Once here, the escorting guards could not enter. Several female officials came out of the tower, opened the heavy door, and led Cheng Ling inside.
It was very cold inside, and the ground was smooth and transparent, all carved out of ice and snow, so he didn't walk too fast. It took about two sticks of incense before Cheng Ling followed the female officer to a door.
The door was one foot high, with a faint light shining through it, and an ice ladder extending downward, as if there was no end in sight. After following the female officials into the portal, they walked down for about a hundred feet, and the temperature around them suddenly became a little warmer.
The ice ladder under your feet came to the end, and when you walked out of the passage, you saw a huge ice palace in front of you. The palace is as warm as spring, and there is no feeling of stuffiness at all. Almost all the pillars and decorations in the palace are carved from ice and snow.
Every few feet, there is an ice sculpture. These ice sculptures are about five feet high, with a strange light shining on them. And most importantly, these ice sculptures all have the same appearance, with ferocious faces and human heads and snake bodies.
Cheng Ling took a rough look and found that there were a lot of these ice sculptures, and their placement also contained some strange rules. He suddenly became cautious. This ice palace was by no means simple. It was impossible for ordinary mortal palaces to have such strange scenes.
At this time, a cold-faced female officer came over from a distance and asked: "Is he the painter the general mentioned?"
The female officer who led the way replied: "Yes."
"Well, that's the case, then just follow me!" The female officer nodded, and while walking with Cheng Ling, she explained: "Sir, when you come to the Ice Palace, your main task is to paint portraits of the two princesses. Remember to Be careful with your words and actions, and do not walk around the palace unless summoned by the princess."
"Two princesses?" Cheng Ling asked in confusion: "I remember that the general only said one princess."
The female officer said: "Originally, I only had to paint a portrait for the second princess. She is extremely beautiful. I don't know how many painters I hired but could not describe her beauty. I hope you have the ability to satisfy her."
"The other one is the third princess. She was not part of the plan originally. However, recently, Immortal Emperor Yunlan, the Saint of Misty Snow Sect in the Immortal Realm, intends to recruit disciples as the next successor of the Saint. This is why he ordered the recruitment of six to eight-year-old mortals. Portrait of a girl taking part in the assessment.”
Cheng Ling couldn't help but tremble slightly. Immortal Emperor Yunlan and Yun Jingshan had indeed been promoted to Immortal Emperor, and were preparing to recruit disciples to train the next saint.
Although his movements were subtle, they were still noticed by the female official. She smiled slightly and said: "It seems that Sir knows about Piaomiao Snow Sect. It's no wonder that immortals are legendary figures in the eyes of us mortals. They can be in the sky." Flying around, everyone has great magical powers, and what's more, they also have a long life, who doesn't yearn for it?"
"I heard that the Piaomiao Snow Sect is the top immortal sect and only accepts beautiful women as disciples. If the second princess is not too old this time, she must be very willing to take part in the assessment!"
Cheng Ling sighed and said: "How can an outsider have the right to covet the threshold of an immortal? If my painting satisfies the two princesses, can they leave?"
The female officer sighed softly and said, "I can't make the decision. Everything depends on God."
Cheng Ling stopped asking any more questions and followed the female officer into the arranged igloo.
Even though it was an igloo, I didn't feel any coldness at all. It looked a bit like the houses inhabited by Eskimos in previous lives on Earth.
However, after he settled in, no one came to call him for more than half a month, but a regular maid delivered three meals a day. Cheng Ling was not in a hurry and sat quietly in the room to reflect on his own.
After being a mortal for more than thirty years, he has seen all the famous mountains and rivers, and recalled every bit of the Taoist practice. He feels that his mood is getting more and more peaceful. The only thing he cares about is Mu Ying. This child he has watched grow up, and now Xue Xue The city was captured, and I don’t know how it went.
While I was lost in thought, I heard a noise coming from outside the window. Looking around, I saw a lively and cute little girl outside the window, with a fair face and a pair of big, watery eyes under curved eyebrows, looking at me curiously.
Cheng Ling smiled slightly and asked, "Who are you? Why are you here?"
The little girl blinked and did not answer. Instead, she asked, "Are you the new painter?"
"Yes." Cheng Ling stood up and was about to walk to the window when he was suddenly alerted to a ferocious aura. He looked up and saw a snow-white tiger behind the little girl. His eyes were wide open and he looked dead. Staring at himself.
Judging from the aura on its body, it was obvious that it was not an ordinary tiger, but a tiger fairy.
He was puzzled. This tiger immortal was at least a third-level immortal beast, but he stood so obediently behind the little girl without getting violent and hurting anyone.
The little girl seemed to see through Cheng Ling's thoughts and said, "Grandpa, this is my pet. Its name is Xiaobai. Xiaobai, you are not allowed to stare at him like this, otherwise I will not give you fruit to eat."
With an innocent tone, the white tiger immediately lowered his head, as if to say: I am a magnificent tiger fairy, but I only have a few fruits to eat every day, and I have to be threatened by a little girl...
Cheng Ling smiled and asked, "It's called Xiaobai, how did you tame it?"
