Everyone felt deeply conflicted. They hoped Fang Yun would act during the Contest for Entry into the Ice Palace and let the human race enter the Ice Emperor Palace first, yet they also wanted him to conserve his strength and win a Frost Lord's position. Ideally, he would become the First Frost Lord, gaining supreme arbitration authority and giving the human race an enormous advantage.
Fang Yun, however, remained seated on Walking the Blue Clouds, paying no heed to anyone's gaze as he continued reading and cultivating.
Before long, Meng Jingye sent Fang Yun a voice transmission.
"The blood demon barbarians suffered a heavy loss, and the Ice Clan has been targeting us all along. When we approach the Ice Emperor Palace, they may launch a surprise attack. Our alliance with the star demon barbarians has greatly reduced that possibility, but we still cannot let our guard down. From now on, avoid consuming too much literary qi, both to guard against ambushes and to prepare for entering the Ice Emperor Palace."
"Mm, understood."
Afterward, Fang Yun began reducing his consumption of literary qi. Even when reading, he chose only straightforward, easily understood texts, keeping himself in peak condition in every respect.
Amid the wind and snow, the great human procession followed behind the star demon barbarians, steadily advancing.
With the star demon barbarians clearing the way ahead and pushing aside great masses of accumulated snow, the humans had a much easier time than when they first left Ninth Cold City.
A quarter of an hour later, Fang Yun and a handful of Grand Academicians, together with the six Great Scholars, met with the star demon barbarians' Great Demon Kings and some of their Demon Kings for a brief discussion.
The two sides reached several agreements. For instance, they would avoid