Sword Elder's assessment: This might be some kind of sacred body?

On the sports field.

At Xu Yuan's command, the students who were still spectators were quickly evacuated a hundred meters away.

A cordon was urgently set up, but it still couldn't stop the bone-chilling cold from spreading outwards.

Xu Yuan stood at the very edge of the cordon, his gaze fixed on the huge, crystal-clear ice crystal in the center of the field.

The expression on his face at this moment was as solemn as could be, even tinged with a bewildered disbelief.

"This... what kind of situation is this?"

Xu Yuan's mouth twitched.

Just a second ago, he had mentally sentenced this stubbornly endearing girl to 'death,' believing her Aptitude was mediocre and that she would never be associated with Taibai Academy in this lifetime.

Yet, the next second, this girl pulled off such an earth-shattering feat!

Not only did she not collapse, but she also caused a huge commotion, freezing the entire sports field!

Can this still be called mediocre Aptitude?

"Is this... her way of saying I misjudged her?"

"So she's specifically coming to slap my face so quickly?"

Xu Yuan revealed a helpless, bitter smile.

Although his face was stinging from the slap, he felt no anger in his heart; instead, there was more a sense of relief and anticipation.

If this was truly a sign of some kind of Awakening, then for Shen Qingyi, this unfortunate girl, it might truly be the beginning of a Heaven-Defying change of fate.

"Hoo..."

Taking a deep breath, Xu Yuan no longer hesitated. He immediately pulled out his encrypted communicator and quickly pressed the emergency call button.

"Calling Mount Taibai Command Post!"

"This is Xu Yuan, Chief Instructor of Donglin University! I have an urgent situation to report!"

"A student at our school experienced a sudden anomaly during Cultivation, her body is frozen, emitting extremely dangerous cold Qi. The on-site temperature has dropped below zero and is still spreading!"

"This unprecedented situation is beyond what an instructor at the Fourth Layer of Body Tempering like myself can handle!"

"Requesting superiors... to immediately dispatch specialists to investigate!"

...Meanwhile.

Mount Taibai, Taibai Academy.

Due to Ye Hao's successful Breakthrough and Taibai Academy's imminent official opening, the atmosphere here was peaceful.

Everyone was chatting happily, laughing and talking.

"Beep beep beep—!!!"

Suddenly, a sharp, piercing alarm blared unexpectedly from Li Zhanjun's communicator.

"Hmm?"

"What's going on?"

"Another emergency?"

Li Zhanjun was startled, his brows furrowing instantly.

He subconsciously checked the time.

It had only been two or three hours since the report about Ye Hao from Qingbei University, right?

How could there be a new sudden situation so quickly?

Could something have gone wrong somewhere?

With this question in mind, Li Zhanjun dared not delay. He quickly picked up the communicator and opened the bold, red urgent message.

However, just a glance at the content.

His tiger-like eyes instantly widened, his pupils contracting violently, as if he had seen something incredible.

"No... this is bad! Girl Yue!"

"Something happened!"

"Something big happened!"

Li Zhanjun suddenly looked up and shouted anxiously several times!

That shout immediately drew everyone's attention.

"Something happened?!"

Upon hearing this, Li Fan, who was originally asking Lin Xiyue about sword techniques, instantly tensed up.

"Elder Li, don't rush, what exactly happened?!"

"Is there a strong enemy invading?"

"That's right, Second Grandfather, don't rush, speak slowly!"

Lin Xiyue also quickly stepped forward to comfort him:

"So many of us are here, and Old Grandfather, this great deity, is holding the fort!"

"Even if the sky falls, we're not afraid!"

Under the comfort of Lin Xiyue and the others, Li Zhanjun finally caught his breath.

He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and waved his hand: "Sorry, I lost my composure."

"It's not an enemy attack, nor is the sky falling."

Li Zhanjun took a deep breath and spoke very quickly:

"It's Donglin University!"

