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Chapter 443 Ice Flame Breaks Free from Cocoon, Phoenix Cries Startling the Snow [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

Inside the cave.

"Golden divine flames and the essence of the sun."

Lin Chang'an was deep in thought with a solemn expression in his cave. He had already witnessed the power of the Phoenix's golden divine flames during the battle with the demonic dragon.

Although both types of spiritual fire belong to the Yang attribute, they are completely different.

With a simple gesture, a pale golden sun-piercing divine sword appeared in his palm. As his magical power surged into it, it burst forth with fiery red spiritual flames.

The essence of the sun is fiery red after three thousand years, yellow after six thousand years, and gradually turns into blazing white after ten thousand years. Gold is already considered a legendary spiritual flame.

"The Solar Essence Fire is a domineering, all-destroying spiritual flame."

At this moment, Lin Chang'an raised his head and looked at the somewhat drowsy phoenix bird in the distance. He said directly, "Release a wisp of your golden divine flame and let me see it again."

"Yes, Master."

The phoenix, exhausted, yawned and then spat out a beam of golden light.

In an instant, the golden light pierced through the Xuanbing (mysterious ice) that Lin Chang'an had taken from the Ice Butterfly Palace. The golden light passed through, and Lin Chang'an could see it clearly under his powerful Nascent Soul divine sense.

Under the golden divine flames, the ice was instantly split in two before being burned into a cloud of mist by the terrifying high temperature.

"Truly worthy of the name Golden Light."

Lin Chang'an was secretly alarmed. Back when he faced a mid-stage fourth-tier demonic dragon, the opponent's strength made the Golden Divine Flame seem less powerful.

But in reality, this divine flame is extremely terrifying, its most powerful ability being its cutting and penetrating power.

"The spiritual flame containing the metal element is named Golden Light and is extremely sharp. These two kinds of spiritual flames are both extremely strong and yang, but the Golden Light Divine Flame is unique in its sharpness."

This amazed Lin Chang'an, who knew that the hardness of the Xuanbing just now was comparable to that of a Core Formation cultivator's magic weapon.

However, it was instantly cleaved in two by the golden light. It was only because the temperature of the flames was too high that low-level cultivators could not see it with their naked eyes and mistakenly thought that the Xuanbing had been instantly vaporized by the high temperature.

"The essence of the sun cannot do that, but when it comes to domineering destruction, almost no other spirit flame in the world can match it."

If even a speck of the sun's essence fire touches it, it becomes like a bone-deep infection, known as the inextinguishable flame.

Ice Lotus Frost Flame, Golden Divine Flame, and the Essence of the Sun.

"Unfortunately, the Ice Lotus Flame lacks the Ice Lotus body, which greatly reduces its power. Only with the assistance of Senior Sister Ice Butterfly's cold energy can this spirit flame unleash some of its terrifying power."

The Solar Essence Fire's spiritual essence hasn't fully recovered yet, but in terms of its current power, it's no less than that of Nascent Soul cultivators who have cultivated unique spiritual flames.

At this moment, Lin Chang'an's eyes flickered as he pondered. The Solar Essence Fire was still a bit lacking in power, but it was sufficient for the early Nascent Soul stage. However, it was still a bit lacking in power against the mid-Nascent Soul stage.

The Golden Divine Flame and the Ice Lotus Cold Flame are the two most powerful spiritual flames he currently controls.

"When we explore the cave ruins six months from now, this Lingyou Sanren is skilled in water escape techniques, which is precisely what the Ice Lotus Frost Flame can counter. I hope this fellow Daoist won't do anything bad."

He is no longer the Core Formation cultivator who once had to look up to the Nascent Soul stage.

With a confident smile, Lin Chang'an raised his hand and another jade box appeared in his cultivation cave.

It was that dazzling magic crystal.

This item is also one of his trump cards. After being refined, in addition to its own dazzling divine power, it can also enhance the cultivator's divine sense.

"With the help of this dazzling magic crystal, my divine sense can perform the divine sense transformation that can only be done in the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm."

Lin Chang'an's pupils glowed with a faint cyan-gold light, and a tangible divine consciousness slowly condensed around his body.

In other words, with the enhancement of the dazzling magic crystal, his divine sense and supernatural powers are even more powerful.

