Who Let Him Cultivate?!
Chapter 1166 - 1165: Ice Flood Dragon Clan

In the dead of night, Xue Shilou closed his eyes and focused, treating the rake in his hand as if it were his sword. Suddenly opening his eyes, he swung it with the force of a gale, every move executed with precision and method.

Even the seasoned masters of rake skill in Muxue City, upon seeing Xue Shilou's actions, would have to admit their respect, for Xue Shilou wielded it much stronger than they.

But Xue Shilou felt it still wasn't enough.

Not fast enough, not fast enough, it needed to be faster, even faster!

The rake in his hand left behind trails of illusory shadows as he swung, and eventually, he was so tired he was huffing and puffing, propping himself up with the rake to barely stand, maintaining the poise of a sword cultivator.

Daoist Lu had him practice the rake skill, which must contain deeper meaning, certainly not as simple as merely teaching the students the rake skill.

Xue Shilou stared at the rake handle, now imprinted by his grip, letting his mind wander.

The rake, the rake... A flash of insight struck Xue Shilou, and he suddenly understood.

Of course, how had he not realized this point before - when swinging the rake, its nine teeth would attack the enemy simultaneously, which perfectly embodies the principle of "One Sword Becomes Ten Thousand" and "Ten Thousand Swords Returning to Origin".

If the rake could simultaneously encapsulate these two completely opposite sword skills, could it be that these two sword skills shared something in common?

Daoist Lu was definitely hinting at this!

With this realization, Xue Shilou's thoughts flowed smoothly, and he was at Lu Yang's door first thing in the morning to express his gratitude.

"Thank you, Daoist Lu, for your guidance. I've had an epiphany."

"..."

Last night, Lu Yang had spent a long evening accompanying Fairy Eternity, and now his mind was still in a haze, not, what epiphany did you have?

"Good, having an epiphany is what matters."

...

At Hunter Shi's home.

Shi Yi had a very long dream, in which he saw himself falling into an ice hole and being swept away by a rapid undercurrent.

Logically speaking, falling into an undercurrent, he should have felt exceedingly cold, but instead, he felt abnormally warm, as if he was born to live there.

Shi Yi suddenly opened his eyes, only to find himself standing in the icy snow outside the house, bare-chested yet not feeling cold at all.

"Hmm? How did I end up here?"

Shi Yi felt an itch on his arm and scratched it subconsciously, only to realize something was amiss. Looking down, he saw a few ice crystal-like snake scales had grown on his arm!

"Dad, look at my arm!" Shi Yi quickly ran into the house to find his father, a renowned hunter who, despite being an ordinary human, had trapped and killed Demon Beasts of the Qi Refinement first and second layers, truly formidable.

Hunter Shi was splitting firewood when he saw the snake scales on Shi Yi's arm; the axe dropped from his hands and thudded into the snow.

"Ah, so you've finally awakened?"

"Dad, what's happening to me, you know, don't you?" Seeing his father's reaction, how could Shi Yi not realize that his father had long anticipated this day?

"Does this have something to do with my mother?"

Shi Yi had never met his mother, and though his father said she died in childbirth, Shi Yi always felt that his father's tone was off, as if there was more to the story.

Hunter Shi beckoned Shi Yi inside to put on some clothes, and the father and son sat next to the table.

"I originally wanted to take this secret to my grave, but since you've inherited your mother's bloodline, there's no need to conceal it any longer." Hunter Shi took a puff of tobacco, reminiscing about the past twenty years.

"Twenty years ago, I was out hunting and came across a woman in the snow, beautiful as a fairy. Seeing that the fairy was gravely injured, I brought her back."

"When the fairy awoke, she was very hostile towards me, but gradually, as we interacted more, her attitude softened, and she no longer bore any hostility towards me."

"The fairy told me she was in the Void Refinement Stage, which made her realm very unstable, and she had been attacked while out on her practice, resulting in her severe injuries and coma."

"You must have guessed the fairy's identity by now; she was your mother, Bing Wu."

"Later, we fell in love, and you were born, our family of three living a sweet life."

"Unfortunately, the happiness was short-lived. Your mother's clan came for her, intending to take her away and kill both me and you."

"That was when I learned that your mother wasn't from the Human race, but from the Ice Flood Dragon Clan."