"Just now, Xu Yuan sent an urgent report saying that a girl there was suddenly frozen during Cultivation!"

"And... she's constantly emitting a deadly cold Qi that even Xu Yuan can't approach, let alone stop its spread!"

"That cold Qi is too domineering; it's said the entire sports field has turned into frozen earth!"

"I can't explain it clearly... it's too eerie!"

"Girl Yue, you should see for yourself!"

Saying that, Li Zhanjun quickly handed the communicator, which resembled a tablet computer, to Lin Xiyue.

Lin Xiyue took the tablet, but before she could examine it closely.

Gu Zhiyun, who was already brimming with curiosity, leaned her little head over.

"Oh my!"

"She really got frozen into an ice lump?!"

"Is this Qi Deviation?"

Looking at the girl Sealed within the huge blue ice crystal on the screen, Gu Zhiyun was astonished, her mouth agape.

However, compared to Gu Zhiyun's desire to watch the spectacle, Lin Xiyue's eyes grew brighter and brighter as she looked at the detailed description in the report and the several photos from different angles!

That crystal-clear ice, that sense of loneliness and coldness that could be felt even through the screen... how was this like Qi Deviation?

This clearly looked more like... Thinking of this, she directly took the tablet to Old Man Jian.

"Old Grandfather..."

"You are very knowledgeable, could you help me take a look?"

Lin Xiyue pointed at Shen Qingyi on the screen, her tone filled with excitement and anticipation.

"This girl... could she be Awakening some special Physique?"

"Oh?"

"Special Physique?"

Old Man Jian's usually placid face showed a hint of interest upon hearing this.

"Let this old man have a good look."

He leaned closer to the screen, a faint golden glow flashing in his sharp eyes.

Although he was only observing through photos, with his vision as a Saint, he could still discern many clues that ordinary people couldn't.

As he continued to look, Old Man Jian's originally relaxed expression slowly became serious.

"Hmm..."

"Cold Qi that is both contained and violently expelled, self-Sealing in pursuit of transformation..."

"This phenomenon... indeed has some resemblance to the Awakening of a special Physique."

Old Man Jian pondered for a moment before giving his preliminary judgment.

"Moreover, judging by the domineering nature of this cold Qi, if it is a Physique, its rank is definitely not low!"

"At least King-tier, and possibly even... a Holy Physique!"

"Holy Physique?!"

Hearing these two words, everyone present gasped. Although they weren't very knowledgeable about Physique classifications, anything with the word 'Holy' in it was absolutely top-tier!

"However..."

Old Man Jian changed his tone and shook his head.

"Based solely on a few pictures, this old man cannot make a complete judgment."

"After all, the Laws of your world are fundamentally different from the Cangxuan Great Realm."

"Some superficial similarities might hide vastly different underlying essences."

"This old man must observe up close and personally feel the Origin of that aura to determine what exactly happened to this little girl."

"I see..."

Hearing Old Man Jian's words, Lin Xiyue didn't hesitate for a moment.

If looking at photos wasn't accurate, then she would go see the Immortal Master herself!

"That's simple!"

"I'll go bring her back myself right now!"

Before her words finished, she raised her right hand and lightly swiped across the Void Realm in front of her.

Rip!

Space tore open, and a deep Void Realm rift instantly appeared.

"I'll be back soon!"

Saying that, she took a step, about to enter the rift.

"Wait!"

"Sister Yue, take me with you!"

Just as Lin Xiyue had one foot already in the rift, a yellow-clad figure suddenly flashed.

Gu Zhiyun, like a little tagalong, hugged Lin Xiyue's arm and refused to let go.

"I want to go see the excitement too!"

Looking at Gu Zhiyun's curious expression, Lin Xiyue smiled helplessly.

"Alright, alright, I'll take you, I'll take you!"

"Hold on tight!"

After speaking, the two figures vanished into the dark rift, disappearing from their original spot instantly.