At this moment, Lin Chang'an took a deep breath and began to continuously perform hand seals. After the jade box slowly opened, the dazzling magic crystal appeared, which startled the phoenix bird into instinctively becoming wary.

In terms of crisis perception, demonic beasts are always stronger than human cultivators.

But he had already refined the dazzling magic crystal, and now it was shimmering with a soft crystal light. His nascent soul was slowly emerging from his body.

Then he opened his mouth and swallowed the dazzling magic crystal. A crystalline light slowly appeared between his brows, and then his nascent soul entered his body. Only then did Lin Chang'an open his eyes.

"The dazzling magic crystal can coexist with the demonic marrow and contains terrifying demonic nature itself. Ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators naturally dare not refine it easily, for fear of suffering a backlash."

However, Lin Chang'an possessed the Mysterious Heavenly Vine and was not afraid of this demonic influence at all.

These kinds of treasures are designed to strike unexpectedly and catch the enemy off guard; if you use them yourself, it will easily arouse suspicion.

On the contrary, this kind of unassuming, subtle approach, where a glint of light suddenly appears between the eyebrows, is truly impossible to guard against.

He was confident that even a mid-stage Nascent Soul cultivator, unaware of his methods, would suffer a great loss if he made a careless mistake, as the Dazzling Magic Crystal combined with the Ice Lotus Frost Flame would be devastating.

"Next, we need to prepare the necessary items to break this restriction."

The restriction that Lingyou Sanren mentioned earlier actually required him some effort to implement; otherwise, the other party wouldn't have come to ask him for help.

He, a fourth-tier low-grade mage, made no attempt to hide his abilities, and he wasn't making excuses.

The greatest advantage of having the power of a sect is that, with a single order, the sect's connections throughout the Dao Protection Alliance and even further afield, as well as its business guilds, will purchase the items he needs as quickly as possible.

There's absolutely no need to waste time searching for it yourself.

This would give him more time to do other things.

……

Three months later.

Inside a market town at the foot of Zongmen Mountain.

On the bustling street where people come and go, the Ice Butterfly Fairy wore a veil to cover her face, but her unique temperament was still hard to hide.

Along the way, quite a few cultivators secretly observed and glanced at the beautiful things, but no one dared to go up and chat with them.

Because next to this fairy was a cultivator wearing a bamboo hat, exuding a powerful and unapproachable aura.

The one wearing a straw hat, looking like a protector of a flower, was naturally Lin Chang'an.

Meanwhile, the Ice Butterfly Fairy, looking at the bustling market, couldn't help but reveal a touch of wistful reminiscence.

"The street is still the same as it was back then, nothing has changed, and some of the shop names are still there, but the people here have changed."

Lin Chang'an glanced at the Ice Butterfly Fairy with surprise, but also guessed something.

“I have lived in this market with my mother since I was a child. You could say I grew up here.”

At this moment, the Ice Butterfly Fairy led him to an ancient stone bridge, beside which stood a towering willow tree.

"This willow tree has grown bigger again. When I was a child, I used to sit under this willow tree with my mother while she sold talismans."

Ice Butterfly Fairy spoke slowly with a beautiful smile in her eyes, while Lin Chang'an listened quietly beside her.

However, judging from the old stone bridge and the fact that the surrounding area was full of low-level cultivators, this place was clearly a place where the lowest-level cultivators lived and set up stalls.

Ice Butterfly Fairy talked a lot along the way, and finally joked with a smile:
“Junior Brother Lin, my biggest dream back then was to become a Foundation Establishment cultivator so I wouldn’t have to set up a stall here selling talismans.”

That look seemed to be asking him a question, and Lin Chang'an smiled and nodded in response:
"Although I am an ordinary person, I achieved fame at a young age and possess extraordinary talent..."

Lin Chang'an jokingly remarked that he was once a renowned prodigy, but who would have thought that after entering the world of cultivation with such enthusiasm, he would fall from grace.

"Junior Brother Lin has also experienced great ups and downs; otherwise, he wouldn't have the determination he has today."

Ice Butterfly Fairy chuckled and teased, the two seemingly getting to know each other.

Under a light drizzle, an oil-paper umbrella was raised, and the two walked on the stone bridge like a divine couple.

