Solving Middle Age Crisis by Intelligence System-Chapter 587 - 393: Mount Ritsuofeng

After understanding the situation clearly, Qi Yun instructed An Zai to take two guides to check the equipment and see if anything was missing.

Then he turned his gaze to Ignacio, looking somewhat worried.

Originally, he didn’t want the other party to come along for the adventure, but Ignacio insisted on coming, claiming he must see for himself the "Land of Eternal Life" that the ancient man sought for a thousand years.

An altitude of five thousand meters is no challenge for people like Qi Yun and Chen Wei, who are in incredibly good physical condition.

But Ignacio hasn’t adapted well to high altitudes and already shows mild signs of altitude sickness; truly hiking three hours across the ice cap might be too much for him.

Qi Yun carefully spoke, eyes full of concern: "Why don’t you stay here first and wait? We’ll come back for you once we’ve found the entrance."

"The wind is strong on the ice cap, and if your altitude sickness gets worse, there’s no place to hide."

Ignacio shook his head, his expression resolute: "Don’t worry about me. If my body can’t handle it, I will give up."

Seeing him say this, Qi Yun no longer tried to persuade him. If his condition truly becomes perilous, he will ensure Ignacio is forcefully taken down the mountain, regardless of whether he agrees.

After the two guides finished inspecting the equipment and confirmed everything was fine, the group rested individually.

Qi Yun lay on the Kang bed, not feeling sleepy, pondering the matters concerning the Land of Eternal Life.

After pursuing the secret for so long, it’s finally close to the moment when the mist will be uncovered, and there’s a hint of excitement.

He attempted to receive some intelligence information today, hoping to find anything related to the next day’s actions, but the results were not quite valuable.

Unknowingly, the outside grew light.

At eight in the morning, the group finished breakfast and started heading towards Ri Cuo Peak.

On the car, Ignacio had absorbed oxygen and taken some medicine last night, and his body should gradually be getting used to it; he looked more rosy than yesterday.

He leaned against the car window, gazing at the snow plains whizzing by, eyes full of anticipation.

Qi Yun sat next to him, asking Brother Quan in the passenger seat, "Any signs of anomalies?"

Brother Quan shook his head: "No."

"Is everything ready over there?"

"Ready, I’ve synchronized the location of the destination with them, and support can be sent within half an hour if needed."

Qi Yun softly responded, not saying more.

The snow plains outside the window grew increasingly vast, with distant peaks gradually coming into view.

The Land Cruiser’s performance excelled on these non-paved roads; even with the ground full of holes, its passage remained unaffected.

A few hours later, the convoy slowly stopped on a stretch of open snowfield.

Guide Losang pointed at the snow-capped mountain ahead of the canyon: "That’s Ri Cuo Peak where we’re headed; the rest of the way can only be traveled on foot."

They took equipment off the two supply vehicles, each carrying some, and headed towards the canyon.

Losang led the front team, while Danzeng was responsible for the rear.

Already chatting up front, De Gaulle’s voice wasn’t loud, yet Qi Yun faintly heard words like "entrance."

About an hour walking in the canyon brought them closer to Ri Cuo Peak.

"Everyone, attention," Losang suddenly shouted, pointing his climbing stick towards the mountain ahead, "In front is the ice cap’s start, probe with your climbing stick before stepping up, don’t tread the edges, try to follow my path."

The path uphill wasn’t very steep but still pretty exhausting, and it wasn’t long before Ignacio began to breathe heavily.

Chen Wei quickly retrieved the oxygen tank beside him, giving Ignacio a few breaths, then supporting him as they advanced.

Qi Yun didn’t feel anything special; ever since he drank those herbal remedies, he felt like he was bursting with energy, even stronger than when he was in his twenties.

Upon reaching the mountain base, Losang stopped and arranged: "Now let’s tie the safety ropes, preferably in groups of three..."

Everyone followed his instructions, making the final preparations before setting off again.

Losang deliberately slowed down, ensuring the team remained compact, occasionally turning back to count heads.

"There are many hidden crevices under the ice cap, don’t fall behind!"

Qi Yun dared not be careless, knowing the environment was dangerous.

He had seen news reports before, about an adventure-enthusiast streamer who fell into a crevice and rolled into a river, rapidly losing body temperature, and eventually didn’t make it.

But that guy was alone, whereas they had an entire team, well-prepared with equipment, so the safety factor was much higher.

With the stops and starts, roughly two or three hours passed uneventfully, and they finally reached the hillside area.

De Gaulle put down his backpack and took out a navigation device, saying to Qi Yun: "Mr. Qi Yun, we’ve reached the place."

"There are two guides here, so why not take one each and search for the entrance nearby, which could save us some time."

Qi Yun saw through his sly intentions and immediately refused: "It’s better not. The environment here is too dangerous; splitting up is too risky."

"I believe sticking together is better, and we can look out for each other in case of any emergencies."

De Gaulle stopped insisting, leading the group to search around.

Qi Yun’s group followed them.

Since the routes could precisely locate here, there’s definitely a reference point, evident from the Loulan Ancient City’s stone stele and the text on the back of the Bronze Mirror.

Rather than running around like a headless fly, it was better to earnestly follow De Gaulle’s group.

They circled much of the mountain waist area, eventually stopping in front of a bare rock wall.

A researcher stared at the rock wall for a few seconds, reaching out to touch the surface, which was covered by a thin layer of ice, beneath which faintly visible were peculiar dark rock patterns.

He adjusted his position, looked up at the sun, and assessed the surrounding environment.

"Is it here?" De Gaulle asked, somewhat excited.

The researcher hesitated, seemingly undecided, then discussed briefly with another person before responding, "Based on the records, it should be here, but the surrounding environment doesn’t completely match."

"Perhaps due to so much time passing, geological changes occurred in this area, causing discrepancies between the environment and the records."

Upon hearing this, De Gaulle signaled to his men, who immediately took out climbing picks and began striking near the rock wall.

The picks struck the rock wall with a dull "thump thump" sound, causing icy fragments to fall along the wall.

They dared not strike too hard, fearing that the mountaintop’s snow accumulation might trigger an avalanche.

After just a few strikes, one of the men suddenly halted, turned back to De Gaulle, and shouted, "There’s something strange here! The sound is hollow!"