Chapter Thirty-Four: The Power of Snow

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  Xu Jin saw the actions of the outer hall disciples and was also very displeased in his heart. He sternly scolded:

  "What are you doing? Get back!"

  The disciples of the outer hall heard Xu Jin's rebuke and only then realized who they were talking to. A chill ran through their hearts, and fear flashed in their eyes as they retreated with a humble attitude, but for an instant, concern for Xu Ziyuan also flickered in their eyes.

  To say, if this matter were placed on another outer disciple, Xu Jin would not only not care, but even when that disciple returned, he would still punish him, at the very least scolding him. However, Xu Jin had a high opinion of Xu Ziyuan and through his battle with the demon beast, he gained some understanding of Xu Ziyuan, so he absolutely wouldn't think that Xu Ziyuan intentionally ran away; there must be something going on here that he didn't know about.

  Looking at those two inner disciples, Xu Jin thought for a moment and asked in a low voice:

  "You two think carefully, what was different about Xǔ Zǐyān when she left compared to usual?"

  "There's nothing different! She just said she'd be leaving for a while." one of the disciples said gloomily.

  Another disciple thought for a moment, suddenly his eyes lit up, and he looked up at Xu Jin with some hesitation and said:

  "I remembered now, when she left, I seemed to feel a different breath on her body."

  "What's the difference?"

  Xu Jin hastily asked, and the other outer disciples also widened their eyes, staring unblinkingly at that inner disciple.

  "Hmm! There's some commotion, like something is about to break through."

  "Huh?" Xu Jin's heart skipped a beat, and he blurted out: "Could it be that she wants to break through?"

  "But why didn't she break through here, and instead chose to leave?"

  The disciple who had just spoken about Xu Ziyuan's breakthrough said in a low voice, "Senior brother, do you think she might be afraid of affecting our meditation if she breaks through here, so she left?"

  "Oh! That's possible!"

  Xu Jin could only accept this statement, raised his head and said to the crowd: "Alright, everyone take turns on sentry duty, let's not discuss this for now."

  Xu Ziyuan walked alone in the heavy snowfall, the dense snowflakes making it impossible for her to see very far. She released her spiritual sense, repeatedly scanning the surroundings, hoping to find a way back. However, after half an hour passed, all around was still a vast expanse of white snow, without any familiar shadows.

  Always releasing his divine consciousness, walking on the vast snowy field, gradually, Xu Ziyan's mind wandered off a bit, and he didn't go looking for the way back anymore, but instead his divine consciousness slowly merged with the flying snow once again.

  However, unlike the last time, this fusion was not a sudden enlightenment for Xu Ziyuan, but rather a gradual one. Her consciousness was completely clear. When she merged with the snowflakes again, she found that her body seemed to have become lighter, transparent, and disappeared, just like a snowflake, drifting gently upwards with the wind, floating in mid-air.

  Xu Ziyanyan was initially startled, and then her heart filled with great joy. A thought flashed through her mind:

  "Is this what is recorded in the book about perceiving nature, merging with nature, and then controlling nature?"

  Xu Ziyuan suppressed her excitement and tried to grasp the trajectory of her own movement. Initially, she found that she couldn't grasp this natural power at all, and could only drift with the wind, like a snowflake floating everywhere.

  She closed her eyes, and her spirit completely merged into the flying snow, feeling the trajectory of the snowflakes, the trajectory of the wind, and the fusion of the snowflakes and the wind. Gradually, she was fully integrated into the wind and snow, at this time, she was the wind, and the wind was her. She was the snow, and the snow was her.

  Her eyes suddenly opened wide, and with a shift in her thoughts, Xu Ziyuan's figure suddenly changed its trajectory, drifting sideways like a snowflake, yet faster than a snowflake, leaving behind a magnificent trail in the air.

  Hahaha...

  Xu Ziyuan laughed excitedly in the air, her figure drifting around according to her own thoughts. Xu Ziyuan thought happily in her heart:

  "I have mastered the power of snow, and from now on, I can fly freely in snowy weather, and also have the ability to hide. Will this power of snow still have other abilities?"

  Xu Ziyanyan's mind stirred, and she stopped flying, standing still in the snowy night sky. She raised her right hand, extended a finger, and with another thought, an icicle extended from that finger, crystal clear, sharp and fine, its icy tip glinting menacingly.

  Xu Ziyanyan snapped her fingers and a burst of sonic boom pierced the air, that ice needle shot out into the vast snowy night, disappearing into the snowy night.

  Xu Ziyuan raised her hands, spread out her ten fingers, and with a thought, each of her ten fingertips extended an icicle. Xu Ziyuan's ten fingers snapped in unison, and the ten icicles shot out, whistling as they rose.

  Xu Ziyanyan's eyes shone with wisdom, her hands clasped together in front of her chest, and then suddenly pulled outwards. In the space between her palms, a row of dense ice thorns instantly appeared, numbering nearly a thousand.

  With a loud shout, he flipped his palms outward and cried out in a loud voice:

  "Go!"

  Almost a thousand icicles, bringing with them an ear-piercing howl, shot suddenly towards the night sky in front.

  Hahaha...

  Xu Ziyanyan laughed heartily and freely, her arms waving wildly as she soared through the night sky with a joyful whoosh, leaving behind a trail of silvery laughter.

  After flying for a while, Xu Ziyuan finally released the joyful emotions and tried to comprehend more Snow powers. However, Xu Ziyuan couldn't comprehend any new abilities. Xu Ziyuan knew that the Sky Soaring Technique she comprehended was truly a Snow power, whereas the Ice Thorn could no longer be considered a Snow power but rather an upgraded version of it - Ice power. Due to her limited cultivation, comprehending up to this point should be her limit. If she wants further comprehension, she needs to continuously improve her cultivation.

  After putting down her cultivation, Xu Ziyuan only discovered that it was already dawn, but the sun had not come out, being blocked by the vast snow and dark clouds. Xu Ziyuan identified a direction and took advantage of the heavy snow to fly directly in mid-air. She planned to fly in one direction for a hundred miles, if she couldn't see her companions, then change directions again.

  After a hundred miles, Xu Ziyuan still hadn't found any signs of human habitation, so she changed direction and flew off hastily. Half an hour later, Xu Ziyuan heard the sound of voices coming from below while flying in the air. Concealing herself among the snowflakes, to outsiders, Xu Ziyuan was now just like a snowflake, drifting gently downwards.

  Finally, Xu Ziyuan saw the crowd below clearly, not the people of the Xu family, but the people of Xiao's town guarding the Longri Valley. At this time, the people of the Xiao family were casually guarding the valley entrance, chatting and laughing with each other:

  "I say, big brother. We've been guarding this place for a whole night, and we haven't even seen a single hair of those demonic beasts. In this freezing cold snow, drinking the wind in the wilderness, isn't this suffering? Do you think the information the city lord received was wrong?"

  New and old friends, if you feel that this book is still short of words, then just keep it for now. You can go take a look at my previous book "Phoenix Chirps in Song", the link is below.