Chapter 22: The Profound Ice Technique

Chapter 22: The Profound Ice Technique

Yan Bingxuan, with her long hair cascading over her shoulders and a cold, clear face, stood there.

She carried a backpack and held a book in her hand. As she walked in, she met Chen Mobai face-to-face and tilted her head slightly, seemingly quite surprised.

"I forgot my textbook, so I came to borrow it."

Upon hearing this, Yan Bingxuan glanced at the book on the Five Elements Technique he was holding, her clear eyes narrowing slightly in confusion.

Hadn't the basic cultivation techniques been fully taught by the end of the first year of high school?

However, Yan Bingxuan did not intend to delve into Chen Mobai's words. She lifted her snow-white, round chin and nodded lightly in response, then stepped past him to the female teacher in charge of book lending and returning.

"Hello, I'm here to return a book."

As she finished speaking, Chen Mobai turned his head and saw the book she was returning.

*The Frost Condensation Technique*!

It was the cultivation technique that Old Ding had mentioned, which could transform one's spiritual root into an Ice Spiritual Root.

"You finally decided to return it. You've had this book for almost a year, haven't you?"

The female teacher with round glasses seemed to know Yan Bingxuan. After taking the *Frost Condensation Technique*, she said with a teasing tone. Yan Bingxuan, who rarely smiled, showed a hint of a smile, like a gentle spring breeze, which left Chen Mobai, who had only seen her cold face for the past year, quite impressed.

"I heard you dropped out, so I thought you must have succeeded. Now that you're returning the book, it's even more certain."

While processing the return, the female teacher casually mentioned this, which made Chen Mobai's heart stir. He vaguely felt he had figured out the real reason Yan Bingxuan dropped out.

"Yes, I've already felt the frost, which means I've cultivated the Ice Spiritual Root. However, my attribute points are still insufficient, and I need more time to improve."

Yan Bingxuan, who usually spoke very little, seemed to be quite familiar with the female teacher with round glasses. She smiled and shared her cultivation progress.

"If it's you, you will definitely succeed."

"Thank you."

Unlike her usual cold demeanor in class, Yan Bingxuan was very gentle at this moment, making Chen Mobai feel the charm of his classmate for the first time.

"It must have been hard for you to maintain such a cold and distant attitude to align with the Ice Spiritual Root."

"It's fine, it's quite peaceful."

So, she had been putting on an act all along.

Just as Chen Mobai was thinking this, the female teacher had already completed the return procedure for *The Frost Condensation Technique* and handed Yan Bingxuan her student ID.

"I don't need it anymore."

But Yan Bingxuan only glanced at it wistfully, then shook her head and turned to leave.

As Yan Bingxuan walked to the door, she saw Chen Mobai standing there. Their eyes met, and she hesitated for a moment before nodding, as if bidding farewell to their brief time as classmates.

They were not in the same class during the first and second years of high school. It was only when they were divided into different classes in the third year that they ended up in the same class.

It could be considered a small but significant connection.

"After reaching the Seventh Layer of the Qi Condensation Realm, one can abandon the cultivation of the Five Elements Technique and switch to other cultivation techniques suitable for one's spiritual root attributes. What did you choose?"

Chen Mobai suddenly asked.

After learning about the method to enhance spiritual roots from Old Ding, he had specifically searched for related knowledge online. He knew that while the method to enhance spiritual roots was a technique, it was more like a spell.

Cultivators needed to practice for a long time, and sometimes they might not see any improvement in their spiritual root attributes for a whole month.

Many pioneers would advise cultivators to find a cultivation technique that matched their spiritual roots, so they could continue to advance in their cultivation without falling too far behind, while also promoting the enhancement of their spiritual roots, achieving a win-win situation.

"The Profound Ice Technique."

Yan Bingxuan answered subconsciously, then realized why she had answered.

"See you again if fate allows."

