This day.

The army finally arrived at the Snow Territory.

The Snow Territory felt like a fairytale-like silver world, covered in snow all year round, clad in silver garments,

The Snow Territory's environment and climate are extremely harsh; a single snowfall can last for half a year, and the snow on the ground can accumulate as high as a ten-story building. The Snow Territory is mostly dominated by fierce winds, sometimes causing snow storms, with the wind capable of whipping up snow waves as high as dozens of floors, rolling destructively like terrifying tsunamis.

The Snow Territory is a highland terrain, scattered with a type of tree called Ironwood. Ironwood is the only plant in the Snow Territory,

The towering Ironwood has an exterior as hard as iron, reaching heights of ten zhang, and can grow to be enormous trees requiring thirty or even fifty people to encircle.

There are many ferocious beasts in the Snow Territory, all relatively large in size, with thick fur enabling them to withstand the severe cold.

The residents of the Snow Territory are cultivators; there are righteous cultivators and loose cultivators. They are both ordinary civilians and cultivators; these civilians have no houses, living in trees. They are skilled craftsmen, building treehouses by the age of a dozen.

They choose thirty-person-encompassing towering Ironwoods, digging a small door into the tree like excavating a cave, then carving a large cave-like room inside the tree, which is known as a treehouse.

Wang Xiaoqiang was not familiar with the Snow Territory; he only heard about it from Sai Jun.

Although Sai Jun was subdued by Wang Xiaoqiang, he was not mentally submissive. Whenever Wang Xiaoqiang asked him about the Demon Sect and demon cultivators, he would evade the topic, talking about irrelevant things.

The air temperature in the Snow Territory is extremely low all year round, extremely cold, dropping to minus twenty or thirty degrees at night, where dripping water turns to ice, and exhaling forms frost.

The soldiers who had just entered the Snow Territory were not used to the environment, so Wang Xiaoqiang did not allow them to venture deep into the Snow Territory but had them camp at its edges to first get acclimated to the environment.

After the army settled down, they began patrolling, hunting, lighting fires, and cooking. As Wang Xiaoqiang had clearly prohibited disturbing the residents, with the previous lesson learned, this time no one dared to provoke trouble.

As the sunset sank into the mountain peaks, the sky gradually darkened, and the air cooled. Soldiers with Fire Element Spirit Root felt better as they could use their inner Fire Element Spiritual Energy for warmth. However, constantly depleting their spiritual energy was not beneficial for cultivation, so they dared not rely on it continuously; lighting a fire for warmth was the right way, while the more patient ones began digging treehouses.

Wang Xiaoqiang had over a hundred million Five Elements Spirit Springs within him, containing immensely abundant Fire Element Spiritual Energy, far surpassing the capability of those with Fire Element Spirit Roots.

He released the Fire Element Spiritual Energy, forming a Fire Element Spiritual Energy Protective Shield outside his body, akin to a small red house, making him feel like dwelling inside a small flame chamber, without feeling a bit of cold.

On the snowy plains, lights appeared, resembling red blossoms on the snow-white earth. One spot after another, they were beautifully spectacular.

Wang Xiaoqiang gazed at this silver world, releasing his Divine Sense, scanning five thousand li around but finding no traces of demon cultivators. There were quite a few human cultivators, although they were more aptly called local residents—after nightfall, they all retreated into treehouses.

Wang Xiaoqiang suddenly became very curious about why so many people would choose to live in such a harsh environment, so he called over Sai Jun and asked a question.

Knowing that Wang Xiaoqiang had brought the army to the Snow Territory to annihilate demon cultivators, Sai Jun avoided all topics related to demon cultivators. However, unconnected topics he did not evade,

When asked, he said, "To my knowledge about the residents of the Snow Territory, the reason they settled here long-term is to mine a type of Spirit Mine. After mining, the Spirit Mine can be sold because the Spiritual Energy Mine contains Metal Element Spiritual Energy, and its content is particularly high. It even surpasses some Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. These Metal Attribute Spiritual Energy Mines can be used for refining pills, which are highly beneficial for cultivators with Metal Attribute Spirit Roots, costly, yet extremely sought after…"

Upon hearing this, Wang Xiaoqiang suddenly realized and was stirred inside, thinking to himself, indeed, the Spirit Mines containing Metal Attribute Spiritual Energy are extremely beneficial for cultivating the Vajra Body, something I've been seeking. It's a great opportunity on this trip to the Snow Territory, and once the war is over, I must mine more for cultivation absorption.

While thinking this, Wang Xiaoqiang saw Jiang Yingxue and Sai Ya digging a treehouse. Men are yang, women are yin; naturally, women lack the strength of men. The two women were unwilling to sleep on the snow, so they crouched under the trunk of a twenty-person wide Ironwood, using the Immortal Sword to dig a treehouse.

The bark of this Ironwood being harder than iron, was extremely difficult to penetrate. The two women, exhausted and panting, managed to excavate a small pit as big as a basin, crouching inside and panting softly. However, the exertion made their bodies feel slightly warm, and a thin layer of sweat appeared on their foreheads.

As Wang Xiaoqiang was walking over to help them dig the treehouse, he saw a group of soldiers approaching, with the leader respectfully saying to Wang Xiaoqiang, "Marshal, we have dug a treehouse for you to rest in!"

Wang Xiaoqiang was somewhat surprised. Turning, he saw the group of soldiers were those he had previously rewarded, and instantly understood. If it weren't for Wang Xiaoqiang, they would have died earlier, and capturing the demon cultivator siblings Sai Jun and Sai Ya wasn't their achievement but Wang Xiaoqiang's alone.

They clearly understood this but were still rewarded by Wang Xiaoqiang. They felt undeserving yet grateful, so they dug a treehouse for Wang Xiaoqiang to rest in, as a form of repayment.

Hearing this, Wang Xiaoqiang felt gratified, nodding slightly, and said to Jiang Yingxue and Sai Ya, "No need to exhaust yourselves; there's a ready-made one. Come with me."

The two women felt a bit shy but did not refuse. They followed together to the newly dug treehouse, finding it a towering Ironwood, thirty-person wide, with a small door at the entrance. Inside was a small room of over a dozen square meters, clean and warm…

Seeing Wang Xiaoqiang intending to take women to sleep in the treehouse, the soldiers, although envious, sensibly withdrew,

Once inside the treehouse, the two women felt warmth in their bodies and hearts, though somewhat awkward with Wang Xiaoqiang present, but he seemed unaware, sitting in meditation, saying, "You both sleep, I'll stand guard for you."

Saying so, he closed his eyes and began a breathing technique.

Seeing this, the two women lay down to sleep.

When both women were asleep and their breathing evened out, Wang Xiaoqiang opened his eyes, glanced at the two women. Jiang Yingxue appeared spirited and elegant, with a voluptuous and sexy figure, while Sai Ya was gentle and quiet, with an alluring and captivating posture. Two women of completely different temperaments, each having their unique beauty, like two flowers vying for attention, ripe for plucking… (to be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to cast a vote on Qidian (qidian.com) or vote monthly. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com)

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