Warmth

As her life hung in the balance, enveloped by extreme cold and Pure Yang Energy, a flicker of consciousness appeared deep within Lin Xin Tong.

She felt as if she had opened her eyes.

Waaah...

Before me lay the same frozen plain, the cold winds carrying snow howling across it as they had always done.

This is...

Lin Xin Tong was filled with doubt. She remembered that just moments before, she had been fighting those snow monsters. When she was exhausted and her vision was blurring, someone had saved her from the brink of death with a single, unstoppable strike. Her vision was filled with crimson-gold flames, and then she lost consciousness...

But now, all of that has vanished, and she stands alone on the icy plain once more.

That figure...

Lin Xin Tong didn't see clearly; she just couldn't help but think of one person...

But... why did he return for his own trial? And even if he did come, how could he possess such immense power?

Was that scene merely an illusion in the icy plains?

Or is this the illusion all along?

Lin Xin Tong shook her head, trying to stop thinking about it. A biting cold wind blew by, and she couldn't help but tighten her thin collar.

It's so cold...

The wind and snow here can freeze a person's blood directly.

The wind and snow grew increasingly violent, affecting visibility so much that even what was just a step away could not be seen clearly.

Lin Xin Tong felt that her vital energy, along with her life force, had been completely depleted without her noticing. In this snowy plain, she couldn't even take a single step.

She looked down and saw that the Ice Crystal had somehow spread to her feet, freezing them to the ice.

This...

Lin Xin Tong turned pale. The ice spread upwards from her ankles, and if this continued, it would soon completely freeze her body.

She will become an ice sculpture on this snowy plain.

The cold, yin energy within her Fatal Meridian also flared up, and she was powerless to resist it.

Just as she was feeling lost, suddenly, a hand reached out from the wind and snow and grasped her cold palm.

Lin Xin Tong was stunned for a moment. She felt a warm, comforting energy emanating from the palm, which flowed continuously into her body, revitalizing her withered meridians, like warm spring water flowing over a frozen, dry riverbed...

With the help of this force, the ice beneath Lin Xin Tong's feet slowly melted away...

She was being led forward step by step by this hand.

Who are you...

Lin Xin Tong tried hard to see the figure in front of her clearly, but he was hidden in the wind and snow, a blur.

He simply walked ahead, shielding her from the wind. His steps were steady, and the warmth from his palms brought a touch of warmth to Lin Xin Tong's cold body.

For a moment, Lin Xin Tong couldn't describe the feeling in her heart. In this vast and desolate world that made her despair, just when she had already accepted that she was going to die here, suddenly such a hand and such a figure appeared.

A surge of warmth welled up within her as well.

The path of martial arts is a solitary one, and in her loneliest moments, having someone walk alongside her strengthens her resolve to stay true to her original aspirations.

That hand led her a long way.

Boom boom boom!

As they ventured deeper into the ice field, the sound of the wind gradually became like thunder. What it swirled up was no longer snowflakes, but grains of ice.

These ice shards, carrying a chilling aura, not only hurt terribly when they hit the skin, but also, like maggots clinging to the bone, relentlessly drain the body's warmth.

Lin Xin Tong looked up and saw that the figure was still walking, absorbing most of the ice shards.

The warmth from my palm continued uninterrupted.

However, Lin Xin Tong's innate incurable Fatal Meridian could no longer be suppressed. A chilling sensation spread from her body to her skin, merging with the cold air from the outside.

Lin Xin Tong felt her steps becoming lighter and lighter, as if her body was getting further and further away from her. She looked at her hand being held by that figure, and a layer of Ice Crystal was extending from her sleeve, covering her fair wrist, and then gradually spreading to her fingers.

The feeling of death is drawing near once again.

Were these all hallucinations I saw while I was dying?

Lin Xin Tong sighed softly. She could no longer distinguish between dreams and reality, but... that didn't matter anymore...

In the end, she still couldn't change her fate.

However, the figure ahead still didn't let go; he held her hand, stubbornly pushing her forward...

Lin Xin Tong's steps grew slower and slower. The Ice Crystal had reached her fingertips, and even the person's outstretched hand could no longer transmit warmth to her.

As life left her body, Lin Xin Tong tried desperately to see the figure in front of her, just for a glance, but... she couldn't make it out at all...

"Is it really... you...?"

Yi Yun carried Lin Xin Tong for an unknown distance. He sensed that Lin Xin Tong's breath was growing weaker and weaker, as if her life was nearing its end.

But as her breathing weakened, her eyelashes trembled slightly, as if she were trying to open her eyes and look at him.

However... her eyes remained closed...

Yi Yun held Lin Xin Tong tightly. The pure Yang energy within his body was constantly circulating, but... he discovered that as Lin Xin Tong 'Lin Xin Tong life force grew weaker and weaker, this Pure Yang Power could no longer be transmitted into her body...

The ice field seemed endless, without a limit.

With no destination in sight and energy slowly dwindling, clutching a body that was gradually losing its life, everything seemed utterly hopeless...

Yi Yun remained silent, stubbornly walking forward. He had already reduced his energy consumption to a minimum, with only a layer of Pure Yang Vital Energy remaining on his body surface to block the cold wind. His main energy expenditure was used to maintain Lin Xin Tong's life force.

But the deeper they went, the more difficult it became to withstand the storms on the ice field. Lin Xin Tong's body temperature dropped to an extreme low, Yi Yun felt as if he were holding a light ice sculpture.

Suddenly, Lin Xin Tong's life force flickered. He clearly sensed that Lin Xin Tong's life force had weakened considerably; her meridians had begun to Ice Crystal, and even her heart meridian, which was enveloped by his vital energy, was being eroded by the cold!

If this continues, Lin Xin Tong's life will be completely cut off in less than half an incense stick's time!

"Born with Fatal Meridian..."

Yi Yun understood that this was Lin Xin Tong's innate incurable Fatal Meridian. Due to her severe injuries and the harsh environment of the icy plains, the Fatal Meridian could no longer be suppressed and erupted in full force.

Perhaps, at this point, we really have no choice but to take a desperate gamble...

Yi Yun took a deep breath and took out a medicine box from his Space Ring. Even in the icy plains, this medicine box still emitted a strong aura of flames.

This medicine box contains the red lotus that Yi Yun picked from the second floor of the God Descending Tower!

Using the Red Lotus to heal Lin Xin Tong Fatal Meridian was a gamble. Yi Yun didn't know what the outcome would be, but now he had no other choice. (To be continued~^~)