“Rin Winter Immortal Palace?”

A look of surprise crossed Jiang Wang’s eyes. This was yet another immortal official he had heard mention of.

Of the nine great immortal officials, he now knew four: Cloud Top Immortal Official, Ten Thousand Immortal Official, As You Wish Immortal Official, and Rin Winter Immortal Official.

The Cloud Top Immortal Official needed no introduction. The Ten Thousand Immortal Official had provided him with significant assistance. As for the As You Wish Immortal Official, thus far, he had only obtained a decent immortal robe from its legacy; its other abilities remained unseen. In contrast, he had no idea what was special about this Rin Winter Immortal Official.

Huang Sheli leisurely said, “One of the nine great immortal palaces. It is said that Xu Qiuci obtained the inheritance of the Rin Winter Immortal Palace back then and once repaired it. Later, it was also shattered and scattered across the world.”

Jiang Wang’s heart stirred.

Huang Sheli had said earlier that Xu Qiuci died in the war to exterminate the Saint Demon Lord, and the Northern Heavenly Master Wu Dao You personally guaranteed the continuation of Snow Country in the ancient extermination alliance agreement. This indicated that both Xu Qiuci and Wu Dao You were participants in the war to exterminate the Saint Demon Lord that year.

And Tu Hu had said earlier that the destruction of the nine great immortal palaces was led by the Dao Gate! He had also reminded him to be wary of the Dao Gate’s targeting. Could there be a connection between these two events?

Was Xu Qiuci’s death back then not so simple?

It wasn’t that Jiang Wang was prone to conspiracy theories, but the credibility of the ancient extermination alliance agreement had long since been shattered in his mind by Jing Country. The first time he heard of the ancient extermination alliance agreement was when Zhuang Gao Mei slandered him as a demon traitor, leading to a worldwide pursuit on the Mirror World Platform. If Yu Beidou hadn’t invited the Three Punishment Palaces to step forward, he didn’t know how long he would have had to bear the name of a demon. An ancient extermination alliance agreement completely controlled by Jing Country, how could one still place deep trust in it?

But he did not voice these thoughts to Huang Sheli, only asking, “Is the Rin Winter Immortal Official related to Xu Qiuci’s reincarnation?”

Huang Sheli raised a finger and gently shook it. “Strictly speaking, whether Xie Ai is Xu Qiuci’s reincarnation cannot be confirmed at this point. I am merely discussing with you the possibility of Xu Qiuci’s reincarnation and rebuilding.”

Jiang Wang stared at her. “Then you swore earlier that Xie Ai is a True Lord who has reincarnated?”

“Xie Ai’s current state does indeed conform to all the signs of reincarnation, but only she herself knows what lies within.” Huang Sheli sighed. “After all, who can truly penetrate the heart of a True Lord?”

“You just mentioned the possibility of Xu Qiuci’s reincarnation and rebuilding. Is this possibility related to the Rin Winter Immortal Palace?”

“Clever!” Huang Sheli snapped her fingers and praised, “You are very insightful!”

*Hurry up and get to the point!* Jiang Wang thought this in his heart, but naturally couldn’t say it aloud, only offering a cooperative smile. Huang Sheli simply looked at his smiling face, her eyes unblinking.

Jiang Wang reached out and waved his hand in front of her. Only then did she come back to her senses with an “ah” and an “oh.”

“Has no one ever told you that you smile very gently?”

“Forget the Rin Winter Immortal Palace, how about that?”

“The Rin Winter Immortal Official possesses an immortal technique called the Three Nine Cold Cicada. The Three Nines refer to the coldest period of the year, while cicadas always sing in the summer.”

“This technique is said to exhaust the principles of life and death, allowing a person to pass through the Three Nines like a summer cicada, withering and flourishing without perishing.” Huang Sheli continued, “The people of the Rin Winter Immortal Palace used this technique to extend their lifespan.”

“Can this technique truly break the limits of life?” Jiang Wang asked.

“I don’t know for sure. After all, the era of the immortal palaces has long since passed. But from some scattered records, it seems that extending life by three to five hundred years is indeed possible. As for the price, perhaps only the successor of the Rin Winter Immortal Palace knows.”

