Chapter 3: Ice and Flame
A cold mist rolled across the training grounds of the outer sect. It wasn't natural—it came from the mountain above, from the inner sect peak, where the Ice Jade Palace stood like a frozen fortress.
And within it trained one of the sect's proudest geniuses: Su Yan, the Ice Phoenix Body.
Lin Tian stood at the foot of the path that led to her peak. From here, ordinary disciples were forbidden to ascend. But he didn't need to.
Ding! New Quest: Stir the Ice Phoenix's Heart.
Objective: Leave a lasting impression on Su Yan.
Reward: Ice Phoenix Cultivation Method – Yin-Yang Dual Path (Fragment).
"Perfect," Lin Tian muttered. "Time to break the script."
He didn't want to charge up like a fool and get kicked down by cold qi like Yang Kai did. No—he had the system. And the Holy Body Dao Fetus.
Outer Sect Cultivation Hall – Later That Day
Lin Tian sat cross-legged in the secluded section of the cultivation hall. Around him, faint elemental energies began to stir unnaturally.
Heaven-Devouring Sutra (Fragment) activated.
Effect: Absorbs ambient qi 500% faster. Temporarily harmonizes incompatible attributes.
The air sizzled as yin and yang spiraled around him—opposing forces merging. His meridians glowed like divine threads. His cultivation base, previously dormant, surged.
Cultivation Level Up: Body Tempering Stage 3… 4… 5!
A blizzard of cold qi suddenly descended from above—so intense that others in the hall shivered and fled.
Lin Tian opened his eyes slowly.
And standing just outside the threshold… was her.
Su Yan.
Her pale robes fluttered slightly in the wind, long silver-blue hair cascading behind her like falling snow. Those cold eyes scanned him like he was an anomaly.
"You—how are you not frozen?" she asked, her voice low and frosty.
Lin Tian rose calmly. "Because I'm not like the others."
Her eyes narrowed.
He could feel the yin qi flowing from her body like a storm. But instead of resisting, his Holy Body Dao Fetus resonated.
He stepped forward—and instead of repelling him, her aura... welcomed him.
Warning: Unconscious Yin-Yang attraction detected.
Triggering hidden affinity: Ice Phoenix Body - Natural Partner of Dao Fetus Physique.
Su Yan's brows knit slightly. "Your constitution… What are you?"
"A man fated to walk beside you," Lin Tian said bluntly. "Not beneath you, not behind you. Beside you."
Silence.
Then she turned to leave—but not before speaking softly. "Train harder, Lin Tian. The next time we meet, we'll see if you can withstand my frost again."
She vanished into a swirl of snow.
Lin Tian clenched his fists. His heartbeat quickened, not just from attraction—but from the overwhelming destiny he felt ahead.
Quest Complete: Stir the Ice Phoenix's Heart.
Reward: Yin-Yang Dual Path (Fragment) obtained.
He smirked.
Su Yan noticed me.
This time, I won't be the shadow of another hero. I'll be the sovereign who ascends above all.
Chapter 3: Ice and Flame
A cold mist rolled across the training grounds of the outer sect. It wasn't natural—it came from the mountain above, from the inner sect peak, where the Ice Jade Palace stood like a frozen fortress.
And within it trained one of the sect's proudest geniuses: Su Yan, the Ice Phoenix Body.
Lin Tian stood at the foot of the path that led to her peak. From here, ordinary disciples were forbidden to ascend. But he didn't need to.
Ding! New Quest: Stir the Ice Phoenix's Heart.
Objective: Leave a lasting impression on Su Yan.
Reward: Ice Phoenix Cultivation Method – Yin-Yang Dual Path (Fragment).
"Perfect," Lin Tian muttered. "Time to break the script."
He didn't want to charge up like a fool and get kicked down by cold qi like Yang Kai did. No—he had the system. And the Holy Body Dao Fetus.
Outer Sect Cultivation Hall – Later That Day
Lin Tian sat cross-legged in the secluded section of the cultivation hall. Around him, faint elemental energies began to stir unnaturally.
Heaven-Devouring Sutra (Fragment) activated.
Effect: Absorbs ambient qi 500% faster. Temporarily harmonizes incompatible attributes.
The air sizzled as yin and yang spiraled around him—opposing forces merging. His meridians glowed like divine threads. His cultivation base, previously dormant, surged.
Cultivation Level Up: Body Tempering Stage 3… 4… 5!
A blizzard of cold qi suddenly descended from above—so intense that others in the hall shivered and fled.
Lin Tian opened his eyes slowly.
And standing just outside the threshold… was her.
Su Yan.
Her pale robes fluttered slightly in the wind, long silver-blue hair cascading behind her like falling snow. Those cold eyes scanned him like he was an anomaly.
"You—how are you not frozen?" she asked, her voice low and frosty.
Lin Tian rose calmly. "Because I'm not like the others."
Her eyes narrowed.
He could feel the yin qi flowing from her body like a storm. But instead of resisting, his Holy Body Dao Fetus resonated.
He stepped forward—and instead of repelling him, her aura... welcomed him.
Warning: Unconscious Yin-Yang attraction detected.
Triggering hidden affinity: Ice Phoenix Body - Natural Partner of Dao Fetus Physique.
Su Yan's brows knit slightly. "Your constitution… What are you?"
"A man fated to walk beside you," Lin Tian said bluntly. "Not beneath you, not behind you. Beside you."
Silence.
Then she turned to leave—but not before speaking softly. "Train harder, Lin Tian. The next time we meet, we'll see if you can withstand my frost again."
She vanished into a swirl of snow.
Lin Tian clenched his fists. His heartbeat quickened, not just from attraction—but from the overwhelming destiny he felt ahead.
Quest Complete: Stir the Ice Phoenix's Heart.
Reward: Yin-Yang Dual Path (Fragment) obtained.
He smirked.
Su Yan noticed me.
This time, I won't be the shadow of another hero. I'll be the sovereign who ascends above all.