Yang Yan always had a feeling that someone was monitoring their every move from beginning to end.

It all felt like it had been arranged by someone long ago.

Now, they were just following someone else’s plan step by step.

In fact, Yang Yan wasn’t the only one with this illusion; many people felt it deeply.

But after overcoming so many obstacles to get here, how could they easily give up!

No matter what, they wanted to see what lay at the center of the Land of the North Cold, which so many people yearned for.

This mindset drove everyone, even though they knew dangers lurked ahead, to forge on bravely and investigate.

"Senior brother, next time can you catch me a couple of pets to play with? You seem so impressive! Look at those guys, they’re all staying far away, not daring to get close."

Guoguo somehow sidled up to Yang Yan and whispered this to him.

While speaking, she couldn’t help but glance at the five Exotic Beasts beside Yang Yan, her face full of envy, clearly not joking.

Yang Yan was speechless.

What was this girl thinking?

Considering them as pets, she really had some nerve.

The five Exotic Beasts felt strange upon hearing this.

They were among the top beings on the Wandering Dragon Star, yet this girl regarded them as pets.

If it weren’t for Yang Yan, they might have already become a meal for the Cold Flood Dragon as soon as she spoke.

Meanwhile, the Void-Devouring Tiger on Guoguo’s shoulder couldn’t help but burst into laughter, nearly losing its balance and tumbling down.

These big, fierce beings could probably only be seen as pets by a bold lady like Guoguo!

For now, only Yang Yan, the Void-Devouring Tiger, and Guoguo could joke around so freely.

Only they could create such joy and laughter.

Given that the Void-Devouring Tiger is a Divine Beast and naturally suppresses other Exotic Beasts, it naturally didn’t fear the five Exotic Beasts much.

However, everyone else remained silent, looking tense and vigilant, as if facing a great enemy.

Even though they knew Guoguo was joking, no one laughed, each maintaining a stern expression, not daring to relax.

With Guoguo around, the journey was much more fun, or at least that was how Yang Yan felt.

"Everyone, be ready!"

The three of them were laughing when Lin An’s warning echoed, causing them to become alert.

Others were even more on guard, their True Qi swirling, ready to act at any moment.

Following Lin An’s gesture, everyone looked ahead and saw a tremendous storm of snow and wind rushing toward them.

Was this... an avalanche?

Many disciples were terrified and ashen-faced.

Though they were cultivators, they were only at the Foundation Establishment Realm, feeling helpless against such natural disasters.

In an instant, the faces of the sect leaders, including Lin An, turned very grim.

If it were just an avalanche, having more than ten Golden Core Realm experts seated would be no problem.

However, it was evident that this avalanche was more than it seemed, likely not just snow!

"Sect Leader Lin, the situation is not optimistic!" Xu Caomu, Sect Leader of the Sword Sect, said worriedly to Lin An.

"Yes." Lin An nodded, then turned to the other sects and said, "I believe all of you have seen it; this avalanche is not simple, and there seems to be a trace of Snow Demons within it, so everyone must be very careful."

Lin An only conveyed this through Telepathy to the ten sect leaders and Yang Yan, fearing it would cause panic among all the disciples.

Once people’s hearts are scattered, the situation will become even harder to control.

"Everyone doesn’t have to panic, and I hope all sect leaders will lend me a hand."

Lin An decided, lightly tapping with his fingertips, and saw numerous Spirit Array nodes appearing before everyone’s eyes.

Ten nodes, twenty nodes, thirty nodes...

In a moment, thousands of Spirit Array nodes appeared around Lin An.

The nodes moved with a thought, quickly and orderly arranging themselves.

In just a blink, a complete Devouring Spirit Array appeared before everyone’s eyes.

Yang Yan was dumbfounded.

Is this the means of a Talisman Master?

The Spirit Array before him seemed several levels higher than the level three Devouring Spirit Array set up by Elder Dugu on the outskirts of the Land of the North Cold, and it was completed in one go.

Compared to his ability to form only a dozen nodes and not fully control them, it was incomparably stronger.

After arranging the Devouring Spirit Array, Lin An didn’t stop.

With a wave of his hand, he continued to condense Spirit Array nodes.

Swish, swish, swish!

Again, thousands of Spirit Array nodes appeared before the crowd.

Lin An stood in the center of the formation, his fingers lightly tapping, arranging the nodes systematically, and soon another grand array appeared before them.

Only then did Lin An stop.

Due to the considerable mental exhaustion, his complexion became somewhat pale, but the worry on his face slightly diminished.

"Sect Leader, this is?"

Yang Yan marveled at the two complementary great formations before him, filled with wonder.

This was the first time he saw Lin An personally arrange an array, and he was truly awed by such a display.

Though he was mentally taxed, upon Yang Yan’s inquiry, Lin An immediately explained:

"This is a ninth-level Devouring Spirit Array and a ninth-level Defensive Spirit Array, the latter known as Thorny Armor, which can use the impact of the avalanche to rebound and protect us."

Saying this, Lin An slightly raised his voice and spoke loudly to the disciples behind him: "I’m sure the front array doesn’t need much explanation from me, right!"

The disciples had already been stunned by their master’s grand display, and only returned to their senses upon this question, echoing, "Sect Leader is mighty!"

Lin An gave a helpless smile, took a deep breath, and said to the other sect leaders, "I’ve given it my all, and now it’s up to you, brothers. I hope you will lead everyone to work as one and strive to maintain the array and get through this crisis."

Although the grand array was complete, maintaining its operation required a lot of Spiritual Power, and without Spiritual Essence to provide it, they could only rely on everyone’s continued infusion of Spiritual Power to sustain it.

"Sect Leader Lin has worked hard, and we will certainly spare no effort."

Just as these words were spoken, the avalanche arrived.

Rumble!

A thunderous crash rang out as the avalanche struck the Spirit Array, causing the Devouring Spirit Array and the Defensive Spirit Array to shudder violently. Under the continuous infusion of Spiritual Power from everyone, the arrays gradually stabilized.

"It’s holding! It’s holding!"

The disciples cheered joyfully as the Array steadied.

Only the ten sect leaders and a few senior disciples remained frowning, worried.

"I’m afraid it’s not that simple!" Yang Yan said slowly as he watched the wind and snow voraciously swallowed by the Devouring Spirit Array.

The disciples heard this and looked outside the array.

Sure enough, the avalanche, which should have ended after its impact, showed no signs of stopping, with the snowstorm continuing to batter the array.

Moreover, everyone caught glimpses of something moving in the snow fog.

Indeed!

This avalanche was no accident; it was formidable and mysterious.