He'd rather run than be turned into a cannon fodder for the broken engagement.

Leng Huan pleaded with Leng Feng, begging him to teach her the incantation of the Taiyin Xuanjuan. Leng Feng, unable to persuade her further, said she wouldn't understand even if he explained it all, and only agreed to teach her the first four lines:

Heaven and earth were dark and yellow, the universe vast and boundless. Yin and Yang, the mysterious being Yin. Mysterious and spiritual, ceaselessly giving life. The sun and moon shine brightly, the origin of all spirits.

Back in his room, Leng Huan meditated and practiced, recalling those few lines from "The Taiyin Profound Scroll, Chapter One: The Spiritual Secret Technique." Only one thought crossed his mind: This author was so lazy; he might as well have just copied the Thousand Character Classic! (Just kidding!)

However, the following words were quite mysterious. Based on her own understanding and perception, Leng Huan circulated her spiritual energy for one cycle, but nothing happened. She fell into deep thought. Perhaps it was related to her bloodline?

A few sentences alone are not very useful; people need to consider the context to understand reading comprehension.

Leng Feng once said that most members of the Leng family have mixed spiritual roots with water spiritual roots. Only occasionally do they have other spiritual roots due to their foreign bloodline. Those with water or ice spiritual roots are already quite talented.

"Hiss," Leng Huan thought, feeling the mysterious power within his body, "this world's self-perfecting and evolving setting is amazing!"

In just over half a month, after a short period of seclusion, Leng Huan decided to first temper his soul. The Leng family's water magic manual was called "Xuanming Ruoshui Jue," which contained countless specific spiritual techniques.

When one's cultivation level is high enough, one can use water techniques and even create one's own spiritual skills. After all, water is formless, so one can use whatever is convenient to them.

However, no matter what you do, spiritual power is very important. The soul-refining technique that Jiang Ruoyu gave him is called "Acquired Hundred Refinements Divine Art," a Heaven-rank technique. It belongs to the collection of techniques in the Weapon Refining Department of the Library.

Leng Huan felt that he hadn't had enough training and combat experience since he was only at the fourth level. He had overcome the obstacles at the end of the third level before the tournament by fighting a few times, and had successfully trained to the fourth level.

Thinking about it, I still need more experience. No wonder cultivators are always either exploring secret realms or fighting; they're not just bored and aimless.

-

Outside the city of Beijun.

The pleasure boat stopped, and a cold wind knocked on the door.

knock --

Feeling a slight hum from the door lock, Leng Huan opened his eyes, focused his energy in his dantian, and exhaled a long breath.

The retreat is over.

She stood up, stretched, and went to open the door. Cold wind was outside: "Huanxue, we've arrived."

"Okay, I understand." Leng Huan turned around, cleaned himself up, tidied his appearance, and silently cheered himself up.

This trip back to Beijun will require her to be on her guard. From the moment she boarded the painted boat, Leng Huan thought of a question: she had been here for so long and the Leng family was peaceful and quiet, which could only mean that the soul lamp in the Leng family's Changming Pavilion was completely normal!

Over such a long period of time, she has become one with this body without any flaws, which is the most incredible thing, because the Soul Lamp only recognizes the soul!

The thought was terrifying, but Leng Huan refused to delve into it.

She had always kept herself and the original owner of the body very separate. Her modern memories were clear and distinct, and she didn't know how to explain all of this.

But as long as nothing goes wrong at the Leng family's place, let's just let things take their course.

-

"Huanxue! You're finally back!" A mature and steady female voice rang out.

Leng Huan looked at the Leng family's main gate and saw a group of maids and servants, a wealthy and elegant middle-aged woman. A joyful and nostalgic smile appeared on his face: "Auntie! I'm back."

As she spoke, she ran towards Leng Feng's mother. Like a swallow returning to its nest, Leng Huan rushed over like a whirlwind and hugged her arm. At that moment, tears welled up in her eyes, about to fall but not quite. Her genuine emotions were very endearing.

"You stubborn child!" Madam Leng had been eagerly waiting for her niece to arrive. But then she remembered that she had been gone for so many years and couldn't help but poke her forehead with her index finger.

Leng Huan looked at her delicately manicured nails, not daring to flinch. He tried to imitate the original owner by biting his lip and making a soft whimper to show that he knew he was wrong.

"Ahem! Alright, hurry up and go inside, don't let people laugh at us." Leng Zhaohe reminded him, "Let's go!"

Leng Huan instinctively gave a traditional salute and greeted him, "Uncle."

Leng Feng sighed, "Father, Huanxue is used to being outside and doesn't pay attention to details."

Realizing what had happened, Leng Huan deliberately bowed gracefully, following his memory, with his head slightly lowered, back straight, hips tucked in, legs together, and knees bent. He immediately felt extremely awkward!

Leng Zhaohe nodded in satisfaction: "Enter the mansion quickly."

Leng Huan lowered his head and secretly rolled his eyes.

She was right to run away. Let whoever wants to be polite do it!

"Alright, alright, come in, let's welcome you in..." Madam Leng glanced at the head of the Leng family, and as she spoke, she pulled Leng Huan into the house, and Leng Huan followed her step by step.

After bowing this time, Leng Huan made up her mind to work hard in cultivation, become an ancestor, and then abolish this damn etiquette. A female knight should be heroic and dignified, neither humble nor arrogant!

hum!

