Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

During these three days, Chen Zhixing seemed to forget about the outside world, playing joyfully with his parents on the Frozen Plateau.

Together, they built three snowmen hand in hand at the peak of the plateau. They used wooden boards as sleds and raced down from the top, competing to see who could go faster. They picked up snow from the ground, packed it into snowballs, and engaged in a snowball fight.

In that moment, he was no longer the exalted and awe-inspiring Master of the Ziwei Star; he was simply a child enjoying himself in front of his parents.

Elder Ming considered approaching to remind Chen Zhixing to be mindful of his status, but was stopped by Elder Nether.

"Let the Patriarch enjoy himself; after all these years, he's very tired." Elder Nether smiled, looking at Chen Zhixing in the distance.

His attitude towards Chen Zhixing was different from Elder Ming's.

In Elder Ming's eyes, Chen Zhixing was the stoic Master of the Ziwei Star, whose every move shook the East Profound!

But in Elder Nether's eyes, he was not just the Patriarch but also the child who once bared his teeth, threatening to expose his shameless deeds.

"But if such childish behavior were to spread, wouldn't it damage his reputation..." Elder Ming was about to speak.

Elder Nether interrupted with a slight smile: "If one could truly live out their childhood and always remain like a child, wouldn't that be wonderful?"

Paused.

Elder Nether glanced at Elder Ming beside him and laughed: "Look at you, clearly younger than me by nearly a hundred years, yet you've aged so much! Come on, stop looking so stern and serious all the time. Aren't you tired?"

"In life, a happy existence is a lifetime, and so is an unhappy one. Why worry every day about whether acting this way will make you lose face, or doing that will damage your reputation, caring for what the world thinks... Live a little more relaxed, wouldn't you say?"

Pa–!

Elder Nether bent down to grab a handful of snow, packing it into a snowball, and while Elder Ming was momentarily dazed, he threw it at his face.

"Haha, come and hit me, old rascal!" Elder Nether turned and ran away laughing.

Elder Ming brushed the snow from his face, slowly bent down, and a smile he himself didn't notice formed.

"This old brat lecturing me now....."

"You want a piece of me!"

Elder Ming grabbed a snowball and chased after Elder Nether.

On the third morning.

Chen Zhixing walked step by step toward the Ancient Stone Palace. As he entered, all traces of a foolish grin disappeared from his face, replaced only by depth and tranquility, restoring himself to the usual inscrutable Master of the Ziwei Star with no joy or sorrow.

"Have you made your decision?"

The Snow Demon King looked down at Chen Zhixing.

"Yes." Chen Zhixing nodded.

The Snow Demon King fell silent for a moment, took his time to speak, as he looked outside the palace.

"During these three days, you seem to have been very happy?"

"Indeed, very happy." Chen Zhixing replied frankly.

"Then why take the risk? I can allow you to visit the Frozen Plateau at any time, even stay forever if you wish. Wouldn't it be better to maintain this happiness? In the outside world, people are scheming, competing constantly; is there anywhere as carefree as here?" The Snow Demon King looked at Chen Zhixing, his gaze complex.

"So, is this why your Snow Demon Race is unwilling to leave the Frozen Plateau?"

Chen Zhixing raised an eyebrow and then shook his head: "There are still too many people and affairs outside waiting for me. Here, no matter how carefree, it's merely temporary, just escapism."

"Alright then." The Snow Demon King said no more and got up from the throne.

"Follow me."

A moment later, the Snow Demon King led Chen Zhixing to the back of the Stone Palace.

A group of cultivators from the Ziwei Chen Family, along with countless Snow Demons and Chen Tianliang and his wife, followed them.

Behind the Stone Palace was a vast snow mountain, and at the end of sight, there were five black temples resembling ancient structures standing upon the extensive snowy mountains, glaring against the white.

"Do you see those five black temples? That's the Ancestral Land of our Snow Demon Race, where the five temples represent five tests. You only need to pass three of them to complete the ancestral land test."

The Snow Demon King pointed towards the ancestral land in the distance and spoke lightly.

"Alright."

Chen Zhixing nodded, without further words, directly striding towards the five temples.

In these short years, he has accomplished too many things others thought impossible.

Mere tests of the Snow Demon Race, to the resiliently minded Chen Zhixing, didn't stir much within his heart.

"Zhi'er!"

From afar, Yingy Shuangshuang called out, her snow-white eyes filled with deep concern.

"No need to worry, my dear. What kind of person is our Zhi'er? Such small tests are insignificant, not worth mentioning at all!"

Chen Tianliang waved his hand carelessly, much more relaxed compared to Yingy Shuangshuang's worry.

"Is that how you behave as a father?" Yingy Shuangshuang glared at Chen Tianliang.

Beside them, Chen Tianchen responded with a smile: "Sister-in-law, truly there's no need to worry about the Patriarch. Over the years, I've watched the Patriarch grow, and he has a miraculous ability to transform the decayed into something marvelous.

You wouldn't know, but countless times we assumed the Patriarch couldn't accomplish certain things, yet he did—and did so far beyond everyone's expectations!"

"You think the ancestral land test is dangerous for the Patriarch, but compared to his past feats, it's merely an insignificant wave."

Upon hearing this, Yingy Shuangshuang slowly eased the tightly held worry in her heart.

"Fourth brother!"

Chen Tianliang put his arm around Chen Tianchen's head, speaking sinisterly: "You brat, ten years not seen, you've grown more adept at flattery. These praises, you've practiced a lot, haven't you?"

Chen Tianchen gave a wry smile, rubbing his nose, helplessly saying: "Third brother, I....."

"No explanations! I won't listen!"

Chen Tianliang shook his head and continued with a snort: "I understand you want to make progress. But I warn you, don't go flaunting our child's name outside, using it as a shield, prolonging the glory falsely, you hear?"

Chen Tianchen replied: "Am I such a vile person?"

Meanwhile, in conversation.

On the other side, Chen Zhixing has already crossed the endless snow, reaching the front of the first black temple that looked like an ancient monastery.

Engraved upon the temple were mysterious and eerie runes, and before the temple in the snow, the fierce wind revealed the bones, buried under the snow.

"Snow Demon's bodies? Demons die here in the ancestral land too?"

Chen Zhixing glanced at those long-buried bones and took a deep breath, without any hesitation, reaching out to push open the stone door of the first temple in the Snow Demon Ancestral Lands.

Squeak.

The stone door slowly opened, and the descending darkness enveloped Chen Zhixing in shadow.

Chen Zhixing strode inside.

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