Endless Winter: My Camp Upgrades Infinitely

Chapter 1436 - 458: 9-Curve Blood Corridor, Mysterious Ice Dao Monster, Feudal Town’s Military Might (2)

Due to the toxic miasma on the northern side of the mountain rendering it blood-red, while the southern side was covered in snow, creating an all-white landscape, Chen Cang named it Danxue Peak.

Descending from Danxue Peak is technically within the Southern Slope Territory. Its eastern side still belongs to the body of Moao Mountain. If you follow the mountain southward into the Snow Forest for about fifteen kilometers, you will reach camps and settlements where humans gather.

The Year 289 of Chen Cang’s Calendar, the first day of November.

On the southern slope of Danxue Peak, at night.

A group of five was briskly making their way southward, all appearing to be middle-aged. Three walked lightly in the front, while two trailed behind them by five or six meters, clearly struggling to keep up.

”Eighteen years of effort, my road of southward expansion, how can it be thwarted by the mere Great Xia? This time, I must teach that Great Xia a lesson. They really think that since the army can’t march south, we have no means against them!”

Leading the group, Chen Yuanbai looked excitedly at the Southern Slope Territory, his pupils revealing a glint of excitement, and he couldn’t help but shout out as he thought about the purpose of this trip.

The excitement was because he could once again display his prowess in the Nine Towns Territory; the anger was due to the humiliation of Little Princess Chu Yan’er three months ago in the Nine Towns Territory.

This trip was under the command of Chu Yan’er’s great-grandfather, Yanling County Governor Chu Tianxu, to give a lesson to that reckless Great Xia Town.

Chen Yuanbai had only 16 Jun of strength, which was nothing in Chen Cang. But in the Nine Towns Territory, it was different. Aside from Yang Zhun’s third brother, he was almost invincible here. How could he not love coming here?

Moreover, this time he was here under the Prefectural Governor’s orders. As for whether they could succeed in finding satisfaction against Great Xia, he turned his head to look at the two beside him, not at all worried.

”Three with 16 Jun of strength. As long as we don’t start a large-scale conflict, even Yang Jian can’t do anything. Giving that couple from Great Xia a bit of trouble is simple enough. A direct threat might even bring unexpected surprises. If we could acquire Great Xia Town directly for the Lord Governor...”

The more Chen Yuanbai thought, the more excited he became, and his pace unconsciously quickened.

”Brother Chen, slow down! They can hardly keep up.”

But after just a few steps, someone next to him reminded him.

When Chen Yuanbai turned his head, he saw that He Yang and Zhu Dong behind them were already hundreds of meters away, and he shook his head repeatedly.

”Forgive us, sir. We really can’t keep up.”

He Yang and Zhu Dong dashed over, saw Chen Yuanbai and the others waiting for them, and immediately bowed and apologized fearfully.

”Let’s head to Beining Village for a little rest! It’s less than five kilometers away.”

Chen Yuanbai waved his hand, then led the way south again.

The reason He Yang and Zhu Dong, both with Cold Resistance Level, were brought along was because they had both accompanied Chu Yan’er to Xia City. With them leading the way, it was naturally more reliable than wandering aimlessly.

Chen Yuanbai had come to the Nine Towns Territory once the year before last, so he was no stranger to this route. Heading south from Danxue Peak for fifty kilometers would lead to Beishuo Town’s domain. Along this fifty-kilometer stretch were three villages and over a dozen large camps.

Beining Village happened to be directly on their route. The journey to the Nine Towns Territory wasn’t short, so every time they descended Danxue Peak, they would take a slight rest at Beining Village.

Five kilometers was a short distance, and soon they arrived at Beining Village.

However, a few hundred meters from the village, the five of them stopped in their tracks, stunned.

It was nighttime, and Beining Village showed no signs of cooking smoke or lamplight. Moreover, not a single person was in sight. From a distance, the village appeared eerily white, devoid of any signs of life.

”Something’s off. Be careful and approach slowly!”

There was no need for Chen Yuanbai to remind them; the two Xianyang-level individuals beside him, along with He Yang and Zhu Dong from behind, quickly unsheathed their weapons and took out a fire-red Deceit Detection Stone from their pockets before following Chen Yuanbai towards the village.

Nearing the village entrance, they clearly perceived the situation inside, causing their pupils to slightly constrict.

The village wasn’t empty. At the entrance, by the houses, near the bonfire piles, and along the main path inside the village, at least a thousand figures could be seen.

The issue was that these thousand figures stood motionless in place.

Because they had all been frozen into ice sculptures!

The ice sculptures at the village entrance were equipped with strong bows, wielding weapons, and had leather bags tied around their waists, clearly in a posture ready to go hunting.

Eerily, there was no trace of fear on their faces; some even maintained a smiling, open-mouthed talking posture, as if greeting the guards at the village entrance.

”Not just people, Brother Chen, look at those bonfires within the village...”

Hearing the reminder from the person beside him, Chen Yuanbai looked at the nearest bonfire, and was instantly stunned.

Even the bonfire was frozen!

Frozen flames, something that seemed impossible, yet here before Chen Yuanbai’s eyes, the bonfire was indeed encased in ice. The shape of the flames was clearly visible, the only difference from normal fire being it had ceased to flicker.

”No reaction, go inside and take a look!”

Noting that the Deceit Detection Stone in his hand showed no reaction, Chen Yuanbai directly drew his Big Saber and walked into the village.

The two people beside him immediately followed. Even He Yang and Zhu Dong showed no fear at all, quickly joining them inside.

This was undoubtedly the work of a deceitful monster. However, all five were from Chen Cang. Even though He Yang and Zhu Dong only had Cold Resistance Level Cultivation, their strength surpassed 40 Zong, and such a scene wouldn’t intimidate them.