After hearing her answer, Chen Mobai's intention to give her the *Black Water Technique* faded. He had originally thought that the Cold Breath and Ice Spell in it might be useful to her, and he wanted to form a good connection.

*The Profound Ice Technique* was clearly designed for the Ice Spiritual Root, and he had been overthinking it.

Watching Yan Bingxuan leave, Chen Mobai turned back.

"Can I borrow this book?"

The female teacher with round glasses was about to put *The Frost Condensation Technique* back on the shelf when she heard Chen Mobai's voice. She hesitated and pointed to the book in her hand: "This one?"

"Yes."

"This is a book from the A-Zone. Students need a recommendation letter from their main subject teacher to borrow it."

Chen Mobai nodded lightly, remembering what Old Ding had said. Although there were many methods to enhance spiritual roots, to avoid students with weak willpower becoming addicted and wasting valuable time on foundational cultivation, they were generally not allowed to access this knowledge until they reached university.

"I understand, thank you, teacher."

The female teacher with round glasses had a good impression of the polite Chen Mobai. She thought he had a crush on Yan Bingxuan and wanted to find common ground. To avoid Chen Mobai wasting time on cultivation, she specially gave him a hint.

"Yan Bingxuan's great-aunt is a perfected Foundation Establishment cultivator at the Natural Academy, and it's said she is about to attempt the formation of a Golden Core. This is a life-and-death challenge, so she plans to cultivate a successor before attempting it. Bingxuan is one of the candidates. If she succeeds with the *Frost Condensation Technique* and condenses the Ice Spiritual Root, she will most likely be chosen."

After hearing the teacher's words, Chen Mobai was stunned for a moment, then understood the misunderstanding. However, he knew the teacher was well-intentioned, warning him to focus on cultivation while young, as he would have over a hundred years to pursue other things if he successfully formed a Foundation Establishment.

"A perfected Foundation Establishment cultivator, there might not be one in the entire Danxia City."

Although the Immortal Sect has a well-ordered lineage and is a cultivation civilization, it cannot avoid the concentration effect. Cultivators with greater talent generally go to the large cities with high-level spirit veins.

Danxia City, despite having two major academies and an extremely rare Fourth-Rank Fire Vein, does not retain cultivators who have reached the peak of their cultivation for long.

This is even more true for perfected Foundation Establishment cultivators who have the potential to form a Golden Core.

"Our city may not have perfected Foundation Establishment cultivators, but we do have two Golden Core True Cultivators."

Hearing Chen Mobai's sigh, the female teacher, a native of Danxia City, couldn't help but mention this.

Indeed, among the seventy-two blessed lands of the Immortal Sect, some don't even have a Golden Core True Cultivator.

But Danxia City has two, each residing in one of the two major academies. One is a Red Robe True Cultivator who has returned to his hometown in glory, and the other is Shi Qing, a True Cultivator who uses the Fire Vein of Danxia City to refine magical treasures.

"If I could hear a lecture from a Golden Core True Cultivator, I might gain the confidence to attempt Foundation Establishment."

The female teacher was also at the Ninth Layer of the Qi Condensation Realm, but she had never dared to attempt Foundation Establishment. If a Golden Core True Cultivator told her she could succeed, she might be able to muster the courage to make the attempt.

But Golden Core True Cultivators are of such high status that they are like the heavens of Danxia City!

Not to mention a mere high school teacher, even students from the two major academies might not have the opportunity to meet them.

At this moment, the class bell rang.

Chen Mobai immediately bid farewell and rushed back to the classroom with the Five Elements Technique book.

He put on wireless earphones and opened the video lecture on the Five Elements Technique that he had downloaded offline last night. To avoid being seen by his desk mate, he turned off the internet connection and put his phone in airplane mode, hiding it under his textbook.

The slightly verbose voice of Qingping Senior sounded in his ears, and Chen Mobai's finger precisely swiped the screen without looking.

Fast forward!