158 Be Selfish (1/2)
Chen Wentian headed back to Ten Thousand Flower Valley and met up with the ice sisters. They had a couple days to spare before the planned meeting at Glacier Palace and he let them try out Summer and Winter's Eternal Sutra. They were all excited about the ability to use ice arts again and even more so about the fire arts. This meant they would be able to fully utilize their dual attribute spiritual energy!
The six of them gathered at the top of Snow White Plum Peak, on the cultivation platform. The Frozen Netherworld Jade array was ignored for the first time as the girls sat around Chen Wentian as he projected the text of the secret art into the air.
After they finished reading the ice arts portion, they immediately began to meditate and absorb the new insights. Because they had already cultivated the Eternal Winter Sutra, the complete version of Winter's Snow Dance was comprehended in a few minutes. It was like a fish returning to water. Everything made sense and their spiritual energy surged.
Woosh!
The snow flurries around the platform turned into a thick snowstorm and the temperature plummeted. Five sets of gleaming white ice swords appeared in their hands in a flash. They were solid, unbreaking, and filled with icy power.
”Wushuang!” Xu Lanyi cried as she brandished her sword.
”Lanyi!” Song Wushuang replied, leaping towards her, an attack already on its way.
Seeing the two of them spar, Su Xue and Su Yue nodded to each other and they started to exchange blows as well.
”Ready?” Chen Wentian asked Li Yuechan as he stepped in front of her with a sword in hand.
”Master, please instruct me.” She bowed and dashed forward, launching a powerful stab at his head.
The storm increased in intensity as three pairs of fighters exchanged blows and sword strikes. Icicles flew and shattered. Sharp blades flashed in the dim light and clashed together in a deadly dance.
The girls were about the same in terms of mastery of the ice art prior to losing their virginity. They went one by one through the four stages they had previously mastered, reviving the muscle memory established from years of arduous training.
1st Stage, Ice Sword. This allowed them to form hand held weapons with ice that were as strong as metal. Being struck by an ice weapon also had the effect of leaving frost residue and cold energy.
2nd Stage, Arrows of Ice. This allowed them to launch icicles of varying sizes at their opponents from a distance. It expended a lot of spiritual energy but it was a powerful ranged attack.
3rd Stage, Frozen Carapace. This gave them the ability to cover their bodies in a protective layer of ice. This was separate from their spiritual aura and could shield their bodies even if their aura failed.
4th Stage, Icy Marrow. This was a temporary powerup that drastically increased quality and intensity of their icy energy and this made their first three stages much more powerful!
Zhou Ziyun had comprehended the Ice Sword stage but her spiritual sea did not contain much ice attribute spiritual energy or extreme amounts of yin. Her ice attack had the correct form and concepts but little power. In contrast, the power displayed by Li Yuechan and her sisters was a sight to behold. Their colorful dresses fluttering against a backdrop of snow-covered mountains and icy gusts showcased exactly why the art was called Winter's Snow Dance!
The wind and snow eventually settled down and the five women returned to their seats in a semi-circle around Chen Wentian.
”You girls were amazing!” He praised, ”How are you feeling?”