sbdcsierra Chapter 172 Cloud Feather 31
Chapter 172 Cloud Feather 31
When Gong Ziyu stepped out of the passage, a world sculpted by ice and snow came into view.
In the canyon, waterfalls hang like white ribbons, reflecting the surrounding snow. Every snowflake sparkles with dazzling light, and the whole world seems to be draped in a silver veil, breathtakingly beautiful.
In the distance, the rolling mountains were also covered in snow, like silver dragons winding across the land. The snow covering the mountains and fields was like countless stars scattered on earth, making this land exceptionally beautiful.
Gong Ziyu held a small hand warmer in her hand, her expression leisurely as if she were admiring the scenery, and strolled into the Snow Palace.
After passing through a gatehouse covered with icicles, a lake appeared before us, half-frozen and half-frozen. The water was crystal clear, and white lotus flowers bloomed proudly on the surface.
A thin layer of fresh snow has accumulated on the lush green lotus leaves, making the lotus flowers appear as crystal clear as ice crystals, like ice sculptures carved from jade, as if they would shatter into ice shards and disappear without a trace at the slightest touch.
Gong Ziyu had never seen such a beautiful lotus flower before, and couldn't help but take a few steps forward to try to get a closer look.
However, as they got closer, they discovered that some of these exquisite and beautiful lotus flowers, which resembled ice sculptures, had begun to wither, with a faint brown tinge at the edges of the petals, losing the freshness and luster they had when they first bloomed.
These lotus flowers look like they just bloomed recently, how could they wither so quickly?
Gong Ziyu was puzzled. Hearing two faint footsteps behind him, he didn't turn around immediately. Instead, he frowned and asked, "Why did these snow lotuses suddenly wither when they were perfectly fine?"
He asked the question as if it were a matter of course, as if the person who came would definitely answer it.
The person stopped diagonally behind Gong Ziyu. Upon hearing this, he replied with endless regret and helplessness, "The miasma in the back mountain is getting worse every year. The snow lotus in this lake is inevitably being harmed, resulting in fewer and fewer of them."
"Is it because of the poisonous miasma?"
Gong Ziyu seemed to be deep in thought!
He seemed to have overlooked a problem: the Old Dust Valley was filled with miasma, which should have made it unsuitable for human habitation. Why did the ancestors of the Palace Gate settle here? And why did they live here for over a hundred years, even knowing that the miasma was harmful to human health?
Is it just because of a single Boundless Flowing Fire? That reason seems a bit weak!
It seems there must be some secrets hidden in this back mountain!
Gong Ziyu took a deep breath, gathered her chaotic thoughts, and slowly turned around to look at the two people behind her.
One of them, around twenty years old, was dressed in white with black hair, clear eyes, and a delicate face. A dot of vermilion between his eyebrows made him seem like the only color in the icy world.
Beside him stood a boy who looked no more than twelve or thirteen years old, with silver-gray hair, pupils like a deep pool of still water, delicate and handsome features, and a dot of cinnabar between his brows.
These two are the gatekeepers of the first trial of the Three Realms. The young man is called Young Master Xue, and the boy is called Xue Chongzi.
Curious about the secrets hidden in the back mountain, Gong Ziyu directly rejected the two's suggestion to rest for a day and, led by the two, arrived at a huge, enclosed stone cave.
At the end of the cave is a pool shrouded in white mist, in which white lotuses bloom. Compared to the lotuses on the lake outside, they appear even more crystal clear, like ice crystals formed from frost and snow, breathtakingly beautiful.
This place is called the Frosty Lotus Pond, and it is the site of the first trial of the Three Realms Trial.
Young Master Xue turned to face Gong Ziyu and explained the trial content to him one by one.
Simply put, there is a black iron box at the bottom of this icy pool, containing the secret manual of the "Three Styles of Snow Sweeping". As long as the participants dive to the bottom of the pool and retrieve the black iron box containing the manual, they will have successfully passed the trial.
Gong Ziyu ignored the words "dive to the bottom of the pool" and asked directly, "Is it enough to just get the box at the bottom of the pool?"
When Xue Gongzi saw him ask this question, he knew that Xue Gongzi had a clever way of doing things. He glanced at Xue Zhongzi and, seeing that the latter did not show any opposition or dissatisfaction, nodded.
"Young Master Yu can understand it that way!"
After finishing speaking, Young Master Xue explained a few more details about the trial before leaving the cave with Xue Chongzi.
Left alone in the cave, Gong Ziyu smiled slightly and walked lightly to the edge of the pool. With a gentle wave of her hand, she released her surging mental power and accurately submerged to the bottom of the pool.
In an instant, the originally calm pool water suddenly boiled, as if drawn by an invisible force. The water began to churn violently. In no time, a dark shadow burst out of the water and shot towards Gong Ziyu like an arrow, finally landing steadily at his feet.