Chapter 1472: Where is the Name of God

Freedom!

Within the Sea of Five Palaces, tumultuous waves seemed to rise.Of course, it was but an illusion.

This mysterious voice, with its cadence and emotion, held a captivating allure. It was as if it could churn the listener's heart, stirring up monstrous waves and surging tides.

In this world, who does not yearn for freedom?Who is content to remain within a fence?Who would willingly live under another's roof, bowing and scraping?

Little White Cloud was willing.What was so bad about eating, drinking, singing little tunes, and basking in the sun each day?

The mysterious voice spoke of "exchanging lives," these four words utterly chilling.Just the thought of the suffering his Immortal Master had endured, the despair he had known, made the White Cloud Disciple's scalp tingle and his spine run cold.

Others might only see the Immortal Master Jiang's glory, speaking of peerless thiên kiêu. As a disciple of the Immortal Palace, an existence born alongside the new Cloudtop Immortal Palace, he had seen and heard too much.Where was this boundless glory?It was clearly boundless pursuit and endless beatings...

"Fear not, with me here, he can no longer harm you."The White Cloud Disciple's startled expression was clearly misinterpreted.The mysterious voice reassured him, "You are born free."

The White Cloud Disciple regained his senses and asked, "What kind of freedom?"The voice seemed to drift from beyond the heavens for a moment, becoming vast and imposing, "The freedom to be the master of your own destiny!"

"To be the master of one's own destiny..." the White Cloud Disciple murmured, then asked, "Who are you?""I have already said, who I am is not important. You should ask yourself, who do you wish to become?"

"But," the White Cloud Disciple looked up at the sky, "if I don't even know who you are, how can I believe that you can help me?"

These words were indeed reasonable.The mysterious voice paused for a moment, then suddenly said, "Look up and see!"

At Mount Tiankui in the Arctic, snow piled high on the mountains.The temperature was extremely low, breath turned to frost, and a handful of water instantly froze before leaving one's grasp, falling to the ground and sinking directly into the snowdrift.Yet, various rare flowers and exotic grasses still bloomed brilliantly.

Having adapted to various extreme environments in the Mountain Sea Purgatory, Jiang Wang and Zuo Guangshu felt no discomfort.The puppet body of the Lunar Slave was even less affected.

They had been in the mountains for some time now, and the sound of the river flowing around the mountain had been left behind.The waterfall cascading down the mountain, like a hanging curtain, could still be seen by looking back, but it was becoming increasingly indistinct through the gaps in the trees.

The three entering the mountain walked close to the ground, moving in a "pin" shape formation.Each was responsible for observing a specific area.

Though called "walking," none of them actually stepped on the snow.Zuo Guangshu's elegant robes fluttered, and with each step, a mist of water vapor lifted his feet. His handsome face was slightly flushed from the frost, but his eyes were resolute, like a figure in a painting.As the water mist supported his forward movement, it also continuously fed back information about "water."Flowers, stones, trees, grass—wherever there was water flow, there was a "response."

Jiang Wang strolled leisurely, as if walking on clouds, utterly carefree. His ears listened to sounds, his eyes observed the scenery, and as he moved forward, his body instinctively adjusted, ensuring he could react in combat as quickly as possible at any given moment and in any environment.The terrifying killing intent contained within his relaxed demeanor was not difficult to perceive.

The Lunar Slave was different from both of them. She flew directly off the ground, three inches above the snow, at a constant speed and with no ripples. While her face showed no expression, few pieces of information could escape her capture.

The positioning between the three of them was also constantly being微調ed, essentially maintaining an equal distance from each other at all times.Gray robe, blue robe, and blue elegant robes flowed on the frosty white mountain, creating a harmonious aesthetic.If a skilled brush were to depict this scene of ascending the snowy mountain, it would surely be a famous painting.

And such a painting appeared in the Cloudtop Immortal Palace, floating before the White Cloud Disciple.The White Cloud Disciple was truly bewildered.What do you want me to see? You painting?Are you impressive just because you paint well? Then Wu Ling also had a fine hand in calligraphy, sometimes ornate and beautiful, sometimes strong and forceful, yet wasn't he blown to death by my Immortal Master's single breath?

"The painting is indeed quite good, that..." the White Cloud Disciple began.With this sound.The scroll before him was completely torn, ripped into two halves.

And outside, in the real Arctic Mount Tiankui in the Mountain Sea Realm.Crack! Crack! Crack!The entire vast Mount Tiankui in the Arctic suddenly let out a tremendous roar, and a colossal fissure, starting from the mountain peak, rapidly spread to the foot of the mountain.The entire Mount Tiankui in the Arctic, the legendary mountain from the Chronicle of Mountain Sea Strange Beasts, split open!

