In the frigid lands, after my exile, I began to slay demons and monsters.

Chapter 163 The Arctic and the North Sea

"The Arctic North Sea, the last place where the demon race can survive."

Ning Xiaoxi had just emerged from the breathtaking scenery of the Aurora Deer traversing space when she was plunged into another illusory and dreamlike landscape.

The North Sea in the Arctic is like a pearl sealed by time, exuding a cold yet captivating aura. Gazing into the distance, the vast ice field stretches endlessly into the distance, merging with the low-hanging sky at the horizon, making it impossible to distinguish where water, ice, and sky meet.

Huge icebergs float on the sea, scattered like stars. They are all different in shape. Some are like sharp swords piercing the sky, while others are like ancient castles standing tall. Under the refraction of the sunlight, they shine with blue and white light, which are the unique colors of millennia-old snow and glaciers, pure and profound.

On the iceberg, there are all kinds of strange beasts.

The Ice Serpent coiled around the sword-like iceberg, its body covered in translucent, ice-blue scales that shimmered with a chilling luster in the darkness, like a flowing glacier. Its eyes radiated an icy aura, capable of freezing anything that entered them. Whether water or matter, anything frozen would be swallowed whole and become its food.

Snow vultures perch atop snow-capped mountains resembling ancient castles. Their feathers are as white as snow, each covered with a thin layer of frost that refracts iridescent light in the sunlight. Their talons are as sharp as ice blades, and they frequently snatch enormous fish from the sea, placing them atop ice peaks to tear open the flesh and devour them. Snow vultures fly with incredible speed, weaving through clouds and icebergs, their cries echoing across the silent North Sea, striking fear into the hearts of other creatures.

The phantom deer stopped right on the coast. The extreme cold had frozen everything that could be frozen, and in the glaciers, where the waves were surging, the seawater was almost black.

The waves crashed against the ice, producing a deep, rhythmic sound, interspersed with the cries of snow vultures, which sounded exceptionally clear in this silent world.

The icy seawater surged up, and the splashing waves instantly turned into fine ice shards, scattering and drifting in the wind. The sea breeze, carrying a bone-chilling cold, howled past like a ferocious beast, blowing across the sea surface, stirring up layers of waves, and blowing across the ice field, raising a snowy mist, filling the entire North Sea with a desolate atmosphere.

The sea creatures bobbed and thrashed in the seawater. Unlike the sea creatures of the East China Sea, the sea creatures here had almost no scales on their skin, and their smooth skin reflected a deep blue light.

Tianji patted Huanlu's neck, and Huanlu stepped onto the glacier step by step. "Come here quickly, look at your ignorant face!"

Ning Xiaoxi pulled on the reins of her spiritual energy, "Since you have such a good place, why are you so insistent on finding another space?"

"Can you sense any spiritual energy here?"

"No."

“What you see now are just some demonic beasts with some demonic blood. A thousand years ago, they might have been able to cultivate demon cores, but now they can only be beasts. In a few more generations, the demonic bloodline will completely disappear.” Tianji sighed. “The spiritual source cannot be repaired, which is why I gave up fighting against the human race. Even if the demon race regains its right to exist, it will perish if there are no successors.”

"Actually, there's nothing wrong with the human race existing in the world. In a world without demons, the human race will develop independently. Although it may not have the dazzling splendor of demons, it can see the beauty beyond the planet."

"Outside the planet?" Tianji looked at Ning Xiaoxi with a puzzled expression.

"Uh, that's the wonder of the world I came from."

Tianji shook his head and did not pursue the topic further. "The humans here have begun to erase the memories of demons. Once demons no longer appear in the world, it won't be long before they become just legends."

"Yes, it has already been implemented in Fu Fang's area. I believe this is not Fu Fang's decision. It should be implemented simultaneously in all ten border cities."

"The demon race once found another path of cultivation, which was to accumulate virtue and do good deeds, and use golden light to protect themselves and hide in the human race. Many lesser demons were willing to try it."

Ning Xiaoxi remembered the first demon she encountered after arriving here, the three-tailed cat demon that claimed to be carrying golden light of merit.

"You've seen him?"

Perhaps her expression was too obvious, Tianji noticed it.

"Just after leaving the royal city, I encountered a three-tailed cat demon at the Shili Post Station."

Although Ning Xiaoxi didn't say it, Tianji still smiled knowingly.

"Even though it is difficult, it is still a way out, and no race will prohibit it as long as it is willing."

"Let each accept their own fate?" Ning Xiaoxi murmured softly.

On the glacier at the feet of the Phantom Deer, a group of three-tailed snow hares, numbering in the dozens, ran quickly by.

As night slowly descended, the aurora borealis appeared in the sky like a dream. Green, purple, and pink lights intertwined and danced, like ribbons waved by fairies in the air, or a silent symphony played by the universe. They changed unpredictably in the night sky, sometimes cascading down like a waterfall, sometimes bursting open like fireworks, adorning the dark night sky with dazzling splendor. Under the aurora's reflection, the ice fields and ocean were dyed with strange colors, as if one had stepped into a fairytale world.

When the laser appeared, the two phantom deer began to chase it. They weaved through the colorful light bands, their figures appearing almost ethereal, blending into the light bands.

This time, the cave was very quiet, and Ning Xiaoxi quietly watched the magnificent aurora.

The phantom deer stepped out of the aurora zone, and in front of it were towering snow-capped mountains reaching into the clouds.

"This road is long enough!" The cabbage in Ning Xiaoxi's palm was still diligently exhaling black energy, but the black energy was no longer so pure, it seemed to have exhausted itself.

"Either integrate into the crowd, or stay away from the crowd." As Tianji spoke, white mist appeared around his mouth. "Integrating is difficult, but staying away is even more difficult."

"Has Lord Tianwei been here before?"

“His ideas are different from mine, and we are on different paths.” Tianji paused slightly. “I have never spoken so much with him before.”

Ning Xiaoxi took out a water bag from her bosom and handed it to Tianji, "This contains hot water that my mother boiled before I left home. Drink it to warm yourself up."

Tianji took the drink, drank a few mouthfuls, and his complexion became a little rosier. "When the system left, I only had one year left to live. We traveled all over the country before we found this place where we could temporarily settle down. Over the years, I have also found some of the remaining clans by taking advantage of my identity. However, most of them do not trust me and are unwilling to migrate here."

"You are a Heavenly General of the Celestial Master Pavilion, which demon would dare to trust you!"

Tianji smiled slightly, and his aura changed, overflowing with demonic energy that swept up the surrounding snow and into the air.

The black bead and the little silver dragon rushed out of the cave at the same time and floated steadily in front of Ning Xiaoxi.