"Want to play with me?"

The spoken words were still somewhat refined, but they were no longer as difficult to understand as before.

He glanced at the man in front of him, a touch of sorrow crossing his eyebrows, and then clasped his hands in a fist.

"If this esteemed brother is willing, I will be happy to accompany you!"

The man in the green shirt immediately smiled and pointed at himself. "I'm called Ye..."

"Ye?!"

"My mistake, my mistake... it's Ling Juxi."

Fortunately, I corrected myself in time. After all, the Ye family and the Wu family had an irreconcilable feud. I couldn't afford to start an enmity with Yuanhui first!

I pointed at the giant bear cowering behind me and said, "It's called Ale."

After hearing my self-introduction, Yuanhui also awkwardly introduced himself, "Ah, Ale... Right, my name is Wu Yuanhui, Wu as in martial arts."

"Oh, but I have to say... Is that name you made up?" he asked directly.

"Heh, yeah!" I honestly replied.

"Yeah! Yuanhui... bro, what do you think?" I grinned and gave Wu Yuanhui a nickname.

I never expected that I would have a chance to meet Yuanhui again, but now I am already quite old, and I look older than I should have been back then!

"I still have a task to do. Capital Restaurant has a reward for capturing this bear, and if I catch it, I can buy some things my senior sister likes."

Speaking of my senior sister, I smiled innocently, my bangs covering my face.

But occasionally when my hair swayed, a dragon beard would be revealed near my ears and my sideburns, catching Yuanhui's attention.

However, he didn't care and thought in his heart, is it makeup or a tattoo?

"Ale, run!"

I patted the trembling giant bear, but it didn't respond. Instead, it stared at me in fear.

"Run!"

I patted it a few more times, but still didn't get any response from Ale. I became annoyed and stomped my foot, then slapped it, sending the bear flying.

"Woo...!"

Ale let out a miserable cry, in pain and with an expression of resentment, like an injured puppy. Yes, it was an expression of resentment.

Oh my god, this raptor rarely fears opponents stronger than itself. Why is it behaving like this now?! It's so strange!

But this made the smile on my face even brighter. I waved my hand and called out to Yuanhui.

"Hurry down the mountain. I think you're also a student at the academy, right?"

"...No, not really."

"Huh?!"

Yuanhui and I exchanged a glance, and both of us entered a state of confusion.

The former pointed at the latter in puzzlement and asked, "You... aren't you a student at the academy? Outsiders are not allowed here!"

For the first time in my life, I saw that huge figure being scared and running towards the depths of the snow mountain. Yuanhui couldn't help but swallow his saliva. It was also the first time he had chased such a large wild beast. He felt a bit nervous. Would it escape while he was at it?

Perhaps considering my mysterious and unpredictable footsteps, he immediately dismissed the idea.

"That guy is a monster, better not mess with him," Yuanhui sighed, realizing that even with his limitless martial arts prowess, he couldn't escape that person's grasp.

Of course, I heard this in my ears, but I pretended not to care on the surface.

At this point, Yuanhui didn't harm himself and decided to continue on his way.

With a clear mind, I gained confidence and had a smile on my face. But when I found that if I went along with this appearance, it would easily expose myself if someone saw me, I realized it wouldn't be a good idea to attract too much attention.

"How interesting this game is."

Yuanhui let his hair loose, playing with it in his hands, just like I did. He turned around to look like me, then adjusted the edges of his clothes to give off a sense of dignity. His overall appearance was not much different from Alie's.

After finishing all of this, I, who had been waiting outside for a long time, obviously became impatient. But when I saw that Yuanhui also dressed the same way as me, I gave him a thumbs up and praised him.

"I never expected Brother Wu to have such great taste."

"Hahaha, it's nothing. I'm just following Brother Ye's aesthetics!"

I couldn't help but sigh with admiration. Yuanhui charged ahead, and I happily guided him, moving with light and relaxed steps, as if taking a leisurely stroll.

Yuanhui looked at my steps with a bit of confusion, and after a long time, a glimmer of understanding appeared in his eyes.

"Hmph, Brother Ye, you underestimate me. Although I am not as powerful as you cultivators, my martial arts skills have surpassed many cultivators in some aspects."

Then he began to imitate my steps, but clearly, this step was not something that could be easily learned.

Yuanhui could only imitate the form, but he couldn't capture the essence.

"Hahaha, Brother Ye, you have great skill. Although there is no spiritual energy fluctuating in the air, you can move just as elegantly as I can. Is it just the effect of your martial arts?"

"Of course, otherwise, how can a warrior compare with a high-level cultivator?!"

Just as the words fell, Yuanhui suddenly spat out blood. After imitating this step, his whole body felt inexplicable pain.

As to what exactly happened, Yuanhui knew better than anyone else.

"This is..." I was amazed and couldn't believe my eyes as I shouted at Yuanhui.

