Chapter 544: But I Refused

During this period of nearly over a month, Lin Xun also helped the Empress of the Snow Spirit Clan with many things.

As for those major reforms, naturally, they weren’t something that could be completed immediately.

So regarding those three aspects, Lin Xun only roughly implemented some measures, giving the snow spirit clan a direction.

Most importantly, all of this would still have to depend on the snow spirit clan themselves.

If the snow spirit clan themselves, or the Ice Snow Empress, did not realize the seriousness of the current situation…

Then, no matter what Lin Xun said or did, he felt there would be no way to improve anything.

However, Lin Xun felt that for this Ice Snow Empress to suddenly have an epiphany, or to know what she ought to do, might not be that simple.

Actually, in reality, Lin Xun still felt that this Empress of the Snow Spirit Clan was doing a rather terrible job.

Because the Empress of the Snow Spirit Clan only possessed her Realm; as for politics and such, she was fundamentally quite unskilled.

Lin Xun even felt that after being the Ice Snow Empress for so many years, it was a wonder the snow spirit clan hadn’t turned her into a mere figurehead yet.

This was already quite a rare feat.

Of course.

The biggest reason she hadn’t been sidelined was likely due to the fear and respect for this Ice Snow Empress’s strength.

After all, the snow spirit clan only had this one Ascension Realm Empress.

If something were to truly happen to the snow spirit clan, they would need this Empress to step forward.

In this world of immortal cultivation, strength was everything.

So even if a few problems arose, they would not completely bury or sideline this Ice Snow Empress.

As long as one’s strength was sufficient, everything else was fine.

Had it been any other Ice Snow Empress with insufficient strength, she would have likely been sidelined long ago, becoming nothing more than a mascot.

As for Lin Xun going to that Forbidden Land…

The Ice Snow Empress didn’t obstruct him in the slightest because, according to their agreement and promise, Lin Xun had indeed done enough.

During this period, Lin Xun had put his heart and Soul into doing everything he could.

And the snow spirit clan was a race that kept its promises.

They would never go back on their word.

Consequently, in the four days before Lin Xun headed to that Forbidden Land, the Ice Snow Empress had her maidservants bring many documents and handed them over to Lin Xun.

These documents were all records regarding that Forbidden Land.

There were detailed records from the founding of the Ice Snow Country until now.

But even with such records, many people still didn’t know what was imprisoned within that Forbidden Land.

They only knew they had to follow the ancestors’ orders and guard it for generations.

Lin Xun looked at the room full of documents; even using his Divine Sense to read them, it took nearly a whole day.

However, Lin Xun didn’t come away empty-handed.

This Forbidden Land was actually a wilderness ice field surrounded by mountains on all sides.

In this ice field, it was very easy to lose one’s way.

The Demonic Beasts within the ice field were also extremely fierce.

It could be said that as long as you entered that place, you would face the onslaught of many Demonic Beasts.

There was even a legend circulating about something called the Red Ghost in that ice field at night.

The Red Ghost would attack at night, calling out your name.

If you answered, then it would devour your Soul?

Lin Xun found this quite interesting.

However, he didn’t really care.

In Lin Xun’s view, the so-called Red Ghost was very likely a branch of the Extraterrestrial Heavenly Demon Clan.

As for the so-called safe period of this Forbidden Land, it was actually when the Red Ghost was at its quietest.

When the Red Ghost was at its quietest, that was when the Forbidden Land was most likely to be safe.

This was an experience summarized after so many years.

After all, it wasn’t as if no one from the Ice Snow Country had ever explored it.

The Ice Snow Empress herself had personally gone to that Forbidden Land.

But the Ice Snow Empress hadn’t entered the deepest parts of that Forbidden Land; she had only walked around the periphery.

Because no one knew what kind of things existed in the deepest depths.

If any accident were to happen to the Ice Snow Empress because of this, it would be an absolute, immense loss for the Ice Snow Country.

One must know that an Ascension Realm Cultivator could protect a Sect for tens of thousands of years.

Before another seed for the Ascension Realm was born, they would absolutely not allow their Empress to suffer even the slightest mishap.

