Chapter 37 - 37: Meeting Her

Chapter 37 - 37: Meeting Her

It was a woman.

She had ocean blue eyes that seemed to contain a dense spirituality, long, brunette hair cascaded down her back like a perfectly gentle waterfall and split at her shoulders. Those strands of hair seemed to be perfect, and they led one’s gaze to an utterly mesmerizing valley that was her chest.

Her height wasn’t impressive, being average, but her slim, bottle-like frame, incredible curves, and flawless jade skin left one breathless and desiring to see more. Her long, thin eyelashes and phoenix-like eyes that seemed to carry profound truths of the world drew one further into the abyss that was her beauty.

Godlord Lin!

When Wei Wuyin saw her, he stilled. She was gorgeous and seemed to be even more so than before. He had never expected to meet the possessor of the Haven Heart Monolith here of all places.

She had a beautiful frown that made one wish to eliminate all that could cause it. When he had first seen her in the Scarlet Solaris Sect, he was only at the Fourth Stage of Qi Condensation, nothing worthy of her notice, but now, he had become a Mortal God.

He often recalled what would happen if he told her about his successful cultivation of the Haven Heart Qi Method. Actually, that’s not true. He had changed the fourth level and directly bypassed the fifth level. What he successfully cultivated could be considered a unique, more perfect version of the technique.

Would she stay true to her words and become his? This thought crossed his mind like a pervasive lightning bolt.

He saw another beautiful woman standing next to her. This woman was more modest and, while beautiful, had a very holy feeling to her. He could’ve sworn that she was emitting faint traces of intent that subdued the spirit. It felt transcendent and sacred.

When he looked at that woman again, he couldn’t help but marvel. His first impression had changed immediately. She was a heavenly beauty, her blonde hair and blue eyes were perfect. She was shorter than Godlord Lin, but her physique was shapely and her breasts and ass were perky and tight.

One can tell she had an exceptionally powerful body beneath those white robes of hers.

He licked his lips unintentionally as a fire was lit in his heart. He had the urge to strike up a conversation, but then he recalled Godlord Lin and his mind cleared up. He chuckled to himself and inwardly shook his head.

He didn’t want to die by making rash decisions with foolish confidence. Shu Yang was a constant reminder to him that things needed to be taken slowly.

He took a deep breath and walked up to the counter. The two ladies didn’t even notice him as Godlord Lin had a frown and a look of contemplation while the blonde haired woman was silently waiting, her eyes shone with a faint want.

That faint desire almost made Wei Wuyin loudly gulp a wad of saliva, but he suppressed it. His heart was burning for her. It was like her every action could tease a man dry, birthing an intense desire of conquest.

The store clerk was a thin-looking, bearded man who was looking at the two with glowing eyes. When Wei Wuyin arrived, he shot him a brief glance and thought for a moment. He looked at the two women, but seeing that they were still thinking, he politely called out, "Excuse me."

The two didn’t even react to his words. The clerk, however, made his way over with a smile, but Wei Wuyin could sense a tinge of impatience within.

Wei Wuyin smiled and said, "I’m looking for high-level Ice Essence, do you have any?"

The clerk’s eyes shined and he nodded, "I have top quality ones! If you gave birth to their qi, you would reach the heavens in a single leap!"

Wei Wuyin became excited. He needed a high-level Ice Essence. He thought he would need to wait for a lucky chance, but he forgot that the world didn’t revolve around lucky chances. Instead, it was more tangible and consistent. The things you’re looking for, others could have them, and they could be ready for purchase.

After all, the sect had violet lightning crystals, no?

The clerk smiled and listed off his Ice Essences, "There’s the Everfrost Ice Essence. This ice essence can give birth to qi that is difficult to melt even at high temperatures! If you birth Everfrost Ice Qi, your advantage against fire arts would be absolute! I have two stones, worth forty-two essence stones each!"

Wei Wuyin frowned. The Everfrost Ice Essence could be considered a high-level essence, but it was rather weak. While it was resilient to heat, it was fragile in terms of offensive and defensive means. It couldn’t even win a battle of attrition. It was only a counter-type essence.

Observing Wei Wuyin’s expression, the clerk snorted inwardly. "There’s an exceptional Ice Essence even better than the Everfrost Ice Essence, the Cryo Life Ice Essence! If birthed as a qi, it can seal lifeforce! If you use it to temper your body, you’ll extend your life! I have three stones of such, worth seventy each!"

Wei Wuyin was shocked that he had such an ice essence, but he still frowned in the end. The issue was that it could seal lifeforce but it required an immense consumption of qi daily, lowering one’s combat efficiency. It can also contain life energy and be used to store it, but unless you reach the Godlord level, the Eighth Phase, Infused Spirituality Phase, you can’t have it leave your sight.

The uses were limited and if you wanted to trap someone, putting them in ice was pointless. They would become icicles, and they’d either die or live anyhow, so sealing their lifeforce was pretty irrelevant.

