After the yandere fairies were reborn, they all wanted to possess me!

I don't know how much time passed.

The flying sword... finally slowed down.

The wind gradually subsided.

The scenery before my eyes became clear again.

Su Chen raised his head...

Then, I froze.

Before him was a scene he knew all too well.

A continuous range of snow-capped mountains.

A solitary peak that soars into the clouds.

At the summit stands a palace sculpted entirely from ice, gleaming with a beautiful, dreamlike pale blue luster.

Snow Moon Peak.

Ling Qianxue's cave dwelling.

In the game... a place he's visited countless times.

But this time is different...

This time, he was "kidnapped" by Ling Qianxue.

The flying sword slowly landed in the square in front of the ice palace.

Ling Qianxue jumped off the flying sword first, then turned around... to look at Su Chen, who was still standing on the sword and whose legs were a little weak.

"Get down," she said.

Su Chen took a deep breath and jumped off the flying sword.

My feet were on the ice... it was a bit slippery.

He staggered and almost fell.

Ling Qianxue reached out and helped him up.

"Thank you, Master..." Su Chen smiled dryly.

Ling Qianxue did not let go.

She took his arm, turned around, and walked into the ice palace.

"Come with me."

"……oh."

Su Chen was pulled by her and walked into the gate of the Ice Palace.

A bone-chilling cold instantly enveloped my entire body.

The interior of the ice palace... is larger than it appears from the outside.

Empty. Desolate.

The ground, walls, pillars... everything was ice.

The dome is inlaid with countless luminous crystals, casting a soft but cold light.

The entire palace... was nothing but ice.

There wasn't even a chair.

That's how it is in the game.

Ling Qianxue's "minimalist" aesthetic has reached an almost perverse level.

So, Su Chen really, really, really doesn't want to come!

"From now on..." Ling Qianxue released his hand, turned around, and looked at him, "You'll live here."

Su Chen: "...Huh?"

He looked around.

Empty and desolate.

There isn't even a bed!

"Master...where shall I sleep?" he asked cautiously.

Ling Qianxue pointed to the corner of the main hall.

There... is a flat ice platform.

It is approximately... two meters long and one meter wide.

"..." Su Chen's lips twitched. "Sleep... on the ice?"

"Yes." Ling Qianxue nodded. "That's a cold jade ice bed, which is helpful for cultivation."

"..."

Su Chen really wanted to curse.

But I dare not.

He could only manage a smile that looked more like a grimace: "Thank you, Master... for your guidance..."

Ling Qianxue seemed not to notice the resentment in his words.

She walked to the edge of the ice platform, reached out her hand... and gently touched the ice.

hum!

A faint, complex pattern of light appeared on the surface of the ice platform.

Formation?

Su Chen was taken aback.

There's no such thing in the game!

"This is a 'Spirit Gathering Array'," Ling Qianxue explained calmly. "I modified it, and its effect... is ten times stronger than the ordinary version. It costs one high-grade spirit stone per day."

She paused, then added, "From now on, you'll cultivate here."

Su Chen: "...Oh."

It costs one high-grade spirit stone per day?

Ten times stronger?

Wow, they've really invested a lot!

But then another question came to his mind:

"Master...this disciple...hasn't even started cultivating yet..."

He is still... a mortal!

They didn't even complete the process of drawing qi into their bodies!

Sitting on this ice bed... wouldn't I freeze into an ice sculpture overnight?!

Ling Qianxue seemed to have just remembered this.

She tilted her head and glanced at Su Chen.

then……

He reached into his wide sleeve and pulled something out.

A jade slip.

It is pure white, with a faint fluorescent glow on its surface.

"Here you go." She handed it over.

Su Chen took it instinctively.

"This is..." he wondered.

"Cultivation technique," Ling Qianxue said succinctly, "The Profound Ice Technique, mid-grade Heaven Rank."

Su Chen's hand trembled, and he almost dropped the jade slip.

Heavens... a mid-grade Heavenly Rank?!

In the game, cultivation techniques are divided into six ranks: Yellow, Profound, Earth, Heaven, Saint, and Emperor. [Let me change that; the previous "Transcendent" doesn't quite fit the cultivation genre. "Transcendent" is equivalent to a top-tier Yellow rank.]

The Heavenly Rank... is already a core cultivation technique for inner sect elders!

If left outside, it would be enough to trigger a small-scale sect war!

Ling Qianxue... just gave it to him like that?!

But he can't cultivate this technique either!

This thing requires an ice spirit root!

But he doesn't have an ice spirit root!

It's obvious that Su Chen is far from being able to reach that level.

He's not qualified enough to afford the repairs!

"Master... this is too precious..." Su Chen said, trying to return the jade slip, implying to Ling Qianxue to exchange it for one that met his conditions!

But Ling Qianxue didn't answer.

She simply looked at him, a barely perceptible smile flashing in her azure eyes.

"Valuable?" she repeated softly, "Compared to you... it's nothing."

Su Chen: "..."

How should he respond to that?

He just wants something normal!

Ling Qianxue took out another item.

A small jade bottle.

The bottle was crystal clear, and you could see that it contained three pills, each the size of a longan and ice-blue in color.

"Mystic Ice Pill," she said. "Take one pill daily, and with the help of the Mystic Ice Technique, you can quickly develop an Ice Spirit Root."

Su Chen: "..."

A quick way to develop... an ice spirit root?!

Is it still possible to do this?

In the game, your spiritual root type is innate! It's almost impossible to change!

Unless you find a divine object of the legendary "Creation Fruit" or "Fate-Changing Pill"!

But now...

Ling Qianxue casually used a bottle of pills... and she could change the type of spiritual root?!

Or is it a mutated ice spirit root?!

woc!

What kind of elixir is this?

That's awesome?

"Master...this...this elixir...is too precious...this disciple..."

Su Chen's voice was trembling, but his hand reached out unconsciously.

"Take it." Ling Qianxue directly shoved the jade bottle into his hand.

then……

She then took out a third item.

A ring.

It has a simple and antique style, is silver-white all over, and has an ice-blue gemstone set in the cabochon.

"Storage ring." Ling Qianxue pulled Su Chen's hand and slipped the ring onto his left index finger. "Inside... there are some spirit stones and miscellaneous items. Take a look for yourself."

Su Chen stared blankly at the ring on his hand.

Storage ring...

In the early stages of the game, this is a rare find!

Normally, disciples have to save up contribution points for several years before they can exchange for even the lowest level!

Ling Qianxue gave it to me... Judging by its quality, it's at least Earth-rank!

and……

"Some spirit stones"?

He subconsciously probed the ring with his divine sense.

then……

I was completely stunned.

The internal space of the ring... is approximately one hundred cubic meters.

It was piled up to the brim.

Low-grade spirit stones... there must be at least tens of thousands of them, like a small mountain!

There are several hundred mid-grade spirit stones!

There were even dozens of... high-grade spirit stones radiating rich spiritual energy!

Besides.

There are still a bunch more...