Chapter 167: The Bone-Chilling Ice Pool

  The third-grade competition was indeed exceptionally brilliant, and compared to the second grade, it was fundamentally several levels higher. Among them, the strongest were Mo Ziyu and Zu Jitian's team, whose performance in the exam was almost perfect. They defeated several teams and finally won the last victory of this exam. The third-grade exam was no longer as cruel as the second grade, where only one winner was needed on the field. Instead, anyone who ranked among the top ten would pass the exam. The rewards for passing the exam were also extraordinary. Each person received a Reverse Ascension Grass, which had the same attribute as the Ascension Grass but differed in its effect. The Ascension Grass helped those in the Condensation Realm to advance one level, while the Reverse Ascension Grass helped those in the Inversion Realm to advance one level. However, this reward was not the most important thing; what mattered most was that these ten people had passed the fourth-grade selection exam and could advance to the fourth grade, which was a dream come true for every Hua Yuan student. The endless supply of yuanqi stones alone would be enough to make other students envy them, and they would also have the opportunity to learn many powerful martial techniques and skills under the guidance of specialized personnel. This treatment was simply worlds apart from that of other students.

  Inside a small and elegant courtyard:

  At this time, Du Fei and Zu Ji Tianmo's siblings were discussing today's exam.

  "Sister is so amazing, now you three are all considered fourth-grade students. I'm so envious of you." Mo Yu Heng said, looking at the few people who cast envious glances.

  "Hehe, you little girl, you're not bad either. Can my dear sister be worse than me?" Mo Yiyu affectionately said to Mo Yuhan.

  "This little girl is quite something." Du Fei said disdainfully from the side.

  "What are you doing, you scoundrel? When did it become your turn to interrupt when my sister and I are talking?" Mo Yu Heng asked uncomfortably after hearing Du Fei's words.

  Du Fei, however, was ignoring Mo Yu Heng at this time, looking around randomly with his head against the ceiling.

  "This is infuriating!" Mo Yu Heng said, clenching his fist and punching Du Fei. Du Fei was caught off guard by the sudden punch and was hit hard, immediately covering his nose and crouching down, yelling: "Ow, you old mother tiger, warn me before hitting me! My nose!"

  "Hmph, you still dare to speak, watch how I'll deal with you today." Mo Yu Heng said, not yet satisfied, and was about to hit Du Fei, but was grabbed by Mo Ji Yu.

  "Yu Heng, how can you be so heavy-handed? Look, Xiao Fei's nose is bleeding. This is terrible." Mo Jiyu scolded. "Xiao Fei, are you okay?" Mo Jiyu asked with concern.

  Du Fei heard Mo Yuzhou's greeting and immediately stood up, opening his hands covering his mouth and smiled: "Hehe, it's nothing." Du Fei had a special kind of closeness to Mo Yuzhou.

  "Still saying it's nothing, look at you with a nosebleed. Come and wipe it quickly." Mo Yuzhou stepped forward to use her own handkerchief to wipe the nosebleed on Du Fei's mouth. At this time, Du Fei was enjoying Mo Yuzhou's care. Unconsciously smiling: "Sister Yuzhou, you are so gentle, just like my sister."

  "Oh, is that so? Then just consider me your sister, anyway you're also my younger brother." Mo Yiyu smiled.

  "Debauchee, you also have a sister? Hahaha..." Mo Yuhe laughed slyly.

  "How come, do you have a sister? I don't. Now your sister is my sister too." Du Fei said in a bad mood. The two of them started arguing again, and Zu Ji Tian, Mo Yuzhen, and Mo Shaoyang just smiled as they watched the two quarrel, their eyes filled with joyful emotions...

  The next morning:

  Du Fei had already gotten out of bed and was now sitting cross-legged on a higher rooftop in the Hao Yuan Academy, practicing his Tianyuan Jue. This had become an indispensable part of Du Fei's daily cultivation, and he had been doing it for many years. The students of the Hao Yuan Academy were just starting their morning exercises, but Du Fei had already practiced for two hours.

  The noise from the square also forced Du Fei to stop his cultivation. As soon as he opened his eyes, a figure floated in front of him. Du Fei took a look and it was his mentor, Meng Wei.

  "Little one, have you finished your morning exercise?" Meng Wei asked.

  "Yes, what's up? Is there something going on?" Du Fei replied.

  "It was early in the morning when I stood before you, did you say anything?" Meng Wei said.

  "What's going on?" Du Fei asked in confusion.

  Meng Wei's face changed instantly upon hearing Du Fei's response, his eyes wide with anger as he glared at Du Fei: "I just told you yesterday and you've already forgotten, huh?"

  "Oh, isn't it just special training? Come on then, where is it?" Du Fei asked.

  "Just follow me." Meng Wei grabbed Du Fei and disappeared onto the rooftop, before Du Fei could even react, they suddenly appeared at a lake shore. There, he saw a magnificent waterfall cascading down from where two lakes met. The scene was breathtakingly grand, with the roar of the water deafening. All Du Fei could hear was the thunderous crash of the waterfall hitting the lake.