"Junior Brother Lin, walking in the rain, for whom has your paper umbrella been held?"

The Ice Butterfly Fairy was full of confidence and spoke softly.

However, Lin Chang'an remained silent for a moment, then sighed softly, "The weather was just like this when that girl first came out of the Prince's mansion."

What an oblivious person!
This caused the Ice Butterfly Fairy's expression to freeze for a moment.

Don't get angry! Don't get angry. You can't win against someone who has already entered the cycle of reincarnation.

"Oh, is that so?"

Ice Butterfly Fairy took a deep breath and spoke softly, while Lin Chang'an nodded very seriously:

"Yes, it was on a stone bridge back then that I took her to explore all the bustling streets of the capital."

Well! The Ice Butterfly Fairy was completely dumbfounded. After all that, she had actually led this Junior Brother Lin to relive his long-forgotten memories.

This was like shooting herself in the foot, leaving her speechless and helpless.

The most beautiful things in a person's life are things that are hard to forget.

For example, her most tender mother, although she was just a Qi Refining cultivator, is now a Nascent Soul expert.

But when she thinks of her mother, she still can't forget her. If only she could have spent more time with her mother back then.

Both seemed to recall the past. For a moment, under an oil-paper umbrella in the rain, two figures, each with their own thoughts, quietly headed towards the distant restaurant.

Inside the restaurant.

"Junior Brother Lin, how is your close friend?"

Inside the private room, Fairy Ice Butterfly spoke first, getting to the point.

Lin Chang'an suppressed his thoughts, feeling no embarrassment whatsoever at this unfounded friend. Instead, he said in a deep voice:
"I don't know the specifics. This person is quite mysterious. Besides, everyone understands the principle that cooperation benefits both sides."

Lin Chang'an knew that speaking too much about his identity as a clone would lead to mistakes.

Therefore, it is only said that the two became acquainted in the Tongtian Wuhai.

The Ice Butterfly Fairy nodded secretly; that was indeed true.

Since the other party is someone who can't stand the light of day, they must have gotten into trouble. Judging from the situation, they must have just reached the Nascent Soul stage and urgently need a stable cultivation environment.

If it were a weaker Nascent Soul sect, they might be more cautious, but the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect itself originated from the demonic path, and with the two of them present, that gave them confidence.

The other party wanted to conceal their identity and obtain cultivation resources through their alchemy skills.

She also needed to use the alchemist's skills to create a false impression that Elder Cheng was in good health, thus stabilizing the sect's interests.

Moreover, there's no need to recruit this person into the sect. If things really go wrong, she has plenty of ways to get rid of him.

"Master Cheng's health is deteriorating, and according to recent intelligence, the demonic path is stirring, and there have been constant skirmishes on the border..."

At this moment, the Ice Butterfly Fairy was no longer the gentle and affectionate woman she had been before; she exuded the aura of a Nascent Soul True Monarch who was in charge of a sect.

"Yes, so we need to improve our strength as soon as possible."

Lin Chang'an frowned slightly, but that was all. He was now a Nascent Soul cultivator, not the Core Formation cultivator who had to run away back then.

At this moment, Lin Chang'an acted as if he were acting in the best interests of the sect, and Fairy Ice Butterfly nodded secretly in agreement.

Ultimately, they are one; their fates are intertwined.

The greater the sect's interests, the more cultivation resources it will be provided with.

They were also directly affected by the turmoil within the sect.

Just as the two were waiting, at the appointed time, a figure dressed in black, wearing a mask and a bamboo hat, slowly pushed open the door and entered.

"I apologize for keeping you two waiting."

The hoarse voice echoed, which surprised Fairy Ice Butterfly. It wasn't a female cultivator after all.

Thinking of this, she instinctively glanced at her junior brother Lin beside her.

That look left Lin Chang'an speechless. Did all his close friends have to be female cultivators?

I don't know when or how things turned out this way.

"I thought that Junior Brother Lin's close friend was also a Nascent Soul female True Monarch."

At this moment, the Ice Butterfly Fairy transmitted her voice, which carried a teasing tone. Just as Lin Chang'an was about to say something, the Ice Butterfly Fairy's words left him speechless.

"Of course, it's also possible that this fellow Daoist is in disguise."

Lin Chang'an remained silent for a moment, which caused the Ice Butterfly Fairy to smile slightly, a rare occurrence. This time, she had finally won.

"Fellow Taoist, you're welcome."

In front of outsiders, the Ice Butterfly Fairy maintained an air of aloofness, nodding calmly while exuding the majesty of someone who controlled a powerful force.

“Fellow Daoist, let’s be frank. I can give you my Master Cheng’s fourth-order pill inheritance.”

However, in return, you must secretly refine pills for my sect for two hundred years, and promise to help my sect three times when it encounters a crisis.

In sect decision-making, this Ice Butterfly Fairy was extremely authoritative, like a powerful warlord.

Lin Chang'an, standing to the side, was neither surprised nor disgusted. However, the scene of him acting with his clone gave him a sense of déjà vu.

"Fellow Daoist is joking. My transaction with your sect is also to provide benefits for your sect. We are simply getting what we need."

Lin Chang'an's clone also spoke in a hoarse voice, his demeanor devoid of any vitality.

Everyone here is a Nascent Soul cultivator who has cultivated for hundreds of years, so it's perfectly normal for them to haggle.

The two then engaged in a fierce exchange, each wanting to gain an advantage, but neither wanting to suffer a loss.

After a long pause, the two sides finally reached an agreement.

The other party needs to conceal their identity and use Elder Cheng of the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect to refine pills. The sect only needs to take 10% of the profits.

At the same time, if the sect needs him to refine pills, he cannot refuse to do so, and of course, he must still pay the due fees.

He even helped the sect three times, and they eventually agreed that he must refine three Nascent Soul Pills for the sect free of charge in the future, with the sect providing the materials.

“Very well, as long as your sect provides the materials, I will naturally be happy to refine the Nascent Soul Pill for your sect.”

Transactions between Nascent Soul cultivators are quite simple: each party maintains its own interests.

"In that case, I look forward to a pleasant collaboration in the future."

After the deal was finalized, both parties were overjoyed, and the Ice Butterfly Fairy even showed a satisfied smile.

In this way, the sect's interests are protected, and the sect can also guarantee the future production of three more Nascent Soul Pills.

Lin Chang'an was overjoyed. Although he could freely browse through Senior Brother Cheng's alchemy insights, the sudden appearance of a Nascent Soul cultivator who was a fourth-level alchemist was a shock.

It's too easy to arouse suspicion, and you might even end up being blamed for something shady.

Now, with the help of the sect and Elder Cheng's connections, countless troubles will be saved.

In fact, the fact that Elder Cheng has been in seclusion for years has aroused suspicion among many cultivators outside the sect. Many people have come to him under the guise of asking for alchemy services, but in reality, they want to test him.

The Ice Butterfly Fairy might make a small profit, but she would never lose.

Both sides benefit from cooperation.

"Besides a top-grade fourth-rank alchemy furnace, my senior brother Cheng also has a low-grade fourth-rank alchemy furnace, which he originally planned to send to Baibi City for auction in a while."

But now it seems that you might need it, fellow Daoist. No sooner had the cooperation been discussed than this Ice Butterfly Fairy offered a tempting offer.

This left Lin Chang'an speechless. First, the temptation of a top-grade fourth-tier pill furnace was clearly a way of telling the other party that if they earned more spirit stones in the future, this pill furnace would be kept for them.

The advantage of this is that even after the news of Elder Cheng's passing spreads, the sect will still have fourth-grade pills, which is a secret to outsiders.

The sect also has a connection with a fourth-level alchemist.

After all, Elder Cheng's matter couldn't be kept secret for long.

This so-called fourth-grade low-level alchemy furnace is purely an exchange of benefits.

As expected, Lin Chang'an's clone had no choice but to speak directly:

"I want the fourth-grade low-level alchemy furnace, but I don't have many spirit stones and materials on hand."

"Then how about you repay me by refining pills, fellow Daoist?"

"it is good!"

The Ice Butterfly Fairy immediately smiled. The other party might have made a small profit, but she wouldn't lose out in any way.

Now that the demonic path is stirring, in addition to the sects needing to stockpile a large number of pills, the demand for high-grade pills within the territory of the Protectorate Alliance has also been considerable in recent years.

