Chapter 267: Climbing the Glaciers of the Kunlun Mountains!

The scene of sunshine on the golden mountain once again went viral on the internet. It was already close to the Spring Festival, and people were joyfully preparing for the new year.

Seeing such a beautiful scene naturally made everyone happy.

Meanwhile, Ning Fei shouldered his backpack and continued forward.

Da Long had followed him for two hours. Ning Fei finally waved his hand, telling Da Long to leave.

The higher he went, the thicker the snow became, and the mountain slope grew increasingly steep.

Ning Fei just kept climbing upward.

"The snowy domain is indeed very dangerous."

"My current location is already at a very high altitude. If an ordinary person came here, they would experience relatively strong altitude sickness."

"Altitude sickness has nothing to do with physical strength. Sometimes, the stronger a person is, the more susceptible they are to it."

"Moreover, the temperature on the snowy mountain is extremely low, making it difficult to move around. It's no wonder this place is called a forbidden zone for life."

During his ascent, Ning Fei didn't forget to speak to the viewers.

However, the viewers couldn't detect even a hint of fear in his tone.

"Temple Master Ning is right, but why don't I feel like it's dangerous at all?"

"Because he's Temple Master Ning."

"Did you think all that talk about cultivation was just a joke?"

Ning Fei climbed upward, stepping into the thick snow. There were many protruding rocks around him with grayish-black sides, keeping the surrounding environment from looking too monotonous.

At this time, Ning Fei used the System skill, Treasure Seeking Technique.

A notification chime came from his mobile phone. Ning Fei unlocked it, and the map displayed a flower icon in an area near the mountain's peak.

It was the Ice Nether Flower.

'So that's where it is!'

Ning Fei looked at the towering mountain in the distance, silently noting its location.

Braving the howling wind, Ning Fei continued to press forward.

Up in the sky, Little falcon suddenly let out several sharp cries.

Ning Fei quickly looked up.

In the clear sky, he saw two birds circling each other.

Ning Fei had excellent eyesight, and he immediately exclaimed, "That's a golden eagle!"

Hearing Ning Fei's words, the viewers were shocked.

"A golden eagle?"

"Just hearing the name makes it sound like this bird is not to be trifled with."

"Definitely. Golden eagles are true birds of prey. They're extremely fierce."

"Is the other one Little falcon? Will Little falcon be in danger?"

Once the viewers realized the bird in the sky was a golden eagle, they all began to worry about Little falcon's safety.

Ning Fei was also somewhat concerned.

If he had brought his sappanwood bow, it would have been fine; at least if Little falcon were really in danger, he could have lent a hand.

But he had to carry a lot of gear for this climb, with Snowboards and Ski Poles strapped to the back of his backpack, so he hadn't brought his bow and arrows.

"Golden eagles are large birds of prey with terrifying offensive capabilities."

"When hunting, they can dive from the sky at speeds of up to 300 kilometers per hour. Their sharp talons can strike a prey's head directly and crush its skull."

"If this were the Grassland, a golden eagle could even hunt a lone prairie wolf."

"You can imagine how powerful they are,"

Ning Fei explained.

Little falcon was a white falcon, a medium-sized bird of prey. Moreover, he wasn't even half a year old yet and hadn't fully matured, which was why Ning Fei was worried.

'Could it be that this golden eagle is treating me as prey, and Little falcon is trying to stop it?'

Ning Fei wondered.

He quickly dismissed the thought.

Golden eagles had excellent eyesight, so even if they were to attack humans, they would only target toddlers. They would absolutely never attack a grown man.

Ning Fei looked closer and noticed that Little falcon and the golden eagle were circling each other without fighting.

Instead, it looked more like they were flying together.

There was no hint of warning or aggression in Little falcon's cries.

After observing for a while longer, Ning Fei finally confirmed his judgment.

"It's fine. Little falcon is just making a friend."

"There are many birds of prey in the snowy domain, like golden eagles, white falcons, vultures, and more. There are countless steep cliffs here, and raptors roost among them."

Hearing Ning Fei's explanation, the viewers finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After walking for a while longer, the path ahead disappeared.

Only a sheer cliff face rose abruptly from the ground.

The massive mountain looked like a towering palace ascending from the earth.

