Ice and Fire

Reaching Spiritual Ascendance was a shocking development. Breaking through each lesser realm after the 10th Level of the Spirit Initiate Realm was supremely difficult. Out of all the elders, only about half were able to enter Spiritual Growth while only the first elder had managed to reach Spiritual Formation.

Bai Qianying was the most talented out of all of them but she had been stuck without progress for fifty years. But now she could improve and she even had a chance of becoming an immortal! There were no more doubts in the elders' minds. The power of the true Eternal Winter Sutra was indisputable. Even if a few were reluctant about losing their virgin yin, what else could they do except fall in line and accept their new salvation?

The first and second elder eagerly went next while the others waited their turn. The men were still under the spell and forced to plow barren, desiccated fields one after the other.

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Meanwhile, the auction in the castle was turning into mass chaos. Competition was extremely fierce and there were angry calls to increase the buyout price. This was because many disciples had started to band together and pool their points under the premise of sharing the women. There were heated arguments and even a few fights. And auction still had not even gone through half the one star women!

Fen Jue and his elders had their hands full trying to sort out the mess and the secret deals. This gave Fen Ziping the opportunity to slip away. After many days of waiting, his patience finally ran out. He charged through the dungeons and into the lakestone caves and no guards dared to stop him.

He arrived at the room where Long Yifei was held. His heart was jumping from excitement as he extended his spiritual sense through the door to make sure. Her icy aura was unique and distinctive and upon feeling it, it only made his desires rage even more. Fen Ziping normally might have been apprehensive about approaching her alone but he knew she was under the effects of a weakening poison. Her aura was not even half her normal strength and he could easily handle her. His hands shook as he unlocked the door… and the woman of his dreams finally appeared in front of his eyes.

Long Yifei was meditating on a simple bed. She still wore the same white dress which was flecked with blood from battle. Her veil was finally gone, displaying a dazzling visage. Her beauty was so astonishing it was truly like an angel, a fairy, a mythical goddess. She didn't seem real; it wasn't possible for a face to shock and steal a man's heart like this. It had to be a fantasy.

Fen Ziping stood there stunned and frozen for a long time, taking in every detail of the woman that would be his wife. He felt like there was nothing else he could ever want in his life. He had to have her, he had to have her now!

He closed the door and walked over until he was right in front of her. Long Yifei finally opened her eyes and a pair of deep blue orbs peered serenely at the man whose desire and uncontrollable lust was blazing out of every pore.

"So, you've finally come." She said softly, her voice filled with sadness.

Fen Ziping coughed, "Yifei…"

"Save it," Her eyes became dim, "You don't need to say anything to me."

Fen Ziping rushed forward and pushed her down on the bed. "You will be my main wife. I will cherish you." He growled out as he finally let out the raging inferno within him.

Long Yifei didn't utter a sound as she closed her eyes and turned her head away. She had already accepted her fate. It was pointless to fight back.

She blamed her master, the elders, Divine Blazing Mountain, human nature, everything. But she wouldn't blame herself. She had tried her best. Her every decision and every action were made in order to survive in this cruel world. In the end it wasn't enough… so it was simply her fate…

Fen Ziping went straight for the prize, ripping apart her dress and undergarments. He freed his erection and was about to claim her as his own when a silvery light filled the room. A mysterious energy erupted from Long Yifei's body and blasted Fen Ziping away. He slammed into opposite wall and was knocked out while Long Yifei also fainted.

The wave of energy continued outward in all directions, passing through all of Lakewood Keep as well as the caverns below. Both Fen Jue and Murong Aiyin were alarmed and rushed towards the source.

Murong Aiyin was the first to the room. She saw both unconscious bodies and could guess what Fen Ziping was trying to do from their state of undress. She frowned as she tried to figure out how Long Yifei could have fought off her attacker.

"Ziping!" Fen Jue arrived and saw his son.

He cradled Fen Ziping and checked his condition. It wasn't good. His pulse was weak and his spiritual energy was trembling and in turmoil.

"You! What did you do to my son!" Fen Jue screamed at Murong Aiyin as his spiritual aura exploded.

"Useless! He was just trying to rape my disciple and got punished."

Murong Aiyin was pissed. Who the hell was Fen Jue to talk to her like this? Both of them couldn't stand each other to begin with and were merely using each other.

To Fen Jue, his son was his most valuable treasure in the whole world. Nobody could do this to his son without suffering his wrath!

"You bitch!"

The fragile peace between the two sect masters was shattered as Fen Jue launched a massive fireball towards Murong Aiyin.

"Fen bastard! You dare?" Murong Aiyin screeched.

Woosh!

Bone chilling cold erupted like an arctic storm and swept over the fireball, instantly freezing it into solid ice. The coldness continued onward, filling the room with ice, and converged on Fen Jue and Fen Ziping. Fen Jue could fight it off but he had hard time protecting Fen Ziping who quickly became pale blue as ice crystals formed on his skin. Fen Jue turned up his flame aura but it still had difficulty removing the ice.

Fen Jue's eyes bulged out, "What is this? How is this possible!"

"Ahahaha! Good! Hahahaha!" Murong Aiyin cackled with glee. Her powers had improved beyond her wildest dreams. She could now suppress him with the true Eternal Winter Sutra!

Fen Jue felt an instinctive fear from Murong Aiyin's maniacal laughter. Something was wrong. He could sense there was something fundamentally different about her. He could not protect his son and fight at the same time so he grabbed Fen Ziping and fled from the room.

"Fen bastard! It's time for you to pay!" Murong Aiyin screamed and chased after them.