NOVPUB"This abyss, it closes slightly every forty-three years."
"When it closes, the cold stream recedes, and the warm current from the east takes the opportunity to surge in."
"Afterwards, the Path of North Sea is formed."
The female cultivator stood before this bottomless abyss and spoke serenely.
Wang Ba looked down in astonishment.
Doubt filled his heart:
"The extreme northern cold stream, it actually originates from here, but where does the bottom of this abyss lead?"
"And why does a cold stream appear here?"
"Could it be another Membrane Eye?"
This conjecture surfaced almost instantly in his heart.
After all, as far as he knew, it seemed only a Membrane Eye could wield such mighty power, capable of turning an entire region to white.
He voiced his thoughts.
Upon hearing this, the female cultivator shook her head slightly:
"Whether it is or isn’t, it doesn’t matter much... Now, I will teach you the key points of the ’Ice-Soul God Shedding Charm’..."
Wang Ba quickly perked up his ears and listened attentively.
"...Ice, born of water yet colder than water, is not lacking among those with Ice Spiritual Roots in the vast Fenglin Continent. However, ordinary people find it difficult to distinguish between ice and water, and if they mistakenly use the Water Spirit Root to practice Water Style cultivation methods, the distinctiveness of the Ice Spiritual Root will be lost, merging indistinguishably with the rest... Therefore, Ice must be unique and extreme to endure. This is the essence of cultivation."
"The Ice Spirit, the essence within the ice, and transcending the divine, entails severing emotions and desires to become the Ice Spirit..."
"During cultivation, do not form a whirl of Qi, but an ice body..."
The female cultivator stood unperturbed by the cold streams swirling within the Ice Abyss, standing amidst the wind and snow, floating ethereally like a celestial being.
She expounded all her mystical insights and key points of cultivation in detail.
Wang Ba relied on the protection of the female cultivator to resist the pervasive chill around him, while carefully contemplating the essentials she narrated.
Over the years, he had practiced many cultivation methods. Besides the insights gained from the consumption of lifespan, he had indeed accumulated a great deal of cultivation experience.
If one were to discuss the breadth of knowledge acquired in this era, even counting those who have attained Immortal Ascension, there were probably no more than ten people who could surpass him.
Such myriad methods, when compared and contemplated against each other.
The so-called jade from other mountains can carve the stone.
Now encountering the "Ice-Soul God Shedding Charm," he already had a substantial level of comprehension, aided by what seemed like the indifferent yet meticulous guidance from the female cultivator.
His understanding of this cultivation method burst forth like a breached dyke—it was overwhelming.
Although he had not yet begun its practice, it was as if he had already spent countless years practicing it.
Numerous ingenious and wonderful thoughts surged to his mind.
Every detail and checkpoint became crystal clear in his heart.
When to draw in Qi, when to exhale.
When to integrate the three elements as one, when to meld completely into a unified whole…
"Stop thinking and observe quietly, from the tranquil concentration to tranquil observation, and finally to the absence of observation."
"From reduced thoughts to cessation of thoughts, and finally to the absence of thoughts."
"Boil water with fire, when the practice reaches the ultimate heat, water naturally boils and turns into steam."
"Consolidate ice with cold, when the practice reaches the ultimate cold, water naturally freezes and solidifies into ice."
"When principles and matters are all extinguished, then inside and outside merge harmoniously; when the distinction between body and application fades, then self and objects become undivided..."
One by one, the key points of the "Ice-Soul God Shedding Charm" flashed through his mind, eventually becoming instinct as if he had practiced for countless years.
The voice of the female cultivator abruptly stopped.
Yet, the thoughts in Wang Ba’s heart were boundless.
The female cultivator waited quietly without urging.
Taking advantage of Wang Ba’s moment of introspection, she suddenly raised her hand and formed around him huge ice needles as thick as stone pillars.
The ice needles formed an array, blocking the surrounding cold streams.
Then she looked towards the Ice Abyss without a hint of hesitation, and plunged straight down.
Not long after.
Her clothes unblemished by dust, she floated up from the Ice Abyss below.
Following closely, two massive icebergs also flew out from the Ice Abyss, silently landing on the snowy ground.
She waited quietly for a while longer.
Finally, Wang Ba’s eyes became clear.
Seeing the icebergs next to him, he first froze, then lifted his head in astonishment.
Encased within one of the icebergs was a huge snow cat-like alien beast, its eyes wide open; although still alive, it could not even blink.
But Wang Ba dared not underestimate it.
For this alien beast was nothing less than a Fourth-Order Superior Grade being!
And the other iceberg was a block of pure crystal ice.
Even though it was not clear what it was, one look was enough to know it was extraordinary. 𝔫𝖔𝔳𝔭𝔲𝔟.𝖈𝔬𝔪
"The method of incarnation is nothing more than using living beings or treasures as a foundation; take a look to see if they might be of use."
The female cultivator’s voice remained cool.
Shaken from his astonishment, Wang Ba immediately bowed respectfully to the female cultivator:
"Thank you, Mrs. Mu Lian."
He wasn’t sure if it was an illusion, but it seemed that after she asked about his master, she had been taking extra care of him.
Regardless of whether it was out of respect for his master or for some other reason, as the beneficiary, he should be grateful.
Especially since she seemed to share some unclear and unspoken connection with his master...
Wang Ba quickly refocused his thoughts and, without hesitation, began refining the alien beast according to the Fetus Containing Incarnation Technique.
The female cultivator closed her eyes to cultivate, seeming completely indifferent to Wang Ba’s practice.
Having previously refined the identity of ’Daoist Yuanci,’ his technique became even more skilled and harmonious.
Erasing consciousness, implanting cultivator’s Spiritual Sence, blood and essence, as well as various spirit materials.
After a full forty-nine days, the Primordial Fetus finally took shape.
As this round fleshly ball formed,
Streaks of thunder light blinked across the dome above.
The female cultivator, disturbed in her quiet cultivation, slightly lifted her head.
"It’s Thunder Tribulation."
Having had the experience from before, Wang Ba was not surprised and promptly informed the female cultivator.
As his voice fell,
A crack suddenly split open in the dome above.
