NOVPUBA streak of lightning fell.
However, a cold current blew by.
The lightning then quietly vanished without a trace.
It was as if the lightning just now had been an illusion.
"This..."
Wang Ba was somewhat astonished.
He had never expected the cold here to be so extreme that even the Thunder Tribulation would have to avoid it.
He felt a slight regret for missing the chance to cultivate his Thunderstorm Body.
Meanwhile, the female Cultivator took the initiative to help Wang Ba by finding a suitable place with just the right amount of cold ice Qi and placing the Primordial Fetus within it.
Forty-nine days passed.
The Primordial Fetus was about to break open.
Wang Ba coughed lightly and swiftly flew over, using mana to shield it.
The Primordial Fetus cracked open, and from within emerged a naked figure.
Wang Ba quickly stretched out his hand and summoned, and the Primordial Fetus transformed into a robe that covered the naked figure.
This figure had a face identical to that of Wang Ba, only fairer and colder, with somewhat more pronounced angles.
A hint of coldness lingered around the body.
Upon seeing Wang Ba, the figure did not exchange pleasantries, merely giving a slight bow.
Wang Ba didn’t mind and said with a smile,
"Old traditions dictate, I shall call you ’Ice Daoist’ then."
The Ice Daoist placed his palm upright in front of him and bowed again.
But he showed no intention of speaking a word.
His eyes, quite like those of the female Cultivator, were devoid of any emotion.
"This one has not even begun cultivating and already forsook emotions and desires..."
Wang Ba secretly shook his head.
With that thought, he suddenly remembered the "Great Supreme Heart Refining Technique" from Lianqing Peak.
The essence of "Ice-Soul God Shedding Charm" lies in severing the Cultivator’s shackles and entanglements with the outside world, thereby achieving the utmost solitary goal.
For an Ice Dao Cultivator, all emotions must be severed.
And the longer one cultivates the "Great Supreme Heart Refining Technique," the more indifferent one becomes.
The results seem quite similar, it’s uncertain if they can be cultivated together.
Considering this, he shared his thoughts with the female Cultivator.
Of course, he did not divulge the detailed contents of "Great Supreme Heart Refining Technique" but merely described the general nature of the cultivation method.
Upon hearing Wang Ba’s question, the female Cultivator pondered long before she finally spoke tentatively,
"This technique and my cultivation method, though seemingly similar, are in fact entirely different."
"’Ice-Soul God Shedding Charm’ does not aim for heartlessness, yet it results in heartlessness."
"Whereas ’Great Supreme Heart Refining Technique’ uses emotions as nourishment but falls into obsession."
"It is not a lack of emotions, but rather the truest of emotions."
"Not a lack of emotions, but rather the truest of emotions?"
Wang Ba murmured this phrase, lost in thought. 𝑛𝘰𝘷𝑝𝘶𝑏.𝑐𝘰𝘮
But immediately, a new question arose:
"Senior, does cultivating this ’Ice-Soul God Shedding Charm’ mean one can only sever emotions and desires?"
If a person were devoid of the ups and downs of emotions, even with longevity, in his view, they would be no different from the withered rocks in the snow.
What purpose would that serve?
He believed he was not the only one to think this way.
The female Cultivator fell silent for a while, then said:
"Of course not, if one’s realm is not enough, it can only be so, but if one achieves Immortal Ascension, then one returns to the state of true purity, just like your master. Possessing the essence while discarding the form, every gesture is the extreme of ice."
"And to achieve Immortal Ascension, severing emotions and desires is a necessary step."
Wang Ba felt a sense of release.
With "Ice-Soul God Shedding Charm" being so domineering, he also worried that practicing it for long would affect him.
However, if one could return to normal upon achieving Immortal Ascension, it was not unacceptable.
With the foundation he currently possessed, if he persevered methodically, Immortal Ascension was still hopeful.
Thinking this, he no longer delayed and once again bowed to the female Cultivator,
"Please assist me, Senior."
The female Cultivator nodded slightly.
With a slight raise of her hand, she pushed both Wang Ba and his Incarnation ’Ice Daoist’ towards the Ice Abyss.
Wang Ba’s heart tensed slightly.
Yet, the Ice Daoist’s face showed no change whatsoever, as if the one being pushed was not him.
The female Cultivator then protected the two and plunged into the depths of the Ice Abyss.
Countless roaring cold currents surged up from below.
But the female Cultivator blocked them all.
It seemed the cold currents had no effect on her.
Wang Ba watched for a while and then stopped, turning his gaze downward instead.
He felt the darkness below was bottomless; in the vacuous expanse, it seemed as if numerous Demonic Beasts roared and howled.
But to his surprise, he found the Spiritual Energy of cold ice contained beneath the Ice Abyss to be exceptionally abundant!
The deeper he went, the more astonishing it was.
It was as if the purest Spiritual Energy of the entire Northsea Continent converged here.
"Could there be a high-class Spiritual Lineage underneath?"
Wang Ba was secretly shocked.
He roughly sensed that the density of Spiritual Energy here already rivaled Wanfa Peak.
And as the female Cultivator continued to descend, the density of Spiritual Energy was increasing rapidly.
Yet, along with it, the cold that had previously vanished swiftly enveloped Wang Ba again.
It was clear that even the female Cultivator could not completely neutralize these cold currents.
What made Wang Ba slightly unease was that he also felt numerous inquisitive and malicious gazes in the surrounding darkness.
Perhaps deterred by the presence of the female Cultivator, although these gazes were fixated on Wang Ba, none dared to make their presence known.
After a while, the female Cultivator finally came to a halt.
Wang Ba and the Ice Daoist also stopped abruptly.
The chill of the surroundings hit them full-on.
But even more overwhelming was the torrential, excellent quality cold ice Spiritual Energy.
The female Cultivator’s voice was calm as she stated:
"This place, with its pure cold ice Spiritual Energy, is unparalleled elsewhere. Cultivating here is most fitting, but you must be quick, I can’t hold on for long."
Wang Ba’s expression became stern as he quickly transmitted all his understandings to the Ice Daoist.
The Ice Daoist, expressionless, closed his eyes to carefully comprehend.
But Wang Ba couldn’t help but say to the female Cultivator:
