Jing Jiu didn't ride on his sword, though it was for security and out of his usual habit.
Jing Jiu was someone who was always cautious about everything. As he had just come out from the underground, he met three disciples of the Mysterious Dark Church, so he had to find out what was going on in the vicinity of the Cold Mountain.
There was an isolated mountain up ahead. Jing Jiu headed toward it.
The higher the elevation of the plain, the lighter the grasses on the ground became; they would change from yellowish to totally white, just like the snow.
He crested the isolated mountain, and sat down. In front of him was a broken cliff, facing the barren plain below.
The Sword of the Universe left his hand, cut some frosty grass and piled them on the ground and his body; then the sword slid into the pile of grass soundlessly.