The clerk smiled witnessing Wei Wuyin’s high standards, "Those two give you a higher chance of birthing ice qi. The next essence is impossible to birth as qi."

"Impossible?" Wei Wuyin became intrigued.

"Yes. Impossible," he said with a sigh.

"I’m interested!" Wei Wuyin stated.

"Scared?" Wei Wuyin coldly mocked.

The blonde woman frowned. Scared?! Do you not see that I’m just trying to save your life? If you don’t want to listen, then don’t listen! Why would I bet with a dead man? She screamed internally, but only pouted on the surface. Her pouted lips were exceptionally cute, causing Wei Wuyin’s heart to stir.

"I’ll give you a piece of Blazing Inferno Magma Essence, if I fail, you can keep it." He withdrew a piece of magma essence causing the temperature to abruptly rise.

The store clerk and blonde woman were shocked as they looked at the dark crimson stone. Moreover, Wei Wuyin was holding it with his bare hands. The stone itself definitely burned hundreds of degrees, yet he held it with ease.

That stone was rather large and was definitely enough for multiple people to birth the rare magma qi.

A tinge of desire entered her eyes. If she had that, and was lucky enough to birth Blazing Inferno Magma Qi, then the long-term benefits were immeasurable.

"..." She bit her bottom lip, her eyes suffused with temptation.

When Wei Wuyin saw that action, a fire was lit in his heart once more. This woman may come off as sacred and holy, but she had the looks of a temptress.

Godlord Lin noticed the sudden shift in temperature and saw Wei Wuyin. She frowned as she saw his silver eyes, handsome visage, and confident smile.

"Aren’t you?" She thought for a moment and recalled, "You’re that boy who reached the fourth phase in his mid-twenties, the Scarlet Solaris Sect’s disciple."

Wei Wuyin slightly smiled after finally grasping Godlord Lin’s attention. He greeted her with a slight bow and clasp of his hands, "It is a pleasure to meet you again, Godlord Lin."

The blonde woman was surprised that the two knew each other.

"Agree to the bet," Godlord Lin casually said. She trusted the blonde woman’s deductions and didn’t care about Wei Wuyin’s fate. Why not benefit from an idiot’s confidence? Recalling Shu Yang who she crippled, her impression of the Scarlet Solaris Sect disciples was that they were rash, hasty, arrogant, and stupid.

The men thought too much with their lower head and not their upper one. She clearly saw Wei Wuyin’s lust and wrote him off.

"I don’t usually like doing something like this, but sure." The blonde woman lightly shook her head and sent out a trace of qi to retrieve the magma essence.

Wei Wuyin let her take it, shaking his head inwardly at her confidence. "I haven’t even said what I want if I win this bet and succeed, no? That’s some confidence."

The blonde woman just gave an indifferent smile. She stopped caring about Wei Wuyin, so she didn’t care about the condition. To her, he can’t win because he can’t birth the Absolute Zero Ice Qi without dying.

Godlord Lin interjected, "There should be a time limit. A month is enough."

Wei Wuyin knew why she would say that. If he waited until he became a Godlord and birthed it by some godforsaken luck, then the losses wouldn’t be worth it. He had to refine it in that short period otherwise her prediction would fail.

"I agree, but If I win. I think I want you as a..."

"You shouldn’t demand what you shouldn’t demand," Godlord Lin interrupted, her eyes flashing with a dangerous intent. Wei Wuyin stood there stunned. Weren’t they certain he would lose? Why can’t he say what he wants to say?

The blonde woman chuckled softly. She seemed to grow excited by Godlord Lin’s actions.

With a sigh, Wei Wuyin said clearly, "Fine. You must listen to my every order for an entire day. I won’t force you to become a slave forever, give up your primal yin, force you to marry, and I also won’t order you to bring physical harm to you or put you in harm’s way for that entire day. However, besides that, anything goes. Is this good?"

Godlord Lin’s eyes frowned.

"Sure!" The blonde woman cheerily agreed. She had already stored the magma essence in her storage space with a holy smile.

"Swear an oath on your spirit!" Wei Wuyin said. A spirit oath was a serious internal promise. If broken, one’s spirit would shatter. Only Qi Condensation experts can make this promise, and without one’s spirit, well...

Boom.

"Hmph. I swear an oath with my spirit that this bet will be upheld." She swore.

"I swear an oath with my spirit that this bet will be upheld." Wei Wuyin also did so. A formless pressure enveloped his spirit.

This wasn’t the first time he had swore an oath. However, he was shocked to discover only one spirit had the restriction! If he broke the bet, he could abandon a Heart of Qi and survive.

His eyes flashed and he smiled.

"One month. I’ll be here in exactly one month from today!" He said, taking his leave.

The two didn’t seem to care. Godlord Lin had already turned away and went back to contemplation while the blonde woman smiled with glee at her sudden windfall. She didn’t care if Wei Wuyin became an icicle, it was his own fault, no?