Chapter Ten: Secret Gate (Part Two)

  "Here... there is no concept of collective, everyone fights for themselves. We don't bully others, but if someone bullies us, we immediately kill them."

  Xin Zhaolun said, "Yes, it's very chaotic here. There are all sorts of people and languages too. We need a common language. Once we settle down, I'll teach you."

  In the sky, people occasionally fly by, all at high speed, and they try to keep their distance from each other.

  Miao Lingdao: "Is this place... dangerous?"

  Xin Zhaolun said, "That's a given. Otherwise, why would you need a certain amount of strength to come here? If it weren't for the fact that only true masters can make it through, even the cold wouldn't be able to withstand it, let alone all the slaughter among the various races here."

  "Lei Xingfeng asked with some curiosity: 'Senior brother, why did you come here?'"

  Xin Zhaolun said: "I've discovered a mine here, I need this ore, and also need everyone's help to dig the mine... it's one of the materials I'm preparing to manufacture the secret gate, you'll need it too."

  Lei Xingfeng finally understood, but he had no opinion. Although he didn't know what kind of mineral material this was, since it was needed to make the secret door, then he also needed it. Being prepared early and not being prepared were two completely different things.

  Xin Zhaolun said: "Everyone be careful, we're going in! Follow me and fly, don't fly around randomly..." He didn't fly in a straight line, but instead flew along the ice wall, following it inward until they arrived at an open area surrounded by the ice walls.

  Lei Xingfeng noticed that as they flew over the ice wall, he had a feeling of being peeped at, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

  This piece of land is about one acre, completely covered with ice and snow, the snow even reached half the height of the icy wall. The icy wall surrounded here was over thirty meters high. When they fell down, Xin Zhaolun jumped into the air and struck a palm, punching out a huge hole in the air. Only then did they fall to the ground.

  Xin Zhaolun said: "Everyone stand still, don't move, I'll handle it."

  In just a moment, Xin Zhaolun stored all the snow on the ground into his wheel storage space. As a 9-ring master, the size of his wheel storage space was simply incomparable to that of Lei Xingfeng and the others.

  Xin Zhaolun said: "Today building a house... still has more than half a day's time, should be able to make it."

  Lei Xingfeng, Miao Ling, and Xiao Diya were all stunned. Lei Xingfeng asked in confusion: "Uh, Brother Shifu, this... a house built in one day?"

  Xin Zhaolun nodded and said: "That's right, one day is not enough, very soon... I've already had someone set up the framework."

  Miao Ling exclaimed in surprise: "Senior brother, what kind of framework is this?"

  With a wave of Xinzhaolun's hand, a purely steel-reinforced framework appeared before everyone's eyes. It was an extremely simple square frame, about two meters high, three meters long, and three meters wide. The so-called wall was made by fixing the steel bars to form a space with a thickness of half a meter, which was filled with wooden blocks. This was a type of softwood with many holes.

  The mad eagle couldn't help but exclaim: "Actually using floating wood to fill it up, haha, after pouring water on it, this layer of ice wall is absolutely extraordinary, and can isolate the cold air."

  Put out the big pot, set up a firewood pile, melt the snow water.

  Lei Xingfeng finally understood that the buildings here were made in this way, and even water was used as a bonding agent, which was also sandstone cement. What a great idea! In this icy world, what could be better than this building material?

  All eight of them were top-notch masters, not only incredibly powerful, but also possessing the Wheel of Space, which allowed them to move with minimal effort.

  All the buildings have various steel bars and iron wires pre-fabricated, just need to be placed in position, wrapped with iron wire and fixed, then filled with water. But here the temperature is extremely low, the water will freeze at a speed that is hard to believe as soon as it leaves the warmth of the flame.

  The entire construction was completed in just half a day. With some minor repairs using a shovel, the steel and ice rooms were thoroughly finished.

  The ground was also paved with ice, and after being leveled and smoothed, thick wooden boards were placed on top. The walls were surrounded by a circle of thick wooden boards, and then covered with thick animal hide mats. Large charcoal bronze basins were placed on top, and a very comfortable room was thus arranged.

  Lei Xingfeng tidied up the room, lit the charcoal brazier, and on top of it was a special smoke outlet. When the charcoal burned, the whole room suddenly became warm as spring.

  A thick wooden door was installed, and a thick animal hide curtain hung from it. Since the entire room was made of ice, light could penetrate in, so the room wasn't dark at all.

  Lei Xingfeng walked out of the room, to his left lived Crazy Eagle, to his right was Tiger Addict, a row of three rooms, opposite were Miao Ling's three rooms, on the left side was another row of three rooms where Xin Zhaolun and Xiao Diya lived, one of which was used for gatherings and meals, and to the right was empty land.

  Xin Zhaolun had already opened a gateway on the ice wall and installed a thick wooden gate.

  Lei Xingfeng walked up to him and asked: "Big Brother Master, how should we get out of here?"

