LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 2
Chapter 2: Deep Snow and Dewdrops, Comprehending the Laws and Supernatural Powers, Extremely Cold Gaze
Walking out of the room, Qin Bei encountered the Immortal Dynasty Palace for the first time, a sight that was just on another level compared to the brilliant golden shimmer of ancient architecture.
It was a spectacle of magnificence and splendor that words could hardly capture.
This palace truly embodied the saying, “such beauty only belongs to the heavens.”
Stepping onto the street, Qin Bei faintly overheard people discussing him.
“Have you heard? One of His Majesty’s princes had his cultivation abolished by a monster last night!”
“Not just his cultivation—his life force was wiped out! He can’t be a man anymore!”
“I heard this prince had the guts to venture into the Monster Beast Mountain Range alone at the Body Refinement Realm! Truly a child of His Majesty—very brave!”
“What a shame! He had courage but no wisdom; in the end, he harmed himself.”
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As Qin Bei listened to the most circulated versions around him, black lines formed on his forehead. That rumor about his life force being destroyed? If the rumor-monger wasn’t so unattractive, Qin Bei would have made sure they understood just how strong his life force really was!
He then stepped into a luxurious attic with a sign hanging outside it.
“Great Xia Trading Company!”
This business belonged to the Great Xia royal family. Would a prince be able to snag some discounts? You bet! Qin Bei certainly wouldn’t pass up such an opportunity.
Inside the trading company, cultivators bustled about. Qin Bei walked straight into the VIP room, and soon, a beautiful woman appeared to assist him.
“Sir, what can I do for you?”
The woman was gracious and very charming.
“Ten drops of deep snow dew,” Qin Bei said straightforwardly, cutting to the chase.
Deep snow dew—a unique treasure from the frigid Snow Country—never freezes, even there! Its greatest benefit? It boosts a cultivator’s insight and can even allow those with opportunities to comprehend the Snow Country’s strongest move: the extremely cold gaze!
Of course, that’s just talk—only a handful have ever truly comprehended it.
“Okay, I’ll fetch it for you right away,” the woman said before heading off to gather Qin Bei’s request.
“Extremely cold gaze? I should be able to grasp that,” Qin Bei mused silently.
He possessed double pupils, but his current level of cultivation was too low to reveal their full power. If he could grasp the extremely cold gaze, their combination would certainly yield effects far greater than mere addition.
“Sir, here are the ten drops of deep snow dew you requested—costing a total of 50,000 low-grade spirit stones.”
“Really expensive,” Qin Bei groaned inwardly.
Fifty thousand low-grade spirit stones represented two years of his allocation as a prince—ordinary cultivators might never gather that much in a lifetime!
And all that wealth would only buy ten drops of dew? Unreal!
“Here are 20,000 low-grade spirit stones and 100 medium-grade spirit stones. Count for yourself,” Qin Bei piled the stones into a small hill and presented his prince’s token as proof of identity.
“A humble girl pays her respects to His Royal Highness.”
Upon seeing the prince’s token, the woman hurriedly knelt, her expression tinged with added respect.
Everyone here revered the current Emperor Xia, with equal respect bestowed upon his offspring.
No coercion or bribes here; it was merely the personal charm of Emperor Xia. Qin Bei was beginning to appreciate just how well his identity opened doors in the Great Xia Empire.
“Please leave. I need to cultivate and don’t want to be disturbed.”
“Understood.” The woman nodded and stepped outside, closing the door behind her.
The VIP room instantly became Qin Bei’s exclusive training ground.
“System, please exchange for a one-time reshaping of my cultivation body.”
In the next moment, Qin Bei felt a warm current coursing through his body. Expecting pain, he was pleasantly surprised to find it rather comfortable. The system truly has his back, skipping the whole painful part!
At that instant, his damaged cultivation foundation was fully restored.
Qin Bei finally experienced the strength of a cultivator, even if he was just at the seventh level of the Body Refinement Realm!
After restoring his foundation, he hesitated no more and dropped all ten droplets of deep snow dew straight into his eyes.
Upon entering his eyes, a refreshing coolness greeted him, and his vision sharpened slightly.
“Expensive as it may be, there’s definitely a reason for it—this effect is genuinely impressive.”
Once all ten drops were used, a wisp of an obscure law floated around Qin Bei’s eyes.
This was the operational law of the extremely cold gaze! Even mighty beings who had reached the immortal realm found it difficult to detect such a slender wisp of law, but Qin Bei, blessed with double pupils, swiftly noticed it and captured it.
As this errant law entered his double pupils, a complicated rune imprint materialized in his eyes, followed by his eyes glowing with bright white light, freezing a wall of the VIP room in an instant.
With a gentle closing of his eyes, he gathered the light, and at that moment, he completely comprehended the extremely cold gaze.
This was the power of double pupils—things that others found hard to see through became remarkably simpler.
“Even though I’m just at the seventh level of Body Refinement, with this technique, I can easily handle cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage.”
The realms in this world are segmented into: Body Refinement, Qi Training, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Life and Death, Overcoming Tribulations, Nirvana, Entering Immortality, True Immortal, Golden Immortal, Immortal King, Quasi-Saint, and Saint.
Each realm has nine levels.
Right now, Qin Bei felt confident enough to challenge a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator. If anyone heard him, they’d surely think he had lost his mind!
After stepping out of the VIP room, Qin Bei was ready to purchase some additional cultivation supplies. With his foundation restored, it was time to hustle—though not in the way you might expect, but rather working hard to earn and spend money.
As long as he could gather enough krypton gold points, he could become truly invincible!
Just then, as Qin Bei left, a gray-robed figure suddenly appeared in the VIP room.
This individual was the custodian of the trading company, having reached the realm of tribulation.
“Is this the power of extreme cold?”
The gray-robed figure muttered to himself as he felt the wall that Qin Bei had just frozen.
Then, he grabbed at the void, and a file appeared in his hand, detailing every transaction thoroughly.
“The 108th prince, Qin Bei? Why does that name sound so familiar?”
Suddenly, it struck the gray-robed man; he remembered why it felt so familiar.
Because there had been too many rumors surrounding Qin Bei lately.
“But wasn’t his foundation destroyed? Did he find another way?” Although the gray-robed figure had reached the tribulation realm, he couldn’t see through Qin Bei’s cultivation, so he could only infer that Qin Bei had none.
Yet, the only way someone without any cultivation could wield extreme cold power would be if they comprehended the extremely cold gaze.
“This must be reported to His Majesty. A genius capable of comprehending the extremely cold gaze cannot remain unable to cultivate forever.”