Two thousand kilometers north of the Holy City, in the northern polar ice field.

A cold wind howled, and goose-feather snow drifted down from the sky. As far as the eye could see, the entire world was snow-white.

A gust of wind swept through the sky and snow, and two small black dots appeared at the end of the exchange between heaven and earth. The small black dots gradually became clear, finally revealing their true faces: a young man and woman.

The man was about 1.8 meters tall, with a strong figure, strong muscles that held his clothes perfectly, short black hair, a slightly immature face full of perseverance, and a pair of pure and clean black and white eyes. He had an irregular red mark the size of a baby's palm on his left forehead, which was truly eye-catching.

The woman next to him had a pair of golden eyes that couldn't help but attract attention, and those golden eyes were filled with indifference, as if nothing were in her eyes. She wore a set of loose-fitting long clothes and trousers, with a scarf with a golden bird pattern around her neck. It should have been an uncoordinated outfit, but it looked very fitting on her.

These two people were Ji Jiayu, the master of the Sacred Jewel City, and his guardian Nie Lanxi. After Wang Yinlan led them to the extreme northern ice field, she turned and left, leaving the rest of the path to the Nine Saints Palace to them to walk.

By this time, they had been hiking in the Arctic ice field for three days. Here, despite the howling wind and the never-ending heavy snow, there were only the two of them.

At night, they were accompanied by a bonfire and a clear starry sky, and during the day, they faced the vast expanse of snow. Thanks to Ji Jiayu, he even practiced walking; otherwise, he feared he would truly be lonely to the point of depression.

While guiding the cultivation of divine power, Ji Jiayu, who was looking straight ahead, suddenly said "hey," only to see that at the end of the snow, there seemed to be a huge palace reflecting light.

"Do you see it?" Ji Jiayu turned to look at Nie Lanxun.

In the past three days, whenever he had the chance, he would talk to Nie Lanxun. Nie Lanxi was like a stuffy gourd. If he didn't take the initiative to speak to her, he certainly wouldn't have said anything more.

"I see it." Nie Lanxi nodded.

"What kind of palace do you think it is?" Ji Jiayu asked.

The nine sacred palaces had different names, different guardians, and different trials.

"Look closely, and you'll know." Nie Lanxi glanced at him, her footsteps unceasing. Ji Jiayu couldn't help but mutter, "Boring."

They continued walking for over ten minutes, and the massive palace finally revealed its true face.

It had a pyramid shape, its highest point 100 meters above the ground, and the entire palace was made of silver-white stone, perfectly fitting into this snow-white world.

"Silver Palace." Ji Jiayu took a deep breath.

The Silver Palace, one of the Nine Sacred Palaces, was of medium difficulty within the Nine Sacred Palaces.

While Ji Jiayu was deeply attracted to the Silver Palace, he didn't notice that Nie Lanxi, beside him, was actually showing a nostalgic expression.

Seeing the Silver Palace, with a sense of purpose, the two quickened their pace and soon arrived at the base of the Silver Palace. Opposite them was a large silver door, with mysterious patterns rising on it, and dragons and phoenixes flying in a dance.

Ji Jiayu and Nie Lanxi's arrival seemed to touch the silver door. The door lit up with silver light, then let out a rumbling sound, slowly opening inward, revealing a dark world within that couldn't be seen at a glance.

Ji Jiayu turned to look at Nie Lanxi and found that she had already lifted her foot and was walking towards the silver door. Ji Jiayu was slightly stunned and hurriedly followed.

The moment Ji Jiayu and Nie Lanxi set foot in the Silver Palace, in the Han Assembly Hall of the Anti-Path Council in the Holy City, a wall of light and shadow slowly lit up, and the image presented above was a massive Silver Palace blowing in the wind and snow.

"This is the Silver Palace!" someone murmured.

"Do you think Ji Jiayu can pass this test? I still feel it's a risky move."

"He'll have to wait until he reaches the seventh rank before releasing it."

"Isn't there time to wait?"

"The Silver Palace, I remember that its guardian is a White Dragon, right? I haven't seen it in years, will it be stronger?"

"Sure! It's been decades, and in that desolate land of ice and snow, there's nothing left to do but cultivate."

"Wait, there will be results soon."

In the Silver Palace.

The darkness gradually receded, and a silver light slowly appeared. The ground beneath Ji Jiayu's feet was a silver crystal wall. The walls above his head and on all sides were also crystal walls. In the center of the crystal walls, nine hundred-meter-tall silver pillars stood, supporting this vast palace.

Ji Jiayu looked around, trying to find the guardians of the Silver Palace, but he searched for a long time without any trace of them. At this moment, the entire silver palace suddenly shook violently, and the nine hundred-meter-tall silver pillars fell, startling him.

However, when they all fell to the ground, Ji Jiayu realized that these nine silver pillars were not hard objects, but soft, and they were not inanimate, but living creatures.

To be precise, they were nine living creatures! Each of these silver pillars was a hundred-meter-long silver snake.

After the nine silver snakes landed, they reverted to their original form. Their tight and massive scales moved slightly, their large vertical pupils continuously flickered, and when their pale golden snake cores were spat out, they emitted a hair-raising hissing sound.

"Are these the guardians of the Silver Palace?" Ji Jiayu thought to himself.

Each of these nine silver snakes possessed powerful strength, and they were simply not something Ji Jiayu could match. If they were all Ji Jiayu's opponents, then Ji Jiayu definitely wouldn't be able to defeat them.

However, since the Great Prophet had sent him here, he certainly wouldn't let him take on an impossible task.

"Wait, the defenders are wise." Ji Jiayu appeared calm and waited quietly.

But at this moment, nine silver snakes suddenly swam towards him rapidly.

Ji Jiayu tried his best to remain calm, but his entire body couldn't help but tense up.

But soon, Ji Jiayu realized something was wrong. The vertical pupils of the nine silver snakes weren't staring at him, but at Nie Lanxi beside him.

So he turned to look at Nie Lanxun, but discovered that Nie Lanxun's face actually showed a touch of excitement.

"This..." Ji Jiayu was suddenly a little confused. Nie Lanxi and the Nine Silver Snakes met?

Even though he had known Nie Lanxi for over half a year, he realized at this moment that he still knew too little about Nie Lanxi.

"Lanxi, I thought I would never see you again in this life!"

"Lanxi, you're back! I've missed you to death!"

"Lanxi, did you bring me something delicious?"

"Lanxi, you've become beautiful again!"

"Lanxi..."

"Lanxi..."

The nine silver snakes made childlike sounds in unison. The way they spoke made Ji Jiayu's originally tense body suddenly relax.

What happened?