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nSword Card Master Association.

nLu Ming quietly listened as Xiaobai explained to him.

nFrozen Fox…

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nRumor had it that due to extreme climate change, an ordinary fox that had been frozen, mutated in the ice as a result of the energy.

nAs such, it had the mighty power of ice!

nIf it could be integrated with Miss Tian’s Original Card and its characteristic was manifested, it might be able to change Miss Tian’s constitution, helping to stabilize her realm!

n“It’s feasible!”

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nLu Ming’s heart jumped a beat.

n“Mua~”

nHe hugged Xiaobai and gave her a kiss. “Haha, you are indeed my Xiaobai!”

n“Master~

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n“This is annoying!”

nXiaobai blushed red.

nQiu Shuyi who had to tolerate their public display of affection was displeased: (▼へ▼メ)

n“Haha.”

nLu Ming was very happy. “Do we have the Frozen Fox in our association?”

n“No.”

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nXiaobai shook her head. “The data contains all the information that the spirit bodies know. According to the data, the Frozen Fox is a kind of mutated creature.”

n“Mutation…”

nLu Ming frowned slightly. “This is troublesome.”

nHe looked at the information.

nThe Frozen Fox was born because of extreme weather. In recent years, due to climate change and global warming, the temperature was slowly rising toward the other extreme. If this continued, there might even be a Warm Water Fox.

nXiaobai’s record must have been taken from very ancient spirit bodies.

nLike the Du Ma turtle spirit that had lived for centuries.

nIt was a very invincible species. It was a pity that with the deterioration of the environment, it was on the verge of extinction. It was the only one left of its species. It was not even able to mate. It could only rub around daily to have fun.

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nIt might be the same with the Frozen Fox.

nIt was highly possible that it was no longer around,

n“Aren’t they spirit bodies?”

nLu Ming scratched his head.

n“Yes,” Xiaobai said seriously, “But after the spirit bodies are born, they have characteristics that can be inherited. In theory, the spirit body could be inherited.”

n“Hmm.”

nLu Ming pondered deeply.

nIIn a sense, spirit bodies could be treated like leprechauns. Fox spirit bodies would give birth to fox spirit bodies.

nAfter all, since amitosis was possible, the spirit body which was a pure energy should be able to give birth to another spirit body!

nTo be precise, it was natural that creatures that were condensed from special energy structures had innate spirituality.

nOf course, the hybrid of a certain bar spirit and sword spirit was an exception.

nXiao-Xiaojian was speechless.

nLu Ming coughed. “Well, that leaves us with one question. Where can we get the Frozen Fox?”

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n“Let me check.”

nQiu Shuyi thought for a while and checked with the experts in the spirit body industry, who were at the grandmaster level.

nAfter a long time, she returned looking regretful. “It has been extinct for many years.”

nExtinct?

nEveryone was disappointed.

n“Is there anything else that is similar?” Lu Ming asked.

n“No.”

nXiao-Xiaobai shook its head. “Other ice-based spirit bodies have different characteristics. There is no one who can directly transfer an ability to the Sword Card Master.”

nWas there really no other way?

nLu Ming felt melancholic as he stared at Miss Tian in front of him.

nIf this went on, Miss Tian might die of too much water loss… Although Miss Tian had done some bad deeds in the past, she had turned over a new leaf.

nBesides, there were very few females in the association…

nCough.

nFrozen Fox…

nSpirit bodies…

nLu Ming was deep in his thoughts.

nAfter a long time, he suddenly had an idea. “Xiaobai, do you think it is possible to create a spirit body?!”

n“Huh?”

nXiaobai was surprised.

n“Look.”

nLu Ming was excited. “The Will-O-Wisp Card is able to turn all the beef into spirit bodies… Although it is nonsensical, it’s still an idea!

n“So…

n“I think if under proper guidance, we can simulate the birth of the Frozen Fox and we might be able to develop such a spirit body!” Lu Ming said excitedly.

nEh?

nData about spirit bodies flashed in Xiaobai’s mind and she came to a decision.

n“It can be done!”

nXiaobai was certain.

n“Very good.”

nLu Ming was in high spirits.

nSo what if they did not have a Frozen Fox? They could create one!!!

nThe problem was where could they catch a fox?!

nThis kind of frozen experiment was in fact taking a risk between life and death and it might result in a lot of deaths. Although these days, foxes were considered beasts, there were not many foxes in Tian Du City.

nHe needed to think about it.

nLu Ming was deep in his thoughts.

