The Imperial Martial Pill Venerable

"Every time the Snow Lotuses in the Snow Lotus Pool bloom, the world’s frigid qi gathers. It’s the perfect time to comprehend the Frost Great Trend—you can achieve twice the results with half the effort. Many disciples from Cold Heaven Island comprehended it right here," Xue Xun said with a faint smile. She then turned to look at Qin Ya and was surprised to find him completely lost in thought.

Xue Xun stared in surprise for a moment before whispering, ’Master Qin is truly a once-in-a-generation talent. To think he entered a state of epiphany in the blink of an eye.’

Qin Ya’s eyes were unfocused as he stared at the Snow Lotus Pool. A faint, cold qi emanated from his body; he had clearly entered a state of epiphany for the Frost Great Trend.

He had entered this state of epiphany the very instant the Snow Lotuses bloomed, just as the frigid qi surged and the Great Trend manifested. This was not only due to Qin Ya’s astonishing comprehension; the foundation he had built studying the Frost Great Trend over the past few days was just as crucial.

Gradually, the frigid qi around Qin Ya grew heavier. Frost filled a radius of a hundred feet, swirling through the air. Abruptly, Qin Ya’s eyes slowly opened. In that instant, the ground froze solid, the ice spreading from his feet to a distance of three hundred feet.

"What the hell?!"

"This is bad! Get out of here, fast!"

The disciples closest to Qin Ya were hit by the wave of cold qi and scrambled to retreat. Those who were even a fraction too slow felt the frigid energy invade their bodies, their very blood and flesh beginning to freeze.

Seeing this, Xue Xun gave a casual wave of her hand. Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi surged, pushing the surrounding Cold Heaven Island disciples more than a thousand feet away. Her actions were wise, as the wave of frigid qi had not yet stopped and continued to spread.

Five hundred feet, six hundred feet...

The frigid qi continued to spread until it reached a distance of eight hundred feet, where it finally stopped.

’Is he about to comprehend the Frost Great Trend all the way to Perfection?’ Xue Xun wondered, a faint smile playing on her lips as she watched the seemingly oblivious Qin Ya.

"Such terrifyingly cold qi! That has to be the Frost Great Trend at the Perfection realm, at least."

"That young man is so powerful."

"There are only a few people on all of Cold Heaven Island who have comprehended the Frost Great Trend to Perfection, and this young man has actually managed to do it."

The crowd gasped, their gazes filled with envy as they stared at the young man in the pavilion.

Time flowed on. After a while, the frigid qi around Qin Ya gradually receded. His eyes flashed with a brilliant light as he whispered, "I succeeded."

"Congratulations, Master Qin, on bringing your Frost Great Trend to the Realm of Perfection," Xue Xun said with a soft smile, her eyes filled with wonder. ’This young man is truly a prodigy. He not only has astonishing achievements in the Alchemy Dao, but his cultivation is also absolutely brilliant. At such a young age, he’s already reached heights many could never achieve in their entire lives.’

"Just a stroke of luck," Qin Ya replied with a faint smile.

After bringing his Frost Great Trend to Perfection, Qin Ya didn’t linger on Cold Heaven Island. He returned to Luoyun Island. In just one short month, his gains had been immense.

Both his Fire’s Great Trend and Frost Great Trend were now at Perfection. Including his previously mastered Wind’s Great Trend, Qin Ya now possessed three Great Trends at the Perfection realm. As for the Speed Trend, it was a more esoteric type of Great Trend and was thus more difficult to comprehend.

Even with his outstanding comprehension, he had only brought it to the Great Success stage.

’Next, I should focus on fusing my Great Trends. It would be best if I can fuse two Great Trends and comprehend a Mystery before I face the Heaven-Reaching Pass. That way, even after I break through to the Extraordinary realm, I won’t be the weakest among them,’ Qin Ya muttered to himself.

After passing the Heaven-Reaching Pass, Extraordinary Martial Artists begin to comprehend the Mysteries of Heaven and Earth. These Mysteries, however, vary in strength. For example, the Ice, Fire, and Wind that Qin Ya had comprehended were all conventional Great Trends. Even if he became an Extraordinary and converted them into Mysteries, they wouldn’t be particularly outstanding among the countless other Mysteries.

