Chapter 419: Prototype of the “Frost Break” Plan (3.5k)
As night deepened and snowflakes gently drifted, Su Jiu and another person were driving unhurriedly in Lin Mei’s car through the snowy night. E Huo was put away by Su Jiu and was playing single-player mini-games in the spiritual space.
Glancing at the snowflakes falling outside the car window, Su Jiu turned his head to look at Bai Zhi, who was pretending to play with her phone. He nudged her arm with his elbow and said softly, “Tell me, what’s the situation with your cultivation suddenly dropping to the Advanced Stage Warrior level?”
Hearing Su Jiu’s words, Bai Zhi was unsure how to answer, her eyes still downcast. Just as the atmosphere became stagnant, Lin Mei, who was driving, said with some helplessness, “Originally, she wouldn’t be this weak. Her strength would probably remain around the Initial Stage Battle General, and she could directly participate in the extreme sports. But the problem with that child has been dragging her down, causing her to get closer and closer to the core day of the extreme sports, and her strength has become even more weakened.”
“Core day? What exactly is that cultivation technique about?”
Upon hearing Lin Mei’s words, Su Jiu was first slightly taken aback, then quickly asked. He had heard before that Bai Zhi was coming to Yue Nan to experience the mortal world and participate in some challenge, but he didn’t expect it to be so strange.
“It’s a long story.”
Lin Mei drove with one hand, sighed, picked up the old smoking pipe next to the handbrake, took a gentle puff, and then slowly said, “After Da Bai came to me, we started searching ancient texts, trying to find the origin of that cultivation technique and understand what the extreme challenge mentioned in it was.”
“After searching ancient texts for a long time, we got some clues. The time can be traced back to hundreds of years ago. This cultivation technique was created by a force called ‘Night.’ This force is very special; it appeared out of nowhere and disappeared out of nowhere – it seems to have an intricate connection with the ‘Night Watcher,’ but there’s very little other specific information.”
Exhaling smoke, Lin Mei leaned back in the car seat, watching the snowflakes drifting under the car lights, and softly continued, “However, we also learned some sayings about extreme sports – climbing high mountains, gliding through giant waves, etc. The closer you get to the mortal state, the more powerful the strength you gain upon successfully completing the challenge.”
Listening to Lin Mei’s explanation, Su Jiu suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and a thoughtful look appeared in his eyes. He suddenly remembered that this method of improvement seemed to have been mentioned in the original work. It seemed that the male protagonist, Bai Ming, had broken through to the Initial Stage Battle King by climbing a snowy mountain using this method, and then displayed immense power.
And the skill of that cultivation technique was also clearly recorded in the original work, called – “Life and Death Reversal.” It involves performing impossible feats with a mortal body to achieve bloodline reversal, which is also one of the reasons why Bai Ming is tens of times stronger than Bai Qianyu of the same bloodline.
Before, Bai Zhi had always emphasized that a mysterious woman taught her the martial arts, so Su Jiu hadn’t thought in that direction. Considering it now, the methods of improvement are indeed very similar, and the effects are infinitely close.
But Bai Zhi should be a not-very-important supporting character in this novel. If she hadn’t found her, she might have already advanced to the Demigod Level, and this cultivation technique wouldn’t have been revealed at all.
Everything seems to be making sense amidst coincidences. Was someone instigating this? The conch shell before, also, it’s like someone is deliberately helping me…
What role am I playing in this?
A pawn?
After the trip to the snowy mountain, if I investigate the mermaid priestess, I might gain some insights.
“Don’t think about it, you flirt. Anyway, there’s still about a month until the core time. There are many types of extreme challenges, I’ll just choose surfing.”
Just as Su Jiu was thinking, a warm hand covered the back of her hand, and that crisp Young Lady’s voice quietly sounded, with a contrasting gentleness.
Su Jiu turned his head to look, only to find Bai Zhi still looking carefree. After a moment of silence, just as she was about to speak, Lin Mei sighed and interjected, “Da Bai is carrying some kind of creature, and it constantly needs a large amount of energy supply, which is why she can’t participate in the extreme challenge right now. If she forces herself to participate, it’s very likely to stimulate the mother, directly causing the challenge to fail.”
She paused and continued, “If she fails or doesn’t participate on time, her cultivation will forever remain at this stage.”
“Spider Granny, you talk too much.”
Hearing Lin Mei’s words, Bai Zhi’s cheeks puffed up and then collapsed. Her small, mischievous face was squeezed into a bun-like shape. The strength in her hands increased inadvertently. She secretly glanced at Su Jiu again, as if wanting to see her attitude.
Sensing the tension from the hand on her arm, Su Jiu turned his head again and asked Bai Zhi, “Was the reason you wanted ice-elemental Magic Crystals before because of this problem?”
“She has dual attributes. I didn’t expect it. Besides fire attribute, there’s also ice attribute, and the energy required is incredibly large…” Hearing this, Bai Zhi nodded gently and looked at Su Jiu cautiously, afraid that she would be unhappy.
Hearing this, Su Jiu’s gaze fell on Bai Zhi’s abdomen, her eyes carrying a hint of depth. If the child was affecting Bai Zhi this much, she would prefer Bai Zhi to get rid of it as soon as possible.
Her feelings for Bai Zhi could not be compared to an unborn child.
At this moment, Lin Mei continued unhappily, “There are two options now: First, choose to abort the child, and then Da Bai’s uterus will decay, and she will never be able to conceive again. Second, use the Yin-Yang Fetal Protection Water. After the child has absorbed enough energy, she can take it directly, and it won’t matter how violently the mother body reacts.”
She then added, “I’ve already used the Battle King Level Yin-Yang Fetal Protection Water on her, but it didn’t work. That child is too powerful… I need the War God Level.”
