Magic City, Shen Family, a pall of gloom hung heavy.
Inside the study, Master Shen, Shen Tianzheng, once a prominent figure in the Magic City's martial arts scene, seemed to have aged a decade overnight.
His eyes were bloodshot, and he wearily rubbed his throbbing temples; on the desk before him lay stacks of scattered documents.
There were stern debt collection letters from the bank, mocking low-price acquisition contracts from rival companies, and that astronomical claim for tens of millions!
These things, like a Sword of Damocles hanging over their heads, could fall at any moment, completely severing the Shen Family's century-old foundation!
But what made him even more exhausted and heartbroken than these external threats was the internal one.
His only, and most beloved, precious daughter, Shen Ning霜!
Because of Lu Cheng's unreasonable 'script editing,' Shen Ning霜's cold illness had suddenly and without warning completely erupted these past two days!
That incomparably overbearing, bone-chilling cold energy, like a bursting dam, raged wildly within her body!
It caused her already frail body to rapidly deteriorate!
Ordinary tonics and acupuncture had completely lost all effect!
Even Luo Qingyan, the renowned 'Goddess Doctor' of Magic City, whom he had spared no expense and pulled countless strings to invite, could only shake her head and sigh, helpless, after examining his daughter's pulse!
The Shen Family, an ancient martial arts family that had once flourished in Magic City, seemed to have truly reached its final, desperate extremity… Just as the entire Shen Family had completely fallen into a desperate silence.
A servant suddenly ran in, flustered, and excitedly reported:
"Hall Master! A young man has arrived outside!"
"He said he saw our previous bounty notice and is here to treat the Eldest Miss's illness!"
"What! Treat her illness?"
A final glimmer of hope instantly erupted in Shen Tianzheng's already dim and cloudy old eyes!
He abruptly stood up from his chair, no longer caring about the decorum of a family head, and quickly walked towards the main entrance of the estate to greet him!
At the entrance, a young man stood dressed in a green long gown, with a calm and ethereal demeanor, hands clasped behind his back, observing the Shen Family.
Who else could it be?
Naturally, it was Immortal Emperor Ling Tian, who had planned everything out and came to act as the savior!
He adopted the posture of an otherworldly expert, not even waiting for Shen Tianzheng to inquire.
He merely casually glanced in the direction of the main house of the estate, as if he had already seen through everything, and slowly spoke in a profound tone:
"Within your esteemed residence, cold yin energy soars to the heavens, and resentment proliferates; presumably, the young lady of your household is suffering from the Profound Yin Absolute Meridian ailment, isn't she?"
He paused, then changed his tone, speaking with even greater certainty.
"Moreover, the root cause of this ailment, if this one is not mistaken, should be inextricably linked to that heirloom passed down through generations within your esteemed residence, shouldn't it?"
His words, imbued with an air of immortality, were truly profound and mysterious!
Instantly!
Shen Tianzheng, who was already at his wit's end, was completely awestruck!
A… a divine being!
This one was definitely a true, immensely capable reclusive expert!
While Ling Tian was speaking these words, the two also arrived at Shen Ning霜's bedroom.
His powerful divine sense silently fell upon Shen Ning霜, who lay on the sickbed, her pretty face pale and her delicate body trembling slightly due to the cold qi attacking her heart.
At this moment, although Shen Ning霜's consciousness was somewhat blurry, she could still hear the nearby commotion.
"This one?"
She sneered inwardly, 'This one' this, 'This one' that; is he a Jianghu Daoist priest? Father is truly desperate and grasping at straws.
And this man has such a huge ego, so young, yet so arrogant? I hope Father isn't deceived by him.
After Ling Tian meticulously 'scanned' Shen Ning霜's body.
His ancient, unmoving Immortal Emperor heart began to pound violently once again!
This… this was not merely 'Profound Yin Absolute Meridian'!
Her body, after centuries of generational inheritance from the Shen Family bloodline and the day and night invasion and nourishment of the profound yin cold jade's extreme yin and cold power… had actually evolved into the legendary Mystic Yin Body, a rarity seen only once in ten thousand years!
If he could use her as a cultivation cauldron… she would be even more exceptional than those so-called 'Divine Maidens' and 'Saintesses' he had seen in his previous life!
Although this physique, when it flares up, causes cold energy to invade the body, making it difficult for ordinary people to control, and only the most yang and vigorous power can suppress it.
But if one could cultivate with her, devouring her primordial Profound Yin Qi, it could be used to nourish the spirit and reshape the Dao foundation!
She was simply a walking, human 'Supreme Immortal Pill'!
With this woman in hand, why worry about not being able to restore his spirit?
Hahaha, this Emperor has truly found a treasure this time!
He had never enjoyed such treatment with a cultivation cauldron like this in his previous life!
Shen Ning霜, this Emperor must have her!
Not even Jesus can stop me! I said it!
… Although Ling Tian was secretly overjoyed, on the surface, he still maintained the calm and composed demeanor of an expert.
He looked at Shen Tianzheng, who was practically worshipping him as a god, and decided to give him another reassuring pill.
"So be it."
He sighed, feigning profundity.
"Since this one has encountered it, then your Shen Family has a fated connection with this one."
"In light of your sincere devotion."
"This one shall, today, briefly display a hand, to show you what truly are the methods of an immortal!"
Saying this, he slowly extended his hand, pointing his fingers like a sword, and gently tapped Shen Ning霜's smooth forehead.
A faint yet incomparably pure stream of true qi instantly flowed into her body.
Then, like the most precise navigator, it guided the rampant, overbearing cold qi within her body, slowly, along her meridians, out of her body!
Shen Ning霜, whose pretty face was originally pale and lips purple due to the cold qi attacking her heart.
The moment this wisp of true qi was injected into her body!
She felt an indescribably strange warm current instantly flow through all her limbs and bones!
That bone-chilling coldness that had tormented her for twenty years had actually dissipated considerably!
But the vigilance in her heart did not diminish in the slightest.
Although this man's true qi felt warm, it carried a kind of overbearing and aggressive quality that made her extremely uncomfortable, as if it wanted to devour her whole!
And when her consciousness returned and she saw Ling Tian, she realized even more that his gaze… it was not the gaze of a doctor looking at a patient, but like a hunter, sizing up his prey!
"Divine Doctor! A living immortal!"
Shen Tianzheng, who had clearly seen all of this, after witnessing his daughter's condition instantly and greatly alleviated!
Could no longer suppress the excitement and ecstasy in his heart and was about to kneel down to Ling Tian on the spot!
Ling Tian, however, waved his hand impatiently, stopping him.
He did not need the worship of mortals; compared to that, advancing his plan was more important.
After successfully gaining the initial trust of the Shen Family father and daughter, he knew it was time to state his conditions.
On his face, he still maintained the calm and composed demeanor of an expert, and he spoke lightly to Master Shen:
"Master Shen need not be so courteous."
"Your daughter's illness, though tricky, is not an incurable disease in this one's eyes."
"However, to completely cure this ailment…"
"This one needs to personally see that heirloom passed down through generations in your esteemed residence."