The mountain range, stretching for dozens of miles, split cleanly before Jiang Wang and the other two, as if cleaved in two by an invisible long blade. However, neither half fell, still adhering to some rule, suspended high in the sky.Massive amounts of accumulated snow slid down, like shattered jade and scattered gems, surging and drifting in the air, swirling and fluttering.The river flowing around the mountain was stretched, still surging without pause.

Jiang Wang and the others on this side of the mountain gazed at the other side, momentarily stunned.A vast canyon formed between the two mountains. Standing within, one could look down at the azure sea, look up at the clouds and mist, and see the falling snow.Though beautiful, the three ascending the mountain had no mood for appreciation.

During this process of the mountain splitting and the earth cracking, Jiang Wang felt no influence from any external force. It was as if the mountain was naturally changing, like the mountain body's inherent movement.But how could a floating mountain split?And why would it be such a coincidence that it only split after they ascended the mountain?

In the Cloudtop Immortal Palace.The White Cloud Disciple stared at the scene unfolding outside the Immortal Master, momentarily dumbstruck.And the scroll floating before him silently disappeared.

"Did you see?" the mysterious voice said, "This is my power. Even your Immortal Master, before me, is merely an ant-like existence. It is truly simple for me to help you."

"Then quickly help!" The White Cloud Disciple suddenly became agitated, "First help me fully repair this Immortal Palace, then create an immortal body for me that can walk in the mundane world, and impart to me invincible power, so that I can eat whenever I want, sleep whenever I want, and no one will dare scold me!"

"..." The mysterious voice said, "Only those who strive for themselves receive heavenly aid. How can there be anything in this world gained without effort? If I give you powerful strength and you lack the matching disposition, that is no different from creating a tragedy, harming you rather than helping you."

"What do you mean?" The White Cloud Disciple was bewildered, "Are you still going to help me?"The mysterious voice said, "Your freedom also requires your own effort. Do you understand what I mean?"

"What do you need me to do?" The White Cloud Disciple said very directly, "Let me be clear first, I have a congenital old stomach ailment and cannot endure hardship."

The mysterious voice must have really wanted to strangle this little胖墩, but ultimately did not.It only responded, "No need to endure hardship."

"And I'm very timid, afraid of everything, most afraid of pain.""It won't hurt either."

The White Cloud Disciple breathed a sigh of relief, "Then how do you want to help me?"The mysterious voice said, "Relax yourself, receive my divine seal. Use the power of this Immortal Palace to draw me in, and I will personally help you break through your limitations..."

"I don't know how." The White Cloud Disciple blinked his eyes, looking very innocent.

"...What do you not know how to do?""How to relax myself?"

The mysterious voice was extremely patient, "It means not to have wild thoughts, calm yourself down, open your defenses.""The more I try not to have wild thoughts, the more wild thoughts I have."

"...Alright, when the time comes, count sheep in your mind, concentrate on counting. Leave everything else to me.""Oh... Then how do I use the power of the Immortal Palace to draw you in?"

"Do you not know how to control the power of the Immortal Palace? Or do you not know how to draw me in?""This Immortal Palace doesn't have any power at all, and I don't know how to draw you in either."

The mysterious voice was silent for a long time this time.The White Cloud Disciple faintly heard words like "piglet" or similar, but they were very ethereal and he couldn't hear them clearly.

"Hello? Are you still there?" the White Cloud Disciple asked politely."I am," the mysterious voice sighed, "I am thinking of how to better help you, poor little child, you have been confined for too long, causing your abilities and mind to be incomplete..."

White Cloud Disciple: ...

He suppressed the urge to draw out the Flowing Cloud Sword and asked with a naive face, "You still haven't said, how do I use the power of the Immortal Palace to draw you in?"The mysterious voice said, "I will first impart to you a set of restrictions, you should study them well, it should help you grasp the power of this Immortal Palace. When I transmit power, you only need to cooperate."

"Aren't you talking to me in the Immortal Palace right now? You're already here. Why do I need to draw you in again? I mean... I might be a little slow at learning things...""I am talking to you from a very distant place, I am not in the Immortal Palace."

"If you're not here, how are you talking to me?""My greatness is something you cannot imagine. Therefore, study diligently, and I will lead you to a bright future." The mysterious voice clearly lacked patience now, casually perfunctory, and then said, "Remember this incantation..."

A few dozen characters of incantation, the White Cloud Disciple stumbled and fumbled through them about twenty times, repeating them until the mysterious voice was numb, and finally recited them without a single mistake.A confident expression was already on his white and plump little face, and he seemed very eager, "When shall we make our move? In my opinion, there's no better day than today..."

The mysterious voice hurriedly said, "Child, it is not yet time. You must be patient. When the time comes, I will come again... to remind you.""Time? What time?""When the time comes, you will naturally know."

