Tumor Sword Immortal

Chapter 81 Ice Refining
The enormous ice lotus, reaching into the clouds, still stands between heaven and earth.

The amazing thing is that even after the great battle between cultivators and the exposure to sunlight, the ice lotus itself showed no sign of melting.

When I reached out and touched it, it was dry and cold.

Luo Xiaojin stood on the edge of the ice lotus, looking in the direction where Pei Xia and the others had fallen, her ample bosom rising and falling repeatedly.

With the help of Xu Mou and Xu Chuan, Xu Zhuofeng, clutching his aching back, stood up. Looking at Luo Xiaojin's retreating figure, he coughed and said, "Falling from that height, even someone with my cultivation would be shattered to pieces. He's not like Huangfu De, that bouncy ball; he's definitely dead."

No, he must not be dead.

Luo Xiaojin couldn't imagine how Pei Xia could survive at that height.

But she was inexplicably certain that Pei Xia was not dead.

Come to think of it, it seems that from the very first time she met Pei Xia, this person has been constantly exceeding her expectations.

Xu Zhuofeng patted his clothes, and seeing that Luo Xiaojin remained silent, he fanned the flames again: "Officer Luo did his best to capture them. Pei Xia had no other choice but to commit suicide. I suppose that counts as a merit... Or, should I send a few of my disciples down the mountain to search for their bodies?"

Xu Zhuofeng had done his best. If Luo Xiaojin were to lead the Insect and Bird Division to search for the body, and they still couldn't find it, then the matter wouldn't be over.

If she agrees to let Xueyanmen do it, Xu Zhuofeng will still have room to maneuver.

However, to Lao Xu's surprise, Luo Xiaojin shook her head.

The girl sheathed her longsword and said coldly, "Falling from the clouds, certain death is certain. No need to search."

Looking at the thick clouds, Luo Xiaojin closed her eyes, let out a long breath, and felt a great sense of relief.

She knew that from the moment she betrayed Sui Zhi, she would be forever associated with the word "filthy".

No one cares that the benefactor who made her go from a fresh fruit vendor in Qin to a disciple of the Holy Palace was the Eldest Princess.

No one cares, because Sui knows I've never treated her like a human being all these years.

Just as it was Luo Xian's order for her to accompany Yang Xu to the Prime Minister's residence, Huangfu De was also by her side when she came to Quechao Mountain.

Others despise her, curse her, and look down on her, believing that she is shameless and ungrateful for the sake of her future, status, and power.

But which of these people has had their hands and feet bound and hung on a donkey's back? Which of them has been examined, appraised, or even weighed like merchandise?
Shame and pride may be good things, but she can't afford them.

Luo Xiaojin asked herself, if she wanted to refute, she could always find a reason.

But no, she accepted it.

Because she knew that those accusations weren't entirely wrong.

It was as if she truly enjoyed the sweetness of power and status; in all those years, she had never received such attention from others.

At least in her presence, they had to treat her as a human being, or even as a superior being.

Ah, Insect Bird Division is truly a magical place. Coming here, it seems that life begins to become easier, because there are really not many things left to care about.

As for Pei Xia... at this point, there really wasn't much he could do.

Even if she reports the truth, no one can say anything about her.

……

Descending from Nestlé Hill is not the end.

Pei Xia didn't dare to linger for a moment. Holding pears in her hands and carrying Li Tan on her back, she led the two wounded men straight north through the dense forest in the mountains.

It wasn't until dark, and they were far beyond the Nestlé Mountain area, that he found a secluded, winding path and put the person down.

Fortunately, just like when they left Beishi City last time, Lu Li was exhausted, while Li Tan had external injuries. As long as they could rest, neither was serious.

Just like when she treated Xu Shangxin last time, Pei Xia went to find some herbs, hunted some game along the way, and started a fire when she returned.

Xu Shangxin sat to the side, biting her lip as she watched Pei Xia busy herself. All she could do was look after Lu Li and Li Tan, and at most take a couple of pieces of clothing from her luggage to put on them so they would be more comfortable.

Pei Xia was solving the case; she couldn't offer any help.

She was of no help in fighting against others.

She couldn't even help with camping and daily life.

Back when she was in the Prime Minister's residence, everyone praised her for being capable.

But looking back now, it was actually the comfort of Beishi City, especially the inner city, that made her, a homeless girl from the outer city, seem more capable.

