Chapter 389: Ice Palace Resolution

With Yun Che's "assistance," Murong Qianxue's profound entrances were opened one after another. Although her expression remained serene, her eyelashes, thin as cicada wings, trembled continuously. When forty of her profound entrances had been unsealed, surpassing even the legendary Mu Bingyun, the Ice Cloud Ancestor, she could not suppress a soft, excited gasp.

Yun Che exhaled a long breath, finally removing his hand from Murong Qianxue's jade-like back and wiping his forehead—a gesture for the sweat he had feigned. By then, all of Murong Qianxue's profound entrances had been unsealed, a process that had taken no more than a quarter of an hour!

Murong Qianxue stood up and pulled her snowy robes back on, momentarily speechless with excitement. With all her profound entrances unblocked, she distinctly felt her profound energy circulate at least three times faster than before. Her body also felt so light that she could barely sense its weight. This legendary profound meridian was far more wondrous than any tale. Before today, she had never imagined that the mythical Heavenly Spirit Divine Meridian would manifest within her own body.

Gong Yuxian swiftly approached, grasping Murong Qianxue's wrist. After a brief examination, she abruptly looked up and exclaimed, "All fifty-four profound entrances have been unsealed... The Heavenly Spirit Divine Meridian, it truly is the Heavenly Spirit Divine Meridian!"

The Ice Fairies, who had been holding their breath, gasped in astonishment upon hearing Gong Yuxian's confirmation. They gathered around Murong Qianxue to feel the flow of profound energy within her. The sight of all fifty-four profound entrances completely unblocked left them all stunned, their emotions overwhelmed.

Xia Qingyue approached Yun Che and softly asked, "Yun Che, are you alright?""I'm fine, just a little dizzy," Yun Che replied, shaking his head and looking weak. "Although the profound energy consumption wasn't great, this task was incredibly draining on my mental energy." He inwardly grumbled, *Only my Qingyue wife truly cares about me. I'm so obviously weak, yet those heartless women didn't even bother to ask if I was okay.*

"This is truly a miracle bestowed by heaven!" Gong Yuxian exclaimed, her face flushed with excitement. She quickly picked up a sound transmission jade, muttering to herself, "Such an event, even in a Sacred Ground, would cause an immense sensation... I must inform the Grand Palace Mistress immediately!"

Gong Yuxian's voice dissipated with the sound transmission jade. Soon after she put it away, a cold wind howled, arriving with unexpected speed. The person who appeared, with an aged face and half-white hair, was none other than Feng Qianhui, the Grand Palace Mistress of Ice Cloud Immortal Palace!

"Grand Palace Mistress!"Feng Qianhui had not concerned herself with Ice Palace matters for decades and rarely ventured out; even the Seven Ice Fairies seldom saw her. That she had voluntarily left her secret cultivation area and rushed here at top speed now demonstrated how profoundly moved she was. She landed before Gong Yuxian and asked directly, "Yuxian, what you just said... is it true?"

"Yuxian would never dare to deceive you, Senior Martial Aunt!" Gong Yuxian replied, pulling Murong Qianxue forward. Feng Qianhui quickly reached out and gently touched Murong Qianxue's hand. Immediately, a look of shock appeared on her face. "The Heavenly Spirit Divine Meridian!" As her voice trailed off, her gaze shifted to Yun Che. "Yun Che! You truly possess such... heaven-defying abilities!!"

To unseal all of a person's profound entrances and meridians within a mere quarter of an hour was an ability that, to the people of the Azure Cloud Continent, could truly be called "heaven-defying" without exaggeration.

Yun Che stepped forward and respectfully said, "If the Grand Palace Mistress is interested, this disciple can unseal all the profound entrances for another fairy in your presence. I wonder... which fairy would be willing?"

"You can do it again?" Gong Yuxian asked, shocked.

Yun Che said confidently, "Unsealing profound entrances requires intense mental concentration, which greatly depletes one's spiritual energy. However, if it's just for two people consecutively, this disciple is confident I can manage it. Three people would be a bit of a stretch."

In truth, the profound energy and mental energy consumed to unseal the profound entrances were negligible for Yun Che at this point; he could have continuously unsealed profound entrances for hundreds of people throughout a day without feeling tired at all. But if he had truly revealed this fact, even someone like Feng Qianhui would have been utterly stunned. The mere ability to consecutively bestow the Heavenly Spirit Divine Meridian upon two individuals in a short period was already a heaven-defying power in their eyes!

And the power of the Sky Poison Pearl, in the Azure Cloud Continent, was inherently a heaven-defying force!

Following Murong Qianxue, Jun Lianqie removed her snowy robes before Yun Che, revealing her jade-smooth back. Unlike Murong Qianxue, Jun Lianqie's heart was undoubtedly filled with excitement and anticipation.

Yun Che replicated the process. In front of Feng Qianhui, he gravely massaged Jun Lianqie's fair back for a quarter of an hour, proceeding to unseal her profound entrances one by one. When Yun Che unsealed the last profound entrance, creating yet another Heavenly Spirit Divine Meridian, Feng Qianhui was so overwhelmed with emotion that tears streamed down her aged face.

For Yun Che, unsealing the profound entrances for the Seven Ice Fairies was a simple task. But for the Ice Cloud Immortal Palace, it was a profound kindness that would impact generations to come! It was important to note that in the Ice Cloud Immortal Palace's thousand-year history, only Xia Qingyue had ever possessed a Heavenly Spirit Divine Meridian—and even that was thanks to Yun Che's intervention!