After a moment of silence, Su Jiu looked at Bai Zhi’s lowered little face and reached out to touch her head. His gaze turned to Lin Mei in the front and asked, “How can I get my hands on this War God Level water?”
“It’s very simple. You can buy it for fifteen thousand merit points in the Merit Mall. After all, it’s not a particularly useful medicinal herb. It shouldn’t be too difficult for a Night Watcher Elder to procure it, right?”
Lin Mei tapped the car window with her pipe, a foxy smile appearing at the corner of her mouth. She was also slowly turning the steering wheel, entering a small path.
At the end of the road, an ancient-style inn courtyard appeared. Under the illumination of the car headlights, the signboard was written with a substance like cinnabar that read – “Lin Yunfang.”
Su Jiu held her boneless hand, got out of the car, and walked on the bluestone slabs. The leaves of the pomegranate tree covered the small path, making the two of them look like young ladies from a scholarly family.
“Beep beep—”
In the air, faint silver threads could still be seen, quite beautiful. Su Jiu looked at the slightly over ninety thousand merit points on his phone and became troubled. What should he do?
How about borrowing some from Youyou?
Suddenly, Bai Zhi’s phone rang, and the footsteps of the three slightly stopped. Bai Zhi picked up her phone, her brow furrowed slightly, and she said in a low voice, “It’s him? I forgot to block him.”
“Let me talk to him and tell him not to harass you.”
Su Jiu looked at her with some surprise, then calmly took her phone, answered, and turned on the speaker. Soon, a voice came from the other end, somewhat hoarse.
“Let that Lord take the call.”
Hearing the tone of his voice, Su Jiu’s eyes showed a hint of surprise, then he signaled Bai Zhi to remain silent and asked indifferently, “I am. What is it?”
“Regarding the Ancient God Sect, I’ve discussed the train matter with my sister and understand their purpose this time, hehe…” Li Ziwei’s voice was still low, sounding like he had drunk quite a bit, and he chuckled twice in a low voice.
His eyes narrowed slightly, Su Jiu asked with a calm expression, “What do you want by saying all this?”
“What do I want? Bang! Tonight, a Black-clad Bishop approached me to cooperate in killing you. Hehe, as an elite of the Dragon Country, no one is foolish.” As if slamming a wine glass heavily on the table, Li Ziwei mocked himself twice, then drank the wine with a gulp. “He’s simply asking for humiliation. I might also be exposed…”
Hearing these nonsensical words, Su Jiu exchanged glances with the two of them, and then her impression of him wasn’t so bad anymore. She said softly, “Thank you for telling me this. Is there anything else?”
“The matter of the ball has reached my father. He scolded us siblings for completely disgracing him. The Chief Hall Elder is probably out of the question. I’m not reconciled…” Li Ziwei’s voice was somewhat ethereal, as if he was talking to himself or sighing.
With a slight sigh, Su Jiu turned off the speaker and, under their gazes, walked to a pomegranate tree and said quite seriously, “I am very sorry for your encounter, and at the same time, I am very grateful…”
Before she could finish speaking, Li Ziwei growled like a drunkard and then laughed wildly. The manic aura seemed to surge through the phone into Su Jiu’s ears, “I originally thought so, but just now, haha… someone contacted me. His name is Si Chen. My sister said he seems to be a higher-ranking Black-clad Bishop.”
Hearing this, Su Jiu was not stupid. She quickly understood what he meant. Her pupils widened slightly, then she asked very seriously, “You’re telling me this, and it’s not for a reward, right? If it were for a reward, you could tell your father. You wouldn’t want to…”
“Tell my father? Do I lack that little money and merit points?” Li Ziwei spoke with unusual assertiveness. After a slight pause, he said softly,
“That Si Chen told me about a mission called ‘Frost Bury,’ but he didn’t tell me anything else. If I told my father, he would definitely not agree to let me get involved – I’ll be your inside informant. Then you will receive the glory of coronation, and I will have the chance to become an Elder of the Chief Hall.”
Su Jiu was slightly taken aback and remained silent for a moment, then the corners of her mouth curved slightly, and she asked softly, “Are you sure you want to be a pawn for your love rival?”
Hearing this, Li Ziwei fell silent, then chuckled again, seeming to revert to the Li Ziwei from the concert, tentatively asking, “Then, my Lord, how about you ask for that woman next to Little White’s contact information for me?”
“Haha, no problem… You’re quite interesting, very much like an old friend of mine.”
Su Jiu chuckled lightly, propped one foot against the root of the pomegranate tree, her voice carrying some warmth. After a moment of thought, she said, “You come to find me tomorrow, and I’ll give you a pen that can transmit messages without a signal. You’ll be responsible for recording the names of those who are threatened or have been bought over like you, and then submit them to me one by one. If there’s any urgent information, use that pen for private communication.”
“Okay!”
Li Ziwei replied softly. He often asked himself if he truly liked Bai Zhi. The answer was that he liked Bai Zhi’s unusual, inhuman nature. But now she seemed to be becoming less attractive – as if she had gained more humanity.
Instead, the veiled woman was more enchanting to him…
“Since they call it ‘Frost Bury,’ then our plan – let’s call it ‘Frost Break’.”
“If ‘Frost Break’ is successful, and we take down Si Chen, or even The Singer – not only will I be crowned with glory, but you, as an inside informant, might also receive praise as part of your experience.”
While he was lost in thought, Su Jiu’s voice resounded in his mind like thunder, making his heart involuntarily stop beating.
Praise?
That is the glory for heroes. Do I, a useless young master, really have a chance to receive it?
Hehe, the praise of mankind… it is the noun for courage…