If it weren't for the fact that Master Cheng wasn't in a good mood, he would have already started refining pills to earn spirit stones by this time of year.

The two then traded a fourth-tier alchemy furnace, a scene that left Lin Chang'an even more amazed. This Senior Sister Bingdie really knew how to do business.

After the other party left, when only the two of them remained in the private room, the Ice Butterfly Fairy let out a clear laugh.

"Last year, someone in Baibi City wanted to ask Master Cheng to refine pills, but it has been delayed until now. This person may be sincere, but many people are watching in secret."

At this moment, the Ice Butterfly Fairy was even more inclined to raise the price.

After all, fourth-tier alchemists are rare, and the price of one nearing the end of their lifespan should be even higher.

"That's perfect. We can make even more money by taking advantage of this fellow Daoist."

Lin Chang'an understood perfectly, knowing that this was the perfect opportunity to rip off the customers.

The two looked at each other, and the smile on the Ice Butterfly Fairy's face deepened.

"Junior Brother Lin, I didn't expect you to be even better at business than me. Why don't you help Senior Sister manage the sect?"

"Ahem, Senior Sister, it hasn't been easy for us to reach this stage in our cultivation. We should still focus on cultivation."

Lin Chang'an politely declined the spiritual tea, while the Ice Butterfly Fairy smiled.

"Junior brother, you really have a firm belief in the Dao."

A soft voice echoed in his ears, and the Ice Butterfly Fairy slowly approached. Their eyes met, and she spoke softly:
"But don't worry, junior brother. Senior sister has experienced the backlash of the cold poison and tasted the feeling of not being able to make any progress in her cultivation. She cherishes this feeling of being able to cultivate more than anyone else."

Lin Chang'an put down his teacup and looked into those beautiful eyes. It would have been even better if those jade-like feet hadn't stretched out from under the table.

This Ice Butterfly senior sister really never misses a chance to tease him.

I'll seize any opportunity to tempt him, but I'll deliberately prevent him from eating it.

……

"Owner……"

On the wooden bed in the cave, the sword attendant's two fair arms supported her in front of the bed. Her face was flushed with shyness, her hair was disheveled and her hairpins were askew. Finally, with a low dragon roar, she let out a series of panting breaths.

Then a pair of strong arms wrapped around her waist and hips. The sword servant's hair was damp, and her usually aloof face was now flushed.

"This servant has troubled my master."

After finishing his training, the sword servant looked guilty.

Lin Chang'an gently shook his head.

“I plundered a lot of this Heavenly Spiritual Energy during our dual cultivation, which also affected your Nascent Soul formation, Ling’er.”

The pure celestial spiritual energy contained within the Heavenly Spirit Sword Body could not possibly be infinite.

He used a lot of it when he formed his Nascent Soul, which naturally affected his sword servants as well.

Otherwise, the cultivation world would have been in chaos long ago.

"However, this pure Xuan Tian spiritual body will still help you recover."

Since forming his nascent soul, his Xuan Tian spiritual body has become much stronger. When cultivating together, it can naturally nourish his sword servant, and the sword servant's spiritual body will also benefit from it.

The 250-year-old sword attendant had reached the peak of the late Core Formation stage, which greatly pleased Lin Chang'an.

He has one Nascent Soul Pill and some spiritual liquid from the Spirit Spring Tree. After the Phoenix Cry Bird underwent its tribulation, only the Thunder Tribulation Tree survived, meaning he now only has three Nascent Soul spiritual items.

Lin Chang'an pondered silently, and the sword servant's Heavenly Spirit Sword Body was an advantage in breaking through the Heart Demon Tribulation. Judging from the current situation, the chances of him forming a Nascent Soul were very high.

"I should go to Baibi City in a while and find some more materials."

He naturally didn't mind spending a little more spirit stones if it could increase the chances.

After all these years of cultivation, there are only a few people he cares about, and the sword servant has been of great help to him.

"Nascent Soul Formation!"

A naked desire also appeared in the eyes of the Nascent Soul Sword Servant; only by constantly becoming stronger could he catch up with his master.

Only then could she stay by her master's side.

Having cultivated for so many years, she has seen far too many people, many of whom are kind and righteous, drift apart due to differences in cultivation levels, not to mention the insurmountable gap in their lifespans.

