Around it, the other branch peaks surrounded it like stars encircling the moon.
In the sky, a faint blue light shone through. Flurries of fine snow rustled down.
This was a place of pure white, flawless, even the buildings on the peaks were carved from crystal ice.
This was the Snowy Mountain Blessed Land.
The lair of the Northern Plains' demonic path Gu Immortals. There were several dozen Gu Immortals, each occupying a different mountain peak.
On a branch peak of the snow mountain covered in verdant pines, stood a seven-story ice-crystal pavilion. On the plaque of the pavilion, three large characters were written: "Snow Pine Pavilion".
Xue Song Zi (Snow Pine), the master of this place, was a renowned Rank Six demonic Gu Immortal of the Northern Plains.
He was tall and thin, dressed in a light blue robe, with snow-white hair falling to the ground. He was currently on the top floor of the Snow Pine Pavilion, looking down upon this branch peak that belonged solely to him.
His eyes were azure blue, his gaze deep, penetrating a thousand li, patrolling his domain.
"The snow pines are growing well. The snow willows transplanted the year before last have already expanded to tens of thousands. This year's gu worms have also produced nearly three hundred Rank Five gu. Apart from using these water path and ice path gu for research, there are surpluses that can be sold, for at least two or three Immortal Essence Stones."
"Of course, my main source of income right now is still the slave trade of Snowmen."
On Xue Song Zi's branch peak, six variant human tribes were raised, all of them Snowmen.
Snowmen are a type of variant human, living in the icy snow environment. Their skin is snow-white, their pupils ice-blue, and their hair water-blue. After death, their fleshy bodies turn into ice sculptures.
Snowmen generally do not laugh or cry, and tears are even rarer. Most Snowmen, in their entire lives, never experience crying with joy or weeping in sorrow.
However, when a Snowman sheds tears, they instantly freeze into Tear Ice. Tear Ice is a precious gu refining material, deeply beloved by Gu Masters.
After inspecting, Xue Song Zi nodded with satisfaction.
Although Snowmen seem expressionless, in Xue Song Zi's opinion, they are the variant humans whose spiritual nature is closest to humans. Many Gu Immortals raise Snowmen to obtain Tear Ice, frequently torturing them cruelly. Subjecting them to inhuman suffering.
This gu refining material called Tear Ice is used in many places. In Treasure Yellow Heaven, transactions involving Tear Ice are extremely active.
Many Gu Immortals, to obtain Tear Ice and seek profits, use every means to slaughter and torture Snowmen.
Xue Song Zi had also engaged in this kind of business before, but he soon discovered that the market for Gu Immortals to obtain Tear Ice was much larger than the value of Tear Ice itself.
From then on, he began raising Snowmen, selling them to Treasure Yellow Heaven. Letting other Gu Immortals torture the Snowmen.
In their lifetime, Snowmen can cry Tear Ice at most three times. The total does not exceed sixty tears. Each time they cry, the Snowman's lifespan greatly decreases, and their essence vitality is severely depleted.
If a Snowman sheds too much Tear Ice, they will rapidly age and die faster.
But the cost of raising Snowmen is much lower.
Coupled with the branch peak Xue Song Zi owned, which was convenient for planting snow pines and snow trees and raising Snowmen, selling Snowmen earned him more than when he directly sold Tear Ice.
He had a knack for making money. Over the years, his business boomed, and he accumulated a large number of Immortal Essence Stones. He could be considered a wealthy man among Gu Immortals.
But he had one biggest regret—he had become a Rank Six Gu Immortal for decades, but he still did not have an Immortal Gu.
No matter how many Immortal Essence Stones he had, he could not buy an Immortal Gu. All because Immortal Gu are unique. Even if others had one, they wouldn't sell it. At most, they would trade an Immortal Gu for another Immortal Gu.
"Now the Ma Clan has reached the final step. If they can defeat the Hei Clan and enter the Royal Court, perhaps I can obtain my first Immortal Gu from the Eighty-Eight True Yang Building... Hmm?"
Xue Song Zi was thinking about things when he suddenly felt something in his heart. He casually waved his hand.
Space split open, and an Information Gu flew in.
Xue Song Zi opened it and saw that it was a request for help from the Ma Clan.
"They finally can't hold out anymore." A hint of a smile appeared at the corner of Xue Song Zi's mouth.
He had been paying close attention to this session's Royal Court struggle and had long known about the Ma Clan's defeat. Earlier, he had contacted the Ma Clan, but the Ma Clan could not make up their mind. Now that the battle was urgent, the Ma Clan sent a letter for help, which was equivalent to agreeing to his previous demands.
"This way, it's time for me to make a move." Xue Song Zi gradually withdrew his smile and activated his Mind Thought Gu.
Three Mind Thoughts flew into the distance, shooting towards three Snowman tribes on the snowy peaks.
After receiving the Mind Thoughts, three Snowman Gu Masters immediately rose into the air and rushed towards the mountain peak.
Moments later, they knelt in unison before the gate of the Snow Pine Pavilion, saying in unison: "Xue Wa, Xue Mi, Xue Ming, pay respects to the Immortal!"
Xue Song Zi did not show himself, but instead took out some Gu worms and flew them into the hands of these three Snowmen.
"Take these Gu worms and the Ding War Division. Go down the mountain to the outside world, find the Ma Clan, and help them win the great battle." Xue Song Zi sent another Mind Thought.
"Understood." The three Snowman Gu Masters immediately acknowledged the order.