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Chapter 23: The Cure for Cold Syndrome – Only Half Revealed
🕑 Added 2025-07-22 09:39:51 +0000 UTCIt wasn't until the next day that Shui Bing'er's cold syndrome finally eased. Li Xianyue brought her back to the conference room, where Ignaz and the others had been waiting for quite some time.
"Big brother, little Iggy, you both saw what happened yesterday with the cold syndrome outbreak. I had no choice. Ever since this child absorbed her first spirit ring, the cold syndrome attacks have become increasingly frequent."
Li Xianyue spoke while gesturing toward Shui Bing'er, whose complexion looked much rosier than before.
Dean Shui glanced at Ignaz and asked impatiently, "Little Iggy, now that everyone's here, stop beating around the bush. Tell us your thoughts on Bing'er's martial spirit and the treatment plan going forward."
Ignaz looked at Dean Shui and Li Xianyue, both filled with anticipation, then spoke with a troubled and serious expression: "As you already know, ordinary bodies cannot withstand top-tier beast martial spirits with elemental attributes. But there are exceptions—those born with innate full spirit power."
"Unfortunately, Miss Bing'er is not someone born with innate full spirit power. If I'm not mistaken, the first spirit ring Miss Bing'er absorbed was an ice-attribute spirit ring, correct?"
Shui Bing'er looked at Ignaz's serious demeanor and immediately nodded in confirmation, while Li Xianyue said, "That's right. Her first spirit ring came from absorbing an Ice Falcon from the Frozen Forest."
"That confirms it. She already had a martial spirit defect—the cold syndrome—and absorbing another ice-attribute spirit beast only shortened the intervals between cold syndrome outbreaks."
Upon hearing this, Li Xianyue immediately recalled the clan meeting where several healing-attribute spirit masters had raised this very concern, only to be shot down by most of the clan elders. They insisted that top-tier ice-attribute beast martial spirits should absorb ice-attribute spirit beasts. Only this way could the family continue to develop and grow stronger. A little cold syndrome, they argued, could easily be resolved with heating medicines and fire-attribute spirit masters. Besides, once she grew up, they could find her a fire-attribute bird-type spirit master as a partner. The cold syndrome might resolve itself completely, and the clan could potentially gain two Spirit Sages or even two Titled Douluo in the future.
At this moment, Ignaz continued: "Cold syndrome is actually a side effect of physical weakness and an overly diluted martial spirit bloodline. Only by absorbing phoenix-attribute spirit rings to replenish the phoenix essence can it be cured."
As he spoke, Ignaz frowned deeply.
"Unfortunately, phoenixes and spirit beasts containing phoenix bloodlines are extremely rare on the continent. Their numbers are even lower than those of spirit beasts with pure dragon bloodlines."
However, according to his memories, there seemed to be a phoenix-like bird that submitted to Tang San when he awakened his Blue Silver Emperor, but Ignaz wasn't sure where exactly it came from.
Hearing this, Li Xianyue and Dean Shui understood completely. Phoenix bloodline spirit beasts were undoubtedly the most suitable for Bing'er, but according to clan records and historical archives from other sects, phoenix bloodline spirit beasts had already gone extinct when the Fire Phoenix Sect was destroyed two to three thousand years ago. Perhaps there were still some in remote corners of the continent, but as soon as they appeared, they'd become prey for other spirit beasts.
"Big brother, I see your star pupil only has this much ability? Coming all the way to Vast Sea City—aside from getting the whale rubber you gave us, this trip's been a complete waste."
Li Xianyue was about to leave with Shui Bing'er, but Shui Bing'er remained motionless. Dean Shui immediately stepped in front of Li Xianyue.
"Look how confident little Iggy is—he probably has other methods, right?"
He immediately looked at Ignaz with urgency and encouragement.
"Little Iggy, if there's anything else to say, don't drag it out—spill it all at once."
Seeing this situation, Ignaz decided to stop beating around the bush and cut straight to the point.
"Although pure phoenix bloodline spirit beasts have gone extinct, perhaps in some remote, uninhabited places, there might still be one or two left. As far as I know, the Extreme North beyond the Frozen Forest is just such a place."
After hearing this, Li Xianyue's eyes trembled slightly. North of the Frozen Forest, there was indeed a vast, endless ice plain, but the environment there was extremely harsh with frigid temperatures. The ice-attribute spirit beasts, enhanced by the environment, could defeat a low-level Spirit Elder even if they were just hundred-year spirit beasts. The clan elders had been to that place before, but they only dared to linger around the outer perimeter of the Extreme North, never venturing deeper.
Li Xianyue looked at Ignaz, whose knowledge of spirit beasts was solid, and said with slight urgency, "Besides the Extreme North, where else might these spirit beasts be found? Even a general area would help."
After thinking for a moment, Ignaz immediately replied, "I once had the fortune to see a light blue bird resembling a phoenix. It might contain phoenix bloodline, though I don't know where exactly it flew from."
"Most likely, it came from the Star Dou Forest."
Ignaz was more confident that the phoenix-type spirit beast came from the Star Dou Forest. After all, the Star Dou Forest was known as the cradle of spirit beasts. Even extinct species like this should still exist there in ones and twos.
At this point, Li Xianyue's anger gradually dissipated, and Shui Bing'er looked at Ignaz with curiosity.
"Big brother Ignaz, how many years old was that phoenix spirit beast?"
"From my guess, that phoenix spirit beast should be at the ten-thousand-year level. Only at that level could it possibly survive in the Star Dou Forest."
As top-tier spirit beasts with powerful bloodlines and high attack power, these spirit beasts often became prey for others. Even with high cultivation levels, they could hardly escape death under group attacks.
Hearing this unique information, Li Xianyue felt both excited and disappointed.
"A ten-thousand-year spirit beast—that's too high level. By the time Bing'er reaches level fifty or sixty, it might already be killed by other spirit beasts."
"No, it might have some offspring."
Ignaz also had a theory. Although phoenixes didn't have the same bad habits as dragon-type spirit beasts, when facing near-extinction, they might change their habits and reproduce with other bird species.
Li Xianyue was delighted to hear this. Whether or not they could find this type of phoenix spirit beast, at least they'd gotten useful information and could send clan disciples to investigate. She continued pressing for more:
"Do you know of any other spirit beasts with phoenix bloodlines?"
"That's all. As far as I know, these are the only two possibilities. Even if other places have phoenix bloodline spirit beasts, their other attributes wouldn't be suitable for the Ice Phoenix martial spirit."
Ignaz appeared quite helpless about this. That phoenix spirit beast that submitted in the Blue Silver Forest looked like it was water-attribute. Perhaps there were phoenix bloodline spirit beasts in the ocean too, but the depths were a hundred times more dangerous than the Star Dou Forest.
However, Ignaz actually had another method to completely cure and even further evolve the Ice Phoenix martial spirit—consuming the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower or taking the Eight-Petaled Mysterious Ice Grass from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. But these herb secrets were his greatest trump card for the future. Even though the Shui family had shown him kindness, this secret absolutely could not be revealed to outsiders.
However, at the next moment, Shui Bing'er said firmly, "Little aunt, even if we can't get it, it's fine. Using whale rubber and spirit fire to suppress the cold syndrome works well enough."
Hearing this, Li Xianyue's tone gradually became more relaxed.
"No, now that we have traces of phoenix-type spirit beasts, how can we give up? Besides, I watched you grow up, and your talent is the highest in our clan. I'll immediately notify the clan elders to send people to search the Star Dou Forest."
But before that, she still needed to learn more about that phoenix-type spirit beast from Ignaz.