nRight then, Xiao-Xiaojian suddenly said, “If you only need ordinary foxes, I know of a place where there are foxes.”

n“Oh?”

nLu Ming’s heart stirred. “Where is it?”

n“The thirteenth street in the southern suburbs,” Xiao-Xiaojian said in a low voice. “There is a boss named Guang Dong, who has just opened an eatery selling a variety of rare ingredients, like donkey egg coffee, million-year-turtle-shell, people from Fujian province1, silver snow fox and more.”

nLu Ming: →_→

nTrue enough.

nThere were also foodies in the alternate world!

nLu Ming suddenly thought of something. “How do you know about this shop?”

nXiao-Xiaojian was silent for a moment, “I go out occasionally in the evening to make food deliveries.”

nLu Ming was speechless.

nXiao-Xiaojian was silent.

n“How dare you make deliveries behind my back?!”

nLu Ming was taken aback.

n“The communication device doesn’t have enough money charged to it…” Xiao-Xiaojian whispered.

nLu Ming was full of doubts. “Don’t I give you a few thousand yuan a month?”

n“Yes.”

nXiao-Xiaojian was a little embarrassed. “Previously, someone suddenly sent a ‘xxxx, xx online’ to me. I was curious and I clicked a few times and there was not enough money.”

nLu Ming was expressionless.

nDamn!

nEven card spirits are hooked onto this nowadays?!

n“I know it’s wrong.”

nXiao-Xiaojian looked dejected. “Aren’t I working secretly and paying back the money…”

n“Get lost!”

nLu Ming rolled his eyes. He could not be bothered to talk to it.

nIf people found out that the card spirit of the president of the Sword Card Master Association lacked money and had to work because of some useless stuff, it would be embarrassing!

nHe could not be bothered with the card.

nAfter discussing with Xiaobai, he planned to go there directly to buy two silver snow foxes to see whether they could mutate. After all, he had to at least give it a try!

nHe left for the southern suburbs right away.

nQiu Shuyi followed him quietly.

nThey left the association.

nCold winds were howling gently.

nLu Ming was also a bit surprised. He did not go out for a few days but he never expected that the weather would become cold. There were very few people on the streets who wore shorts or skirts.

nThe lovely summer was over.

n“We have entered autumn2…”

nLu Ming was filled with emotions.

nQiu Shuyi was expressionless.

nLu Ming came to his senses right away. “I am referring to autumn, the season…”

nThere were murderous intentions on Qiu Shuyi’s face.

nLu Ming: O(╯□╰)o.

nDamn it.

nThe more he explained, the worse it became…

nForget it.

nHe would not talk about it anymore.

nLu Ming went quietly to the shop, bought two foxes and came back immediately.

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nHe returned to the association.

nXiaobai had set up the room where the spirit body would be born.

nIt was a room remodeled from a cultivation room. It was full of rich and terrifying energy and the room was set at the freezing temperature of the polar regions.

nEnergy concentration: 3245 units

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nClimate temperature: -90°C. (Simulation of Frozen Foxes’ living environment)

n“Come.

n“Let’s try it out first.”

nLu Ming threw the first fox inside the room in high spirits.

nBoom!

nThe fox landed hard on the floor with a muffled sound. When Lu Ming and the rest looked toward the room, they were shocked to see a frozen corpse.

nLu Ming was speechless.

nXiaobai was silent.

nUh—

nIt seemed that under the influence of energy, the temperature had become a terrifying force as well.

n“Did any spirit body appear?”

n“No.”

nThe young and old looked at each other.

nIt seemed that…

nThey had failed?

n“This is not right.”

nXiaobai frowned. “The temperature is too low. This temperature of -90°C will not do. We should gradually lower the temperature.”

n“That won’t work either.”

nLu Ming shook his head.

nAccording to records, Frozen Foxes were born due to extreme climate change. When the temperature suddenly dropped, the foxes would die right away!

nIt was only when the temperature was very low coupled with a shocking energy concentration, that a spirit body like the Frozen Fox was born.

n“Then what should we do?”

nXiaobai was distressed.

n“Let’s try again.”

nLu Ming improved the environment and threw another fox inside.

nShush!

nThe wind was piercingly cold.

nThe fox was instantly frozen to death.

nThe experiment of creating Frozen Fox had ended in failure.