Things that could break through the limits of life and extend it were, without exception, forbidden treasures of heaven and earth. Could the Rin Winter Immortal Palace actually achieve this with merely an immortal technique?

Jiang Wang once again realized what kind of existence the so-called “world-dominating” nine great immortal palaces were back then. And what level of power was it that destroyed them?

“I have heard of the Three Nine Cold Cicada,” Jiang Wang said. “But it is a difficult to cultivate, yet strangely powerful Dao technique.”

“I have never heard of it. I imagine it must be an imitation of the Three Nine Cold Cicada immortal technique.” Huang Sheli said with interest, “What effect does it have?”

Jiang Wang said, “I also heard a friend mention it. I only heard its name, not its function. I’ll write a letter and ask later.”

When he was investigating the old case of Consort Lei, Lin Youxie had mentioned a Dao technique called the Three Nine Cold Cicada. However, the focus at that time was on the auxiliary materials for cultivating this Dao technique, the forbidden poison “Ten Thousand Spirits Frozen Snow.”

At that time, Jiang Wang still felt that the Ten Thousand Spirits Frozen Snow was to the Three Nine Cold Cicada like a technique medium to an immortal technique. Unexpectedly, there was indeed a Three Nine Cold Cicada immortal technique in this world!

Thinking of what Huang Sheli had said earlier, that when Xu Qiuci died, the Rin Winter Immortal Palace was shattered again and scattered across the world. He couldn’t help but ask again, “Did strong individuals from the Eastern Region also participate in the war to exterminate the Saint Demon Lord that year?”

“Events from over two thousand years ago, how could I know everything? But it should be the case, as Snow Country and Jing Country, both suppressing our Great Jing, also sent strong individuals. Moreover, exterminating a Demon Lord is not simply about dealing with one Demon Lord.”

Since strong individuals from many sides participated in the war to exterminate the Saint Demon Lord, could some fragments of the Rin Winter Immortal Official’s legacy have scattered to the Eastern Region and, by chance, been obtained by the Tian Clan?

And because it was only fragments, the complete picture was not obtained. Thus, there was a Dao technique version of the Three Nine Cold Cicada, and the Ten Thousand Spirits Frozen Snow? Just like some inheritance of the Ten Thousand Immortal Palace scattered near the sea, resulting in the Like Dream Order.

Although these were just guesses, Jiang Wang couldn’t help but feel the unpredictable nature of fate and a sense of awe towards the long river of destiny. Stories from over two thousand years ago, from Snow Country to the border wilderness, and then to the Eastern Region, spanned a long time and distance, and everything that happened today was subtly connected.

“The immortal technique Three Nine Cold Cicada has the function of extending life, but extending life and reincarnation are still quite different, aren’t they?” Jiang Wang said again. “Or do you mean to say that Xu Qiuci didn’t die back then, but merely lived until now? And the current Xie Ai has simply changed her name and appearance?”

“There were so many True Lords present in that war. If Xu Qiuci hadn’t died, the probability of her hiding herself is very small. If Xie Ai had simply changed her name and appearance, it would have been absolutely impossible to hide from the six Emperors on the Guan He Platform.”

Huang Sheli said, “The possibility you mentioned doesn’t exist. We are now discussing the possibility of Xu Qiuci’s reincarnation and rebuilding.”

“Firstly, she was a Dao Derivation realm powerhouse with the ability to forge her own path. Secondly, she inherited the Rin Winter Immortal Palace’s legacy and had a deep understanding of life, death, and the limits of life. Thirdly, changes occurred in Xie Ai’s body, which are related to Xu Qiuci’s Dao field, Heaven Stele Snow Ridge, back then. Finally, Heaven Stele Snow Ridge is very special, and perhaps there are secrets within it that we don’t know about, which could have helped her reincarnate and rebuild.”

At first glance, Jiang Wang felt that her reasoning was very rigorous, but upon closer examination,

“How do I feel like these are all speculations, without any substantial evidence?”