"This step is quite strange. Why did it hurt your body after using it?"

Without answering, Yuanhui smiled bitterly and wiped away the bloodstain from the corner of his mouth. He swallowed a healing pill and quickly restored his injuries by circulating the energy in his body.

There was no apparent secret, but I noticed that Yuanhui's spiritual energy was obviously much depleted compared to before.

The huge bear in front no longer had its previous majestic appearance. It looked terrified, howling miserably among the pine forests, its mournful cries echoing incessantly.

And on that day, the wailing on the snowy mountain continued, shocking the disciples of the Wu Family below the mountain.

When they saw two small figures appearing vaguely on the mountain and heard of the strange occurrence on the mountain, the entire snowy mountain was completely sealed off!

"Elders of the Council, at this time Capital is experiencing a turbulent period. We are facing internal and external troubles, and it is time for us elders to personally investigate!"

In this way, the patriarch even sent the most senior elders to venture up the mountain, and the results were that there were two strange people chasing after a huge bear on the mountain. Their strength was astonishing, making all the elders who witnessed it amazed.

What shocked those elders the most was that one of the most experienced elders had already advanced to the later stage of the Boundless Realm many years ago.

With his own trap, he wanted to capture the three of them to investigate, but to his surprise, there was no response. The other party was either so powerful that they could cut off his spiritual connection, or they were just ordinary people with no cultivation talent!

It was terrifying! This undoubtedly sounded the alarm for his family. The prohibition of entering Tianxue Mountain was raised to a higher level...

Wu Yan then issued the latest order, standing up angrily from his throne in the court.

"From now on, except for the elders and their followers, no one is allowed to enter the snow mountain without authorization. Those who violate the order will be beheaded!"

...

The heavens are vast, and the human realm is vast.

Mortals become immortals, and the great path lies ahead.

Those who cultivate to become immortals with desires will ultimately fall into madness. However, if the reverse is true, pure spiritual energy alone cannot evolve into true qi. The path of cultivation is still elusive.

Since ancient times, many cultivators have exhausted their lifespans in pursuit of becoming immortals, but in the end, they all failed.

Among them, warriors have inferior talent. The cultivation of warriors is even more difficult than that of cultivators. In the history of the mainland, there have been many records of people becoming true immortals, but there has only been one warrior who became an immortal in billions of years—the last patriarch of the Dragon Clan, the Nine Jade Dragon Emperor!

The continent was once divided among thirteen races, each occupying its own territory. Sometimes they formed alliances, and sometimes they turned against each other!

Among them, the human race stood above the thirteen clans due to its ability to refine their own magical weapons. The other races could only rely on opportunities to obtain gifts from the heavens. The path to cultivation was already extremely difficult, not to mention reaching the realm of an Immortal Emperor.

Finally, after defeating all the divine clans not long ago, twelve immortals and four Immortal Emperors were born.

In the end of the era of demon war, the strength of humans reached an unprecedented level. In several wars between immortals and demons, humans unilaterally tore up the alliance agreement with the other twelve races and directly sent twelve immortals to attack the territories of the Dragon and other divine clans.

In the final years of the demon era, the human race completely dominated the mainland. Since then, the continent has entered a period of desolation, with ruins everywhere.

Humans became the rulers of all things, and among the twelve immortals, the four major families led by the Ling, Yuan, and Ye families emerged as superpowers that struck fear into the hearts of the continent!

From then on, a situation of four powers balanced against each other took shape, and the struggle for the Central Plains was about to begin.

In the first year of desolation...

"Senior, I suggest sending troops to seize the Central Plains so that the other three powers won't seize the opportunity."

"Yes, Your Majesty. Lord Grand Marshal's words make sense. We should march into the Central Plains to seize the initiative before Fengling Pavilion and..."

Since then, the Great Snow Mountain has been designated as a forbidden area in the Yanbei Three Prefectures. No one dare to trespass because there are two strange people there, one big and one small, suspected to be brothers.

No one would have thought that the person who killed all the outer disciples of the Wu family that day was none other than Wu Luotian, the wanted family head of the Wu family!

Even the Great Elder of the Wu family personally took action, but still ended up defeated.

Since that day, there have been no more disturbances in the Central Plains. The mountain is in ruins, and some spirit beasts still exist in a cave on the mountain.

In front of the campfire, Yuanhui roasted the three wild chickens that were just caught. The feathers were removed, and now they were golden and crispy.

"Goo... Goo..."

The giant bear squatted behind me and Yuanhui like a child, staring at the three chickens with drooling mouth. Its stomach was growling impatiently.

"I didn't expect Brother Wu to have such culinary skills. I thought..."

"Why would you think that? Do you believe cooking is only a woman's task?"

As he spoke, Yuanhui tore off a piece of cooked wild chicken and tasted it. She then handed one to me, gesturing for me to enjoy it heartily.