off the cold. At the same time, their senses were sharper than those of Ordinary People, so they could naturally detect any change in temperature.
By the time Ouyang Ruo Xi asked, Chen Mo had already noticed it. In particular, he had observed that the surrounding environment seemed to be changing along with the temperature.
"Yes, the temperature is getting lower and lower." Chen Mo nodded, then took Ouyang Ruo Xi's tender hand and pointed at the nearby vegetation. "Look at those trees, and the plants around us. Don't they seem different from what we saw before setting out this morning?"
"Hmm?" Ouyang Ruo Xi observed carefully, then nodded. "These plants do seem to be different species from the ones we saw this morning. Especially these trees—they're pines, birches, firs, and the like."
"That's right. These are all cold-resistant varieties. Seeing these trees means that the farther we go, the lower the temperature will become."
Since they had set out that morning, there had been vegetation all along the way, though it had not been particularly lush. There were simply too many rocks everywhere, and the center of the valley seemed to contain a broad road paved with stone. However, perhaps because it had existed