Huang Sheli waved her hands. “Snow Country has always been isolated from the world, and during that time, it was also deliberately locked down. How Fu Huan recognized Xie Ai, we don’t know. But the people of Snow Country all admit that Xie Ai is Xu Qiuci’s reincarnation. After our research, we also believe there is a certain possibility. Furthermore, when Grand Governor Long Wu fought with her, she did indeed reproduce some of Xu Qiuci’s unique secret techniques from over two thousand years ago.”

Jiang Wang had a feeling that he had fallen into a great deception these past few days. Huang Sheli fundamentally had no conclusive evidence to say that Xie Ai was Xu Qiuci’s reincarnation, nor could she explain how Xu Qiuci completed her reincarnation and rebuilding. Yet, she had sworn using the word “reincarnation” and kept him in suspense for so many days.

But then again, Huang Sheli had repeatedly emphasized earlier that she “could only piece together some information and speculate blindly, which cannot be taken as accurate.” If you were to blame her, it seemed you couldn’t find anything to blame her for.

Jiang Wang finally just sighed.

Huang Sheli had been secretly glancing at him all along. Now she said, “Another point. Besides reincarnation and rebuilding, is there anything else that can explain how Xie Ai went from the Inner Mansion realm to the Dao Derivation realm in three years? You must know that this girl’s talent is top-notch, yet she hasn’t even reached the God Arrive realm yet. You, Jiang Qing Yang, are world-famous, yet you won’t be able to reach the Cave True realm in a short time! Even if Xie Ai is more beautiful, her cultivation shouldn’t be too unreasonable, right? Don’t you agree?”

Her speech, with its four changing tones, truly didn’t match the character of a hero like Huang Sheli, yet it had a strange, ancient cuteness.

Jiang Wang silently peeled all the peanuts on the dish next to him and pushed them towards Huang Sheli, then said, “I will return to Qi Country tomorrow, Miss Huang. I hope when we meet next time, I can see the blooming Reverse Inn.”

Huang Sheli leaned back against the chair, looking down at Jiang Wang from above, and said in a casual manner, “You’re not angry, are you?”

Jiang Wang smiled. “How could I be? I have learned a lot from Miss Huang these past few days.”

Huang Sheli looked at him for a while, then smiled brightly, stretched out her fist, and held it in front of Jiang Wang. Jiang Wang cooperatively stretched out his fist. Their two fists gently touched.

“See you later!”

“See you later!”

Jiang Immortal Sub, leaving now.

Murong Long, who usually kept a stern face, had returned to Jing Country even earlier. The sky platform of the military fort here was empty for a time.

But the sunlight was still free.

“Jiang Qing Yang is a man of his word. If he says he’s not angry, he’s definitely not angry.”

Meeting Jiang Wang was really good.

Meeting Dou Zhao was also not bad.

Yun Yun is also very beautiful. I’ll go shopping for clothes with her tomorrow.

Meeting Xie Ai was really good.

Staying for two more months, I can see the breathtakingly beautiful Zhao Ru Cheng again.

The grassland is really beautiful.

Huang Sheli leaned back in her lounge chair, slowly sipping her wine with peeled peanuts, feeling that everything was lovely. She unconsciously hummed a little tune:

“Even if the chirping warbler sings outside the flowers, every step is lovable and pitiable. Her dancing waist is soft and charming, a thousand kinds of grace, ten thousand kinds of charm, like a weeping willow in the late wind.”

Jiang Wang walked out of the military fort, having settled one piece of his curiosity.

Although he still didn’t know the details of Xie Ai’s reincarnation and rebuilding, at least he had some understanding of the situation in the northwest. At least he knew of one more immortal palace and heard of one more Demon Lord.

The thousand years promised by the ancient extermination alliance agreement to Snow Country had already passed, but Snow Country first had Fu Huan, then Xie Ai, sitting on two Dao Derivation realm powerhouses, already equal to the high-level combat power of the former Xia Country.

Furthermore, the alliance of the five northwest countries was a headache for the Jing Country people. In contrast, Huang Sheli’s carefree appearance seemed not at all worried. He also didn’t know what Xie Ai talked about with Grand Governor Long Wu Zhong Jing, or what cooperation Xie Ai had achieved during her visit to Mu Country this time.

