Master of Strange Dao

The sweet rain of Jinlan Mountain, the more sought-after it is, the more valuable it becomes. Every Cultivator can use it, and it's more important for those with stronger abilities.

Because those strong ones mostly face two situations: either they can control it, but once it goes out of control, it becomes a huge problem.

Weaker Cultivators, taken over by the Heart Demon, may go insane and lose self-awareness after becoming Devilic.

And if a stronger one truly becomes Devilic, the situation may arise where their thoughts, consciousness, and concepts become Devilic, yet they themselves retain a clear consciousness, aware that they have become Devilic.

This situation, before the appearance of the sweet rain, was a point of no return, because they themselves did not want to turn back.

Yu Ziqing supplies the sweet rain purely based on mood, whenever he suddenly remembers, feeling that the sweet rain on the market has been almost consumed, he releases some.

If inadvertently in seclusion for decades, then there's nothing to be done.

For other things it might be fine, but even if the Deceitful Ghost has it in hand, without Yu Ziqing's personal approval, he wouldn't dare release it at will.

The guide family came with three members, surnamed Wei.

Out of Dazhen, they are not well-known, but in Dazhen, whether one knows the background of the Wei Clan basically distinguishes between a big shot and an ordinary person.

On the surface, the Wei Clan is just an ordinary small Cultivator family, doing business neither well nor poorly, always able to provide some unique resources from the ice plain.

In reality, this family started confronting the vast areas in the western Hengduan Mountains since their ancestors.

By the generation before You Zhen, during Emperor Zhen's time, they gained support from the court to explore that vast area nominally belonging to Dazhen.

Wei Jing is the current Family Head, the seventeenth generation descendant of the Wei Clan, those more familiar with him call him Wei Seventeen.

Don't underestimate this number, it's counted by the Family Head, one Family Head counts as one generation, not by seniority.

Just like the Faceless Leader of Dadui has reached only up to Jia Shisi.

Along with Wei Jing came one in middle age and one young, the next generation's heir to the Family Head, and the most talented young member.

Bringing these two is just for insurance; no matter what happens, as long as one survives, it's sufficient.

This time Wei Jing came, if he doesn't succeed, he hasn't planned to return alive.

In his youth, he witnessed a tragedy, barely escaped, which became a lifelong obsession, and he hasn't succumbed to Devilic thoughts thanks to several visits to the Extremely Cold Forbidden Land.

That eerie place may have many downsides, but it has one benefit, as long as you don't consciously become Devilic, there, it's almost impossible to succumb to Devilic thoughts.

Wei Jing is aware of his own obsession and knows that, as of today, the family business is something even the younger generations are unlikely to give up.

The sweet rain must be prepared as a fallback, even if one gives up going to the Extremely Cold Forbidden Land, there remains a retreat option.

He originally prepared many explanations, but unfortunately, they're now irrelevant.

Jinlan Mountain's Qing Ziyu is not quite as the rumors suggest.

From what he heard in Dali, it's said that this Qing Ziyu has a sky three feet high, best at digging people out, always stepping on the line, making it hard to say anything, to the point where even the Dean of Lihuo Institute keeps a distance from him.

Anyway, besides doing business, there's nothing much else.

Upon this meeting, Wei Jing realized that the rumor seemed to carry too much personal bias.

But on second thought, with Qing Ziyu controlling the sweet rain, yet with limited quantity, one would expect to be gouged at every release, so it's normal for some to complain in private.

At least upon first meeting, after initial contact, the interaction felt quite pleasant.

Moreover, he hadn't said anything about the precautions for going to the Extremely Cold Forbidden Land, yet it's like they were aware and mentioned them first.

For example, going to such a place, one must not act recklessly ignoring advice, this is the most important thing.

Back then, Wei Jing once due to not being able to refuse, took outsiders along, unfortunately, just because that outsider didn't heed advice and acted recklessly, it resulted in heavy losses.

The atmosphere is currently very good, Yu Ziqing brought along a plethora of resources, considered sponsorship.

King Xiang wanted to go along, but Wei Jing rebuffed him, saying a small family couldn't bear the responsibility of King Xiang dying in the Extremely Cold Forbidden Land.

In reality, this translates to: go wherever is cooler and stay there.

King Xiang had no choice but also to provide some resources, saying he'd send people to wait for support in the Hengduan Mountains.

Yu Ziqing brought only the Two Devils, appearing ostensibly alone.

After setting off, the first step was to cross the Hengduan Mountains.

Wei Jing is meticulous, pausing at every mountain encountered to offer a small ritual.

"This is our family tradition, must be followed.

If not for the Hengduan Mountains stretching from south to north, blocking the cold currents from the west, it's feared that even the eastern part of Dazhen wouldn't survive.

Offering ritual to all the mountains along the way, then to the entire Hengduan Mountains.

They serve as the Dao Mark of our return route, upon return, even if encountering danger, entering the Hengduan Mountains means security."

When Wei Jing spoke these words, he was very earnest, not viewing them as psychological comfort.

Yu Ziqing adhered to local customs, even though he didn't sense the presence of any Mountain God or Earth Deity in the Hengduan Mountains.

But he knew that there were things he didn't understand, that others continuously did, and there must be a reason behind it.

After spending a month, they finally crossed the Hengduan Mountains.

Yu Ziqing looked back, always feeling there's something here beyond his perception.

As far as he knew, just crossing the Hengduan Mountains step shouldn't have been so peaceful.

After much thought, Yu Ziqing concluded that perhaps the Wei Clan knew how to find a safe route through the Hengduan Mountains, adopting a different path in different seasons.