However, it would be a different story if Qin Ya could fuse his Great Trends to form a new one. For instance, if he fused Ice and Fire to form the Ice and Fire Momentum, the resulting Ice and Fire Mysteries would be far stronger than any single, conventional Mystery.

Qin Ya had attempted to fuse elements in Hidden Dragon Valley before, such as incorporating both Wind and Fire into his attacks. But that was the most basic form of fusion; it didn’t create a new Great Trend and at best only served to enhance his combat strength.

’I possess Cold Flame True Essence, so I might as well try fusing the Great Trends of Ice and Fire.’ Having made his decision, Qin Ya once again entered secluded cultivation.

「Ten days passed in the blink of an eye.」

On this day, Qin Ya emerged from his seclusion looking troubled. Fusing Great Trends was not so simple. Even with his Cold Flame True Essence, he had made very little progress in the last ten days. ’It’s even harder than I imagined.’

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Qin Ya, and he took an item from his Storage Ring.

It was a black and white Treasure Bead—the Primordial Treasure Bead.

This Primordial Treasure Bead was the great treasure Qin Ya had obtained from Hidden Dragon Valley along with the Scenic Landscapes scroll. It had been the core of the Seventh Elder’s Grand Array of Mysteries of Yin and Yang.

A sharp glint flashed in Qin Ya’s eyes as he smiled faintly. ’I thought this Treasure Bead would be useless to me, but now it finally has a purpose.’

The Primordial Treasure Bead was the core of the Grand Array of Mysteries of Yin and Yang, and it contained a small portion of the Mysteries of Yin and Yang’s transformations. From a certain perspective, Ice and Fire were also attributes of Yin and Yang. This would undoubtedly be a great help in comprehending the fusion of the Ice and Fire Great Trends. He might even be able to comprehend the Mysteries of Yin and Yang from it.

The Mysteries of Yin and Yang! That was one of the absolute Top Level Mysteries. Among all the Extraordinary experts, Martial Artists who could comprehend such a Mystery were exceedingly rare!

After taking out the Primordial Treasure Bead, Qin Ya didn’t hesitate for a moment. He immediately began contemplating the Mysteries held within. Time flew by, and another month passed.

During that month, a major event transpired in the Vast Sea Divine Palace.

"Have you heard? The Liujie are back."

"I heard ages ago. They say they achieved incredible results at the Four Sects Exchange Meeting. They truly live up to their name as the six most outstanding disciples of the Vast Sea Divine Palace."

"Of course. The Liujie are monstrous geniuses selected from all the disciples of the Thirty-Six Islands. I hear every one of them is now a Martial Artist on the verge of challenging the Heaven-Reaching Pass."

"Good heavens! Once they pass the Celestial Gate, they’ll be in the Extraordinary realm."

Inside Sea King Hall, Shangguan Feiying and several other Island Masters looked upon the six young men and women before them with gratified smiles. "Haha! You are truly the most outstanding disciples of our Vast Sea Divine Palace. You’ve all done a fine job."

One of them, a woman with elegant brows carrying a crimson longsword on her back, smiled faintly. "At this Four Sects Exchange Meeting, the six of us did not fail the Palace Master’s trust. We have brought back countless rare and precious treasures for the Vast Sea Divine Palace."

The Four Sects Exchange Meeting was a convention held once every ten years between the Vast Sea Divine Palace and the three other major Sects of the Southern Domain. Each decade, the sects would send their most outstanding disciples, laden with large quantities of Primordial Stones, Elixirs, and Exotic Treasures, to a designated location for competition and exchange.

The victorious party could claim all the rare treasures brought by the other three sects. And this time, the clear victors were the Liujie of the Vast Sea Divine Palace.

"Those disciples from Lingyun Sect were all at Celestial Essence Realm Perfection, but only one of them had a Great Trend that had reached Perfection. To us, they were complete pushovers," laughed a burly man carrying a jet-black giant axe.

"Brother Feng is right. Other than Qinglan Mansion, the disciples sent by the other two sects posed no threat to us whatsoever," said a fair-skinned young man holding a Jade Fan, a faint smile on his face.