Guo Lu was not very old, only two years older than Guo Yi, but he looked exceptionally robust, with one arm thicker than Guo Yi's thigh. A loud roar from him was like thunder.

  The white jade flying car soon stopped beside Guo Yao, and the driver, Guo Lu, had a long beard on his face, which made him look like a middle-aged man rather than an eighteen or nineteen-year-old young man.

  Guo Ye nodded in satisfaction, laughing: "And you, aren't you also a lot stronger? Haha! Your cultivation has reached the fifth palace of the Spiritual Realm, not bad, you have prospects."

  To know that Guo Lu's cultivation a year ago was at the level of Sheng Wu, in just one year he reached the fifth palace of Ling Zhe, which is extremely abnormal. Of course, it can't be compared to Guo Ye, that monster.

  "Please get in the car first, young master, and we'll talk slowly!"

  Guo Lu laughed and invited Guo Yi onto the White Jade Flying Heaven Chariot, then with a flick of his spiritual whip, he shouted: "Drive!"

  The White Jade Flying Heaven Car directly rushed into the Ancient Immortal City and then flew into the Gate of the World, stepping onto the world passage that returned to the Yunzhou Small World.

  Kuo Lu hurriedly drove the carriage, saying: "Young master, I've specially prepared some of the finest spiritual wine for you in the carriage. This is something I secretly took from my master without his knowledge, it's a pure spiritual fruit brew, and I don't even dare to take a sip myself."

  Ling fruit is also the currency unit of the Xianxia world, one ling fruit is equivalent to 100 stalks of ling grass, and a jar of pure ling fruit brewed ling wine requires at least 100 ling fruits. Drinking this wine is absolutely a luxurious enjoyment, no less than the flavor of Jiu Xian Gu wine, and it can also improve cultivation.

  "There's such a beautiful thing, then I'll try it first." Guo Yi was still drinking such expensive liquor for the first time, and naturally he didn't hesitate at all.

  Kuo Lu, who was driving outside, heard the gurgling sound coming from inside the carriage and suddenly became anxious: "Young master, please save some for me to have a sip!"

  "What? I didn't even realize I finished it, why didn't you say something earlier?"

  A burst of laughter came from the carriage, then the curtain was pulled open and a bronze wine jug was handed to Guo Lu, saying: "Good wine is not as good as beautiful women, only when many people drink it does it become beautiful!"

  "Well said!"

  Kuo Lu took the bronze wine vessel and laughed loudly, then poured the wine into his mouth with great force, like an old cow drinking water, and actually wanted to finish the spiritual wine in one gulp.

  "This time Guo Yi became anxious and shouted: 'You bastard, I've only had one sip, you save some for me to drink!'"

  "What? I didn't even realize I finished it. Why didn't you say something earlier?" Guo Lu said, shaking the empty wine jug in a daze.

  "I'm going all out against you!"

  "Ah!"

  ……

  It's another snowy winter, and the entire Yunzhou small world is shrouded in a vast expanse of ice and snow!

  The mountains are capped with a layer of silver, the rivers frozen for thousands of miles. Even the ancient trees along the official roads have been frozen into ice sculptures. The eagles in the sky have accumulated a thick layer of snow on their backs and then glide away to distant lands.

  The official road was completely covered with ice and snow, with a depth of up to three feet, enough to submerge people's knees.

  A four-meter-tall snow-white Qilin beast pulled a white jade flying chariot on the official road, rushing forward with its yoke one foot off the ground, like a white arrow speeding towards the distance, stirring up large swaths of flying snow.

  "Young master, just ahead is the Yanling Pass. Once we enter the pass, we'll be within the borders of the Yunxin Empire." Guo Lu's heart was racing with excitement, like a wandering son who had been away from home for many years, and was now finally about to return.

  "Let's stop at Yanling Pass for a while and have a jar of good wine made for me. The wine from my hometown is even more delicious than the divine wine."

  "Great! Let's go!"

  The snow-white lion beast let out a long roar towards the sky, then swung its five white hooves and charged into the first major pass of the Cloud Xin Empire's border.

  Yanling Pass borders the Yunhai Empire, with a large garrison stationed there every year. The general in charge of defending the pass is Li Heihu, one of the nine great martial saints who once led the Guo family army.

  One year after the Guo family was massacred, the nine great leaders led an army of one billion two hundred million to surround the imperial city, wanting to investigate the murderer behind the scenes and avenge the Guo family. Unfortunately, when the nine great leaders arrived at Xinjing City, the Tianwang Fu had been burned to ashes by a big fire, and all clues were destroyed.

  Finally, Empress Guo personally issued an order, and the nine great generals reluctantly led their troops back to the border from the imperial city.

  "Welcome back, Second Young Master, to Yunxin Empire!"

  "Welcome back, Second Young Master, to the Yunxin Empire!"

  ……

  The White Jade Flying Heaven Chariot had just entered the Goose Wing Pass when it heard the thunderous roar of tens of thousands of soldiers, and then they all bowed down to the ground towards Guo Yu.

  Guo Yimao furrowed his brow, then pulled open the curtain and walked out of the White Jade Flying Heaven Car. Suddenly, he was shocked by the vast expanse of soldiers before him. Everywhere he looked, from the streets to the alleys, on top of the city walls, and even at the distant mountain peaks, were rows upon rows of soldiers clad in iron armor, all kneeling down.

  There were three million soldiers, holding the big flag with the surname "Guo", kneeling in the snowy ground against the cold wind, shouting towards Guo Yao: "Welcome back to Yunxin Empire, Second Young Master."

  Kuo Lu's eyes widened in shock, and he stuttered: "L-lord, they are the Kuo family army!"