-

They had arrived at the Leng family residence from the moment they entered the city, and it was only noon. Before the welcoming banquet, Madam Leng only told her to go ahead and attend to her business. Leng Huan then followed the excited head of the Leng family to the meeting hall to see the elders.

Everyone except those in seclusion came; there were five people in total. The three Nascent Soul cultivators were the most senior, the two Golden Core cultivators were of the same generation as the family head, and the others in seclusion were all Deity Transformation cultivators. I heard that there was also a Nascent Soul ancestor who had been in seclusion for over a hundred years.

Leng Huan looked around and saw that everyone was looking at each other without speaking first. They stared at her for a moment, seemingly unsure of what to do.

After a long pause, the oldest and most senior man present, the eldest elder and uncle of the Leng family head, appeared. He wore a low-key gray-blue Daoist robe embroidered with the Leng family's snow-white emblem. His hair and beard were completely white, yet his face appeared remarkably youthful. He looked at Leng Huan and spoke in a deep, resonant voice:

"Huanxue, we have received the message Xiaofeng sent back. We searched the clan's records overnight and finally confirmed that you are indeed a person with an innate awakened body."

Leng Huan was still thinking that it was fortunate that the Leng family had considered their reputation and hadn't made a big fuss by having the elders come out to arrest her. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to leave Beijun. The reason they had kept her away for so many years was probably because they saw that her soul lamp was safe and sound, and deduced that she was still alive. Also, although her identity was important at that time, it wasn't that important.

Then the Grand Elder said again, "For this reason, we have confirmed one thing. The ancient texts record that after the foundation is established, one has a solid foundation. Bloodline, spiritual root aptitude, and comprehension are the most important factors. In addition to other auxiliary conditions, one can awaken after all these are in place."

"Only those who are not of my clan's bloodline can awaken this profound power. Therefore, bloodline is the most important factor, followed by aptitude, talent, and comprehension. These are relatively easy to obtain, but other auxiliary conditions are the most difficult to grasp. That's why no one in our clan has awakened it for thousands of years!"

The hall was quiet. Only Leng Feng and Leng Huan from the younger generation were present. Others had already retreated, and everyone listened silently as the elder recounted the family secrets.

"The existence of immortals overseas is not a legend. Since recorded history, our clan's territory has been located in the Kunlun Snow Region, shrouded by ancient formations and restrictions in the Netherworld Sea. Our clan was known as the Kunlun Snow Clan. Seven thousand years ago..."

Everyone listened attentively, occasionally showing expressions of sudden realization. There were some things that even the patriarch didn't know, because the Hidden Clan was weak and possessing valuable treasures was a crime, so many things were only known to the ancestor.

Seven thousand years ago, the Netherworld Sea was not as terrifying as it is today. The vast sea was dotted with many islands of varying sizes. Legend has it that these islands were protected by protective arrays and restrictions set up by ancient immortals. Each island had its own supernatural powers and traditions, and they were known as the Holy Race.

The task of each race is to guard the great formation, resist the invasion of demonic beasts from the Netherworld Sea, and prevent the expansion of the "black hole" in the sea called the Netherworld Abyss.

Besides the Kunlun Snowfield, there is also the largest island domain, Tianfang Cloud Valley, as well as other domains of the Five Elements and other elemental domains.

Ten thousand years ago, the continents were more closely connected, exchanging goods and resources, making it the most prosperous period in the world, with many ascendants.

Leng Huan speculated that seven thousand years ago, when the Hongyuan rose, in order to protect the safety of this world, the major clans activated a great formation, using the entire island as the base, to form the Huangtian Houtu Great Seal, which suppressed the Hongyuan Black Hole. This was equivalent to... the clans' territories had all sunk into the Netherworld Sea, just like the legendary Atlantis.

Ah, this… Leng Huan took a deep breath. No wonder all the Mahayana and Tribulation Transcending experts perished. The powerful beings devoted themselves to opening up a passage to the outside world, allowing the younger members of their clansmen to bring their inheritance to the continent.

For safety reasons, the clansmen migrated separately, each taking a portion of their heritage with them, agreeing to reunite on the mainland. Leng Huan suspected something had gone wrong, and some of the lost items might be very important...

The two juniors, the First Elder and the Second Elder, took a moment to react before continuing, "Therefore, our clan's cultivation methods are primarily based on water and ice. Water is the source of all things, and our clan's profound energy is probably related to this. As for the Taiyin Profound Scroll, it is for controlling the cultivation of profound energy..."

He looked at Leng Huan and sighed slightly: "So, Huan Xue did indeed awaken by accident, and is now the first person who has the potential to revive our clan."

"You must begin cultivating the first half of the Taiyin Profound Scroll immediately. As for the second half, we will do our utmost to compare and search through the records in the classics to try to restore it. Huanxue, it would be best if you went into seclusion in the clan to study the classics..."

Huh? Seclusion?

Leng Huan mustered his courage to stand up, cupped his hands in greeting, and began by bringing up the marriage alliance: "Grandfather, shall we call off the marriage alliance?"

The First Elder smiled kindly: "Of course. You are the true Holy Maiden of our clan. The last Holy Maiden to awaken in our clan was the Tribulation Transcending Great Power who supported the passage seven thousand years ago. You must take her as your guide and keep breaking through!"

Leng Huan: !

You overestimate me!