After spending a full half hour pacing in place, the moment Ye Lin took his final step, the scenery around him changed instantly.
The icefield vanished, replaced by a world of ice and snow.
The ground stretched out in an endless expanse of white, while heavy snow filled the sky.
Here, white seemed to be the only color that mattered.
"Brother Ye Lin."
At that moment, Luo Yao's voice came from behind him.
Ye Lin turned around and saw a little girl with a red nose, bundled in thick cotton clothes, holding Luo Yao in her arms and staring at him warily.
Only then did Ye Lin realize what had happened.
From the instant he stepped into the Endless Icefield, he had already entered an Illusion Formation.
"Is this your younger sister?"
The girl looked at Luo Yao in her arms, then at Ye Lin before cautiously asking.
"Yes."
Ye Lin nodded lightly.
"This is the Endless Icefield? You live here?"
Ye Lin looked curiously at the little girl.
Her cultivation was not high—by his estimate, she was at the Golden Immortal realm.
Under the restrictions imposed by the Origin Continent's formidable spatial barrier, a Golden Immortal could not even be called a powerhouse.
"Yes, my family has lived here for generations."
"My name is White Sprite. This is your younger sister. I'll return her to you."
White Sprite introduced herself, then handed Luo Yao back to Ye Lin.
"Thank you. My name is Ye Lin."
Holding Luo Yao in his arms, Ye Lin thanked her politely.
Though this little girl's cultivation was low, she had indeed helped him.
Had she not intervened, he might have remained trapped there.
That Illusion Formation truly had some tricks up its sleeve.
"If you want to cross the Endless Icefield, it'll be troublesome.