But these things were not for him to ponder. At most, he would tell the Qi Heavenly Emperor everything later and let the old man put in the effort. Now, Jiang Wang bent down and got into the carriage parked outside the military fort, saying to Yuwen Duo, who was waiting in the carriage, “Let’s go. Take me to see that Wusheng Old Mother.”

Yuwen Duo didn’t say anything extra, just tapped on the carriage wall, and the coachman started the carriage.

“The mask you wanted, one that can isolate spiritual sense.” Yuwen Duo took out a sheep demon mask from his bosom and handed it to Jiang Wang. This mask was very solid, only exposing a pair of eyes, with a ferocious shape and a pair of curved sheep horns on the forehead.

“It looks a bit like a Yin Demon’s head.” Jiang Wang looked at it for a while and commented.

Yuwen Duo then laughed, “The raw material is indeed a Yin Demon’s head!”

Jiang Wang put it on. It was quite tight, with no uncomfortable spots.

“If you want to hide your identity, do you need to change your clothes?” Yuwen Duo asked, then added, “You wear this blue shirt every day, everyone recognizes it. How about I send you a few sets of Dharma clothes? Ones offered in the God Temple.”

“That’s not necessary.” Jiang Wang’s heart stirred, and the As You Wish Immortal Clothes immediately changed their appearance, becoming gaudy silk clothes in the style of the grassland.

“Your Dharma clothes are really not bad!” Yuwen Duo’s eyes lit up.

“I just figured a clean and refreshing one wouldn’t be bad,” Jiang Wang said casually. “Its defensive ability is very general.”

Yuwen Duo still looked up and down, tutting and saying, “Simply a wonderful product!”

He seemed to be quite knowledgeable.

Having interacted with someone like Tu Hu, who knew almost nothing about astronomy, geography, myths, and history, Jiang Wang now didn’t dare to underestimate the knowledge base of the grassland people in the slightest.

He couldn’t help but look at his clothes a few more times and asked, “What, you know how to use it? Its usage isn’t on you, you got to give it to others to wear!”

Yuwen Duo chuckled lewdly, “It can transform into a sacrificial robe, change into a monk’s robe, change into a scholar’s robe, change into a Daoist robe…”

Jiang Wang now seriously doubted his own judgment. How did he think Yuwen Duo was a straightforward and honest man before?

Jiang Wang pondered how to keep Yuwen Duo away from Zhao Ru Cheng.

Yuwen Duo felt that his relationship with his third brother had become closer. When they went to the God En Temple together sometime, that would truly be something!

The carriage advanced innocently, soon leaving the range of the Min He Temple.

After circling around the city area casually, they drove out of the Zhi Gao Wang Court along the main road.

Heading west out of the Wang Court, about two hours later, the carriage arrived at a large tribe. One could see herds of cattle and sheep, like waves of the sea.

A group of merchants was doing business here. Among all the goods, rouge and powder were the most popular, attracting quite a few young women. People lived and traded as usual, everything was lively.

The Zhi Gao Wang Court had not moved for a long time, and this area was considered the capital region, naturally peaceful. Several young and energetic youths were galloping on horseback.

Children playing and pulling grass on the ground looked at the unexpected guests with curiosity.

“This is the Chi Ha Tribe,” Yuwen Duo introduced to Jiang Wang, then straightened up and walked out of the carriage. Without any extra words, he simply raised his fist high.

The Yuwen family warriors mixed in with the merchant team all drew their horse knives together, instantly transforming from good people into fierce beasts. Without a word, they spread out like a wolf pack, encircling the area at the fastest speed, cutting off the defensive forces, and completely sealing off this area!

The coachman who drove the carriage for Yuwen Duo flew directly into the sky, cracking his horse whip in the air, causing a thunderclap. He shouted in a long voice, “I am Gao Xing Wu, handling affairs for the Yuwen family. Those who obstruct shall die!”

The warriors of the Chi Ha Tribe who were roaming nearby had already drawn their knives and mounted their horses. For a time, they all pulled their reins, stopping on the spot.

Note: The lyrics sung by Huang Sheli are from “The Romance of the Western Chamber,” sung by Zhang Sheng when he first saw Cui Yingying. It is quite suitable, simply expressing happiness and lazy indulgence.