Lu Yuan took the Jade Slip and didn't look closely at it.
He extended his finger, and a wisp of scarlet flame rose from his fingertip.
The moment the flame appeared, the temperature of the entire Immortal Cave suddenly soared, and the air became distorted.
The color of the flame was utterly pure, containing a sacred, noble, and overbearing aura that seemed capable of burning everything to ashes.
Rebirth True Fire.
Gu Qingxue looked at the wisp of scarlet flame, her heart shaking violently.
She could sense that the grade of this flame far surpassed any fire she had ever seen, even more terrifying than Fenyan Valley's Sect-Guarding Fire.
Lu Yuan offered no explanation, merely placing the Rebirth True Fire calmly against the Jade Slip containing the Mystic Ice Technique.
The moment the Jade Slip touched the flame, it silently turned into dust. Within the dust, a sheet of golden foil, thin as a cicada's wing yet radiating an immortal charm, slowly appeared.
On the golden foil, lines of extremely profound ancient text flowed slowly, as if possessing life.
"This... this is." Feeling the vast Dao charm emanating from the golden foil, Gu Qingxue's breathing hitched.
"A Heaven Rank High Grade Cultivation Technique, the Taiyin Maiden Classic."
Lu Yuan drew the golden foil into his hand and looked at Gu Qingxue, his gaze serious. "Qingxue, I ask you, ever since you began Cultivating, do you feel an intense coldness originating from your bones, invading your Meridians and causing you unbearable pain, especially during the full moon or when your cultivation advances?"
Hearing this, a look of astonishment appeared on Gu Qingxue's cold, jade-like face.
She paused slightly, then nodded, saying, "Th-that is indeed the case. I always thought it was an issue with the Sect's Cultivation Technique I practice, leading to the accumulation of cold Qi. I have never mentioned this matter to anyone."
"That is not a problem with the Cultivation Technique," Lu Yuan said slowly. "It is because you possess a special Physique encountered only once every ten thousand years—the Taiyin Body."
"The Taiyin Body," Gu Qingxue murmured to herself. The term felt both strange and distant to her.
"The Taiyin Body is the ultimate Yin Physique. The cold Qi within your body is the unconscious emission of the Taiyin Origin power.
Without a special Cultivation Technique to guide it, this power will not only remain unusable but will also continuously erode your vitality as your cultivation increases, eventually turning you into an ice sculpture."
Lu Yuan's words caused Gu Qingxue's face to pale slightly. Recalling the suffering she had endured over the years, she finally understood the root cause.
"Then... is there a way to resolve it?" she asked.
"The method of resolution is quite simple," Lu Yuan said, handing over the golden foil in his hand.
"Switch to Cultivating this Taiyin Maiden Classic, and use this object as a medium. You will be able to completely activate the Taiyin Origin within your body and make it your own.
At that time, you will not only be rid of the suffering caused by the cold Qi eroding your body, but your cultivation will also advance by leaps and bounds."
As he spoke, he flipped his hand and took out a piece of profound ice jade marrow that was entirely milky white and radiated extreme coldness.
It was the millennial xuanbing jade marrow.
Gu Qingxue looked at the Cultivation Technique and supreme treasure before her, then at Lu Yuan's face, which had regained its vitality, and all traces of doubt vanished from her heart.
She knew that everything the Old Ancestor had done for her today was paving a path to the heavens.
"Disciple thanks Old Ancestor for the grace of rebirth." She bowed deeply.
"Go, I will act as your Protector." Lu Yuan nodded.
Gu Qingxue no longer hesitated. She accepted the golden foil and the profound ice jade marrow, walked to the other side of the Immortal Cave, and sat down cross-legged.
She submerged her Divine Sense into the golden foil, and the profound scriptures transformed into torrents of information that poured into her mind.
She began to try guiding the Spiritual Qi within her body according to the methods of the Taiyin Maiden Classic.
Guided by the pure cold Qi emanating from the millennial xuanbing jade marrow, the initial stage of her transition in Cultivation Techniques was incredibly smooth.
The magic power from her old Cultivation Technique was rapidly converted, and new Taiyin magic power slowly flowed through her Meridians.
However, just as this process reached the halfway point, an unexpected change occurred.
As the Taiyin magic power accumulated within her, the supreme yin energy that had been dormant for decades erupted violently.
An indescribably terrifying cold Qi swept out from within her body.
The stone walls of the entire Immortal Cave instantly froze over with a thick layer of ice.
The Spiritual Qi in the air was frozen into ice crystals, scattering down with a rustling sound.
Behind Gu Qingxue, a massive phantom image of a full moon radiating cold, clear light even appeared.
The phenomenon was astonishing.
But Gu Qingxue, who was at the center, was enduring unimaginable pain.
The erupting cold Qi was dozens of times more severe than the pain she had previously endured.
Frost quickly covered her eyebrows and eyelashes.
Her skin also began to take on a strange blue-green hue. Her life essence was rapidly declining at an alarming rate.
Her entire body seemed truly about to turn into a lifeless ice sculpture.
Lu Yuan frowned deeply.
He immediately acted, transferring his profound Nascent Soul magic power into Gu Qingxue's body, attempting to help her suppress the rampaging Taiyin power.
However, the moment his magic power entered, it was frozen and dissolved by the extreme Yin and cold power, rendering it completely ineffective.
Something unexpected seemed to have happened.
Lu Yuan muttered internally, "The System is unreliable."
The intelligence it provided only detailed the method of Awakening, but failed to mention that the process would be so perilous, even life-threatening.
Just as his thoughts raced, contemplating a countermeasure, 11 PM - 1 AM quietly arrived.
[Ding! Daily intelligence has been refreshed.]
The System's notification sound rang out at this moment.
Three new pieces of intelligence appeared before Lu Yuan's eyes.
[Green Intelligence: When the Taiyin Body is Awakened, it will trigger an influx of cold Qi into the body. Without the harmonization of Yang power, the Awakener faces a near-certain death.
Solution: A Cultivator with vigorous Qi and blood must be found to guide the Taiyin power back to the Dantian using Dual Cultivation.
Optimal Solution: If Dual Cultivation is performed with a Pure Yang Body, not only will the Awakening be perfect, but both parties will gain immense benefits.]
[White Intelligence: Grand Elder Jiang Wuya is preparing to use a secret method to contact Ten Thousand Beast True Lord of Beast King Valley to discuss offering the Sect's Mountain-Protecting Array Diagram, coordinating internally and externally to overthrow the Qingyun Sect.]
[White Intelligence: The Sect's True Disciple, Shen Miaoyin, is actually a Core Disciple of the Hehuan Sect, one of the Six Demonic Sects, who infiltrated the Qingyun Sect with the intention of stealing the Sect's Heaven Rank Cultivation Technique, the Eternal Youth Technique of the Azure Wood.]
Lu Yuan's gaze quickly swept over the three pieces of intelligence, and his eyes instantly turned cold.
Jiang Wuya. Shen Miaoyin.
Very good.
He would settle accounts with these Sect parasites one by one later.
He snorted coldly, not rushing to deal with the two individuals. His gaze returned to the first piece of green intelligence.
Lu Yuan instantly understood that this was supposed to be the Opportunity belonging to Xiao Fan, the Son of Destiny.
In the original plot, Xiao Fan helped Gu Qingxue Awaken the Taiyin Body, and then, at her most dangerous moment, naturally performed Dual Cultivation with her, ultimately capturing her heart.
What a scheme.
Lu Yuan pondered briefly, glanced at Gu Qingxue, whose aura was now extremely weak, and felt no further hesitation.