"It's nothing. I just went out to play by chance and met a beautiful fairy sister. She gave Xiaobai to me."
Cheng Ling's heart trembled. This ice palace was indeed not simple. It could subdue third-level immortal beasts, at least in the Luotian Shangxian stage.
The classification of fairy beasts is similar to that of elixirs. They are called monsters in the mortal world, spiritual beasts in the star world, and fairy beasts are only called fairy beasts when they are above the earthly immortal stage. Although they are currently in the fairy world, the fairy world There are also mortals and mortal beasts. In a country of mortals, a little girl can actually make third-level immortal beasts obey orders. It is simply unbelievable.
He glanced at the little girl with interest, and found nothing special wherever he looked.
"Grandpa, why are you looking at me like that?" the little girl tilted her head and asked curiously.
Cheng Ling smiled and said, "You are very beautiful, and your little one is also very beautiful."
The little girl pouted and said: "Tsk, although Xiaobai is beautiful, he is always disobedient. Next time, when I meet the fairy sister again, I will ask her to help me find an obedient pet. Okay, time is running out. It's early, I have to leave too, see you grandpa."
After saying that, the little girl came to Xiaobai's back and motioned it to squat down. Xiaobai whimpered helplessly and could only lie on the ground. The girl jumped slightly, rode up, patted Xiao Bai's forehead, and left.
Cheng Ling looked at the figures of one man and one tiger retreating, and didn't care much. So what about the third-level tiger immortal? Mainly because the monks behind the third-level tiger immortal were really in trouble with their current combat power.
He originally thought that this was just an incident and that the little girl would not come again. But the next day, the little girl came over again riding the tiger fairy. The two talked for a while, and then the little girl rode the tiger fairy. The fairy leaves.
From then on, the little girl came every day, and the two gradually became familiar with each other. After more than ten days, she did not appear for three consecutive days, and Cheng Ling became a little worried.
Fortunately, on the fourth day, she came again. This time, she brought a lot of exquisite food and some unique fruits to the North.
Cheng Ling did not let her through the window, but opened the door and invited the little girl to come in. As for the tiger fairy, he was not so lucky.
The little girl was very happy. While eating the fruit, she asked, "Grandpa, is this fruit delicious?"
Cheng Ling nodded and said, "It's indeed good!"
"By the way, you said you are a painter, but I have come here so many times and I have never seen you painting. Why is that?"
Cheng Ling smiled and said: "You have to have a state of mind when painting. Now that I am trapped in this ice palace, how can I be in a state of mind?"
"Well, then you will be lonely. I will come and talk to you more in the future! By the way, grandpa, can you tell stories? I really like listening to stories."
Cheng Ling smiled, recalling the time when Xiao Jinhong was by his side, and said, "Yes, and he can also tell many interesting stories."
"Really?" the little girl blinked and said in surprise: "Grandpa, tell me an interesting story first, and in return, I will also tell you a secret~!"
"Okay!" Cheng Ling smiled and told her a story about Pinocchio.
The little girl listened with great interest. After the story was told, she clapped her hands and said, "It's so fun. I will also be an honest child in the future so that my nose will not grow longer. Grandpa, your story is very interesting. In return, I will tell you my little secret.”
She said it seriously, and even ran to Cheng Ling's side and said softly: "Tell you, grandpa, I am a monster."
Cheng Ling was stunned, lowered his head and touched her head, and asked, "What's wrong? Why do you say you are a monster?"
The little girl's face dimmed and she said, "I am indeed a monster. Ever since I met the fairy sister, I have felt that there seems to be a little person in my body. Grandpa, I am very scared."
Cheng Ling was startled. He grabbed her young arm and gently lifted it. He immediately felt that there was a special breath in her body. This breath was very weak and resembled another remnant soul that he sensed in Yang Hongqiu. .
He suddenly became alert and asked, "Tell me about the time when you saw that fairy sister."
The little girl said: "I can't remember the details. There were several guards around me at the time. It can be seen that after seeing the fairy sister, I was completely attracted to her, almost crazy."
"Next, the fairy sister let out a burst of laughter. This laughter seemed to have a kind of magic power, which made the guards unable to control themselves. They actually started fighting with each other, as if they were fighting over who could be the fairy sister's husband."
"I fainted from fear. When I woke up, there were only corpses lying on the ground, and Xiaobai, who was lying next to me obediently."
"From that time on, I felt like there was a little person moving in my body, and every night, I would have a strange dream. The fairy sister in the dream was exactly the same as the little person. She seemed to be talking to me, just saying But I don’t understand a word of anything.”
Cheng Ling was shocked. This situation should be that a powerful remnant soul is inhabiting the little girl, using her body as a furnace. As it grows up, the remnant soul is nourished and becomes stronger. In the end, he fully awakened, swallowed the little girl's soul, and became the true owner of this body.
There was a trace of pity in his eyes. The little girl's experience was so tragic. Unfortunately, given his current situation, he had no choice but to comfort him: "The little person in your body should be treated as your sister. It's okay. It's okay." Yes, when you grow up, she will leave."
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