Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 544: Chapter 252: Ice Cultivator—Ji Yuan

Damn it, this won’t work, that won’t work either!

Seeing that his meridians seemed to be freezing over, Ji Yuan had no choice but to take desperate measures and began to activate his… cultivation technique.

The cold itself is unresolvable, so if that’s the case, why not embrace the cold and see if there’s a way out!

With this thought, the Spiritual Qi within Ji Yuan began to circulate slowly, threads of cold air were drawn into his body along with the operation of the cultivation technique.

At the first moment, he just felt as if even his Dantian was going to freeze.

He stood frozen in place, even his thoughts disappeared.

But after a few breaths, he discovered… there was a turning point.

His Dantian seemed to adapt to the cold.

Why?

Because over the past few years, Ji Yuan had persistently absorbed Ice Soul Cold Dew.

[Fish Pond] produces 3 drops per day.

Two drops were fed to the Frost Serpent, one drop to himself.

But later, as the Frost Serpent’s progress slowed, Ji Yuan simply absorbed all three drops himself for refining.

He had long wondered if he could transform the Water Spiritual Qi within him into Ice Spiritual Qi.

If this succeeded, wouldn’t he be like having an Ice Spirit Root?

Spiritual Qi with inherent ice attribute.

Not to mention other benefits, even a casually cast magic could have an added layer of ice damage.

The effect would be excellent.

The only slightly unfortunate thing is that this absorption rate of Spiritual Qi cannot match the Ice Spirit Root.

Therefore, Ji Yuan’s Dantian had long been subconsciously “frosted.”

Now, being invaded by this extreme cold, Ji Yuan initially found it very hard to bear, but after enduring, he discovered that the Spiritual Qi within him seemed to carry more coldness.

’Is this… a successful transformation?’

Ji Yuan felt it but was still a bit skeptical.

Yet as the transformation of the Spiritual Qi in his Dantian increased, he had no choice but to believe it.

The spirit liquid in his Dantian gradually took on a layer of frost, slowly seeming to freeze.

But more like it was transforming from liquid Spiritual Qi into solid Spiritual Qi.

’But I haven’t even reached Core Formation, how can I achieve this step?’

’In this case, it’s probably the characteristic of Ice Spiritual Qi.’

Ever since the Water Spiritual Qi in the Dantian started converting into Ice Spiritual Qi, Ji Yuan found himself gradually regaining control over his body.

The cold within the cold pool wasn’t so terrifying anymore, and his originally frozen body was slowly returning to normal.

He just felt that the cold pool water was exceptionally icy, but not unbearably so.

As his cultivation technique continued to function, there was still a steady stream of ice energy being absorbed into his body, enriching and transforming the spirit liquid in his Dantian.

After a while, it wasn’t until the Water Spiritual Qi in Ji Yuan’s Dantian had completely transformed into Ice Spiritual Qi, that he suddenly awoke.

With a hand forming a seal, his figure transformed into black mist, dissipating from the cold pool, and when he reappeared, he was back on the shore.

The entire stone hall was eerily quiet, and everything returned to normal.

The purple vertical eye in the cold pool disappeared.

Even that ethereal voice no longer sounded.

If it weren’t for the fact that Ji Yuan’s lower body was still wet, and his Dantian full of transformed Ice Spiritual Qi, he might indeed have thought it was all a dream.

It would’ve seemed as though everything was just his imagination.

And now, coming back to his senses, Ji Yuan felt a cold sweat instantly soaking his back.

Though the time just passed was short, it was no different than a brush with death at the Ghost Gate.

’Luckily my Divine Soul is extraordinary by nature, and with a cultivation technique like the “Nine Choral Soul Calming Sutra” protecting the soul, otherwise today even if I didn’t die, I’d likely end up a split-personality like the Ice and Fire Elder.’

’Now it’s instead advantageous, finally converting my Spiritual Qi into Ice Spiritual Qi, turning misfortune into fortune.’

At this thought, Ji Yuan infused Spiritual Qi into his Spirit Robe, and instantly, a mist rose from his body as the Spirit Robe soaked by the cold pool quickly dried.

He looked at the cold pool in front of him, his mind stirring a bit.

’This cold pool water can transform my Water Spiritual Qi into Ice Spiritual Qi, but most of the reason is that I had ingested a large quantity of Ice Soul Cold Dew before.’

’Since I could obtain this opportunity, what about the Frost Serpent which itself has an ice attribute?’

’It also consumed a lot of my Ice Soul Cold Dew, yet its strength hasn’t enhanced significantly… why not give it a try here?’

’At worst, a mere death. It’s said that when the lord is insulted, the minister should die, being the master almost dying here, shouldn’t the subordinate give it a try?’

With this thought, Ji Yuan released the Frost Serpent from the Storage Bag.

However, he didn’t immediately throw “Monday” into the cold pool, but rather gave it the choice to decide.

Looking at the giant serpent coiling beside him, Ji Yuan pointed at the cold pool, “If you dare to go, there’s your opportunity; if you don’t, forget it.”

The mid-tier Tier Two Frost Serpent, even if it couldn’t understand Ji Yuan’s words, could sense its master’s intentions from the heart.

It looked back at the cold pool, then at its master, without any hesitation.

It put strength into its limbs and slid into the cold pool, and then… disappeared.

Damn it, where on earth did that foolish serpent go!

If Ji Yuan couldn’t still sense its presence from his bond, he might have genuinely thought it was gone.

After all, the power of this cold pool, Ji Yuan could personally attest to.

After entering the cold pool, the Frost Serpent plunged straight to the bottom, but how deep exactly, Ji Yuan didn’t know.