88: The senior sister, whose cultivation level had increased, was frozen into an ice sculpture.

The leader of the men in black said in a gloomy voice:

"The people sent to the Snow Mountain Sect were all wiped out, and not even a single distress signal was sent."

"All of you, go and investigate."

"See who sabotaged our Demon Shadow Sect's operation!"

"Kill the target immediately upon discovery!"

"Yes."

The remaining men in black all turned into shadows and vanished from the spot... On an unnamed snowy mountain.

"Let's do it here!"

"Glazed Sacred Fire!"

"Fivefold Fire Control Art!"

The spiritual power within Su Yun's body began to circulate, and a red and white flame appeared in his hand.

Immediately, he attacked a remote spot halfway up the snowy mountain.

In a short while, he had carved out a small cave.

"Done! Senior Sister Qingshuang, let's head inside!"

"Alright!"

Then, Su Yun and Luo Qingshuang entered the cave.

As for why Su Yun didn't choose to open a room at an inn in Snow Mountain City to absorb it.

It was mainly because the ten thousand year snow crystal marrow was considered a relatively precious Heaven And Earth Treasure.

If he absorbed it in a crowded city, his aura might leak out easily, attracting unwanted attention.

Although Su Yun wasn't afraid of people coming to cause trouble, it was best not to be disturbed during the Cultivate process.

Two platforms were carved out inside the cave.

Su Yun and Luo Qingshuang each sat on one and began to Cultivate.

"It's a bit cold!"

Su Yun took out that half piece of ten thousand year snow crystal marrow from his Storage Ring and began to absorb the spiritual power from it.

Now that he had joined the Taixuan Holy Land and had an exceptionally powerful Revered Master.

He didn't need to rush to use Luck Points to upgrade his cultivation Realm.

Minor Realms could be upgraded by absorbing Heaven And Earth Treasures or through self-cultivation.

Major Realms would then be upgraded using Luck Points.

For instance, upgrading from Golden Core to Nascent Soul.

Many Heaven And Earth Treasures would definitely be needed during this process to ensure the quality of the Nascent Soul.

Using Luck Points to upgrade at that time would be the most cost-effective.

Therefore, he would save his Luck Points for upgrading difficult-to-comprehend Cultivation Technique Realms and major cultivation Realms.

At this moment, the half piece of ten thousand year snow crystal marrow in Su Yun's hand seemed to be suddenly activated.

It turned into a cluster of blue light and entered Su Yun's body.

"Holy crap, why did it all enter my body at once!"

Su Yun felt as if his insides were frozen stiff.

On the outside, everything seemed fine.

But beneath his skin, everything was slowly beginning to freeze.

"Glazed Sacred Fire!"

"Power of the Sun!"

Su Yun dared not be careless; he immediately circulated the Heaven Refining Art, combined with the Power of the Sun in his body and fully channeled the sacred fire.

Only then did he barely manage to withstand the chill of the ten thousand year snow crystal marrow.

By relying on the Glazed Sacred Fire's constant devouring, the snow crystal marrow was slowly absorbed and converted into exceptionally pure spiritual power.

That was close. This situation occurred mainly because his current Realm was too low.

If he only had the spiritual fire and the Power of the Sun this time, he probably wouldn't have been able to withstand this cold.

Fortunately, he also had the Heaven Refining Art Cultivation Technique, which allowed for better refinement of natural treasures.

No wonder the people of the Snow Mountain Sect didn't refine the ten thousand year snow crystal marrow directly after obtaining it.

It was likely because the chill within the ten thousand year snow crystal marrow was too terrifying.

Thus, even Cultivators with ice-attribute spiritual power and Physiques would find it hard to withstand.

As the spiritual power was continuously absorbed.

Su Yun felt the spiritual power within his Golden Core growing steadily.

Soon, his Realm began to rise, from the Golden Core Fourth Layer to the Golden Core Fifth Layer, and it continued to climb.

"Junior Brother Yun."

"He's actually absorbing such a large piece."

Luo Qingshuang, who was beside him, was somewhat surprised.

She remembered an ancient text stating that snow crystal marrow should not be absorbed too much at once.

Especially the ten thousand year snow crystal marrow; if one's cultivation was insufficient, even with a spiritual fire, they might not be able to withstand its powerful chill and could be frozen directly.

