Clan Cultivation: Starting from Beast Taming-Chapter 1469 - 582: Killing Intent in the Snowstorm [Subscribe Request]_3

As the two of them entered the Ice Plains, Zhou Chun summoned the Golden Winged Tiger to spare his mana and avoid attacks from indiscriminate Demon Beasts.

Upon seeing the Third Order superior magical beast, the Golden Winged Tiger, Wu Yishan was slightly surprised but quickly composed himself, having seen worldly sights before. Following Zhou Chun’s invitation, he mounted the tiger’s back to specialize in guiding.

The climate over the Ice Plains is unpredictable, and snowstorms often occur.

Though these ordinary snowstorms aren’t blizzards, they can still obstruct vision, making it unsafe to fly too fast to avoid losing direction.

Thankfully, the Golden Winged Tiger itself counts as a Wind Attribute Beast, and during flight, it can summon a pale blue Protective Barrier with mana to block the wind and snow, allowing Zhou Chun and Wu Yishan on its back to better observe the surroundings.

"Cultivators in the Ice Barbarian Country divided the Ice Plains into nine segments based on different distance intensities. The interval of depth distance between each segment ranges from two thousand to three thousand miles, with Segment One being the shallowest and Segment Nine being the deepest!"

"As you delve deeper into each segment of the Ice Plains, the dangers significantly increase. These dangers include the strength and weakness of Demon Beasts as well as the likelihood of storms and even temperature extremes!"

"Generally speaking, the Ice Plains below Segment Four rarely see Fourth Order magical beasts and are considered relatively safe territory for Purple Mansion Phase Cultivators, with fewer and less powerful blizzards, and the map still has some reference value."

"Beyond Segment Five, the temperature of the Ice Plains sharply drops, and even the Foundation Establishment cultivators need to expend mana to maintain their body temperature. There, high chances of encountering Fourth Order Magical Beasts exist!"

"The Demon Beasts in the Ice Plains are different than those outside, as food is scarce, and high-level Demon Beasts roam all over searching for prey, so even if you know where their lairs are and intentionally avoid them, you might still encounter them elsewhere!"

"Moreover, the Demon Beasts on the Ice Plains hold grudges. Once injured or their prey is taken, they might even follow you for several months, all the way to within a segment line!"

"Above the seventh segment, it’s said that even Golden Core Stage Cultivators dare not venture lightly. There, the extreme cold and low temperatures alone are enough to freeze Foundation Establishment Cultivators, and the formed Extreme Cold Storms can confine and destroy Golden Elixir Cultivators!"

Amid the flying snowflakes, Wu Yishan was both directing the Golden Winged Tiger’s route and imparting the relevant Ice Plains intelligence he knew to Zhou Chun to prevent Zhou Chun from unknowingly committing certain taboos.

In this aspect, Zhou Chun did not belittle the survival experience accumulated by local cultivators despite his high cultivation level.

When Wu Yishan spoke of the conditions on the Ice Plains, Zhou Chun also proactively inquired, "Taoist Friend Wu, could you talk about blizzards and Extreme Cold Storms? What should we do if we truly encounter these two natural disasters?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Yishan immediately replied, "Blizzards come in various sizes. Small blizzards only affect less than a thousand-mile area and are common on the Ice Plains. It’s usually sufficient for those with Foundation Establishment cultivation to actively dig ice and hide in caves when a blizzard forms, waiting several days or ten-plus days for it to subside!"

"Large blizzards, however, have no fixed pattern. I once encountered a massive blizzard along the third segment line, and at that time, the entire two-segment, three-segment, and four-segment regions in the same direction were covered by the snowstorm’s impact, lasting over a month before it ended!"

"When that blizzard finally ended, we found dozens of zhang of ice and snow piled atop the ice cave we had dug, and upon emerging, the surrounding environment changed completely. It ultimately took us over two months to return to the Ice Barbarian Country, having also lost two companions with late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation level!"

"As for Extreme Cold Storms, since they virtually never appear below the seventh segment line, I haven’t seen them myself. I’ve only heard that if encountered, digging ice caves is inadvisable, as the ice there is exceedingly hard to excavate, with a high risk of ice layer movements occurring within Extreme Cold Storms, possibly leading into unpredictable dangers!"

Is that so?

Zhou Chun nodded thoughtfully, no longer asking further.

In the ensuing month-plus period, Wu Yishan directed the Golden Winged Tiger to stop and go intermittently, delving several thousand miles into the Ice Plains, eventually traversing the so-called fourth segment line.

The lengthy time it took was naturally due to avoiding blizzards and correcting direction, which delayed progress.

And this was the result after Zhou Chun intervened, forcefully traversing several small-scale blizzards.

Otherwise, it would have taken much longer.

At this point, Zhou Chun fully realized the importance of having a good guide.

Even Wu Yishan, familiar with the area, had to travel hundreds of miles in extra regions to successfully locate the position of Fish Eye Ice Lake, seeking out markedly iconic soaring snow peaks and glaciers to confirm their location.

Without Wu Yishan’s guidance, if Zhou Chun were alone, merely flying in a single direction, even given a year or two, he still might not reach the destination!

The Ice Plains of the fourth segment line were already extremely cold; ordinary people, even swaddled in thick fur coats, struggled to survive, and even beasts adept in cold resistance like Ice Plains Bears, wolves, and foxes had already vanished from this location.

Demon Beasts constituted most of the creatures present here.

Their primary food sources are fish and shrimp living in Ice Plains Lake habitats, alongside other Demon Beasts.