Chương 160: War God — Chapter 160 - Heavenly Mountain Cold Fluid

Zhufeng Heavenly Lake. Located atop the endless mountain range at the southern border. At the very highest peak — the summit of Zhufeng itself. Seven blade-like mountains rise around it like sword peaks, perpetually shrouded in gale winds and blizzards. Each year, there's only a one-month window when the ice mist and gale winds pause, revealing the seven encircling mountains and a pool of deep blue water, mysterious as the sky itself. A forbidden zone of the highest order.

At the same time, this Heavenly Lake is an exceptional cultivation site. Only. As one of Dragon Nation's few S-rank unmanaged zones, the 'Zhufeng Ice Realm'. Without Seventh Realm strength, daring to trespass here is suicide. Even a Seventh Realm Great Grandmaster must make thorough preparations and choose the right opportunity before entering such a massive S-rank unmanaged zone. Right now. At the summit of Zhufeng, at the Heavenly Lake. The blizzard and gale winds have ceased.

Two figures stand like pines and cypresses in this stretch of heaven and earth. One holds a longsword, dancing with it in the cold wind. The faintly glimmering blade sometimes brings spring back to the world, sometimes freezes the wind into frost, radiating an unshakable intent of frost and cold.

"Not bad..." Off to the side, Headmaster Luo observed her disciple's martial realm and nodded with satisfaction.

"Your Three Swords of Winter's End is nearly at Pinnacle Mastery." Her martial talent is astonishing too! Before long, the intent shifted. The frost and cold dissipated, and clear, cold moonlight scattered across the Heavenly Lake below. Within the graceful sword dance hid a terrifying sword intent no one could detect. The sword hummed and sang like an ancient melody, resounding through heaven and earth. It seemed to stir the vanished gale winds, showing signs of their return.

"Cold Moon Sword Song has also reached Perfection." Headmaster Luo felt deeply gratified. Only a few days since they'd arrived at Zhufeng, yet her young disciple had broken through again and again. Especially while wielding that Eternal Silence Sword Case, her focus and comprehension seemed to have jumped to an entirely new level. This state left her somewhat perplexed. How to put it. As if she were blessed by some 'mysterious power'. Calling it sudden enlightenment wasn't quite right.

But her young disciple's usual sword practice wasn't like this. Moreover, the environment here at Zhufeng Heavenly Lake was far harsher than her usual training grounds. This book's true home is on another platform. Check it out there for the real experience. Only after the latter finished her cultivation session could Headmaster Luo attribute it to:'Could this be the power of love?' She didn't quite understand.

"Master!" Ye Miyue ran over, having finished her practice, her cheeks slightly flushed. Though this place was steeped in bone-chilling frost, her entire body radiated cold vapor, as if she were even icier than Zhufeng itself.

"In terms of martial techniques, you've made considerable progress these past few days." Headmaster Luo nodded slightly, offering encouragement.

"Next, you can shift your focus to gene cultivation methods. Your talent has three attributes, allowing you to cultivate three methods simultaneously."

"Each gene cultivation method is the crystallization of wisdom refined over centuries by countless martial predecessors through endless improvements and insights."

"Cultivating three at once is extremely difficult."

"But by the same token, the more you cultivate, the more your talent develops. When you unlock your genetic locks, you'll be far stronger than other warriors who unlock theirs."

"Now that you have this sword case, you can also control the Eternal Silence Sword Qi to a certain degree."

"Cultivating three methods will be much more convenient." At this point, Headmaster Luo pointed to the nearby deep-blue Heavenly Lake and said solemnly, "This is the Heavenly Lake. The water within is extremely special. After the Yuan Qi revival, this place mutated. The already unpolluted Heavenly Lake water transformed into 'Frozen Absolute Cold Fluid.' A single drop can freeze an entire small relic solid."

"This cold fluid has an extremely high Yuan Qi concentration. Coupled with the insulating cold and the year-round gale winds and ice and snow, it barely blocks the Malevolent Qi erosion in this zone."

"So it's been able to maintain a pure state to this day."

"Our current equipment can't extract this fluid. Only Seventh Realm experts with the relevant martial talent can come here during this month each year and, with their formidable bodies, collect a small amount of this exceedingly rare water-source material."

"Your opportunity this time is rare..." Headmaster Luo pondered.

"In a moment, you can soak and cultivate in the far-right area of the Heavenly Lake. During cultivation, the Eternal Silence Sword Qi within you will be fully drawn out. But because of this environment, the Eternal Silence Sword Qi will be relatively gentle. You can take this chance to gain control over the sword qi."

"This way, you'll gradually complete your mastery over all the sword qi."

"Your sword physique is also completely immune to the erosion of this cold fluid, so you needn't worry." After speaking, even Headmaster Luo felt a touch of envy. Only such a taboo-level talent was qualified to enter this Heavenly Lake for cultivation. Without the corresponding talent, even a Seventh Realm Great Grandmaster wouldn't dare claim they could enter the Heavenly Lake without being eroded by the vast amount of cold fluid within. This was the advantage brought by martial talent!

The water of the Heavenly Lake had existed for who knows how many years, accumulating the millennium-spanning chill of Zhufeng. It was unimaginable. In ancient times, it had endured several ice ages. Back then, the strongest were only at the Fifth or Sixth Realm. Even if they came to Zhufeng and saw this forbidden zone, they wouldn't dare recklessly touch the Heavenly Lake water. That's how it had been preserved. Ye Miyue made a sound of acknowledgment and nodded.

"Is this cold fluid a very rare material?"

"In terms of grade, it's roughly an S-rank water-source material." Headmaster Luo pondered.

"Generally, this material is used to refine various rare medicinal agents. It can also be used to forge some special martial combat protective gear, aid cultivation, and so on." Headmaster Luo seemed to know what her young disciple was thinking and couldn't help but smile.

"Don't get your hopes up. S-rank material is something your little boyfriend can't use for now."

"If you want to take some back, you can at most entrust it to some smelting masters... Moreover, cold fluid has a wide range of uses. Making martial combat protective gear is a relatively crude application. Generally, such rare materials are used by the nation for research on 'New Martial Machine Armor' and for cooling 'Yuan Furnace Reactions'."

"Mm..." Ye Miyue nodded. She looked toward the Heavenly Lake. The Heavenly Lake seemed boundlessly deep blue. Perhaps due to her sword physique, she perceived a peculiar power. As if something were burning.

"Master, is something burning beneath this Heavenly Lake?" Ye Miyue asked instinctively. Headmaster Luo was taken aback.

"You perceived it?"

"I can perceive a little."

"Modern surveys beneath the Heavenly Lake..." Headmaster Luo said, "discovered that beneath the Heavenly Lake lies a large quantity of 'Ten-Thousand-Year Cold Crystal.' The cold fluid is formed from the gradual melting of this cold crystal."

"And this Ten-Thousand-Year Cold Crystal, some Yuan Qi experts speculate it may have existed for an unknown number of years even before the Yuan Qi revival."

"Exceedingly rare. In terms of grade alone, it's reached X-rank or higher. Extraction is immensely difficult."

"At the very least, with our current martial strength, even an Eighth Realm expert without the corresponding talent can't extract it."

"And a Martial God... coming to extract this material would be somewhat wasteful..."

"Then how does this cold crystal melt?" Ye Miyue asked curiously. X-rank material corresponds to X-rank exotic beasts, equivalent to a modern Eighth Realm expert. If experts of the same realm can't extract it, then how does this material melt into cold fluid? ➤ Next: Stellar Bones — Initial Completion!