Chapter 4

The path of cultivation is influenced not only by techniques but also by special physiques. Those born with a special physique experience faster cultivation and heightened comprehension beyond ordinary people.

Additionally, each special physique grants unique abilities, often allowing its possessor to summon extraordinary phenomena, making them nearly invincible among peers at the same level.

Lin Xuan’s remarkable cultivation speed had already drawn the attention of powerful sects, but their investigations revealed no special physique within him.

“Now… I have it!”

Lin Xuan looked at the bone-chilling Ice Spirit Flame hovering in front of him. Among the Twelve Immortal Physiques, one technique specifically allowed the creation of the Ten Thousand Fire Immortal Body a physique that absorbs all divine flames in the world, building the ultimate fire-based immortal body.

“The Ice Spirit Flame, ranked 11th among the world’s top flames—if I can absorb it, I should be able to forge a special spiritual body,” Lin Xuan thought, calculating the energy stored within the flame. Refining it would likely transform his innate talent, giving him a powerful spiritual body.

In the entire Great Yan Dynasty, prodigies with natural spiritual bodies were rare, their number easily counted on one hand. Among them was the Seventh Prince of Great Yan, considered the greatest genius the dynasty had seen in a thousand years.

“This flame is truly extraordinary.”

Lin Xuan marveled at the Ice Spirit Flame. Though it was fire, it exuded extreme cold. Each heavenly flame was a marvel of nature, a unique opportunity that could never be replicated.

After a brief moment of admiration, Lin Xuan slowly extended his hand toward the flame. As his hand neared, threads of silver-white firelight gently approached him, wrapping around his arm.

The fire carried both extreme heat and intense cold. Despite the Ice Spirit Flame’s terrifying power, it did not resist Lin Xuan—thanks to being summoned through the system. Otherwise, the flame’s sheer energy would have frozen him into an ice sculpture.

After all… this was no ordinary flame—it was among the most powerful!

Lin Xuan remained calm. With the support of the Body Scripture and his imperial-level alchemy skills, refining the flame—one that wasn’t resisting—would be a manageable task.

In an instant, frost formed on Lin Xuan’s clothes and hair. Though it was the peak of summer in July, the entire estate now felt like midwinter, with snow gently falling from the sky. Strangely, wherever the snowflakes landed, silver-white flames sprouted, incinerating everything in their path.

But Lin Xuan paid no attention to these changes. His focus was entirely on the silver-white flame.

“Refine!”

Following the method described in the Body Scripture for creating the Ten Thousand Flame Immortal Body, Lin Xuan began absorbing the Ice Spirit Flame. Wisps of fire entered his body along the flow of energy, enhancing his constitution and root bones with the power of the divine flame.

His cultivation level soared.

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Unbeknownst to Lin Xuan, his refining process triggered some changes in the outside world.

“Five years… I’ve finally found my opportunity!”

Lin Yan stood before an elder with an ethereal, immortal aura. Though only a spiritual projection, Lin Yan immediately dropped to his knees and bowed. “Master, please accept your disciple Lin Yan’s respects!”

This encounter began right after Lin Yan had finished his cultivation assessment.

Demoralized by both his weak second-stage Body Refinement result and the emotional blow from his dream girl, Lin Yan had wandered to the back mountain to clear his mind. This place had been his only refuge for the past five years.

Unexpectedly, during his moment of despair, the jade pendant his mother left behind began to glow, and a deep, ancient voice spoke. The voice materialized into the elder standing before him now.

At first, Lin Yan thought he had stumbled upon some terrifying paranormal event and tried to run. But… there was no escape.

Resigned, he stayed to learn about the elder’s background.

And what he discovered left him awestruck. This elder, merely a soul remnant, had lived for millions of years. Lin Yan knew that anyone capable of surviving that long must have been incomparably powerful in life.

He wasn’t foolish. Forget about past grudges—this was a once-in-a-lifetime chance! How could he not cling to it with all his might?

What did it matter that his cultivation had vanished? None of that was important. What mattered now was that this elder wanted to take him as a disciple!

“This time, Lin Xuan, I’ll surpass you for sure!”

Determination burned in Lin Yan’s heart. With a peerless master and his own talent, there was no one he couldn’t surpass!

The elder, pleased with Lin Yan’s devotion, stroked his nonexistent beard and thought to himself.

Hmm… just empty air.

But that didn’t matter. What mattered was maintaining his lofty, Xuan Level image.

“Xiao Yanzi, believe in me! Follow my teachings, and you’ll kick Lin Xuan to the curb, crush Lin Yanran, and dominate the Great Yan Dynasty!”

The elder grinned, a brilliant smile spreading across his face. With a wave of his hand, two jade slips appeared in the air.

Seeing the jade slips appear out of thin air, Lin Yan was ecstatic. In the Xuan Continent, only techniques of the Xuan Level grade or higher were recorded on jade slips. Even the Lin family’s core technique, the foundation of its survival, was only of the low Xuan Level grade.

And now, his new master had casually produced two jade slips, each holding techniques far surpassing the Lin family’s treasures.

Looking at Lin Yan’s eager, admiring gaze, the elder’s vanity swelled. With a sly smile, he said, “The jade slip on my left contains a top-tier Heaven Level grade technique called SunFlower Magic Skill.”

The moment Lin Yan heard the words “Heaven grade,” his eyes lit up with excitement, and he instantly declared, “Master, I choose the Sunflower Magic Skill!”

Heaven grade techniques were the highest in Lin Yan’s understanding. In the entire Great Yan Dynasty, the royal family’s most prized technique was only at the Earth grade.

With a top-tier Heaven grade technique, becoming the ruler of the Great Yan Dynasty would be easy!

“Ahem.” The elder coughed, interrupting Lin Yan’s daydreams. With a playful grin, he added, “However, this technique has a… minor drawback.”

“What kind of drawback?” Lin Yan asked curiously.

“To master this technique, you must… first castrate yourself.”

The elder handed the jade slip to Lin Yan, watching his reaction with amusement.

“C-castrate?” Lin Yan froze, stunned. But when he met the elder’s mischievous gaze, he realized the truth.

Lin Yan’s face darkened. If he weren’t aware of how powerless he was, he would’ve loved to give this old rascal a good thrashing.

“What about the other technique?” Lin Yan gritted his teeth.

“The other one…”

“It’s a technique with no grade—Ten Thousand Fires Divine Technique.”