The same applied even to Cultivators with an ice-attribute Physique.

Could the records be wrong?

After all, although Junior Brother Yun had the combat power of the Nascent Soul Realm and possessed a spiritual fire, his cultivation was only at the Golden Core Fourth Layer Realm.

If he could absorb so much at once, then maybe she could too.

Thinking of this, Luo Qingshuang also took out all of her ten thousand year snow crystal marrow to absorb.

But in a short while, she regretted it.

She felt a powerful chill directly freeze the skin over her entire body.

The spiritual power within her body was also instantly frozen.

Her Nascent Soul was surrounded by a powerful chill.

Although her Physique was ice-attribute and she wouldn't be harmed by this chill after being frozen, and could even automatically absorb the ten thousand year snow crystal marrow.

However, without being able to circulate spiritual power, the absorption speed would be extremely slow.

It would also cause her to remain frozen by the chill for a long time.

"Yun..."

Luo Qingshuang was about to speak.

When her entire body was frozen into an ice sculpture.

She could only helplessly urge her Nascent Soul.

Trying to circulate spiritual power to absorb the ten thousand year snow crystal marrow.

Unfortunately, she still couldn't mobilize it.

On the other side, Su Yun was still absorbing the spiritual power from the ten thousand year snow crystal marrow.

An hour later.

As the spiritual power within Su Yun's body continued to grow.

His Realm rose once more, finally reaching the Golden Core Eighth Layer.

"I've finally finished absorbing it."

"I've advanced four minor Realms."

"If I had an ice-attribute Physique, I might have advanced even more!"

"At least I wouldn't have wasted so much chill during refinement."

Su Yun felt the powerful spiritual power fluctuations within his body and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

I can't be so reckless next time I absorb this kind of Heaven And Earth Treasure.

If I had known, I would have first asked the System or Senior Sister Qingshuang about the precautions for absorbing such Heaven And Earth Treasures.

Senior Sister Qingshuang must have finished absorbing it by now, right?

Thinking of this, Su Yun looked at Luo Qingshuang, who was cultivating not far away.

"Huh?"

"Why has Senior Sister Qingshuang turned into an ice sculpture?"

Su Yun hurriedly stood up, and with a flash of his body, he appeared beside Luo Qingshuang.

At this moment, Luo Qingshuang's entire body was frozen by blue ice crystals.

She was still continuously emitting a staggering chill.

The frozen Luo Qingshuang exuded an even more cold and peerless aura.

At this moment, Luo Qingshuang seemed to notice Su Yun's gaze.

The back of her ears instantly turned crimson.

How embarrassing!

This is truly too embarrassing!

As Su Yun's Senior Sister and an ice-attribute Physique Cultivator, she had actually been frozen into an ice sculpture.

And she was even seen by her Junior Brother.

"Senior Sister Qingshuang, how about I help you?"

"Blink if you agree."

Luo Qingshuang blinked with difficulty.

Right now, her eyes were the only part of her body that could move.

"Alright, here I come!"

Su Yun's consciousness sank into his mind as he began to ask the System.

"System, is there any way to solve Senior Sister's predicament?"

【Ding! According to the System's analysis, this person simply absorbed too much ten thousand year snow crystal marrow at once.】

【As a result, her spiritual power was frozen, leading to her entire person being frozen.】

【The solution is simple: eliminate the chill at the following locations... to thaw her spiritual power.】

【Once thawed, with her ice-attribute Physique, she can easily circulate her Cultivation Technique to continue absorbing the ten thousand year snow crystal marrow.】

"Ah, this... isn't very appropriate."

"These spots are all..."

"Forget it, Senior Sister Qingshuang is in trouble, I can't just stand by and watch."

After learning the solution, Su Yun immediately began his operation to rescue his Senior Sister.

"Glazed Sacred Fire!"

A red and white flame appeared in his hand.

Immediately after, he flickered behind Luo Qingshuang and began the thawing process... No one knew how much time had passed.

Luo Qingshuang resumed absorbing the ten thousand year snow crystal marrow.

The aura on her body began to rise.

It rose directly from the Nascent Soul Eighth Layer Realm to the Nascent Soul Tenth Layer Realm.

Only then did Luo Qingshuang open her eyes.

At this moment, her ears were bright red, and her pale blue eyes glared at Su Yun as she muttered:

"Bad Junior Brother!"