# Chapter 976: Major Event of the Ice Sect
Mu Yizhou's lips twitched, a faint flush appearing on his face, yet he couldn't force out a single word for a long time.
Yun Che naturally had no reason to refuse. After all, if the matter blew up too much, it would not benefit him, and would likewise bring great consequences for Feng Mo. So he promptly nodded with a pleased expression: "Alright, I guarantee that today's matter concerning Liu Hang will not be told to anyone."
"Junior Brother Yun Che truly never disappoints." Mu Hanyi nodded toward him. "Junior Brother Yizhou, Junior Brother Yun Che has given his word. What say you?"
With things having come this far, what more could Mu Yizhou say? He took a deep breath, his tone still carrying a low heaviness: "Fine. For the sake of Senior Brother Hanyi's face, I will let today's matter go and not pursue it further."
Even so, it was absolutely impossible for the grudge and anger to simply vanish—especially the anger he had forcibly swallowed. But what surprised him was that, after uttering these words, a slight sense of relief surfaced deep within him.
A man who is kind is bullied; a man who is ruthless is feared. Yun Che's vicious, decisive manner of handling things was something Mu Yizhou had rarely seen in his entire life. Facing such a person, even one several levels weaker than oneself, was something no one wanted to provoke. Thus, this "reconciliation" felt utterly suffocating and unwilling on the surface, yet subconsciously brought a bit of ease.
As for Yun Che, the principle of "keeping a low profile" he had upheld had been torn to shreds on his very first day in the God Realm. So he had simply let himself go a little. In the Lan Ji Star, he had many people he cared about, but in the God Realm, he was alone, with no more scruples. Thus, he could act entirely according to his own temperament and principles, relying on the great backing of Mu Bingyun to do as he pleased.
"Wonderful!" Mu Xiaolan let out a heavy sigh of relief, her gaze toward Mu Hanyi filled with boundless admiration and gratitude. "Senior Brother Hanyi, thank you."
"We are all fellow disciples, no thanks needed." Mu Hanyi shook his head with a gentle smile. "Junior Brother Feng Mo is injured and shouldn't be delayed. You should take him to receive treatment first. Oh, and could I trouble Junior Sister Xiaolan to convey my regards to Palace Master Bingyun?"
"Mm, I will definitely do that." Mu Xiaolan nodded quickly, then cast a cautious glance at Mu Yizhou and Mu Luoqiu's expressions. Her small hand tightly grabbed the hem of Yun Che's robe. "Junior Brother Yun Che, Junior Brother Feng Mo, let's go."
"Junior Brother Yun Che, please wait a moment." Just as the three were about to leave, Mu Hanyi seemed to think of something and suddenly called out—and the person he stopped was none other than Yun Che.
Everyone was stunned. Yun Che also turned back with a surprised expression: "May I ask what advice Senior Brother Hanyi has?"
"Advice is too strong a word." Mu Hanyi was extremely humble. "Although I rarely leave the Divine Hall, I have long heard of Junior Brother Yun Che's name. Meeting you by chance today is a subtle fate. I've heard that Junior Brother Yun Che comes from the lower realms, so you must surely experience much discomfort upon arriving in the God Realm..."
As he spoke, his finger suddenly flicked, and a beam of blue light shot into Yun Che's Ice Phoenix Inscribed Jade.
"This is my Ice Phoenix mark. In the future, if you encounter troubles that are hard to resolve, you can transmit a sound to me, and perhaps I can be of some assistance."
Mu Xiaolan's lips directly formed an 'O' shape, and the others were also dumbfounded on the spot.
Mu Hanyi... the most outstanding disciple of the Ice Phoenix Divine Hall, the one universally acknowledged to be the future ruler of the Ice Phoenix God Sect, had actually taken the initiative to leave his sound transmission mark for Yun Che, whom he had met for the first time!
One had to know that even someone like Mu Yizhou did not have Mu Hanyi's sound transmission mark, let alone Mu Luoqiu.
Yun Che's reaction was not quite as intense, but he was clearly taken aback. Then, with a grateful expression, he bowed: "Thank you for your care, Senior Brother Hanyi. I have just arrived in the Yin Xue Realm, and I will surely have many occasions to rely on you in the future."
Then it was Yun Che who pulled the dazed Mu Xiaolan and Feng Mo away as they left.
After Yun Che and the others departed, Mu Yizhou couldn't hold back his breath any longer and asked, "Senior Brother Hanyi, Yun Che is arrogant, rude, and ungrateful. He comes from some unknown lower realm. Why do you treat him so favorably? And you even took the initiative to leave him your sound transmission mark... this... I really don't understand."
