Chapter 20: The Snowfall Sect Master
Snowfall Sacred Hall. Ice crystals danced, and snowflakes filled the sky.
Luo Chuxue ascended the long, ice-blue steps one by one, only stopping when she reached the hall that symbolized the Snowfall Sect Master.
“Disciple Luo Chuxue has come to report.”
Before the solemn Sacred Hall, Luo Chuxue’s voice was so clear it could be heard like a pin drop.
“Come in.”
The three short words carried an supreme divine might, causing the snowflakes around to slow their descent.
Luo Chuxue rose and pushed open the great doors. A cold aura rushed out from the hall, but the decorations inside were exquisite. Ice-sculpted furniture, ice-made vases, and crystal chandeliers—everything appeared so pure and beautiful.
There was no throne symbolizing the Sect Master’s position as one might imagine. Instead, the hall was decorated like an ordinary home, filled with the warmth of life.
On a chair sat the hazy, dreamlike silhouette of a woman, her back to the entrance. With her slender fingers, she played with a few ice butterflies. She wore no deliberate adornments, yet she exuded an extreme sense of fantasy.
The ice butterflies fluttered up and down joyfully, as if infatuated with the ice elemental power on the woman’s body.
“Master…”
Luo Chuxue respectfully knelt before the woman.
This woman was the Snowfall Sect Master, Jiang Xianyue.
Jiang Xianyue slowly turned around, her beautiful eyes, like a cold pond, looking at Luo Chuxue. “I heard that your mission this time was delayed by several hours because you brought a man back?”
Luo Chuxue’s breath hitched. She hadn’t expected that the matter of her bringing Su Lingxi back would reach the Sect Master’s ears so quickly.
She immediately explained, “It is true. This man’s talent is exceptional. He is already at the peak of Foundation Establishment at around twenty years old, even better than this disciple was back then, so…”
Jiang Xianyue said coldly, “Even so, it is still excusable. But I must warn you once again, a woman who cultivates ice-type spiritual techniques must not fall for a man.”
“Otherwise, if you lose your dao heart, you will be stuck at this stage for the rest of your life.”
“Disciple understands. Disciple only saw that his talent was exceptional and didn’t want to miss this opportunity, that’s all.”
“That is for the best!”
Jiang Xianyue’s expression finally softened. She dismissed the ice butterflies at her fingertips and helped Luo Chuxue up.
“Tell me, what did you find in the Glacial Snow Domain?”
Luo Chuxue sat on an ice chair to the side and recounted the findings of her investigation over the past few days.
“After disciple arrived at the area Master indicated, I found nothing unusual. But I heard from the rogue cultivators around that it was a celestial phenomenon caused by a seventh-tier spiritual beast’s breakthrough.”
Before Luo Chuxue could finish, Jiang Xianyue had already snorted coldly. “A mere seventh-tier spiritual beast could never cause such a grand celestial phenomenon.”
“The pure power emitted by that celestial phenomenon even loosened the shackles that have bound me for many years.”
Jiang Xianyue didn’t care about a seventh-tier spiritual beast’s breakthrough. She was now at the early stage of the Mahayana realm.
She had already taken the first step towards the ultimate cultivation in the Mortal Realm. No one in the Glacial Snow Domain could threaten her.
“Forget it. Your cultivation is limited, and this level of investigation is a bit difficult for you. If I hadn’t been in seclusion that day, I wouldn’t have sent you.”
“You are now at the peak of the Golden Core realm, only a step away from Nascent Soul. Go to the Immaculate Pool and enter seclusion.”
“Yes.”
Luo Chuxue agreed and slowly exited the palace. The palace returned to its silence.
Jiang Xianyue’s gaze turned to the Glacial Snow Domain in the north. With a flick of her finger, space shattered into tiny fragments.
In a few breaths, the spatial rift had grown large enough to accommodate a person. She stepped inside.
She had decided to investigate personally.
**
Su Lingxi was now lying on the bed, feeling wonderful. She got up, stretched, and began to wash up.
Then, she used the disguise technique to transform herself back into that elegant young master.
“Xiao Bai, you said you opened the mall system yesterday. Let me see what it’s all about.”
Su Lingxi had been too busy yesterday, so she hadn’t had time to study this mall function carefully.
Xiao Bai didn’t waste any time and directly displayed the mall. The variety of items in the mall was dazzling, leaving Su Lingxi bewildered.
Although there were many items, they were basically divided into two major categories.
One was to spend points to strengthen one’s own stats, including appearance, figure, talents, cultivation techniques, aptitude, and so on.
The other was for external items such as pills, magic treasures, and modern daily necessities.
Su Lingxi repeatedly praised Xiao Bai’s business acumen, but all these items had to be exchanged for points.
For example, learning a dance talent required three thousand points.
Su Lingxi looked at her points and saw that she had exactly three thousand.
After some thought, Su Lingxi decided to save them. Three thousand points was too little.
“Are these points obtained by completing missions?”
“That’s right!”
“Then, Xiao Bai, can you give me a discount?”
“What are you thinking? These are all uniformly priced by the higher-ups.” Xiao Bai was speechless, wishing she could flick Su Lingxi.
“And we systems also rely on points to get by, so you have to work hard on the missions so that both of us can live a good life.”
“Alright.”
Having learned the rules, Su Lingxi could only put aside her greed and be down-to-earth.
“By the way, there was a mission before to obtain the Ice Heart Jade Dew Pill, which was related to the Snowfall Sect. Now that I’m at the Snowfall Sect, what should I do next?”
Su Lingxi sorted through her thoughts and asked Xiao Bai.
“The Immaculate Water needed for the Ice Heart Jade Dew Pill is at the top of the Snowfall Sect’s mountain!” Xiao Bai explained.
Now that Su Lingxi had obtained the Ice Glimmer Grass, she was only two ingredients away from being able to make the Ice Heart Jade Dew Pill.
“The top of the Snowfall Sect’s mountain?”
Su Lingxi’s mind raced, and she suddenly thought of Xiao Yun’s words.
“I remember Xiao Yun saying that the mountain top is where the big shots of the Snowfall Sect go. The mountain top you’re talking about is probably where the elders and the Sect Master are.”
“You want me to look for the Immaculate Water right under the noses of the elders and the Sect Master???”
“And this Immaculate Water must be an extremely precious item, and there might even be guards.”
Su Lingxi said a lot, but Xiao Bai patted her chest and assured her, “It’s okay, with me here, there will be no accidents!”
Then Xiao Bai added, “If you really encounter an extremely difficult matter, you can spend some points to ask me to help.”
Su Lingxi’s eyes lit up. “How many points?”
“It depends on the difficulty. After all, I can’t help you with everything.”
Su Lingxi thought about it and felt it was right. Since the system had such a heaven-defying ability, it certainly couldn’t be used often.
Just as Su Lingxi was pondering, a loud and penetrating voice suddenly came from the sky.
The intensity of this voice was such that Su Lingxi was sure the entire mountain could hear it.
“All new disciples who have passed the test, proceed to the foot of the mountain.”
The loud voice echoed through the clouds. Su Lingxi straightened her clothes and walked down the mountain.