"That legendary clan capable of creating ice with their breath, the Ice Flood Dragon Clan?" Shi Yi's body trembled with the revelation.

"Yes, and your mother was the Holy Daughter of the Ice Flood Dragon Clan, the most likely to transform into a dragon in a thousand years."

"She married me and gave birth to you, which was a violation of our clan's taboo, a sign of bad omen."

"It was your mother who, with death staring her in the face, forced the Ice Flood Dragon Clan to spare the lives of us both."

"The scales on your arm are the symbol of the Ice Flood Dragon Clan."

"I thought you would never awaken the Ice Flood Dragon Bloodline and would live a safe and uneventful life. That was also your mother's wish, but alas, against all odds, you have ultimately awakened the Ice Flood Dragon Bloodline."

Shi Yi clenched his fists so tightly his nails dug into his flesh, whitening his knuckles, "Where is my mother?"

The hunter sighed, "Probably detained in the Ice Flood Dragon Clan's forbidden grounds."

"Before she left, your mother instructed me to tell you to never entertain the thought of rescuing her. Even the high officials of Muxue City must yield three steps when they encounter the Ice Flood Dragon Clan. How can you possibly contend with them?"

Shi Yi fell silent, his heart bleeding, feeling his own weakness.

"Alright, it's getting late. Go to class."

...

The Ice Flood Dragon Clan had an ice sculpture, a statue of an ice dragon, carved so lifelike that suddenly one of the dragon's scales started to shimmer. The guardians of the sculpture immediately reported the situation to the Clan Leader.

The Ice Flood Dragon Clan Leader was attempting to persuade a stunning woman, "Bing Wu, just marry my son obediently. The union of the strongest bloodlines might mean that your child is born with Dragon's Blood."

"Wishful thinking in broad daylight!" the beautiful woman flatly refused.

Just then, a subordinate came to report. The Ice Flood Dragon Clan Leader heard about the shimmering dragon scale on the sculpture and was caught by surprise, "Oh, has another clan member been born?"

He had not heard of anyone in the clan being pregnant.

He approached the sculpture and calculated with his fingers, murmuring an incantation with an annoyed expression, "Turns out it's the bastard that Bing Wu left in the outside world."

"To think that bastard actually awakened our clan's bloodline—ridiculous, it's simply a desecration of our noble bloodline."

"Bing Wei, Bing Wu, where are you?"

"Present!" Two Flood Dragons appeared, kneeling before the Clan Leader.

"Go to Muxue City and kill that bastard named Shi Yi."

"Understood!"

...

Bing Wei and Bing Wu were the trusted confidantes of the Ice Flood Dragon Clan Leader, also brothers. With their Spirit Transformation Late Stage Cultivation Level, together they were unbeatable below the Body Integration Realm.

"He's here."

Bing Wei and Bing Wu had found out the whereabouts of Shi Yi, who was in a Martial Arts Hall learning Fist Technique and Rake Skill.

"How pitiful, this is the extent of the vision of humans. They try every means to make themselves stronger, but in the end, it's just about learning some family techniques at the Martial Arts Hall."

Bing Wei and Bing Wu, full of arrogance, sauntered into the Martial Arts Hall unconcerned about committing murder in public.

Rather, publicly executing Shi Yi would be the perfect demonstration of the Ice Flood Dragon Clan's power.

They kicked open the doors of the Martial Arts Hall, scanning the group of students with contempt. The students, busy with their rakes laughing and practicing some unfathomable moves, included Shi Yi, sweating profusely, training with great effort.

All students turned to look at Bing Wei and Bing Wu.

Seems the teachers here are of this level...

"Xue, Xue..."

Why is the killing star Xue Shilou here?

Xue Shilou frowned as he sized up the two Ice Flood Dragons, displeased, "Who are you, and what are you doing here?"

The moment Bing Wei and Bing Wu saw Xue Shilou, they froze, taken aback. The Ice Flood Dragon Clan naturally fear no cold, but at that moment, they felt as if they had turned into mortals, drenched in a bucket of ice water from head to toe.

Smiles of flattery crept onto their faces as they gradually retreated, heading to fix the door they had kicked in, trying to restore it.

"We heard the Martial Arts Hall door was about to break down. Indeed, it's old and falls apart upon touch. We'll fix it right away."