  "What did you bring me here for?" Du Fei asked Meng Wei in a loud voice.

  "Keep your voice down, I can hear you clearly. Special training, go now, to the river." Meng Wei said in a low voice, but Du Fei heard it loud and clear, Meng Wei's voice was not affected by the sound of the water at all.

  "What's going on in the river?" Du Fei asked loudly.

  "What's with all this nonsense." Meng Wei said as he kicked Du Fei, sending him directly into the river.

  Du Fei was about to scold Meng Wei for kicking him, but as soon as he opened his mouth, a chill ran down his spine and spread throughout his body. He felt the icy cold air rampaging through his body, causing him to shiver uncontrollably in the water.

  "What... what kind of water is this? How... how can it be so cold?" Du Fei asked, shivering with his hands wrapped around his chest. At this moment, white frost began to appear on Du Fei's hair, and his lips turned an unusual crimson red. Normally, with Du Fei's current abilities, even in the coldest winter months without wearing clothes, he wouldn't feel the cold, and ordinary chilly days wouldn't be a concern for him at all. However, this lake water was strange. Although it was almost springtime now, when flowers were blooming everywhere, an ordinary person would still find it warm just by wearing one layer of clothing, let alone someone like Du Fei who was a master of controlling the elements. But as soon as Du Fei entered the water, he started shivering uncontrollably from the cold air. Moreover, when Du Fei was standing by the lake earlier, he hadn't felt any chill from the water at all, but as soon as he got in, everything changed.

  "This place is called Bone-Chilling Pool, your special training starts here." Meng Wei said.

  "Dogs... dog fart... individual... piercing cold... cold... pool... not going... done... I... I want... up... come up." Du Fei stuttered, at this time a thin layer of ice had already formed on his hair. Du Fei endured the extreme cold and operated his vital energy to try to expel the cold air from his body.

  "Kid, stop wasting your effort. Cultivating your energy is useless here. Let me tell you, the water quality in this place is completely different from the outside world. This cold energy won't be affected by any original energy. If you insist on cultivating your energy to force out the cold energy, it will only accumulate more and more inside your body. It's impossible to force it out." Meng Wei said lazily while lying on a branch of a big tree.

  "That... I won't practice anymore... I... I want to go up." Du Fei said with a pained expression.

  Meng Wei remained calm and said, "How can that be? This is a great place for cultivation. Others can't even get here. Now, stay in the river for half an hour before getting up." After Meng Wei finished speaking, he stretched out one hand towards Du Fei and pointed at him. A streak of energy quickly struck Du Fei. Originally, Du Fei had just managed to swim to the shore, but with Meng Wei's single gesture, he was knocked back into the center of the lake. Du Fei wanted to move, but no matter what, he couldn't budge and didn't sink, only able to float in the middle of the lake water.

  "Don't have any other ideas, just stay inside for half a time unit. I'll sleep for half a time unit first, and then let you out when I wake up." After finishing speaking, Meng Wei turned his body to the side, no longer looking at Du Fei, and started snoring loudly.

  Du Fei saw that Meng Wei had really fallen asleep, and the bitterness and anger in his heart could only be understood by himself. The more Du Fei thought about it, the angrier he became, and he cursed out loud, but now even speaking had become a bother. Du Fei stuttered as he cursed: "Old... old... mixed hair." But at this time, Meng Wei didn't react in the slightest.

  Now Du Fei can be said to have experienced what it's like to live a year in a day. Every second he spends soaking in the water feels incredibly long, and the icy cold air is like a thousand knives cutting into his nerves. Du Fei feels like all his cells are frozen solid, and his muscles keep contracting to try and escape the cold. The strange thing is that even though his body has been frozen stiff, he still hasn't passed out - he's just constantly feeling the biting pain of the cold air. He's thought about passing out several times, but the cold seems to be keeping him awake, and the colder he gets, the clearer his mind becomes. The sky doesn't respond when you call it, the earth doesn't respond when you call it - all that can be heard is the sound of the waterfall hitting the water. This feeling is really unbearable.

  Half a time unit had passed, and Du Fei felt as if he had been through several decades. Meng Wei also slowly turned around, sat on the branch, stretched his waist, looked at Du Fei in the lake again, and raised an eyebrow. Suddenly disappeared from the branch and appeared above Du Fei, looking down at him and said: "Think it out?"

  At this time, Du Fei had already been frozen into an ice block, and there was not a single place on his body that could move. Even the expression on his face had been solidified, and only his eyes could still see things around him. Meng Wei's words suddenly reached Du Fei's ears, and when he heard Meng Wei's words, his eyes were filled with excitement. Du Fei wanted to express his thoughts but couldn't move at all. His eyes quickly rolled around to express the anxiety in his heart.

  Meng Wei saw Du Fei's anxious eyes and smiled slightly. With a wave of his hand, Du Fei, wrapped in ice blocks, suddenly jumped out of the water...