"So, Dean, what exactly are you trying to tell me by bringing all this up?"
Gu Yunxiao continued questioning him.
"Well, after ten thousand years of research, we've discovered that there are actually many ways to resolve the evil fire problem."
"Besides intimacy between men and women and special treasures, it can also be overcome through willpower."
"Of course, the most common method is still to find an ice-attribute Soul Master to balance it out through joint cultivation. Ultimate ice works even better..."
At this point, Yan Shaozhe gazed intently at Gu Yunxiao.
"Dean, could you get to the point?" Gu Yunxiao looked utterly speechless.
"Ahem."
Yan Shaozhe cleared his throat and said, a little embarrassed, "I have a disciple named Ma Xiaotao. She's actually a descendant of Ma Hongjun."
"However, she didn't inherit her ancestor Ma Hongjun's Ten-Headed Fire Phoenix martial soul. Instead, she inherited the flawed evil fire phoenix."
"She's also a senior student in the Inner Court. Before turning twenty, she endured the torment of the evil fire through sheer willpower and became a Soul Emperor."
"Unfortunately, as her cultivation grows stronger, the backlash from the evil fire grows increasingly severe. Unless we find a solution, not only will she be unable to cultivate, but her life will also be in danger."
"So, Yunxiao, what do you think..."
"You want me to use ultimate ice to help Senior Ma resolve her evil fire problem?" Gu Yunxiao asked bluntly.
"Yes, yes, yes, exactly!" Yan Shaozhe nodded repeatedly.
"Can't do it."
Gu Yunxiao's refusal was equally blunt.
"Why?" Yan Shaozhe immediately grew anxious and hurriedly asked, "Yunxiao, could you really bear to watch Xiaotao be tormented to death by the evil fire?"
"What... does that have to do with me?"
Gu Yunxiao looked at Yan Shaozhe in bewilderment.
Yan