Back home

The captured tribesmen were quickly killed and their bodies were gotten rid of to save everyone the trouble of bringing them along and wasting resources.

Everything was secured and they all made their way towards the icy ravine once again.

Luckily Ki had some company during her first visit there which was Nova so she could safely locate the first enemies.

Just as things were getting more serious and dangerous Ki had instructed Nova to wait outside so that she does not get caught up with the battle then after everything was over she had returned with her so her journey wasn't a lonely one and Nova could practice her tracking skills in a new environment.

So after securing Nova to the sled once again she joined the group and found herself back at the icy ravine once again

Many of the items that Ki had hidden were very quickly put within her, Lumi and Rayleigh's sleds spare space and the rest was put in the merchant groups sleigh.

After completing the task the group continued on with their journey and safely made their way through to the checkpoint once again.

This time the toll was paid and there were no additional problems to deal with which made Ki and the others sigh with relief.

It was already dark out before they had returned to the village and Ki could finally relax her vigilance after no longer having to be on the lookout for enemies.

She immediately went back to her mansion while being accompanied by Nova, Lumi and Rayleigh.

She began to talk to Miranda and discuss the terms and agreements that had been made between her and the merchants within Slate city and also who would be working as a mediator between the family and Slate city.

Some of the people that were brought along were quickly settled within the village for the time being and given some food with Gu worms inside so that they could not escape.

After being purchased or traded for the girls became Ki's property so she immediately put measures in place so that they knew not to escape and to adjust to their new life.

Many ice natured herbs were brought back so Ki was able to gain many precious ingredients that could be put to use to make a new batch of pills.

As for the weapons they were given to Evie to keep track of as the treasurer while Ki had made some arrangements to send the new weapon to the reaper to see if he would prefer to use it.

After seeing her family once again and having some food she went to bathe before going to bed.

The next day arrangements were made for the girls to be taught various things and the basics of the divine ice sects martial arts.

For the whole day Ki was experimenting with the herbs she had acquired and busy tempering her skin, muscles, tendons and bones further.

When night came once again she made a trip on her own into the forest and walked in the direction of the northern border walls once again.

This time she did not head towards the gate but instead chose to go towards a part of the wall.

She took out a key that looked very ancient and began to look around the places on the wall carefully until she found a place that looked about right.

Placing the key into the keyhole and turning it she opened a secret passage in the wall and walked inside with the key while closing the passage door behind herself while she lit a small lamp and made her way through the dark hidden passageway.

Stealthily making her way through she arrived at the end and entered the key into the next key hole to open up the secret door and then closed it behind herself.

After many years with Lumi and Rayleigh she had learned much about the secrets of the divine ice sect and even their secret passage and other secret rooms or treasuries that were not known to outsiders.

After encountering the new owners of the sect she felt that it was time to pay them an official visit now that several things had been put into place.

She could have visited sooner but against a sect that had a couple of unrestrained realm powerhouses within it she had to come prepared so that she did not suffer a loss against them.

She arrived within the sect grounds and made her way to one of the rooms and put the sects uniforms on and then made her way quietly towards the sect masters main room.

Since it was night many of the guards in place were somewhat loosely guarding the sects grounds and also Ki had entered very deep within the sect through the secret passage so she found that she could easily get past their guards and arrive within the sect masters main room.

The sect master was enjoying a nice and long sleep as he had been enjoying what they had gained from Ki previously and were able to better combat the cold weather which helped him enter a deeper sleep than usual.

Just as he was dreaming, Ki had already entered the room with a smile on her face and quietly closed the door behind her.

She approached the sect leader slowly and cautiously and then raised her sword hilt readily in case of an accident and then took a step back while saying. "I know you are awake so do not even try to fake being asleep right now. Before anything try to utilise your qi and you will find out that you are unable to use it."

The sect leader who was waiting for a chance to catch the intruder off guard and subdue them to find out their goal immediately found out that he had underestimated the enemy before him. "Speak. What have you come here for? To take my life?"

Ki smiled opposite him as she saw him sit up on his bed as if reaching for something. "Do not try it or we will have to test who's blade is quicker. I have come to accept your surrender to the war but also I hope to build a working relationship with your sect from now on."