Although Mu Yizhou had extremely high talent and status, he was never arrogant. He was gentle and refined to everyone, even showing great care to the lowest-level disciples of the Falling Snow Palace... but his treatment of Yun Che was really going overboard.
"That's right, how could he deserve Senior Brother Hanyi's kindness?" Mu Luoqiu also couldn't help but chime in, her words clearly tinged with jealousy.
"Junior Brother Yizhou, Junior Sister Luoqiu," Mu Hanyi's gaze was calm, his entire body devoid of any aura, as elegant as the silent falling snow all around. "Although Junior Brother Yun Che comes from the lower realms, you must never underestimate him. Although his profound strength is somewhat low, not even having entered the Divine Way, he was able to defeat Junior Brother Liu Hang, who is at the seventh level of the Divine Origin Realm. And when he subdued him, Liu Hang had absolutely no power to resist."
"Those with high talent and outstanding cultivation are common. But someone who can, with profound strength not yet in the Divine Way, crush a profound practitioner of the late Divine Origin Realm—I, Mu Hanyi, have never heard of or seen such a thing. When I heard three months ago that he had defeated a Falling Snow Palace disciple at the sixth level of the Divine Origin Realm, I was ninety percent skeptical. But today, I saw it with my own eyes, and it far exceeded the rumors, forcing me to deeply marvel. Such talent is even rarer than stepping into the Divine Soul Realm at the age of twenty."
"Besides his extraordinary natural endowments, although Yun Che's words and actions are arrogant and unrestrained, and his conduct is overly domineering and reckless, I can faintly sense a kind of imposing kingly aura that one cannot help but appreciate. His profound strength is low now, but I have heard that he is less than half a jiazi in age. To have reached his current cultivation in the lower realms at less than half a jiazi is already quite remarkable. Now that he has come to our Yin Xue Realm, his progress is bound to be several times faster. Coupled with his astonishing talent, it is foreseeable that he will shine brightly in the future. Perhaps he may even reach a level no weaker than Junior Brother Yizhou. It would be a blessing for our Ice Phoenix God Sect to have such a talent."
After Mu Hanyi's speech, Mu Yizhou and Mu Luoqiu were both visibly moved. If these words had been said by someone else, they would probably only have laughed and not bothered to listen. But every word was spoken by Mu Hanyi himself. And both of them could tell that the phrase "perhaps reach a level no weaker than Junior Brother Yizhou" was a conservative remark made only to preserve Mu Yizhou's face.
In other words, in Mu Hanyi's eyes, judging by the astonishing talent Yun Che had displayed, he would very likely be qualified to enter the Ice Phoenix Divine Hall in the future!
"Junior Brother Yizhou," Mu Hanyi said with a serious expression, "I know there must be lingering resentment in your heart toward Junior Brother Yun Che, and you look down on his background and cultivation. I must advise you: although Yun Che comes from the lower realms, he was personally brought here by Palace Master Bingyun. In our current era, the name of Palace Master Bingyun is rarely heard, and her prestige is as faint as mist. But in the era of our masters, Palace Master Bingyun was a transcendent existence second only to the Sect Master herself. Now that her body has recovered and her profound strength restored, her status within the sect will be entirely different. Her name was rarely heard before, but now even the elders of the Divine Hall hold her in considerable reverence."
"Among the thirty-six Ice Phoenix Palaces, the other palace masters each have three thousand disciples. Palace Master Bingyun currently has only two disciples, and she shows no intention of taking more disciples or revitalizing the thirty-six palaces. Moreover, in the past several thousand years, she has only brought back Yun Che from the lower realms, which shows how much she values him. Although Yun Che is alone in the God Realm, he has the protection of Palace Master Bingyun, which is enough to surpass the great family behind you. So it is best not to provoke him recklessly. The fact that he showed no fear when facing you is exactly because of this. Let today's matter be forgotten."
Mu Yizhou listened to every word of Mu Hanyi's advice. He bowed deeply: "Senior Brother Hanyi's words are certainly correct. I have learned my lesson. From now on, as long as he doesn't provoke me, I will certainly not go after him."
"Yes, yes! Today's matter was originally just a small misunderstanding. In the future, I will definitely be like Senior Brother Hanyi and take good care of the new junior brothers and junior sisters." Mu Luoqiu nodded rapidly again, an even brighter light shining in her eyes. "Senior Brother Hanyi, in seven days, it will be the grand day when the Sect Master selects her personal disciple. And that person will definitely be Senior Brother Hanyi! By then, our entire generation will be led by Senior Brother Hanyi... just thinking about it makes me so happy."
