Freedom and friendship?

Straight into the chapter

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8 years later

"I'm sick of this ever-shrinking icebox I want out" he spoke with anger in his tone as he wailed on the wall only to paint the wall and his fists with his ice-cold blood "God damn it how am I even alive don't living things need food" he shouted for no one to hear him or even pay attention.

a few hours later the sun was setting and a loud bang was heard throughout the town and all the villagers left their homes in an orderly fashion as if it's happened many times before. a rather skinny man wearing a black and silver-rimmed uniform with a bright red flame on the back stood in front of them with 3 others behind him wearing similar uniforms but with bronze rims.

"you know the drill give us your good seedlings and we'll make sure they grow up well and fine" the thin one said to them. a father in the crowd had a daughter he loved tried and he bargained with them by revealing Hanleng's existence, while unaware there is actually a child he was hoping a blast of the air from that house will kill them, a good plan originally but flawed.

"you better not be lying" the thin man said as he approached the house and tried to open the door only to have his hand stuck to the handle as a thin layer of ice crept up his arm. "what the hell is this? was this an attempt to harm me? it's pathetic" he said as he used a blast of flame to evaporate the house destroying the wood but leaving a wet hollow ice block behind with a certain kid inside.

Surprised by the sudden burst of light in the room Henleng stops his daily training and sees a man through the ice and the man sees him a bit alarmed he skids across to the corner of the room, seeing this action as well the man smiles and he channelled his qi into a fire technique. it barely melted the ice, "it appears to be no ordinary ice, maybe it's made of ice qi what an amazing child" he spoke to himself as his smile grew wider.

after about 20 minutes he made a hole in the ice only to be hit by a stream of what Hanleng dubbed 'heaven freezing air' it instantly froze the man inside out killing him and almost freezing his companions as they expanded their fire qi to keep themselves alive they barely survived ending up with server frostbite while the rest of the village died due to the cold. after witnessing mass death caused by himself and the fire cultivator he was a bit shocked but he got over it quickly and started punching at the hold made trying to get out before the fire cultivators could recover, he had no effect on it and only hurt himself.

after half an hour the cultivators recovered some of their qi and heated themselves up to prevent further damage from the creeping ice. consuming some pills they recovered and gained resistance to ice qi while filled with anger towards Hanleng they attack the hole in the ice using their strongest moves destroying the ice just enough to fit a person through. with a hole big enough one goes into the now tolerable room while circulating their qi and pulled the naked boy out. the other fire cultivator was rather smart and fashioned a box out of the earth to hold the boy and his cold, they were angry at Hanleng for the death of their fellow disciple and friend but they also feared him as he was a mortal but could still freeze a 9th stage qi cultivator verging on a breakthrough to the 10th stage a step away from the foundation realm, he was accepted as an inner disciple early due to his talent.

after a few days of travel, the box was already encased in a thin layer of durable ice and the cultivators had to put together a staff to hold the box on, while Hanlen did try to escape it was a box of stone and his mortal fists couldn't break it especially after it was covered with his ice. realizing he had no chance to escape after the first day he stood strong but he was slowly cracking, he never endured any hardships within his icy prison, his chance at freedom and to explore the world was ripped away from him.

after the week of travel, the cultivators finally reached the Fire Sect, though only a branch of the main sect it was still feared and respected by the cities around it and all who entered it were honored, after passing through the silver gate the duo that held Hanleng captive headed towards the Sect masters abode as they headed up the many stairs on the way the temperature was only getting hotter and hotter, the strong cultivators that took pride in their strength and skill were sweating like pigs. after their painful journey they reached the top, the box still covered in ice still growing stronger.

"halt you aren't allowed to see the Sect master without permission from a grand elder or six elders, now state your business and show your sect identity toke as well as your permission slip"

"Please, we came as fast as well could, we have something we believe the sect master would be very interested in it, this boy holds a special physique and it appears to be very powerful"

"We still can't let you in if you persist we will have to escort you off the sect masters pavilion"

right after saying that the sect master opened the large doors to his home. "let me see this so-called special boy" he said to the disciples in front of him

"yes sir," the guards said in unison and the guard on the left of the sect master punched the box only to have his fist become mangled, the disciple held back the pain for he was in the presence of the sect master and only grunted, surprisingly the sect master was rather kind and threw the disciple a weak regeneration pill, this caused the disciple's hand to renew its self.

this time the sect master destroyed the box before anyone could even see what he did. "oh no" the outer sect duo said at the same time right before being turned to ice sticks with seconds to live. the ever kind sect master threw a gout of flame that melted the ice and left the disciples unharmed.

the sect master glared at the young naked boy that tumbled out of the box. "we'll continue inside follow me" the sect master said to Hanlen "uh ok- yes sir" Hanlen had no experience with people so his first interaction could have been far better but he didn't have much choice in the matter.

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a brief explanation of his power (it only grows stronger)

>it is Aura that emits a deadly cold that can instantly kill mortals and kill qi gatherers in seconds unless they expend all their qi to survive a few extra seconds which won't help due to it causing them to slow large amounts and slow down their qi circulation

>this is the biggest part of his power: he can't disable it he can however contain it within his body and it's range is currently 18 metres

>his power is stronger the closer it is to him

>when he reels it in it gets denser thus stronger

>he can't affect those that are 4 realms above him

>his ice slows people that it effects

>it reinforces any form of ice

>freezes water instantly

>it will spread endlessly on People and beasts unless stopped by force or they are too powerful for it to effect them

>it slows down qi and can freeze someone's dantian stopping them from cultivating and using qi unless they get external help to remove the ice which only grows stronger over time

if you have advice or suggestions please leave a comment I will be checking them