She didn't want to one day be stuck in one place, watching her master keep going far away.

"I wonder what the difference is between the Nascent Soul formation of a human-demon hybrid and that of a human cultivator."

However, Lin Chang'an was thinking of his fellow Daoist, Fairy Mingyue. It seemed that after completing this matter with Lingyou Sanren, he would need to use the Ten Thousand Mile Transmission Talisman to inquire about some things.

He didn't want any problems to arise when the sword servant was forming his nascent soul due to his own negligence.

After tidying up, the two began practicing their secret techniques in the secret room.

When Core Formation cultivators and Nascent Soul cultivators cultivate together, the weaker party naturally benefits the most.

However, Lin Chang'an also benefited greatly.

……

"Sword energy turns into silk!"

Inside the cave, sensing the sword servant's supernatural abilities, Lin Chang'an nodded secretly.

The sword energy to become silk requires extreme compression of the sword energy, which is characterized by its sharpness and penetrating power, and is similar to the cutting characteristics of the Phoenix Cry Bird's golden divine flame.

However, there are also obvious differences between the two. The sword energy transforms into silk while also being agile, and can change according to the cultivator's will, controlling the trajectory and angle of the attack.

"I am also a sword cultivator, but I have never been able to grasp the essence of this divine power. I am just one layer away from mastering it."

Lin Chang'an sighed helplessly. His talent was actually not bad. Sword cultivators who could master this divine ability in the mid-Nascent Soul stage were considered to have extraordinary talent.

If one masters this skill in the early stages of the Nascent Soul realm, it is considered an extraordinary talent.

Sword Servant, a skill mastered even in the late Core Formation stage, is extremely rare in the entire cultivation world.

"However, I have only recently formed my Nascent Soul, and with continued cultivation, I will master it sooner or later."

He is still confident about this; he's just one step away from success.

He was confident that once he mastered the basics, no matter how talented a prodigy they became, they would pale in comparison to him over time.

The reason he was so obsessed with this supernatural power was that it was extremely powerful.

However, the sword attendant's cultivation level was too weak, which prevented him from unleashing the full power of this divine ability.

"Owner."

Just then, the cave gate opened, and the sword attendants, fully prepared, respectfully bowed.

Lin Chang'an nodded slightly.

"Let's go, let's head to White Wall City."

He was also going to Baibi City to keep an appointment.

He made a promise with this hermit Lingyou that they would meet in Baibi City six months later and then travel together to the secret cave.

He went ahead of time this time to see if there was a suitable opportunity to purchase some Nascent Soul items for his sword servant.

The two walked out of the cave one after the other. The Green Horned Ox let out a low moo, while the Yin Spirit Beast King, the Two-Headed Tiger, was lazily sleeping in the spirit beast pouch.

For spirits, having a long lifespan and spending most of their time sleeping is not a problem.

Before leaving, Lin Chang'an still made a ostensible trip to the Ice Butterfly Fairy's cave.

"Junior Brother Lin, be careful on your journey. Things aren't very peaceful in the demonic realm lately."

Outside the cave, a cool, lingering fragrance remained on his lips and teeth, leaving Lin Chang'an somewhat astonished.

But the Ice Butterfly Fairy acted as if nothing had happened, calmly saying:

"Junior Brother Lin, I'll give you this Xuanbing Cold Qi for self-defense."

At this moment, the dense, icy cold air swept down his throat and finally entered his abdomen, where it was enveloped by magical power.

Upon seeing this, Lin Chang'an couldn't help but show a thoughtful expression, then smiled and nodded slightly.

"In that case, junior brother, I'll take my leave now."

He'll get the better deal; he won't lose out anyway.

Lin Chang'an left with his sword attendant, while the Ice Butterfly Fairy quietly watched their departing figures from outside the cave.

"This concubine has also reached the peak of the late stage of Core Formation. I'm afraid that with Junior Brother Lin's personality, he will be preparing for this girl to reach Nascent Soul stage."

She had felt a sense of crisis just now, and deliberately did it in front of the sword servant.

As a result, the sword attendant remained calm throughout and waited respectfully to the side.

Under the powerful perception of a Nascent Soul cultivator, some subtle changes cannot escape detection, and the result is that there is truly no change whatsoever.