Mu Hanyi, however, shook his head with a faint smile: "Junior Sister Feixue surpasses me in every aspect. With her here, I truly don't have much confidence."
"That's not true," Mu Luoqiu immediately denied. "I've heard that when the Sect Master chooses personal disciples in the past, she values talent and the comprehension and mastery of ice laws the most. Cultivation level is secondary. If Senior Sister Feixue didn't have her bloodline advantage, she would definitely not be a match for Senior Brother Hanyi."
Mu Hanyi smiled: "Becoming the Sect Master's personal disciple is my greatest wish in this life. If I am fortunate enough to have my wish fulfilled, I will be grateful to the heavens for the rest of my life. But if I lose to Junior Sister Feixue, I will accept it gladly as well. In any case, thank you for your kind words, Junior Sister Luoqiu. I will naturally do my best when the time comes. Ah, by the way, seven days from now, it won't only be disciples of the Divine Hall who enter the Minghan Heavenly Lake. Each of the thirty-six Ice Phoenix Palaces can select a hundred of their most outstanding disciples to enter the Minghan Heavenly Lake together. I think we will meet again in seven days."
"Ah?" Mu Yizhou and Mu Luoqiu were both surprised and delighted at the same time, almost unable to believe it: "Is this true?"
"The news should reach you before the day is out. The reason I came to the Cold Snow Hall today was to personally inform Senior Su Shan of this matter, so that he could notify several other seniors of the Cold Snow Hall to also enter the Minghan Heavenly Lake. You two should try to calm your hearts and focus your energy in the next few days. Especially you, Junior Brother Yizhou—this opportunity to enter the Minghan Heavenly Lake is a once-in-a-thousand-years chance for you to break through to the Divine Tribulation Realm."
"Good, good!" Mu Yizhou nodded repeatedly, his face flushing with excitement.
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**[Seven Divine Xuan Realms]:** Divine Origin Realm → Divine Soul Realm → Divine Tribulation Realm → Divine Spirit Realm → Divine King Realm → Divine Sovereign Realm → Divine Lord Realm → ???
**Character Profiles (for deeper impression):**
**[Yun Che]:** Male protagonist. The only human in the chaotic world who possesses the inheritance of a Creation God-level figure (the Evil God), and also the only freak who can simultaneously host multiple divine powers, divine bloodlines, and divine souls without mutual repulsion. He came to the God Realm of the myriad realms in search of Mo Li, and is currently entirely focused on raising his profound strength in the shortest possible time to qualify for entry into the Zhou Tian Realm.
**[Feng Mo]:** A newly accepted disciple of the Cold Snow Hall, a profound practitioner from the lower realms like Yun Che, used as a high-quality plot device to draw out Mu Hanyi.
**[Mu Xuanyin]:** Sect Master of the Ice Phoenix God Sect, Realm King of the Yin Xue Realm. Although born in a mid-tier star realm, her talent is extremely high. During the Divine Tribulation Realm, she perfectly passed through the fourth level of thunder tribulation, shocking the God Realm, and eventually became the only person in the ninety-thousand-year history of the Yin Xue Realm to achieve the Divine Lord Realm. She has reigned as Yin Xue Realm King for over ten thousand years, her position unshakable. Her temperament is firm and ruthless; she often utters a single sentence that buries an entire dynasty. But toward those she favors, she is endlessly indulgent and protective. Additionally... suspected of having a mild case of split personality.
**[Mu Bingyun]:** Younger sister of Yin Xue Realm King Mu Xuanyin. Devotes her heart to cultivating the divine way, with not a speck of dust in her mind. She takes everything extremely lightly. After enduring a thousand years of flame poison, she also takes life and death lightly. Her snow-like eyes, which are almost perpetually calm, conceal wisdom far exceeding that of ordinary people. She was also the first to assert that Yun Che, even upon reaching the God Realm, would be destined for extraordinary things.
**[Mu Feixue]:** The youngest disciple of the Ice Phoenix Divine Hall, granddaughter of the Great Elder of the Ice Phoenix God Sect, and direct inheritor of the Ice Phoenix bloodline. Universally acknowledged as one of the two people most likely to become the Realm King's personal disciple.
**[Mu Hanyi]:** Universally acknowledged as the most outstanding male disciple of the Ice Phoenix Divine Hall. A prince of a large kingdom in the northern part of the Yin Xue Realm. Although his cultivation is inferior to Mu Feixue's, more people believe his natural talent surpasses hers. Universally acknowledged as one of the two people most likely to become the Realm King's personal disciple.
**[Yun Che: ????? Why am I the only one whose surname isn't Mu?]**
(End of chapter)