Chapter 1544 — Taking a Disciple in the Master's Name
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 3
"Oh..." Now that everything was settled, Feng Xiaoxiao actually looked a little unhappy. She was about to part from Wei Zhao, and the thought saddened her. What was worth rejoicing over, though, was that she could finally live again — and that she would have the chance to become a cultivator and accompany her Wei Zhao for all her life to come!
"That matter is settled, but there is still the other business. The Fire Spirit Sacred Fruit — you can hand one over this time, can't you?" Wei Zhao asked.
"What do you still need the Fire Spirit Sacred Fruit for? Xiaoxiao is staying here; she has no use for it." The Ice Palace Master regarded Wei Zhao with some puzzlement.
"Xiaoxiao's mother has the same constitution and needs the Fire Spirit Sacred Fruit to be healed," Wei Zhao said.
"Also a yin-cold constitution?" The Ice Palace Master's eyes blazed alight at once, as though she had chanced upon some priceless treasure. "Then... have her come to the Ice Palace to cultivate as well?"
"Can she still cultivate? Didn't you say one must not have one's chastity broken?" Wei Zhao asked.
"Ah — broken what?" The Ice Palace Master blinked.
"Don't be absurd. If her chastity had never been broken, where would Xiaoxiao have come from?" Wei Zhao was beginning to wonder whether this Ice Palace Master was not more than a little silly.
"Yes, yes... forgive me, it never once occurred to me." The Ice Palace Master colored with embarrassment. She had never experienced the intimacies of men and women, and the Ice Palace was entirely populated by women besides, so such knowledge was foreign to her; she understood it only vaguely — which was how she had very nearly made a fool of herself.
"Mama can still be saved?" Feng Xiaoxiao's eyes went wide with delight. "Is it possible? If Mama takes the Fire Spirit Sacred Fruit, will she wake up?"
"In theory, yes," Wei Zhao said.
"Unless there is an urgent need for the Fire Spirit Sacred Fruit to sustain her life, I would not advise her to take it." Now it was the Ice Palace Master who spoke. "Xiaoxiao, though your mother can hardly hope to advance any further along the path of cultivation, the yin-cold qi in her body is still there. Once you break through to become a Heaven-Tier expert, you may dissolve it for her and turn her yin-cold qi to your own use. That way you kill two birds with one stone, leave no aftereffects behind, and it is far safer than swallowing the Fire Spirit Sacred Fruit!"
"Oh? Then can you save my mama, Sister Ice — can you help dissolve the yin-cold qi inside her?" Feng Xiaoxiao asked eagerly.
"I cannot. Even if I could, it would amount to nothing but suppression." The Ice Palace Master shook her head. "Though I am a Heaven-Tier expert, my constitution differs from hers, and so does the cold qi within me. Only you mother and daughter share the same nature — your cold qi can dissolve one another's!"
"So that is how it is!" Feng Xiaoxiao nodded solemnly. "Then I must cultivate with all my effort and break through to the Heaven Tier as soon as ever I can, so that I can heal Mama!"
Feng Xiaoxiao also knew that her mother lay sealed within an ice coffin, so there was no need to rush matters.
Soon Xiao Qing returned, a small thread-bound booklet in her hand. She stepped into the guest room and passed it to Wei Zhao. "This is the mental cultivation method and oral mnemonic for condensing the ice-attribute pill fire, together with the formula for the Ice-Heart Jade-Bone Pill. It is yours now — do not pass it on to anyone!"
"Rest assured, Senior — I will keep it secret," Wei Zhao said with solemn gravity once he had taken the booklet.
"Mm. Since Xiaoxiao has joined the Ice Palace, you may call me Aunt Qing as well. None of this 'Senior' business — it is far too polite." Xiao Qing was a very amiable person and easy to talk with.
"Yes, Aunt Qing!" Wei Zhao quickly corrected himself.