This left the Ice Butterfly Fairy somewhat helpless, and as she touched her own lips, she felt a little cheated.

At the same time, she also had some worries in her heart.

If this sword servant successfully forms a nascent soul, and Elder Cheng passes away, she will be all alone.

Lin Chang'an and the sword attendant are one, both being Nascent Soul cultivators.

The score is 2 to 1.

Although she had come to approve of Lin's character over the years, she couldn't resist the whims of human nature.

At this moment, she was truly conflicted. If the sect had one more Nascent Soul cultivator, its strength would naturally increase significantly, and it would have the confidence to challenge the Great Qian Dynasty.

However, there are also some risks.

"When did I become so sentimental?"

Just then, a cold wind blew by, and she instinctively tightened her fiery red shawl. Only after the pain of the cold poison in her body did she wake up as if from a dream.

"No! I'm actually wary of a cultivator who hasn't even formed his Nascent Soul yet!"

Ice Butterfly True Monarch, who had instantly calmed down, showed a solemn expression on his face.

Over the years, due to the effects of the cold poison, her former spiritedness and aloofness that looked down on the cultivation world have gradually faded away.

"The one surnamed Lin did it on purpose!"

She wasn't stupid. Thinking back on their years together and Lin Chang'an's reminder at the restaurant in the market last time, she realized that...

A smile gradually appeared on the face of the Ice Butterfly Fairy amidst the flying snow, and her laughter grew louder and louder, yet it also carried a feeling of breaking free from constraints.

When did she, who was once so arrogant, start to play the power struggles she once looked down upon?

She was once the number one prodigy of the Guardian Alliance, and even surpassed Nascent Soul prodigies of the same generation as Jin Jianchuan.

Even the demonic forces were extremely wary of her and went so far as to try to harm her.

The loud laughter of breaking free from restraints echoed over the snow-capped peaks, but the low-level cultivators could not sense anything.

On the nearby Spirit Peak, Elder Cheng, who was sorting through medicinal herbs, turned his head in astonishment upon hearing the familiar long howl.

He then stroked his white beard and let out a hearty laugh.

"Hehe, Junior Nephew Bingdie has finally emerged. After a hundred years of silence, her former arrogance has been dormant, but the Ice Phoenix of the Nine Heavens cannot remain dormant forever."

"I knew it! My nephew, you would shine brightly once more. How could the culmination of thousands of years of effort by our Spirit Control lineage be defeated by such a small setback?"

At this moment, Elder Cheng smiled with tears welling up in his eyes.

How proud the Ice Butterfly was back then, just like the Ice Phoenix of the Nine Heavens.

However, this was still kept secret, and only he, his junior sister who had already passed away, and Bingdie knew about it.

This ancient and wondrous insect, the Ice Silkworm, is no ordinary strange insect.

"The transformation from a cocoon to a butterfly, imbued with the bloodline of the Ice Phoenix from the Upper Realm, is just the beginning."

This was once the biggest secret of their Spirit Control lineage.

"Haha, I'll finally see Bing's Dao Heart break free from its cage once more. When I go down to face my junior sister, I'll have no regrets."

Elder Cheng laughed with great satisfaction, realizing that only by overcoming the clouding of one's Dao heart could one truly heal.

Although we don't know what happened, this is a good thing.

……

At this moment, on the snow-capped mountain peak, the figure of the Ice Butterfly Fairy appeared, her gaze calmly fixed on the sect and the departing figures in the distance, a faint smile appearing in her eyes.

"Junior Brother Lin, now your senior sister can't let you go any further. You can't escape your senior sister's grasp. However, your cultivation level is still a bit lacking."

Let your senior sister guide you through the scenery of this cultivation world.

With her aloof and arrogant demeanor, the Ice Butterfly Fairy now resembles a king atop a snow-capped mountain, her gaze exuding a calm yet subtly domineering aura.

She had previously been somewhat worried about the sword attendant's conception, but now she felt at ease and even looked forward to it.

The Daoist partner she chose also had a Nascent Soul concubine of the same level, which was worthy of her chosen Daoist partner.

"The Sima clan! And the Spirit Beast Sect! We'll settle this score with them sooner or later."

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