As Kai and Abigail approached the transition zone leading back toward the entrance of the Frozen Death Region, the atmosphere around them gradually changed. The cold was still vicious enough to freeze ordinary cultivators into statues if they lingered too long, but compared to the deeper parts of the frost zone, this area almost felt merciful.The wind still screamed through the endless white landscape, dragging snow across the frozen ground in violent waves while massive glaciers towered in the distance like sleeping beasts. Every breath produced pale mist, and every step across the ice echoed faintly through the barren wasteland.Kai stretched lazily while walking, looking like a man returning from a relaxing vacation instead of a month-long cultivation session inside a death zone.Honestly, the shamelessness radiating from him was almost offensive.Abigail glanced at him from the side.“You really wasted half a day dragging us deeper into the frozen region looking for hidden treasu

The moment Abigail stepped forward and stopped Kai, the atmosphere shifted subtly.Kai looked down at the hand pressed lightly against his chest, then at Abigail herself. Her expression remained calm, but the calmness around her now felt different. It was colder. Sharper. Like standing too close to thin ice that could crack at any moment.Meanwhile, the five cultivators from the Frost Spear Sect stared for a second before suddenly bursting into laughter.Real loud mocking laughter The youngest cultivator nearly doubled over while pointing at Kai.“Hahaha! Senior Brother, look at him!”“He’s hiding behind a woman!”Another sneered loudly, “What happened to all that confidence earlier?”“So the rogue cultivator only knows how to talk?”Kai blinked once, then slowly looked at Abigail. “Did they just call me weak again?”Abigail’s eyes remained on the cultivators. “Technically, you did say you were a weak rogue cultivator.”Kai looked offended. “That was performance art.”The leader of t

Far behind Kai and Abigail, deep within the outer areas of the Frozen Death Region, several figures rushed across the snow-covered terrain with ugly expressions on their faces.The group wore the same dark-blue robes marked with the Frost Spear Sect emblem, but unlike the younger cultivators from before, these people carried much heavier auras. Their movements were faster, steadier, and the pressure around them was far more oppressive.At the front was an elderly man with sharp hawk-like eyes and a long grey beard that nearly reached his chest. Frost Qi flowed around him naturally with every step, and although he looked old, the rage burning in his face made him resemble an enraged beast more than a respected elder.Behind him were six other cultivators and all of them looked furious.“Over here!”One of the elders suddenly shouted after spotting something in the distance.The group immediately sped up.Moments later they arrived at the battlefield Abigail left behind or rather what r

The giant thunder bird tore through the skies like a bolt of living lightning.Its enormous wings beat against the clouds violently, creating explosive gusts of wind beneath it while crackles of thunder Qi danced across its feathers. On its back, Kai sat calmly with one leg raised while Abigail stood beside the nest, making sure the three hatchlings did not tumble around from the bird’s speed.Below them, mountains stretched endlessly into the distance.Sect territories, spirit mines and cultivation valleys.This world was far larger and far richer than Earth and somewhere within those countless mountains the so called Frost Spear Sect sat completely unaware that disaster was flying directly toward them.Meanwhile, Kai looked genuinely annoyed.Honestly he had been patient enough already.He entered this world peacefully, minded his business and cultivated quietly and then somehow every few hours someone new arrived demanding his storage ring like bandits wearing uniforms.Abigail gl

After traveling for several days, Kai and Abigail finally arrived at the city.Compared to the villages and mountain regions they had passed earlier, the city before them was on a completely different level. Its walls stretched high and wide like a sleeping giant made of dark stone, with formation lines glowing faintly across the surface. Large gates stood open at the front, and streams of cultivators moved in and out constantly. Some rode beasts, some flew low on spiritual tools, while others walked in groups with swords on their backs and arrogance on their faces like it was part of the uniform in this world.Kai stared at the city for a while before nodding. “Finally. Civilization.”Abigail glanced at him. “You say that like you didn’t just rob a sect treasury a few days ago.”Kai looked offended. “That was compensation.”“You took bird food, baby bird food, emergency bird food, travel snacks, and something you called future emotional support fruits.”Kai nodded proudly. “See? Orga