[Ding, congratulations, host. You have obtained the Ice Soul Body.] [Ding, congratulations, host. You have obtained the high-grade cultivation technique, Ice Cold Art.] [Ding, congratulations, host. The shop and lottery functions have been unlocked. You have received ten lottery draws.] [Ding, congratulations, host. You have obtained 100 points, which can be exchanged for corresponding rewards in the shop!]
The barrage of system rewards left Xiao Mo stunned, and he was delighted to discover that the system interface had changed as well.
Not only had a shop option appeared, but a lottery button had even been added.
There was also an empty section on the interface. It seemed that more functional modules would appear there as he continued unlocking them.
"Display the current ranks and function descriptions."
Text instantly appeared before his eyes.
Ice Soul Body: a branch of high-grade spiritual physiques, exceptionally sensitive to water and ice elements. Provides a tremendous boost during cultivation. Ice Cold Art: a superior cultivation technique with the water attribute. Uses water and ice to cultivate spiritual energy.
Xiao Mo looked at the rewards he had obtained, wild with joy.
Now this is interesting. As I keep cultivating, my physique might even rival Xiao Yan's.
"Xiao Mo, what's wrong?"
Xiao Yan's startled cry rang in his ears.
Only when Xiao Mo came back to his senses did he realize he was trembling. Every muscle in his body was shuddering.
An icy chill swept through him from head to toe. Caught completely off guard, he instantly lost all sensation in his limbs as numbness enveloped his entire body.
"It hurts!"
He could not help screaming in agony. Waves of cold instantly coated his skin in a layer of white frost.
Xiao Yan immediately reached out and covered the back of his hand. A wisp of flame emerged, its scorching heat spreading from Xiao Yan's palm throughout his body.
As though he had found salvation, Xiao Mo grabbed Xiao Yan's arm and plunged headfirst against him.
Xiao Yan felt as though a block of ice had burrowed into his embrace. Before he could even resist, his body had already frozen stiff.
"Xiao Mo, what on earth is happening to you?"
Xiao Yan opened his eyes and tried to absorb the surrounding spiritual energy, only to discover that his body was absorbing it several times faster than before.
In the blink of an eye, he had actually risen from the third rank to the sixth, and his strength was still climbing steadily.
Was it that pill from earlier?
Something stirred in Xiao Yan's heart, and he understood why his body had undergone this change.
Although he did not understand why Xiao Mo's constitution had suddenly changed, he knew Xiao Mo had helped him. He would help keep this secret.
"Xiao Mo, thank you."
Xiao Yan thanked him from the bottom of his heart, then swiftly released all the spiritual energy within him. Clusters of flame flew from his palms and sank into Xiao Mo's body.
The fire spiritual energy helped reshape Xiao Mo's body, calming the cold energy rampaging within him and repairing his body bit by bit.
After an unknown length of time, Xiao Mo finally regained consciousness.
He slapped the bed frame and sprang up.
"Fuck, did I give myself away?"
He looked around and discovered that he was already back in his own room.
The door was shut tight, and no one else was inside.
He could not help covering his face and groaning.
"How could I have been so careless? Why didn't I think to find somewhere deserted?"
His body had been reshaped, and the scene from that moment was still vivid in his mind. Xiao Yan must have discovered that there was something unusual about his body.
He just did not know what Xiao Yan thought of him now.
Still, warmth filled his body. The last thing he remembered was Xiao Yan using his own spiritual energy to help regulate the cold energy rampaging inside him. That was the only reason he could still sit here unharmed.
An unreadable expression crossed Xiao Mo's face. Since the secret was already out, he could only wait and see how Xiao Yan reacted.
In any case, he truly never wanted to experience that pain again.
As he sat lost in thought, a clamor rose outside the door.
"Have you heard? People from the Misty Cloud Sect are here."
"Xiao Yan's been summoned too. With his current strength as a useless weakling, can their engagement still stand?"
At those words, Xiao Mo immediately snapped out of his daze.
"Wait, don't tell me today's that day?"
He hurriedly grabbed the clothes beside him and pulled them on.
"Damn, it's already the next day? Has the Misty Cloud Sect come to break off the engagement?"
Xiao Yan was engaged to Nalan Yanran of the Misty Cloud Sect, but the sect had scorned him because his tested Dou Qi was too low.
Today was the most crucial turning point. His engagement was going to be broken off!
Of course Xiao Mo could not miss such a pivotal part of the story.
But just as the line in the show went-
"Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river. Don't bully a young man just because he's poor!"
He hoped the Misty Cloud Sect would not regret it too much in the future.
Once dressed, Xiao Mo quickly followed the crowd toward the hall up ahead.
At that moment, Xiao Zhan was already seated in the elevated seat of honor in the hall, facing three others below him.
An old man in white, with a pale silver moon on his robes. That should be Ge Ye!
And that ethereal-looking girl beside him should be today's leading lady, Nalan Yanran, the favored daughter of heaven from the Jia Ma Empire.
Xiao Mo regarded the two coldly.
These two admired the strong and despised the weak. Once they discovered how weak Xiao Yan was, they had begun looking down on him, which was why they had come to break off the engagement.
Still, Xiao Yan ought to thank you. It's precisely what you do today that will spur him into truly awakening the physique of a powerhouse.
Just then, Xiao Yan walked in through the doors.
His gaze swept around before landing squarely on Xiao Mo's face.
That look sent a chill down Xiao Mo's back. Thinking of everything that had happened yesterday, he still had no idea how to explain it.
But Xiao Yan merely gave him a faint smile, his eyes clearly telling him not to worry.
The heavy stone in Xiao Mo's heart finally dropped. That was right-what was he afraid of?
My physique is special. Even if I can't explain it, no one would dare give me trouble. Besides, I only just helped Xiao Yan yesterday. With that in mind, he shouldn't make things difficult for me, right?
Upon entering the hall, Xiao Yan immediately greeted Xiao Zhan and the other elders present, but he soon noticed the unfriendly expressions on several faces.
Those from the Misty Cloud Sect, in particular, held their noses so high in the air that they would not even glance at him.
Just then, Ge Ye suddenly looked up and cast him a glance, then rose and bowed to Xiao Zhan.
"Clan Leader Xiao, we have come today to ask an important favor. We hope you will grant our request."
Here it comes! Here it comes!
Excitement filled Xiao Mo's expression, and his gaze settled on Nalan Yanran's face.
She held her chest high with an exceedingly arrogant expression, never once looking at Xiao Yan from beginning to end.
Ge Ye spoke, his voice ringing throughout the hall.
"You should know that our Nalan Yanran and your young master, Xiao Yan, are bound by a marriage agreement. We have come today in the hope that Clan Leader Xiao will dissolve their engagement!"
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