The female guard looked at the token and glanced at Xue Li and Yun Lintian. Her gaze lingered on Gui Xiao and the strange black hand on Yun Lintian's shoulder briefly before saying, "Come with me."
The female guard, clad in shimmering ice armor, led Yun Lintian, Xue Li, and Gui Xiao through a shimmering portal within the ice ring. As they stepped through, the biting cold intensified, and a breathtaking panorama of icy mountains and frozen plains unfolded before them.
Yun Lintian, despite his profound cultivation, couldn't help but marvel at the sheer scale and beauty of the Ice Phoenix Kingdom. Towering glaciers reflected the faint light that filtered through the perpetual twilight, casting an ethereal glow over the landscape.
However, as they journeyed deeper into the kingdom, a sense of unease settled over Yun Lintian. The villages they passed were rudimentary, constructed from ice and packed snow, with barely a spark of warmth emanating from within.