"This truly is a blessing and compassion from heaven upon my Ice Cloud Immortal Palace!" Feng Qianhui raised her head, her voice trembling with excitement. She had brought Yun Che into the Ice Cloud Immortal Palace because she vaguely sensed the approaching great calamity and wished to add a powerful force. She had never imagined that he would bring such a miracle to the Ice Cloud Immortal Palace.

Yun Che clearly looked much weaker than before, his face somewhat pale. After he stood up, his body suddenly swayed violently. Had Xia Qingyue not quickly rushed forward to support him, he might have fallen to the ground.

"Yun Che, are you alright?" Gong Yuxian quickly asked."I'm fine, just a little dizzy. A night's rest should be enough," Yun Che replied, slumping against Xia Qingyue, inhaling the soft, warm fragrance from her. "Fortunately, I have not failed my mission; I have successfully unsealed all the profound entrances for both fairies. With the Heavenly Spirit Divine Meridian, both fairies' cultivation speeds will greatly accelerate, they will no longer encounter bottlenecks during breakthroughs, and their lifespans will extend by several times. Furthermore, the profound arts of our Ice Palace are too cold and Yin; prolonged cultivation causes increasingly severe internal damage. With all profound entrances open, the accumulated cold within their bodies can be easily released, so their physical constitution will also greatly improve, *phew*... I just ask that you... keep this matter confidential for this disciple."

After saying this, Yun Che sagged completely onto Xia Qingyue. As his full weight pressed down, his arm could almost feel the shape of her bosom. Although Xia Qingyue vaguely sensed he might be feigning his weakness, she was also worried he might genuinely be mentally exhausted and thus dared not push him away.

"Rest assured, not a word of this will get out!" Feng Qianhui's excitement still had not subsided. "Your willingness to reveal such an astonishing ability to us is a testament to your trust and a great benevolence to us. How could we possibly reveal anything?" Indeed, his act of bestowing the Heavenly Spirit Divine Meridian upon two disciples of the Ice Cloud Immortal Palace that day truly deserved to be called a "great benevolence"!

"Yun Che, in my almost two centuries of life, I have never seen or heard of such a power as yours. It hasn't even appeared in ancient legends," Feng Qianhui continued. "If I may be so bold as to ask, where does this ability of yours come from?"

Yun Che took a heavy breath and said, "It was taught by my esteemed master. However, my master lives beyond the mundane world and no longer concerns himself with mortal affairs. Therefore, please forgive this disciple for not being able to reveal more."

Feng Qianhui nodded slowly, her face filled with awe and yearning. "Your esteemed master must be a divine figure. No wonder he has a disciple as monstrously talented as you."

"The Grand Palace Mistress exaggerates..." Yun Che continued. "Today, this disciple unintentionally offended six fairies and made a grave mistake. Now that I have finally made some amends, I hope Fairy Murong and Fairy Jun can appease their anger. In the next two days, this disciple will certainly unseal all the profound entrances for the other four fairies to atone for my transgression."

"Compared to unsealing Qianxue and Lianqie's profound entrances, your previous unintentional mistakes are utterly insignificant," Feng Qianhui said. "Qingyue, take Yun Che to rest. For tonight, he can temporarily stay in the Ice Pavilion where your Senior Martial Aunt Chu Yuechan used to reside. Qianxue, go to the Congealed Snow Palace shortly and fetch two Snow Heart Pills and three drops of Ice Cicada Jade Liquid for Yun Che to take."

"Yes, Palace Mistress."Xia Qingyue departed with the "weak" Yun Che, and Murong Qianxue immediately went to the Congealed Snow Palace. Watching Yun Che disappear from their sight, Gong Yuxian and Feng Qianhui's hearts remained turbulent for a long time. After cultivating the Ice Heart Arts for so many years, this was the first time they had experienced such intense emotional fluctuations.

"The prophecy left by the Ice Cloud Ancestor states: if the millennium calamity is safely overcome, the Ice Cloud Immortal Palace will flourish for ten thousand years!" Feng Qianhui murmured, "Could the reason for this ten thousand years of flourishing... be Yun Che?"

"To create a top-tier physique with a Heavenly Spirit Divine Meridian with such ease—such a feat is unimaginable even for Sacred Grounds," Gong Yuxian said, her voice filled with excitement. "If our Ice Cloud Immortal Palace could have dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of Heavenly Spirit Profound Meridians... to what extent would we become powerful? It would be difficult *not* to flourish for ten thousand years! Since that prophecy came from the 'Heavenly Oracle Sect,' there's a very high chance it will come true. The one who can lead us through the millennium calamity and ensure our ten thousand years of flourishing... must be Yun Che. Senior Martial Aunt, your foresight in recruiting Yun Che into the sect was truly unparalleled."

"I merely hoped to leverage his strength when the great calamity arrived; I never imagined he possessed such inconceivable abilities," Feng Qianhui sighed. "It seems we must do whatever it takes to keep him in the Ice Cloud Immortal Palace for as long as possible. However, to make him stay long, we must provide him with sufficient reasons and temptations. Otherwise, given his growth rate, it won't be long before this place can no longer accommodate him."

Gong Yuxian nodded in profound agreement.

The matter concerning Yun Che and Chu Yuechan had always been a "taboo" within the Ice Cloud Immortal Palace, even considered a disgrace that tarnished the palace's reputation. It had been strictly forbidden to mention it for years. Yet tonight, Gong Yuxian had directly offered Yun Che to stay in the Ice Pavilion where Chu Yuechan once resided—a gesture clearly meant to curry favor with Yun Che.