Lin Qi's sword merged with the chill in the air, silently guiding the cold currents as they flowed.
Faintly, she had grasped the rhythm of the cold air around her.
This greatly surprised Yuan Xi.
She had thought Lin Qi would first comprehend Ice and Snow Intent. Who would have thought she would blaze a different trail, starting instead with the cold air itself?
Could it be because she had just been frozen half to death and had decided to lock horns with the cold?
At times, Lin Qi truly did have the temperament of a child—stubborn to an extreme.
Yuan Xi did not know what exactly was going on either.
But she was sincerely happy. Lin Qi's choice would allow her to avoid many detours.
Everything within Empty Snow Valley had evolved from cold air. If she seized hold of the source, what was there to worry about in comprehending other sword intents?
Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.
Lin Qi practiced her sword like a madwoman. Whenever she truly could not endure any longer, she stuffed two tender Fire Spirit Flower shoots into her mouth.
Her sword grew ever more chilling, and her entire body radiated coldness from the inside out.
At times, she could even merge with the ice and snow between heaven and earth.
Even though Yuan Xi was a Golden Core cultivator, if Lin Qi were not visible to the naked eye, Yuan Xi would not have noticed her presence at all.
Today, Lin Qi was in excellent form during sword practice, faintly catching a method to transform cold air into frost.
She raised the longsword in her hand. Its edge was sharp, its cold gleam flickering, while the surrounding chill gathered at its tip in a swirling vortex.
At that instant,