Night had already fallen. Countless stars scattered across the desolate night sky. There were few clouds overhead, and a half-moon hung slantwise at the edge of the heavens.
Xuntian City at night seemed even colder than it was by day. Though cultivators did not fear bitter cold, few people traveled the streets. Only the radiant lights within the towering nearby buildings illuminated the night, vying with the stars above. Silver light also blanketed the Snowy Realm Plateau. Moonlight merged with the snow's glow, casting forth a faint, lustrous radiance. The entire plateau was almost like a crystal stone glowing from within.
Several hundred miles from Xuntian City, several sword lights of differing colors swayed through the air and came to a stop at the foot of a mountain.
The sword lights gradually faded, revealing several Illusion Sword Swordsmen standing upon them. At their head was Qin Jian, dressed in red!
Qin Jian swept his divine sense over the surroundings and said, "Sword Friends, let us stop here for now!"
"We shall heed Sword Friend Qin's instructions!" the Illusion Sword Swordsmen replied respectfully.
"Good!" Qin Jian was quite pleased. He reached out, took out a sword slip, and studied it for a long while. Frowning slightly, he asked a somewhat plump swordsman with graying hair, "Sword Friend Zhu, is this the location of the secret Teleportation Array in Xuntian City that the Mingjian Sect disciples found? Can you be certain?"
"To inform Sword Friend Qin, the disciples of my Mingjian Sect learned of this Teleportation Array after killing several Dao Sect cultivators!" The swordsman was Zhu Chengye of the Mingjian Sect. Hearing Qin Jian's question, he cupped his hands and said, "Though I have never personally been here, I trust this information!"
"Mhm." Qin Jian nodded slightly and said amiably, "It