Chapter 1343 - 1343: Guardian of the Ice Palace

In Brother Cheng's view, since he hadn't passed this 'identity verification,' Gong Qing might treat him as an impersonating enemy.

There would be a series of troubles afterwards.

However, the next moment, the woman opened her arms and threw herself into his embrace.

"Why did you disappear for so long!"

Her tone carried a rare hint of complaint.

No longer with the previous cold tranquility.

"Leaving such a large Ice Realm to me and vanishing without a word, how could you be fair to me?"

Feeling the coldness permeating from the Ice Maiden, Brother Cheng's heart inexplicably felt warm.

After a long while, the two slowly separated.

"I clearly didn't answer those questions, so why could you still confirm my identity?"

He was quite puzzled.

Gong Qing pursed her lips, seemingly softened by Brother Cheng's appearance.

"If you could answer them, that would truly be an impersonation."

She was very familiar with Sect Leader Jiang's style from back then.

If this brother could remember those 'irrelevant' details, it would surely be a miracle.

Only an impersonator would deliberately gather such intelligence and then memorize those details.

Once he figured it out, Brother Cheng couldn't help but feel astonished.

This woman's tricks were quite numerous.

"By the way, why did you come here and create an Ice Palace?"

"Ah..."

Gong Qing sighed faintly.

"After you left, there were simply too many changes."

Under her narration, Jiang Cheng roughly understood the major events that happened in the Primordial Immortal Realm during those years in the Celestial Dao Space.

After the Three Thousand Realms merged into the Primordial Immortal Realm, the True Ice Realm initially stayed neutral but was eventually swept into endless conflicts.

It was the most chaotic period of the Primordial Immortal Realm.

Although the strongest at that time were only Supremes, while the top experts were still Celestial Venerables, countless immortals fell every day.

First, it was alliances between True Realms, forming factions and fighting non-stop.

Later, the concept of True Realms became increasingly blurred because all around the Primordial Immortal Realm housed the Three Thousand Origins.

Gradually, wars among races emerged.

The Human Race against alliances of various races.

Internal disputes between immortals and demons within the Human Race.

The Demon Race and Barbarian Race, the Nether Race against the Water Race and Wood Race...

During this period, Daoist Venerables finally appeared in the Primordial Immortal Realm.

Supremes became common, and Celestial Venerables grew in numbers like dogs.

Towards the end of the racial chaos, the Ten Celestial Emperors made their dazzling debut.

With the Ten Celestial Emperors growing stronger each day, more sects and races were either exterminated or subdued.

It was at this point that the chaotic wars among races came to an end.

Many great powers put aside past grievances and were forced to unite against the Ten Celestial Emperors.

The major battles during this period mainly occurred between the Celestial Palace and other immortals.

Because of the emergence of the Celestial Palace, races were compelled to cooperate, leading the present-day immortals to gradually abandon racial concepts.

Today, many sects in the Land of Extinction include both Human Race and Demon Race and Spirit Race members.

As for the original Three Thousand Realms, they have long been forgotten with the passage of time.

Continuous wars shattered many races and scattered countless sects.

The Ice Palace was one such example.

The original Ice Palace existed to rule and guard the Ice Realm.

After the Primordial Immortal Realm's emergence, the True Ice Realm ceased to exist, and the Ice Race People gradually dispersed.

During the wars and battles, the cohesion of the Ice Palace gradually faded...

The Ice Palace's former Third Palace Master, Ji Cang, is now an Immortal Official at the Celestial Palace.

According to Gong Qing, both the Great Palace Master and the Second Palace Master are also working with the Celestial Palace.

As for the experts from Ice Origin Valley back then, most are now spread across the Land of Dao Extinction with new sects and affiliations.

The only one remaining 'to guard' the Ice Palace is Gong Qing.

"At first, it was just to prevent the Ice Palace from completely disappearing."

"At the lowest, there was only me alone, but later, by chance, we received more than a dozen Ice Race stragglers living in Yunmi Dao."

"Afterwards, we gradually gathered some nearby immortals, and slowly it turned into what it is now."

"Although it bears the name of the Ice Palace, they don't cultivate the Ice Rule..."

She speaks lightly, yet Sect Leader Jiang can feel the difficulty within.

"Do you have strong enemies around here, so you hide the sect within a speck of dust?"

Gong Qing nodded.

"Yes, the greatest threat around here is Cyan Bear Daoist Venerable. He often comes to harass us."

"Due to the disparity in numbers, I can only avoid him. Occasionally, I take the initiative to counterattack when he's absent."

She smiled slightly at this point.

"But since you've come from over there, and his cave mansion has been destroyed, I think I never need to worry about him again."

She knew Sect Leader Jiang's style very well.

Cyan Bear Daoist Venerable most likely died a miserable death.

Brother Cheng shrugged: "Indeed, he and his subordinates have been utterly wiped out."

"That's great!"

Though she already guessed it, Gong Qing couldn't help but show genuine joy after he confirmed it.

This demonstrated the great trouble Cyan Bear Daoist Venerable had caused her all these years.

"Given the difficulty, why not simply seek refuge in a top sect?"

Back in the day, Gong Qing's talent was not high, but under Brother Cheng's forceful enhancement, her talent reached first-class.

It was precisely for this reason that she could attain the Daoist Venerable Realm.

"With your Daoist Venerable Realm and your intellect, you would be welcome anywhere, so why struggle to survive in hiding here?"

Gong Qing's expression remained unchanged as she softly spoke: "Before you left back then, you asked me to help you manage the Ice Realm."

"Although the Ice Realm no longer exists, at least the Ice Palace remains, so it can barely be considered fulfilling the mission."

Is this the reason why she never gave up on the Ice Palace?

Looking at Gong Qing's calm, transparent face made of ice crystal, Jiang Cheng felt a surge of guilt welling up.

He had been boasting everywhere all these years, entirely forgetting what arrangements he had made for the Ice Realm.

Yet, he never expected someone to stick to a casual remark he made for so many years.

"Do you have to be so serious!"

Aren't you the most scheming and shrewd woman of the Ice Realm? Why are you so earnest about this particular issue?

Listening to his 'complaint,' Gong Qing's icy lips subtly curved.

It was as if she had returned to the days in the True Ice Realm, when Jiang Cheng often complained about her being too capable.

The two entered that speck of dust together.

Sure enough, it was A Mustard Seed Contains Mount Sumeru, with a vast Secret Realm inside.

And within here, Brother Cheng finally saw a sect that had the appearance it should have.

The ice crystal palaces, snowy mountains, tinkling streams, and dispersedly aligned pavilions and towers.

On the square in front of the main hall, Venerable Lanmiao, Venerable Linjing, and others were all waiting.

Seeing Jiang Cheng and Gong Qing entering hand in hand, the former cheered, indicating Jiang Cheng had passed the Palace Master's test.

While the latter looked surprised.