Over The World, Beyond Heaven

"Here's some water! Drink it slowly."

Blop!

Gulp! Gulp! Gulp!

"I told you to drink it slowly, or you'll choke on the water!"

Aaaaaah!

"Wha... what... what's wrong with me? Then why am I lying here?" When Ma-Ying-Tian finally managed to open her eyes fully, she looked around in shock.

"You fainted because you used up all your energy. Weak people are usually like this! This point is the deepest part of the ice cave, and it's where I'm going to refine your body," Zheng-Fu explained briefly, but his first sentence was rather irritating.

You!

"Huh! Then help me refine my body now. What are you waiting for?" Although Zheng-Fu's words were somewhat irritating when Ma-Ying-Tian realized that she had reached the deepest part of the ice cave, her anger and dissatisfaction disappeared and were replaced by a desire to be strong.

"Actually, I can start right away, but there's one problem that I can't decide on. If I do it without asking you first, I'm afraid that there'll be problems during the process. And that might cause the process to fail, and you might suffer the consequences to the point of death." Zheng-Fu did not say directly what the problem was. He just said it indirectly to make her suspicious and ask further.

"Then what's the problem? Is it a big deal?" Ma-Ying-Tian still did not understand, but judging from Zheng-Fu's words, she thought it must have been a big deal.

"The problem is that while I'm helping you refine your body, you have to take off all your clothes. Otherwise, you won't be able to absorb the concentrated Winter Element Energy to replace the Fire Element Energy that your body creates from your old cultivation technique. So...,"

"No! I absolutely won't do that! I'll... I'll never be naked in front of someone... someone who isn't my husband!" Before Zheng-Fu could finish speaking, Ma-Ying-Tian immediately refused, raising both arms to cover her body while her face flushed red like iron smelted by high-pressure fire.

"I'm not forcing you. It's all up to you to decide. If you don't want to do it, we can just go back. But you won't have a second chance. I can only help you this once because I had spent a lot of energy bringing you here."

Zheng-Fu was not a kind person who would help her often. So, to make it easier for her to make up her mind, he told her directly that he could only help her once.

Erm!

I…

"All right! To become stronger, I'll... I'll do as you say, but you have to promise me that you won't tell anyone about today's events."

After Ma-Ying-Tian thought for a while, she finally took off all her clothes. Even though it was extremely embarrassing, she agreed to do it to become stronger. Another reason was that the person who helped her was Zheng-Fu. She felt that Zheng-Fu was trustworthy and would never do anything bad to her.

"I won't tell anyone about this matter, I promise! By the way, you're sure now, right? Then let's get started now. The situation at Demon's Hill City is still unstable, so we don't have much time."

Umm…

"Can you turn your back on me first? Even though I agreed, this is the first time I have been naked in front of someone, and it's a man."

All right!

Flap!

After Zheng-Fu turned around, Ma-Ying-Tian took off all her clothes. Her skin under the clothes was extremely white and smooth. If anyone saw it, they would definitely not be able to stand this wonderful appearance.

I'm done taking it off!

Umm...

Whoa!

"You turned around too soon. I... I..."

"I'm sorry for turning around so soon. We've to hurry up and finish. Your element energy is about to recover. If you delay any longer, everything you've done before will be in vain!"

Zheng-Fu had not seen a young woman's naked body for a long time. Although he was not focused on sex, he was a man. When he saw Ma-Ying-Tian's charming body, his heart skipped a beat. But it was only for a moment. Zheng-Fu quickly regained control of his emotions and told Ma-Ying-Tian to lie down on the ice platform he had made.

Umm...

Ouch!

Ma-Ying-Tian did as Zheng-Fu told her to. She slowly lay down on the ice platform. As soon as her back touched the ice platform, she unknowingly let out a soft moan because it was extremely cold. Especially since she did not wear the amulet to keep her body warm, she felt even colder. But because she was naked in front of Zheng-Fu at that time, she tried to suppress her emotions and close her eyes to avoid feeling embarrassed.

"I'm going to start the first step of refining your body. It might be painful, so you have to endure it no matter what!"

Umm...

Blop! Blop!

Whoa!

Hang in there!