"Kunlun truly deserves its title as a forbidden zone for life. The snowy mountains here are genuinely treacherous,"

Ning Fei said.

"Huaxia has countless snow-capped mountains, and many mountaineering enthusiasts love climbing them."

"However, not many would dare to climb a snowy mountain like this one."

"Do you know why?"

Ning Fei asked.

"Why?" the viewers asked.

Facing their questions, Ning Fei answered directly:

"Because further up, there's a glacier!"

"Glaciers only exist in places with high altitudes and high latitudes."

"A snowy mountain doesn't necessarily have a glacier, but where there are glaciers, there are usually snowy mountains."

"Up there is a new world formed by a combination of ice, rock, and snow."

As Ning Fei spoke, he set down his backpack, took out his climbing Crampons and Ice Axe, and changed into his Mountaineering Boots.

Once everything was prepared, Ning Fei walked to the base of the glacier and began his warm-up exercises.

Neck rotations, torso twists, forward lunges, side lunges, push-ups, high knees...

The viewers were amazed to see this.

"Is Temple Master Ning going to climb up this cliff?"

"Look closely. The outer layer of that cliff is covered in ice. It's already a solid layer of ice."

"He's going to climb a glacier!"

"Are there no safety measures? I've seen in documentaries that many people use a rope when climbing glaciers, linking everyone together in a line."

"That's for a group of people to protect each other. If one person falls, the others can anchor themselves to the cliff and pull that person back up. But Temple Master Ning is entirely alone right now. Having a rope or not makes no difference."

"This is too dangerous."

"Hasn't Temple Master Ning done free solo rock climbing before? We don't need to worry too much about this."

While the viewers were passionately discussing it, Ning Fei had already begun his ascent.

He put his backpack on, drove an Ice Axe into the ice layer, ensured it was secure, and then repeated the action with his other Ice Axe.

He was very careful and meticulous.

Meanwhile, a group chat for Huaxia mountaineering enthusiasts had completely blown up.

After all, shared interests form the best foundation for making friends.

Take fishing groups, book club chats, or gaming groups, for example.

People who love soccer will invite each other out for a match, and those who love swimming will plan trips to the pool together.

Cadillac owners might gather to hit up a massage parlor together, and so on.

When people share common hobbies, they have more to talk about.

The same was true for mountaineering enthusiasts.

And right at this moment, across several mountaineering group chats, people were sharing the news of Ning Fei's climb.

"@Everyone. Someone is live-streaming a climb up the glaciers of the Kunlun Mountains Valley of Death! Go watch it quickly!"

This message set the chat groups on fire.

"Who's that bold? Isn't the Kunlun snowy mountain an S-class hazardous snowy mountain? This guy is actually going up a glacier in the Kunlun Mountains?"

"Is it a foreign climbing master? Who? Someone this incredible?"

"It's not a foreign master! It's one of our own, Temple Master Ning!"

"Temple Master Ning? That Daoist priest? He really is a badass."

"Rock climbing requires systematic training; it's not something you can just do casually. I don't know this Temple Master Ning, but daring to climb a glacier in the Kunlun Mountains—I think this guy is practically looking for death."

"He has already started, and it's an unprotected free solo glacier climb."

"I've sent the link. Go watch if you want to see for yourselves!"

The rock climbing circle wasn't very large.

Especially among master-level climbers, almost all of them joined these groups to share the high mountains they discovered and exchange their climbing insights.

However, the Kunlun Snowy Domain had always been a forbidden land in their hearts.

No one dared to go there.

Now, hearing that someone dared to climb the Kunlun Snowy Domain, and even a glacier within that snowy domain at that, no one could believe it.

Thus, one after another, they clicked on the link.

As the live stream opened, a jaw-dropping scene appeared on the screen.

On a sheer cliff covered entirely in layers of ice, a man in a dark blue Daoist robe was clinging to the glacier using his Ice Axe and Mountaineering Boots.

The drone was filming from the same angle as Ning Fei.

This scene looked somewhat like Spider-Man clinging to the glass of a skyscraper.

There was not a single safety rope attached to Ning Fei's body.

Seeing this, even several veteran rock climbers felt their knees go weak.

They cried out in shock:

"Is this Daoist priest really that incredible?"