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n“It doesn’t seem to work.”

nLu Ming sighed.

n“Yes.”

nXiaobai nodded.

nA spirit body had to be formed under very harsh conditions. It would not be easy for ordinary fox spirits, notwithstanding Frozen Fox ones…

nWait a minute.

nOrdinary…

nLu Ming suddenly thought of a possibility. “Do you think it is possible that Frozen Fox is developed from a fox spirit? That is, an ordinary fox first develops a fox spirit and then mutates into a Frozen Fox! It is just that the process is too short so no one knows.”

n“That is possible.”

nXiaobai’s eyes lit up.

nThe two of them began the experiment again.

nThis time…

nThey used foxes from their spirit body department.

nThey recruited experimental subjects for the experiments and many fox spirits signed up for the experiments.

nThis was the mutation of a spirit body. If it succeeded, their combat effectiveness would be greatly improved! They all wanted that to happen to them!

nAs for the risks, compared to foxes, the risk involved in the mutation of the spirit body was very low. It was a very low-risk experiment!

nHence, the experiment was launched very soon.

nThe first fox: a desert fox spirit that roamed the desert and was born there.

nThey sent the spirit body to the experimental department and used the same method. Surprisingly, when the cold air entered the body, the desert fox spirit really transformed.

nIt turned from male to female.

nIts gender had changed.

n“What is the cause of the mutation?”

n“It seems that some organs are frozen…”

nLu Ming: o(╯□╰)o.

nDamn! What kind of mutation was this?!

nForget it.

nThe next subject.

nLu Ming did not pin high hopes on this experiment.

nHe walked to the door of the laboratory and found the second fox spirit. It was actually holding a communication device and reading a novel while waiting. It was absorbed in the novel…

nTsk.

nIs the life of a spirit body that enriching?

nIt seems so.

n“Come here.”

nLu Ming waved to it.

n“Okay.”

nThe fox spirit walked happily to him.

nThe lovely fox spirit who loved to read novels was actually a male fox. Compared to female foxes that were practicing makeup, male foxes seemed to have a stronger ambition to become stronger.

n“What novels are you reading?”

nLu Ming was curious.

n“System command,” the fox spirit said truthfully.

n“Damn!”

nLu Ming was shocked. “Spirit bodies actually know how to read system command!”

n“What’s the matter?

n“Everyone is reading it.”

nThe fox spirit scratched its head. “It’s the kind of novel that says ‘Ding—you have received xx reward’.”

n“Oh.”

nLu Ming came to his senses. So it was referring to that system.

nThe fox spirit looked at Lu Ming suspiciously. It felt that the boss seemed to have just said something inintelligible.

nCough, cough.

nLu Ming quickly changed the topic, “Why do you read this text?”

n“This is because we are spirit bodies!”

nThe fox spirit felt that it was right to do that. “We will provide reasonable assistance to the host in their cultivation. I feel that there is a lot of reasonable content in the system command that can be used as a reference.”

nLu Ming was between laughter and tears.

nThat made sense too. The spirit bodies nowadays were very dedicated…

nVery soon…

nThe two of them reached the laboratory.

n“Are we starting now?”

nThe fox spirit was eager to try.

n“Wait a minute.”

nLu Ming stopped it.

n“Huh?”

nThe fox spirit blinked.

n“I thought about it just now and there may be a part of the restored scene that is missing.”

nLu Ming was deep in his thoughts.

n“What is it?”

nThe fox spirit was confused.

n“This.”

nLu Ming brought a huge bucket of water that was filled with energy… He put the fox spirit into the water, throwing it into the laboratory.

nThe fox spirit was speechless.

nWhoosh—

nA piercing coldness could be felt.

nColdness seeped into the soul of the fox spirit. It shivered in fright. “I…”

nBang!

nA force appeared out of thin air and pressed it back.

nGulp!

nIt swallowed another mouthful of water.

nIt was cold and chilling.

nIt was piercingly harsh.

n“The experiment is going well.”

nXiaobai silently recorded the progress of the experiment. “With the help of Master and Senior Qiu, the fox spirit is recreating the experience of swimming and snorkeling in the glacial period…”

nThe fox spirit was speechless.

nAs it was submerged in water, the fur of the fox spirit seemed to undergo some changes…

nEh?

nWas that useful?

nLu Ming was surprised.

nHence, he waved his hands. The fox spirit which had just struggled out of the water was pressed back into the bucket…

nGulp!

nBang!

nGulp!

nBang!

nGulp!

nThe processes kept repeating.

nSurprisingly, the laboratory’s energy was being madly consumed at an incredible rate! From the response, it seemed to be a good thing.

nAfter a long time…

nThere was a sudden burst of energy.

