10 Chapter 10: Setting Out, Departure, Ice and Fire

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"You still have some tricks up your sleeve; no wonder the teacher praises you every day," Ma Xiaotao smiled and immediately picked up the pace.

Shui Wuya also sped up, following behind Ma Xiaotao.

It seems like Yan Shaozhe really paved the way for me...

As they walked, Shui Wuya analyzed the current situation.

Ma Xiaotao was able to find him, indicating that either she or Yan Shaozhe had been keeping an eye on him.

The central island of the Sea God Lake was a place only accessible to inner court disciples. Now, Ma Xiaotao was taking him there directly, which definitely had Yan Shaozhe's or someone else's tacit approval.

This meant that within Shrek Academy, he was already a watched potential seed.

"You must be from the Extreme Ice Family, right?" Ma Xiaotao asked along the way.

Shui Wuya didn't deny it; there was no need to hide it. "Yes."

"Both of us have Phoenix Martial Souls; your Ice Phoenix Martial Soul must have caused you some trouble too, right?" Ma Xiaotao speculated.

Thinking of how every practice session turned the dormitory into an ice chamber, Shui Wuya nodded.

Both possessing Ice Phoenix Martial Souls, Shui Bing'er had no such problems during her cultivation ten thousand years ago.

In the end, it was the profoundness of the Extreme Ice Heart Technique that purified the Extreme Ice attribute so thoroughly.

It could be considered a happy trouble; compared to Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire, it was like having no negative effects at all.

But Ma Xiaotao didn't know this. Seeing Shui Wuya nod, she immediately felt a sense of closeness.

"Sister..."

"I've told you, just call me Xiaotao Sister," Ma Xiaotao corrected him.

"Alright, Xiaotao Sister, your Martial Soul is the same as Ma Hongjun's Evil Phoenix from ten thousand years ago, right?" Shui Wuya spoke up, "I've read records; Ma Hongjun's Evil Phoenix later evolved into an Extreme Fire attribute Phoenix."

"Removing the Evil Fire, your Martial Soul might evolve again."

"It sounds simple, but how can you easily get immortal herbs?" Ma Xiaotao shook her head. If possible, she would also want to resolve her troubles with Evil Fire.

"But, it doesn't matter if there are no immortal herbs; there's still you, right?" Ma Xiaotao suddenly turned her head, full of smiles, and pulled Shui Wuya into her arms, then let go.

In her eyes, Shui Wuya was like a younger brother.

"With your Extreme Ice, I no longer need to worry about the Evil Fire issue."

During their conversation, Ma Xiaotao directly brought Shui Wuya to her dormitory.

The living environment for inner court disciples was much better than that for outer court disciples. But Ma Xiaotao's room was relatively simple in design.

Aside from a faint scent of women's perfume, there were no other distinctive features indicating it was a girl's room.

Shui Wuya also noticed that the table next to it was not filled with women's grooming products but various herbs.

All of them were of the ice attribute, obviously used to suppress the Evil Fire within her.

Many of these herbs had been around for thousands of years.

"Are you interested in these herbs? It makes sense; as an ice attribute, these herbs should be helpful for your cultivation. If you need them, feel free to take them." Ma Xiaotao noticed Shui Wuya's gaze and proactively took out those thousand-year-old herbs.

"No, I don't need them now. These herbs are useless to me at the moment." Shui Wuya declined.

No effort, no gain.

He had already received his reward for helping Ma Xiaotao suppress the Evil Fire before.

"You've helped me a lot, and I haven't even thanked you properly yet. Besides, with you around, I won't need these herbs." Ma Xiaotao insisted on giving the herbs to Shui Wuya and stuffed them into his arms.

"In the future, when I need to suppress the Evil Fire, I'll come to you. Consider this as the payment in advance," Ma Xiaotao said firmly.

Seeing Ma Xiaotao's determination to give, Shui Wuya had no choice but to accept. "Alright, Xiaotao Sister, let me tell you a mnemonic. It should be helpful for suppressing the Evil Fire."

With that, Shui Wuya recited the mnemonic and then picked up a pen from the table, writing it down on a piece of paper.

Ma Xiaotao subconsciously recited it once, and as she circulated her soul power according to the mnemonic, she immediately felt a chill appear in her body, and the Evil Fire diminished significantly!

"This... is actually so effective!" Ma Xiaotao was amazed. The effect of this mnemonic was even more effective than the thousand-year-old ice attribute herbs she had taken! And unlike herbs, the mnemonic had no resistance!

"Thank you..." Ma Xiaotao looked at Shui Wuya with gratitude.

Such a powerful mnemonic, what could it be other than a secret technique passed down by the Extreme Ice Family?

However, in reality, this was just a mnemonic Shui Wuya improvised based on Ma Xiaotao's condition.

Although it was improvised, Shui Wuya's understanding of the principles of alternating cold and heat in the human body, based on over ten years of studying the Extreme Ice Heart Technique and the annotations of various geniuses and predecessors of the Extreme Ice Heart Technique over thousands of years, was definitely more profound than that of a senior physician who had studied for many years.

After chatting for a while, Ma Xiaotao noticed that it was getting late, so she personally escorted Shui Wuya back to his dormitory.

Upon seeing Shui Wuya return, Dai Huabin became even more respectful.

During Shui Wuya's absence, he had inquired about Ma Xiaotao's identity.

She was the captain of the school team! Even his brother, Dai Yeheng, whom he greatly feared, dared not offend Ma Xiaotao.

"Um..."

"Rest well tonight. Don't worry, I won't practice," Shui Wuya assured Dai Huabin before returning to his bed to meditate.

During his conversation with Ma Xiaotao, he obtained a crucial piece of information! That was the location of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes from ten thousand years ago.

To help Ma Xiaotao suppress her Evil Fire, Shrek Academy must have put in efforts, and they certainly investigated the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes.

Although they didn't find them, the route Tang San took to enter the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes was preserved.

With his eyes closed, Shui Wuya once again saw the image of Water Ice in his mind.

"Ancestor, I know the location of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes."

Hearing Shui Wuya's voice, Shui Bing'er also paused her cultivation.

After several conversations with Shui Wuya, she understood the significance of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes for her.

"I remember you said that the Poison Douluo is also at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes. This..."

"No need to worry about that. The Poison Douluo won't stay at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes all the time. We just need to choose a time when Dugu Bo isn't there to go."

Next, Shui Wuya and Water Ice carefully discussed how to obtain the immortal herbs. They concluded their conversation before his mental energy was depleted.

Awakening from meditation, he took out a spirit grass, also obtained from Ma Xiaotao, which could boost mental energy.

Now was the perfect time to take it, as his mental energy was depleted.

...

Ten thousand years later, after ending their conversation, Water Ice and Shui Wuya both began to take action.

(End of chapter)