Chapter 41

"Never did I think that in just two months, the cold aura in my sister's body would become so strong." Xiao Yun frowned slightly, but fortunately, he had arrived in time. If he had been ten days to half a month later, it would have been troublesome.

Now, the cold aura in Xiao Ling'er's body was no longer something that could be suppressed with just some fire-attribute spirit fruits.

"Your sister's constitution is somewhat special," the Swallowing Heaven Sparrow muttered. "But you're not bad either, being able to absorb this cold aura. I never expected that in this barren land, both of you siblings would have such special constitutions."

"Really strange!" the Swallowing Heaven Sparrow exclaimed repeatedly.

"How is my sister's constitution special?" Xiao Yun's brows furrowed as he asked.

"Her constitution is very peculiar, almost like an extremely cold and yin body, but even stronger. Such a constitution is one in ten thousand," the Swallowing Heaven Sparrow explained.

"One in ten thousand?" Xiao Yun's brows knitted together as he asked, "Is that good or bad?"

"If controlled well, it's naturally good. With proper guidance, she will surely become a supreme being, looking down upon the nine heavens," the Swallowing Heaven Sparrow said. "If not controlled well, and she can't harness this cold aura, she will be eroded by it, and no one can save her."

"Even you would find it difficult to continue extracting this cold aura for her," the Swallowing Heaven Sparrow's tone was very serious.

"So serious." Xiao Yun's brows furrowed slightly. He thought about it carefully, and indeed, the cold aura in his sister's body was becoming increasingly powerful, almost doubling in strength. If this continued, unless his martial soul also strengthened at this rate, it would be difficult to stabilize the situation.

Moreover, he would find it hard to do other things in the future.

Because at any time, Xiao Ling'er might have a cold aura outbreak, freezing her blood and causing her to die.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yun's mood became even more serious.

"Do you have any solutions?" Xiao Yun communicated with the Swallowing Heaven Sparrow mentally.

"This is actually quite simple," the Swallowing Heaven Sparrow's eyelids flickered, and he looked profound. "As long as there is a suitable cultivation technique for your sister to practice, this situation can be changed. Hehe, in the future, her achievements won't be lower than yours."

"A suitable cultivation technique?" Xiao Yun's brows relaxed as he asked, "What kind of technique?"

Hearing that there was hope for his sister to change this situation, he became somewhat excited.

"This requires some top-tier cold-attribute cultivation techniques," the Swallowing Heaven Sparrow said. "Ordinary techniques won't be able to harness this cold aura and ultimately won't change anything."

"Do you have these techniques?" Xiao Yun asked, somewhat anxiously.

"No," the Swallowing Heaven Sparrow said.

"If you don't have these techniques, why say so much?" Xiao Yun was speechless, thinking the Swallowing Heaven Sparrow had a solution.

"I am a fire-attribute divine bird and naturally won't cultivate those cold-attribute techniques. But you can go and look for them!" the Swallowing Heaven Sparrow said. "In the Heavenly Capital Domain, there is a superpower known for its icy cold aura. There must be suitable techniques for your sister there."

"But by the time I reach the Heavenly Capital Domain, who knows when that will be, and whether my sister can endure it." Xiao Yun sighed. The Heavenly Capital Domain was too far from the Fengyue Kingdom, separated by millions of miles, with countless dangerous places in between.

"Then find a technique in this barren land first," the Swallowing Heaven Sparrow said indifferently.

"Now, that's the only way." Xiao Yun sighed and then used all his strength to extract the cold aura from his sister.

This cold aura was extremely cold, almost freezing the world.

If Fang Hao were here, he would be shocked.

Because the cold aura emitted by Fang Hao's martial soul couldn't compare to the cold aura in Xiao Ling'er's body.

As Xiao Yun's martial soul absorbed the cold aura, it continuously extracted it. Upon closer inspection, a new green branch had grown on the martial soul, surrounded by cold mist, clearly due to the absorption of too much cold aura.

Thus, the martial soul now had three branches.

When Xiao Yun arrived, Xiao Ling'er had already fainted. Now, with the cold aura dissipating, the girl slowly regained consciousness.

"Brother, you're here." The little girl's eyes blinked, misty with tears, unable to hold back the tears that rolled down.

"Uh-huh." Xiao Yun nodded, feeling a pang of pain seeing his sister's frail appearance.

"Brother, Ling'er thought you didn't care about me anymore." Xiao Ling'er struggled to sit up, her lively eyes blinking as she pounced on the young man, hugging him tightly, her voice trembling with sobs, looking pitiful and heart-wrenching.

"Foolish sister, how could brother not care about you?" Xiao Yun's heart ached as he saw the girl's tearful, frail appearance. He could imagine how lonely and helpless she must have been in the past two months.

"Ugh, brother, don't leave Ling'er again, okay?" Xiao Ling'er hugged her brother tightly, her eyes shimmering with tears, as if afraid he would leave her, leaving her with no one to rely on.

"Good girl, Ling'er, brother won't leave you again." Xiao Yun gently wiped the tears from the girl's eyes, took a deep breath, and said, "Don't worry, brother will definitely help you resolve this evil cold aura and let you grow up happily."