So when the Ice Snow Empress wanted to enter the deepest part of that Secret Realm, all the members of the Ice Snow Country’s Council blocked her path, pleading for her to stop.

In the end, given the Ice Snow Empress’s soft and weak personality, she naturally stopped her steps.

Thinking about it this way, Lin Xun became even more curious about the Ice Snow Empress.

Because normally, when a Cultivator entered the Upper Five Realms, their personality would definitely not be so soft and weak.

But the Ice Snow Empress seemed extremely frail, the kind who would listen and believe whatever anyone said, just like a total pushover.

In short, Lin Xun felt the Ice Snow Queen didn’t have a single shred of her own opinion.

How could such a woman have possibly advanced to the Ascension Realm?

This made Lin Xun feel extremely strange.

But it didn’t matter.

After finishing the books about the Forbidden Land and recording all the maps drawn by the Ice Snow Country for that Forbidden Land, Lin Xun was ready to depart.

Before leaving, Lin Xun naturally went to bid farewell to that Ice Snow Empress.

After all, he still had that much politeness.

“Is Young Master Lin leaving now?”

Looking at Lin Xun’s appearance, the Ice Snow Empress was a little surprised.

Was this Lin Xun really not afraid of death? Was he really going to the Forbidden Land just like that?

“Yes, I am setting out today!”

Lin Xun nodded.

“Should Young Master Lin think about it some more, or perhaps prepare something else? Otherwise, if Young Master Lin just goes directly like this, I fear you might encounter some accident.”

Hearing the Ice Snow Empress’s advice, for both public and private reasons, she didn’t want Lin Xun to enter that Forbidden Land and die just like that.

Not to mention Lin Xun had helped her so much.

Lin Xun smiled slightly and shook his head: “There’s no need to prepare anything else.

Actually, many things do require preparation, but once you’ve made your preparations and thought it through, you just have to do it.

Thinking too much will only cause your footsteps to stall, and then you’ll watch the things around you pass by one by one, until finally, you can’t grasp any of them.”

Listening to Lin Xun’s words, the Ice Snow Empress fell into deep thought.

“Alright, if Your Majesty has no further instructions, then I shall take my leave.

If I can come out safely and have the leisure, I can think of more ways for Your Majesty to reconcile the two factions.

But what I hope for most is that Your Majesty can make decisions personally, rather than relying on others for everything.

Actually, Your Majesty is extremely outstanding.

It’s just that Your Majesty truly lacks self-confidence.

Therefore, what Your Majesty needs to do is think things through clearly.

Then be more decisive; I ask Your Majesty not to be too hesitant, for hesitation leads to defeat.

I won’t say any more.”

After speaking, Lin Xun cupped his hands in a salute, then turned to leave, heading toward the Forbidden Land.

“Young Master Lin, please wait a moment.”

Just as Lin Xun was about to fly off, the Ice Snow Empress behind him looked up and called out to him.

Lin Xun turned around; at this time, from beneath the Ice Snow Empress’s skirt, a pair of long, fair, and tender legs walked toward Lin Xun step by step.

Finally, the Ice Snow Empress took off a jade pendant from her waist.

The Ice Snow Empress crouched down and personally tied this jade pendant onto Lin Xun’s body.

Lin Xun hadn’t expected the Ice Snow Queen to take the initiative to tie this jade pendant on him.

Lin Xun wanted to refuse, but it seemed hard to do so.

Mainly, Lin Xun felt it wasn’t right to refuse her.

She had humbled herself so much to help him tie the jade pendant.

If he were to refuse directly, wouldn’t that hurt her feelings even more?

Thus, Lin Xun could only stand in place, waiting for the Ice Snow Empress to finish tying the jade pendant.

After tying it, the Ice Snow Empress stood up: “Please keep this jade pendant with you at all times, Young Master Lin. This jade pendant can sense your location and existence.

If you encounter any life-threatening danger, Young Master Lin, this jade pendant will emit a light.

Following that, this jade pendant will teleport you to a safe location.

However, if there are extremely powerful Magic Formations in the vicinity, it might be powerless.