In reality, having grown up in the Prime Minister's mansion, she was like a useless blank sheet of paper once she entered the martial world.

After seeing that Pei Xia had settled everything, she asked softly, "Is there anything I can help with?"

"Have."

Pei Xia's straightforward answer surprised Xu Shangxin. He glanced at Lu Li and Li Tan, then deliberately sat a little further away and beckoned to Xu Shangxin: "Come here."

Xu Shangxin walked over, and Pei Xia said again, "Sit down and take my hand."

She didn't hesitate.

The eldest brother didn't have the spoiled airs of a rich heiress, and he wasn't shy or awkward when holding hands.

But when she actually held Pei Xia's hand, she was suddenly startled.

His hands were colder than ice and snow!
The slightest touch could instantly turn that chill into pain.

She immediately realized: "You haven't completely released your cold energy?"

Pei Xia no longer concealed her intentions, and opened her mouth, revealing a chilling white mist: "Just in case, if we get ambushed on the road, I'll still have a fighting chance."

Xu Shangxin frowned, her expression anxious: "Then, what do we do now?"

“The ice lotus’s cold energy is solid; it’s impossible for it to leak out of thin air,” Pei Xia said, looking at her. “I will extradite it to you.”

"Extradite me?"

Xu Shangxin was taken aback at first, then said, "But my cultivation level..."

It wasn't that her older brother was unwilling, but Lu Li had told her before that, given her condition, she could only help Pei Xia with a little bit of the burden.

At this moment, she began to regret it again. She should have cultivated herself more diligently on the way out of Beishi City—even though she had been very diligent.

A chilling aura began to emanate from Pei Xia's seven orifices. He said, "This ice lotus is essentially a formation technique from the Northern Barbarian Little Heavenly Mountain. It's just that its level is too high, which is why it manifests as something else. My method of absorbing it during the battle was a bit too crude. If I had properly controlled it, it might not have been a bad opportunity."

This is one of the reasons why the Snow Swallow Sect designated the Ice Pool as a secret realm.

Even though the coldness inside is unpleasant, the abundance of spiritual energy is comparable to that of a master's cave.

"Take the sword," Pei Xia said.

Xu Shangxin quickly grabbed the "Hero, spare my life" hand.

"You have already transformed into a spirit, and your meridians can transmit spiritual energy. If you feel that the cold energy is too much to bear in a while, send it into the sword," Pei Xia instructed.

Xu Shangxin nodded: "I understand."

There wasn't much Ice Lotus left in Pei Xia's body, but perhaps because she already had Heart Fire, Pei Xia found that no matter what she did, she couldn't refine this portion of Ice Lotus spiritual power for her own use.

However, with their hands connected, the spiritual energy flowed into Xu Shangxin's body, making her noticeably more docile.

Of course, this docility was in Pei Xia's eyes.

For Xu Shangxin, a newcomer to the industry, this momentum far exceeded her expectations.

The bone-chilling cold that flowed through her veins made her feel as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.

Her instinct to protect her body made her want to let go of Pei Xia's hand.

But then, realizing that this was the greatest help she could give Pei Xia right now, she immediately gripped his hand tightly again.

The cold air enters the body, rolling through the meridians like an ice blade.

Following Pei Xia's instructions, when Xu Shangxin felt her body could no longer hold on, she slowly sent the excess cold air into the "Hero, Spare My Life" beside her.

However, as the thin blade was gradually covered by crystal-clear ice, "Hero, spare my life!" reached its limit.

Should we tell Pei Xia now that I'm no longer capable?
Xu Shangxin suddenly remembered the Transformation of the Netherworld method that Pei Xia had taught her to use spiritual power to temper her meridians.

Since the spiritual energy he exhaled from his spiritual sea could temper his meridians.

Then this ice lotus spiritual power should also work?
She tried it.

The extremely cold spiritual energy flowed through my meridians like a sharp blade cutting and stabbing.

Using it for tempering, the pain that erupted in that instant made Xu Shangxin want to grind her teeth to pieces!
Pain, pain that pierces to the very core of my being.

but……

Xu Shangxin could clearly sense that the meridian she had just tempered had condensed into a crystal-clear white color, which was much stronger than the one she had tempered directly with spiritual power before!
feasible!

Five better horses, hehe.

Although it was past midnight.

There will be a normal update tomorrow. Also, thank you to the generous patron Yueyu Meng for the patronage reward; I owe you an extra chapter.

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