  Xin Zhaolun smiled and said, "I've already opened the door. From here, follow the ice wall and you'll soon be able to get on the main road. However, if there's nothing urgent, it's best not to go out. Also, the effect of cultivation at night is particularly good here, so try to cultivate as much as possible."

  Lei Xingfeng curiously asked: "Is cultivation going particularly well?"

  Xin Zhaolun smiled and said, "This is a sacred place for cultivation. Otherwise, why would there be so many cultivators trying to get in by any means possible? You'll understand when you try it out tonight."

  "Ah, I see."

  Xin Zhaolun said, "If it weren't for the extreme cold here and the difficulty of getting here, many cultivators from the secret realm could move here. Unfortunately, this place is too dangerous for low-level cultivators. Just the cold alone would be unbearable for them."

  Lei Xingfeng said: "I don't feel very cold!"

  Miao Ling just came out and said, "Still not cold... I'm almost frozen to death."

  Xin Zhaolun smiled and said: "It's fine for now, but by tonight, you'll find out what cold really is..."

  Miao Ling was wrapped up like a rice dumpling, wearing fur gloves on her hands. She covered her face, revealing only two eyes, and kept saying: "Oh no, what can be done? What can be done... It's going to freeze to death..."

  Xin Zhaolun looked at her with a strange expression, he knew that Miao Ling rarely spoke normally, and unexpectedly became so lively when she came here, this was not like her.

  Miao Ling jumped up and down to warm her feet, saying: "No way, no way, I'm going back to my room to bask in the warmth of the fire, it's too cold..." Then she bounced away.

  Lei Xingfeng smiled and said: "Hasn't Master Miao ever lived in a cold place?"

  "He said: 'She is from Hu Ye Zhou, where the four seasons are distinct. Although it's not very cold even in winter, ordinary people can still withstand it. Of course, she wouldn't be used to this place.'"

  "Brother Lei Xingfeng said: 'Big Brother, how long are we going to stay here?'"

  Xin Zhaolun said: "Wait for the next time the secret door opens, and we can go back."

  Lei Xingfeng didn't understand and asked: "What does it mean?"

  Xin Zhaolun said: "The secret door to a world is limited, it's not that you can come and go as you please, you need the right time and the right opportunity to open it."

  "Ah? If it can't be opened in ten years, then we'll have to live here for ten years?"

  Xin Zhaolun nodded and said, "That's right, theoretically not wrong, it's just that it's impossible to open for ten years. Generally, it can be opened in half a year to one year. As long as you don't miss the opening time, there won't be any problem."

  Lei Xingfeng finally felt at ease, if he had to live here for ten years, he would really go crazy, that means he couldn't go back to find Grandpa and Little Sister, who knows what it will be like in ten years, he doesn't want to go back and everything has changed.

  "I didn't think it would be so troublesome..."

  Xin Zhaolun said, "Actually, if one has their own secret method, it wouldn't be so troublesome. One's own secret method doesn't have many restrictions. Borrowing someone else's secret method always has many inconveniences, even if it's from one's own senior."

  "Lei Xingfeng said: 'When are we going to dig for treasure?'"

  Xin Zhaolun said: "Don't worry, let's take a break for now and talk about it later. Fortunately, it's not the coldest time of the year yet. Hmm, Ah Feng, you don't seem to be afraid of the cold."

  Lei Xingfeng said: "I grew up in the mountainous area of Jumu Zhou, where winters are quite cold."

  Xin Zhaolun suddenly realized and laughed: "Growing up in Jumenzhou, no wonder you're more cold-resistant than Miao Shifu's sister."

  After chatting for a few sentences, Lei Xingfeng arrived at the gathering room where everyone was. Not only were Feng Ying and Shi Hu in the room, but also Miao Ling and her two guards. This house had to be much larger, with a layout different from each person's room.

  In the center of the room there was a fire pit, with a brick and stone stove, and a long table. This place was not only where people gathered to chat, but also where they ate their meals.

  Lei Xingfeng had just sat down when he heard the distant rumbling sounds, and everyone understood that it was the sound of battle. Xin Zhaolun came in, smiling: "Don't be surprised, battles often occur here, and death is common. You can't be humble here, once a battle starts, you absolutely can't show mercy."

  Miao Ling bitterly smiled and said: "I don't like fighting... Hong Jie, if someone wants to hit me... you must help me, okay..."

  Hong Jie said: "You can't never fight... I can only protect you for a while, not for a lifetime." As she spoke, she patted Miao Ling's head, and it was clear that the two had a very good relationship.

  Xin Zhaolun said: "It's okay here, we have a large number of people and strong strength."

  The mad eagle came over and explained in a low voice: "There are usually two or three people together, a small number of strong solo travelers, rarely seven or eight people together. According to the custom of each taking care of themselves here, we are a formidable team, others don't dare to come and provoke us."

  The eagle's voice was not loud, but everyone in the field could hear it.

  His words had hardly fallen when someone outside shouted: "Is anyone there? Come out and take a breath!"

  "Is this considered provocation?"

  Xin Zhaolun said: "Yes!"

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