nThe fox spirit which had been immersed in too much water was vaguely conscious. It felt that the surroundings had finally calmed down. When it slowly opened its eyes, it suddenly froze.

nThrough the mirror, what it saw was a spirit body that was crystal clear and snow-white in color!

nIts eyes were icy blue. There seemed to be an infinite charm to them.

nThis was…

nA Frozen Fox!

n“Is this…

n“Me?”

nThe Frozen Fox widened its eyes in shock.

n“Yes.”

nLu Ming and the rest were stunned as well.

nFinally…

nThey were successful!

nAfter using a large amount of energy, they had finally materialized a Frozen Fox! A mutated species that had disappeared from the surface of the earth!

n“I…”

nThe Frozen Fox shed tears of excitement.

nAll the suffering it had just gone through just now was worth it!

n“How do you feel?”

nXiaobai silently recorded the mutation process of the fox spirit. The Frozen Fox described its mutation process in excitement and praised the huge bucket of water.

n“The energy in this water is very powerful!

n“I can feel it!

n“I accidentally drank some. It was very useful!”

nThe Frozen Fox said excitedly, “Where does this water come from?”

n“Well…”

nXiaobai lowered her head.

nLu Ming smiled. “Don’t worry. it is condensed from natural and pure energy. It is purer than water!”

n“I knew it!”

nThe Frozen Fox was thrilled.

nIt was no wonder the energy was so rich and it tasted so pure.

n“I want to save some of the water!

n“I will store it for future use and maybe I can become stronger!”

nThe Frozen Fox was excited.

n“Don’t worry.”

nLu Ming smiled. “You can have as much as you want in the future.”

n“Huh?”

nThe Frozen Fox was puzzled.

nCough, cough.

nLu Ming changed the topic, “Well, the next thing is to become a card spirit, are you ready?”

n“Of course.”

nThe Frozen Fox was thrilled.

nThere were many spirit bodies that were waiting to be chosen!

nIt was successful in cutting the queue!

nIt was even paired with the rare female disciple in the association!

nThis was an honor!

n“Very good.”

nLu Ming nodded slightly. “Well, then let’s start!”

nBang!

nLights and shadows circulated.

nWith the help of Qiu Shuyi, Xiao-Xiaojian and Xiao-Xiaobai, they did a minimally invasive operation on Tian Xuejing’s Original Card, making a small slit…

nAfterward, the Frozen Fox was shoved into it.

nBang!

nEnergy exploded!

nMiss Tian’s unstable energy was stabilized right away. The biting cold swept the energy and condensed the water energy that was about to collapse within her body.

nBuzz—

nAn icy blue fox gradually appeared on Tian Xuejing’s Original Card.

nIt was beautiful.

nIt was surreal.

nAt this moment, with the formation of the Original Card and the integration of the Frozen Fox, the river-like water source in Miss Tian’s body finally stopped churning.

nHer realm had been stabilized!

n“Let me take a look.”

nQiu Shuyi swept her gaze over her.

nFrom her angle, she could clearly tell that the strange energy in Miss Tian kept burning like a beating heart…

nAll the energy had been frozen by Miss Tian’s power!

nIt was depleted and turned into her energy!

n“This lady…”

nQiu Shuyi marveled. “She will have an extraordinary future.”

n“True.”

nLu Ming was just as amazed.

nMiss Tian…

nThis was what would happen to a protagonist!

nShe was an orphan and was taken away to undergo a transformation. When she grew up, she was used and later was inadvertently seriously injured. But then she accidentally absorbed the enemy’s power and from then on, she traveled around the world.

nAnd he, he was Miss Tian’s benefactor!

n“She should wake up anytime now…”

nLu Ming was full of anticipation.

n“Yes.”

nQiu Shuyi nodded slightly.

nAll eyes fell on Tian Xuejing.

nHer eyelashes fluttered and she seemed to be waking up at any moment.

nTian Xuejing gradually recovered her consciousness.

nHer head was dull and hazy.

nShe was just about to recall what happened before she lost her consciousness when a clear alert rang in her mind.

nDing—

n“The card spirit system has been activated! The host binding process has been completed!

n“This system will help you become stronger and become a powerful cultivator in the truest sense. If you are doubtful, please shout ‘Hey, Xiao-Xiaohu’ in the Sea of Consciousness to wake the system.”

nTian Xuejing was speechless.

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n1 This is a joke circulating on the internet, that people from Guangdong province like to eat people from Fujian province.

n2 In Chinese, this sounds like Qiu.

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