But under normal circumstances, there shouldn’t be anything that can stop the teleportation formation of this Jade Purity pendant.

And even if the teleportation fails, if your life is seriously threatened, I will be able to feel it on my end, and then we can send an army to rescue you.”

“I see, thank you.”

Looking at the jade pendant, Lin Xun felt that although this Ice Snow Queen was relatively weak-willed, she was still someone easy to get along with.

True, although he couldn’t marry her, there was no problem being friends.

“However, Your Majesty, if I really encounter any danger, please do not worry about me.

Perhaps saying this is too conceited.

But if I encounter a danger that I cannot solve…

Then even if Your Majesty personally comes, there will be no way.

It might even drag Your Majesty down as well.

If that were to happen, my conscience would truly be ill at ease.

And rather than Your Majesty worrying about my safety, why not better consider what the future prospects of the snow spirit clan are now?”

Hearing Lin Xun’s blunt words, the Empress of the Snow Spirit Clan couldn’t help but pout her small mouth.

Although the Empress of the Snow Spirit Clan knew everything Lin Xun said was correct…

Hearing it in her own ears, it still felt a bit strange.

Besides, it’s not like I haven’t thought about the future of the Ice Snow Clan.

It’s precisely because I’m thinking about the future of the Ice Snow Clan that I’m so conflicted.

What does he mean by saying I’m so weak? Who talks like that? How annoying.

The Ice Snow Queen’s eyes widened as she glared at Lin Xun.

The Ice Snow Queen really wanted to raise her cute little fists and pound Lin Xun’s chest hard.

But in the end, the Empress of the Snow Spirit Clan held back.

After all, Lin Xun was an honored guest, and she was the Empress of the Snow Spirit Clan, the face of the snow spirit clan. If she were to get violent with a guest, it wouldn’t be in line with the snow spirit clan’s etiquette.

And seeing the Ice Snow Empress looking like she wanted to be angry with him but didn’t dare, wanting to scold him but not being able to, Lin Xun couldn’t help but smile.

To be honest, Lin Xun now felt that this Empress of the Snow Spirit Clan was actually somewhat cute.

“That’s all I have to say, I’ll take my leave now.”

Lin Xun turned and flew away.

Following the map, Lin Xun headed toward that territory.

That Forbidden Land was quite a distance from the Ice Snow Country.

Even with Lin Xun’s level of cultivation traveling non-stop, it would take nearly two days.

On the third day, Lin Xun arrived at that Forbidden Land.

That Forbidden Land was guarded by a total of ten Elders.

These ten Elders were all Cultivators, and their cultivation levels were all in the Upper Five Realms, with three of them being in the Immortal Realm.

It could be said that these few Elders were the main source of the Ice Snow Country’s confidence and heritage.

After all, the Ice Snow Country was essentially like a massive Sect.

In the Myriad Laws World and the Demon Race World, which Sect could boast ten Upper Five Realms Cultivators?

When the Ice Snow Country faced a life-or-death crisis…

These ten Elders would leave this place and step forward.

However, if there was no great danger to the Ice Snow Country, these ten Elders would stay here and not leave.

Arriving at this Forbidden Land, Lin Xun greeted these ten Elders and then handed over the pass personally written by the Ice Snow Empress to them.

The ten Elders took turns looking at the pass in Lin Xun’s hand and then glanced at each other.

“You are that Lin Xun?”

An Immortal Realm Female Elder stepped forward and asked Lin Xun.

To be honest, although this Elder’s appearance looked no different from a twelve or thirteen-year-old Little Girl…

Being questioned by a Little Girl using such old-fashioned phrasing, Lin Xun also felt a bit strange.

But regardless, the other party was certainly hundreds or even thousands of years older than him.

“Yes, I am that Lin Xun.”

Lin Xun said with a smile.

“Did that girl not marry you to make you the Lord of the Ice Snow Country? According to the prophecy, that girl is supposed to marry you, or is she starting to be willful again?”

“Not at all.”

Lin Xun shook his head.

“The Ice Snow Empress did indeed say she wanted to marry me, but I refused.”