Afterward, it dissipated, with no further response.

"What do you think caused this mountain to suddenly split?" Standing on this side of the high canyon, Jiang Wang asked with a frown."I can't detect any traces of external force," Zuo Guangshu said.

"What broke was a certain rule, and the mountain body is just the manifestation of the rule breaking," after a long period of contemplation, the Lunar Slave said, "I also cannot be sure whether it broke naturally or was controlled by someone. If it was the latter, that power is something we cannot resist.""You are right," Jiang Wang said, "Since worry is useless, then don't worry."

The Lunar Slave thought, I didn't say that... but that is also correct.

Jiang Wang asked again, "With such a big commotion, where is the mountain god of this mountain? Why hasn't Jiufeng appeared? Moreover, it's too quiet. We haven't heard any sounds all the way here, and now that the mountain has split, there are still no sounds."The mountain god's anger, the suffering and fear of the creatures on the mountain, were all absent.Although this mountain had flowers, grass, and trees, it seemed like a dead mountain.It was even less vibrant than the barren Mount Zhang E.

"Indeed," the Lunar Slave also said, "It's unnaturally quiet."

Zuo Guangshu clutched a silver cylinder in his hand, which contained things specifically prepared for the strange beast Jiufeng. Hearing this, he also said, "It's indeed very strange... There are two mountain gods on Mount Tiankui in the Arctic, one is Qiangliang, and the other is Jiufeng. We entered the mountain from the ice waterfall, entering the territory of Jiufeng. Jiufeng loves to sing and is usually not too quiet."

The snow on Mount Tiankui in the Arctic was very deep, and along the way, the shallowest places were over three feet deep.Besides broken branches and fallen leaves, there were no traces on the snow.The three figures scattered on the endless snowy mountain were not even a speck of mud.Now, there was indeed no useful information to be found on the fractured surface of the mountain body.

"Could it be that they went on a long journey?" Jiang Wang casually livened up the atmosphere, "Visiting relatives or something.""These sealed gods generally don't leave... their sphere of influence." Zuo Guangshu blurted out the 'common sense' of the Mountain Sea Realm, but the more he spoke, the less confident he became.Because since entering the Mountain Sea Realm, he had seen too many strange beasts running around everywhere.At first, he had even used the whereabouts of the Yingyu and Huangbei to determine the approximate location, but later, he saw Kui Niu running wild and the Huodou army roaring, making it impossible to determine anything.

"We might be wasting our time," the Lunar Slave said.Given the profound lessons learned from the numerous actions of the strange beasts in the Mountain Sea Realm, they had been very cautious since ascending the mountain. Their exploration efficiency was very low, and even until the mountain suddenly split, they had found nothing.

Jiang Wang looked back at the white snow and frosty trees, then simply raised a hand.Chirp chirp chirp!A long stream of fiery red flame sparrows flew out rapidly, chirping and darting towards various parts of the snowy mountain.At the same time, he activated the Sound-Hearing Immortal State to listen to all sounds.After a moment, he shook his head, "There are no sounds related to Jiufeng, not even the sound of living creatures."

The Lunar Slave also pressed her palms together and softly chanted, and a golden light ripple rapidly expanded from her clasped hands, spreading in all directions.Including the half-mountain behind her and the broken half-mountain opposite.The golden light was silent and spread quickly, disappearing from sight in the blink of an eye.

After a long time, the Lunar Slave released her clasped hands and slowly said, "Neither Jiufeng nor Qiangliang are here, and there are no other living creatures. If they are not intentionally hidden... that is basically the case."

"Guangshu, is Jiufeng really present on Mount Tiankui in the Arctic?" Jiang Wang asked.Zuo Guangshu said, "Yes, it is. The Chronicle of Mountain Sea Strange Beasts has detailed records, and people have seen Jiufeng in the Mountain Sea Realm before. This target was my choice after much deliberation, it's impossible that I would enter without even confirming this."

"There must be some change that we don't know about, a change involving the entire Mountain Sea Realm... It has already happened," Jiang Wang murmured.

A layer of shadow fell over the hearts of the three people.Who turned Mount Tiankui in the Arctic into a dead mountain?Given the strength displayed by these strange beasts in the Mountain Sea Realm,Who could simultaneously erase Qiangliang and Jiufeng without leaving a trace?Kui Niu's thunder rumbled for thousands of miles, and Huodou spewed volcanoes.When Yingyu passed by, a great flood followed. Although Bifang died, there were charred bones on the mountain.But on this Mount Tiankui in the Arctic, nothing was left...Only the vast, clean snow.

Jiang Wang inexplicably recalled the phrase he had seen on Mount Zhang E—"Perpetually residing in this abode, granted a divine name by heaven!"What if this abode has no resident?Where then is the divine name?