"Uh-huh." Xiao Ling'er nodded, looking very obedient.

In the past two months, her cold aura had flared up three times.

The first two times, she barely suppressed it with fire-attribute spirit medicines, but it caused her great suffering.

This time, it even made her lose consciousness.

The loneliness and helplessness were deeply etched in the soul of this fifteen-year-old girl.

So when Xiao Yun appeared, she didn't want to be separated from him again.

"Come, see what gift brother brought you." Xiao Yun let go of the girl and smiled.

"What gift?" Xiao Ling'er's clear eyes blinked, filled with anticipation.

At this moment, the door opened, and the maid Huan'er walked in, holding a pair of purple foxes in her arms.

The purple foxes were incredibly cute, with sparkling eyes like gems, radiant and full of vitality.

"These are Purple Spirit Foxes." Seeing the adorable purple foxes, Xiao Ling'er's face lit up with joy, and she got off the bed, reaching out to pick up one of the foxes. "Brother, are these Purple Spirit Foxes really for me?"

"Of course." Xiao Yun's eyes narrowed slightly, and he smiled. "Would brother ever lie to you?"

Seeing his sister's happy face, Xiao Yun felt incredibly pleased.

"Brother, you're so good." Xiao Ling'er hugged the purple fox, smiling, and then tiptoed to kiss the young man's cheek, her delicate face beaming with happiness.

"This girl." Feeling the moisture left on his cheek, Xiao Yun couldn't help but smile.

"Why do you have another Purple Spirit Fox?" Xiao Ling'er held the little fox, suddenly noticing that Huan'er still had one in her arms. Her eyes sparkled with a hint of curiosity and a touch of questioning.

"This one is for Sister Shi Yan." Xiao Yun smiled.

"Uh." Hearing this, Xiao Ling'er murmured, her expression showing a hint of disappointment and a touch of jealousy.

"What's wrong?" Seeing his sister's unhappiness, Xiao Yun smiled. "Sister Shi Yan is a good person and has helped us a lot over the years. Brother rarely goes out, so he brought her a gift. If you like, I can leave both for you."

For Xiao Yun, as long as his sister was happy, anything was fine.

"One is enough for Ling'er." Xiao Ling'er blinked, smiling.

"Good girl, Ling'er." Xiao Yun smiled, gently stroking the girl's smooth black hair, feeling deeply moved.

This girl had always been obedient and sensible, making him want to protect her for life.

"Miss Ling'er, look, this Purple Spirit Fox isn't shy at all, it's even on my head." Huan'er laughed.

"Mine too." Xiao Ling'er smiled, her eyes clear and innocent.

The two girls laughed and played with the two spirit foxes, enjoying a blissful moment.

"With these spirit foxes, Ling'er won't be too lonely." Xiao Yun smiled, then returned to his bedroom to refine the remaining cold aura in his body. This cold aura was unbearable even in the slightest amount.

Fortunately, Xiao Yun had fused with his martial soul, and with a thought, he could control a stream of fire to warm himself and dispel the cold aura.

However, Xiao Yun didn't drive away the cold aura because he noticed that if his martial soul absorbed enough cold aura, it might change, just like when it absorbed fire essence and condensed green dew.

Although he didn't know what these dewdrops were for, from the time he used the green dewdrop from his martial soul to restore Ling Xi's vitality, he knew these dewdrops were rare and valuable, perhaps comparable to precious elixirs.

The remaining cold aura was quickly absorbed by Xiao Yun's martial soul, but the branch did not sprout new leaves, indicating that the cold aura was still insufficient to sprout new leaves. To evolve further, it needed to continuously absorb cold aura.

"Grandfather." Just as Xiao Yun absorbed all the cold aura, a girl's voice called from the courtyard.

"Grandfather is here?" Xiao Yun was surprised.

"Ling'er, your brother is here?" Grandfather's voice came from the courtyard.

"Uh-huh." Xiao Ling'er said, "Brother is in the room. Should Ling'er call him out?"

"No need, you two play. Grandfather will go in himself." Grandfather glanced at the obedient and sensible girl, his old eyes showing a hint of sigh. He knew about the girl's constitution but was helpless to assist.

"Fortunately, there's Yun'er, or this girl might not have made it this far."

Sighing, Grandfather walked towards Xiao Yun's bedroom.

Creak.

When Grandfather arrived, Xiao Yun opened the door and greeted him.

"Grandfather." Xiao Yun's face lit up with a smile.

Although Grandfather had been in seclusion for the past two years, Xiao Yun knew he still cared about him.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have protected him so much when the Fang family pressured him.

"Have you reached the Xiantian realm?" Grandfather's eyes lit up the moment he saw the young man, showing excitement. Although he had guessed, he still felt a surge of excitement upon confirming it.

"Uh-huh." Xiao Yun nodded, his eyes determined. "Grandfather, I will definitely be stronger than Fang Hao."

He knew Grandfather was worried about this, which was why Xiao Yun had ventured deep into the Purple Cloud Mountains alone.

"Of course, how can my grandson be compared to that Fang family's brat?" Grandfather's eyes narrowed, looking very excited, and he laughed loudly. "Haha, my grandson has finally regained his former talent. Who dares say the Xiao family has no one now?"

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