Inside the sealed chamber in Liu Xian'er's cave abode, Zhang Hong remained frozen within a massive block of ice several dozen feet across. Her eyes were tightly shut, and her expression seemed filled with pain.
Inside the chamber, Li Xiaoya and Liu Xian'er watched Qianshan nervously.
High Person Qianshan paced around the enormous block of ice, seemingly examining Zhang Hong's condition. Suddenly, he stopped. Green light shone from his eyes, and with a point of his finger, a beam of green light shot toward the ice. It met no resistance, melting a small hole through the ice with a sizzling hiss as it advanced toward Zhang Hong's body. In an instant, it reached her. Under Li Xiaoya and Liu Xian'er's anxious gazes, the green light touched Zhang Hong's skin and immediately sank into her body. It seemed to make a circuit inside her, then emerged a while later, flew into High Person Qianshan's hand, and merged into his body...
"Freeze this opening shut!" High Person Qianshan instructed Liu Xian'er, pointing at the small hole melted by the green light.
"All right!" Liu Xian'er hurriedly pointed a finger and formed a succession of hand seals. With another point, the entire block of ice radiated an astonishing blue light. Blue light flickered around the little hole, and with a series of cracks, it sealed shut without leaving a trace.
"How is she, Uncle-Master?" Li Xiaoya hurried forward and asked urgently.
"Not too bad!" High Person Qianshan hesitated briefly, then nodded. Seeing Li Xiaoya open his mouth to ask more, he smiled faintly and continued, "This girl suffered a heart demon invasion at the final stage of her breakthrough to the Nascent Soul Realm. That happens to be the most dangerous moment in a cultivator's advancement. If a cultivator cannot hold firm and