  "I know, the key is how they knew I would return to Yunxin Empire today and enter from Yanling Pass." Guo Yi's eyes were serious, feeling that this matter was quite strange.

  "Who is the general guarding Yanling Pass?" asked Guo Yi.

  "It was Li Heihu a year ago, I don't know if they've changed people now." Guo Lu also thought this matter was very unusual.

  Guo Yan was shocked: "General Li Heihu, the great stick, turned out to be this big stick!"

  Guo Jiajun, the leader of the nine great martial saints, knew Guo Ye. Among them, this General Guo Ye left a deep impression on him, because he not only looked like a club, but also did things in a very club-like manner.

  "Second Master, I and the soldiers have been kneeling here for three days, and finally we've waited for you to arrive."

  All that could be seen was a burly man with a completely black body, wearing a large suit of black armor, carrying a huge iron club on his shoulder, and kneeling in front of Guo Yao with a nose full of snot and tears, looking as sorrowful as can be.

  "Did you make the soldiers kneel in the snow for three days?"

  "That's right!"

  "It's really a big stick!" Guo Ye took a deep breath, "Speak! How did you know I was going to return to the Yunxin Empire and pass through Yanling Pass?"

  Li Heihu stared blankly and said: "The whole empire knows!"

  "What?" Guo Yi's face became even more solemn, and a sense of unease suddenly arose in his heart, as if a pair of eyes were constantly watching him. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Who told you that?"

  Li Heihu scratched his head and said, "I don't know! I also don't know how I knew it. Ah, right, it seems like three days ago someone told me in a dream that you, Second Young Master, will be returning to the Yunxin Empire soon to avenge your family."

  "You're dreaming!" Guo Lu almost took action and beat this big black guy up.

  Guo Ye listened to Li Hei Hu's words and seemed to be thinking deeply, smiling faintly: "Enter the dream fantasy realm."

  Kuo Lu listened to Kuo Yi's words and suddenly realized: "Young Master suspects that someone has used the evil technique of entering dreams on him?"

  "No, not him, but the entire Yunxin Empire's three billion people have fallen for this illusion. What a massive scale! It seems that this time's opponent is not weak. Taizhen Laozu definitely doesn't have such means. I wonder who it could be?" Guo Yi stroked his chin in contemplation.

  Guo Lu was shocked by Guo Ye's words: "To use illusions on three hundred billion people, this person's cultivation must be incredibly strong, this is also too unbelievable!"

  Guo Yao shook his head and said, "That's not necessarily true. After all, the Yunxin Empire is made up of ordinary people, and his cultivation may not be as terrifying as we imagine. What I couldn't figure out was whether this person was a friend or foe, and why he could see through my every move so clearly."

  Kuo Lu's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly said: "I remember now, the 'Dihuan Palace' is one of the seven major evil lands in the ancient Xuan domain of the Grand Universe, specializing in illusion magic. The powerful evil illusion technique can even make people lose themselves in an illusory realm for hundreds of years, and those who are trapped by the illusion still think they are living in the real world until they die of old age in the illusion."

  "Dì huàn gōng, hē, wǒ dào shì dì yī cì tīng shuō, sì hū wǒ bìng bù rèn shí tāmen."

  Translation:

  "The Palace of Illusions, huh? I've never heard of it before. It seems I don't know them."

  Guo Yedan smiled faintly and re-entered the White Jade Flying Heaven Sedan, saying: "It seems that this time the wine can't be drunk, let's go! Now to Tai Ling Mountain, these people may already be waiting for me there, can't keep them waiting. Haha!"

  Kuo Lu also burst out laughing, then boarded the White Jade Flying Heaven Chariot, his spiritual whip cracking as he shouted: "White Lion, add more strength! Let's try to arrive at the foot of Tai Ling Mountain before sunset today, drive!"

  Five white lions rose up with a burst of white light on their five white hooves, like a white cloud, and sped across the Goose Feather Pass, trampling over famous mountains and rivers, flying over great rivers, and disappearing beyond the sky.

  Kuo Yiping sat quietly in the white jade carriage and asked: "Tell me about this place, Di Huan Palace, what is it like?"

  Kuo Lu drove the car and said, "The Earth Illusory Palace is a relatively weak force among the seven major evil lands, so it relies on the Tian Xie Peak. It can be said that it is an affiliated force of the Tian Xie Peak."

  "Is Tianxie Peak also one of the seven great evil lands?" asked Guo Yao.

  "Of course, the Tian Xie Peak is ranked first among the seven major evil lands, its power is unparalleled, and the other six major evil lands combined can only rival it. Even the three great sacred sites of the righteous path are far less terrifying than the Tian Xie Peak."

  "Oh! The three sacred places of Zheng Dao are not as good as Tian Xie Peak. It seems that I have time to meet them." Guo Yi smiled and said.

  Guo Lu said solemnly, "I think this time's incident has the shadow of Tian Xie Peak lurking behind it. You should know that Di Huan Palace is almost completely under Tian Xie Peak's control now. It can be said that all the powerful people in Di Huan Palace have to obey Tian Xie Peak's orders. I suspect a big shot from Tian Xie Peak has arrived at Yun Xin Empire!"

  "Who were the big shots at the Evil Peak that day?" Guo Yi Xiao asked with a smile.

  Guo Lu shook his head and sighed, "It's not easy for a big shot to reveal himself. I only know that the Evil Girl Temple under Tianxie Peak has already been born a month ago. This is the third temple master of the seven major evil lands after the birth of the White Bone Mountain Sheng Nü Temple. It seems that the ranking competition among the seven major evil lands will set off another storm in the ancient mysterious domain, and I hope it won't affect the Yunzhou small world."

  ……

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