As soon as Ma-Ying-Tian finished responding, Zheng-Fu reached out with both hands to touch her abdomen. The young woman did not have time to prepare herself, so she let out a cry and was about to sit up, but Zheng-Fu immediately reminded her. Ma-Ying-Tian quickly swallowed her dissatisfaction and embarrassment and lay still.

Flap!

Whooooosh!!!

Ouch...

"Your body has the Winter Element Energy core, but it is suppressed by the Fire Element Energy that has accumulated over many years from cultivating with the wrong technique. It's the reason why you feel such pain when you encounter the cold. Therefore, I must first acclimate your body to the cold, so that it can adjust to the cold that your Element Energy core emits and become one with it."

Zheng-Fu slowly pressed down on Ma-Ying-Tian's abdomen, then he slowly released it after holding it down for a while. He repeated it while explaining everything to Ma-Ying-Tian so that she would feel relaxed and not be worried.

Whooooosh!

Aaaah!

Cold..., so cold!

Brrrrr!

It's so cold!

"I… I… I can't take it anymore. I'm freezing all over right now. I… I… Arrrrrgh!"

Ma-Ying-Tian could no longer stand the cold that was hitting her body. Every part of her body was penetrated by the cold. If she had to endure it, she thought that she would not survive. So, Ma-Ying-Tian thought of asking Zheng-Fu to stop and let her rest for a while. But before she could finish speaking, Zheng-Fu pressed her abdomen again, sending a blast of coldness that could almost freeze her internal organs into her body. She screamed in pain and almost fainted because she could not stand that cold anymore.

"Be strong! Just one more time. If you can endure it one more time, you will never feel the cold and pain from this cold anymore. But if you can't, you'll die or be crippled immediately. So, if you want to become stronger, you've to endure it and get through it. Think about the person you love the most, maybe it'll help you gain more courage and strength to endure the last cold energy!"

Zheng-Fu knew that Ma-Ying-Tian could barely hold on, but the process of adjusting her body temperature to the cold had already reached its final stage. If she could endure it one more time, she would be cured of the Cold Body Disease forever, and the cold that caused her pain would be turned into energy for her instead.

Umm…

I... I... I understand!

Hearing that, Ma-Ying-Tian regained her courage. She wanted to become stronger, so she took the risk. To motivate her to boost her morale and get through this painful period, she thought of her father and mother, who always smiled and encouraged her.

I'm going to start it again now!

Flap!

Arrrrrrrgh!!!

…

Booooooom!!!

Excellent!

Ma-Ying-Tian's body temperature adjustment was finally completed. After she endured the last round, the pain from the cold gradually diminished. She began to feel as warm as when she put on the clothes and the cold protection amulet. Moreover, she felt her body and energy were much stronger.

"It's not over yet. This is just the first step. After this, you've to practice the new energy cultivation technique as I teach you to complete the first step; otherwise, you'll return to feeling the pain from the cold as before."

"I understood," Ma-Ying-Tian nodded to Zheng-Fu while still lying down. However, she wanted to wear clothes before practicing the energy cultivation technique, so she shyly asked, "By the way, can I put on my clothes now?"

"No! Until you complete the first step, otherwise it'll make you succeed slower than when you are not wearing anything. But don't worry, I'll be waiting for you outside during that time so that you can practice at ease!" Zheng-Fu knew what Ma-Ying-Tian was thinking, so he did not want to stay there for long, fearing that he might give in to his desire.

Umm...

"Thank… thank you!"

Ma-Ying-Tian felt extremely grateful to Zheng-Fu for helping her, and he had no intention of taking advantage of her, which made her feel delighted. The more she looked at Zheng-Fu, the redder her face became. If Zheng-Fu did not leave, her mind would definitely be distracted.

"Never mind! Then I'll go outside and wait for you!"

Flap!

Finishing speaking, Zheng-Fu immediately soared out of the ice cave. Seeing that, Ma-Ying-Tian closed her eyes and started cultivating. After a short while, she felt a huge amount of energy flowing into her body through every pore. She thought that energy must have been the cold energy around her, so she immediately started absorbing it into her Dan-Tian Point.

As for Zheng-Fu, after leaving the ice cave, he immediately headed toward the Purple Dragon Serpent Tribe's village. He wanted to see how those people were progressing.