ATG: God of Shadows

Alex and Qingyue had now arrived to the location that would serve as their training spot for the next few weeks.

The place that Alex had chosen for their training was a grassland near the Wasteland of Death.

The location was mesmerizing. There was a lake and a pond nearby. A forest was nearby at the range of two to three kilometers, making this an ideal place for a summer retreat.

The plain grasslands with soft grass would have made a perfect soft spot for them to sleep at night. But, Alex had bought two beds from the Black Moon Merchant Guild, to not seem like a cheapstake in front of Xia Qingyue.

Alex had no plans of making her sleep out in the open as there was a city nearby, around 5-10 kilometers, but he still bought the beds just in case.

Alex and Qingyue landed on the ground as Alex looked at Xia Qingyue and spoke, 

"This is going to be our training spot for the next few weeks."

Qingyue looking at the mesmerizing view of the nearby lake and the grasslands just nodded absentmindedly.

Alex felt this was funny, 'This girl seems a bit more introverted than I thought. Did she never ever explore the world outside her house and her sect?'

Alex smile and spoke, "Hope you like the view, cause this is what you will see everyday for the next few weeks."

This seem to get Qingyue out of her daze as she looked at Alex's smiling face, clearly at her antics, and her face started to become a bit red because of embarrassment, which quickly went away as soon as Alex spoke again.

"You are currently at the Nascent Profound Realm. But the cultivation art that you practice is not exactly safe for your body and its potential is even more limited as even if you were to give it your all, at max you would be able to reach the Tyrant Profound Realm in your life. So, the first thing we have to do is get rid of that and have you practice another cultivation art. Moreover, that emotion-suppressing technique that your sect practices also needs to be removed."

Qingyue on hearing this said, "Yes..." but stopped midway as she still doesn't know what to call Alex.

Alex, understanding the situation said, "You can call me directly by my name. No need for any formalities."

Qingyue looked surprised at this as most men in this world did not like to be called by their names, especially by their wives or fiances. They preferred to be called by either titles like, Lord, Husband or Brother.

Alex understood what was going on her mind and said, "Don't worry. I am not like that, You can call me by my name and only use those titles whenever you truly feel connected to me."

Qingyue on hearing this hesitated but still said, " A-Alright, A-Alex."

Seeing the cold beauty fumbling in front of him made him smile. This smile only caused Qingyue to narrow her eyes at Alex. Alex simply coughed and diverted the conversation to another topic.

"I am going to give you a new cultivation art whose upper limit is very high." Alex took out a book from his inventory. This book contained the cultivation art Alex had decided to give to Xia Qingyue and details about it.

Alex had written it with his own hands during his stay at the Floating Cloud City.

Qingyue was curious about the book and read the title of the book and read it on the cover.

The name on the book's cover was - 

Eternal Frost Sovereign Art

Alex, who had already understood the basics of the art as he was studying it for a month before meeting her gave her a summary.

"This cultivation art is suitable for you as you have a basic affinity with ice and are used to this element. It may not seem like much but this cultivation art is the epitome of the Ice Arts. With adequate resources, you will be sure to reach the Divine Master realm at the very least."

"The first part is the one you are going to practice till you reach the Sovereign Profound Realm. This part will give you a deep foundation in the Ice Arts. Moreover, I have written it in a beginner friendly way that even a mortal would understand that."

Qingyue's eyes widened in shock after hearing that Alex was the one who wrote this. She did not want to sound disrespectful by asking whether it was true or not. She had decided to bet everything on Alex. Whether or not this cultivation art was genuine, she will know after a few days.

Alex continued, "And with your special physique, your body will adapt to it very fast. Still if you were to get any doubts then you can directly ask me."

"For the next three days, you will read the first part of this profound art. Just a reading though, no practicing is allowed. I know that you might have doubts about the authenticity of this profound art. But trust me, you will find everything out by just reading it as you have already practiced the profound arts of the Frozen Cloud Asgard, you will be able to understand whether it's genuine or not."

Qingyue nodded at that as Alex continued to speak, "On the third night, we are going to abolish the Frozen Cloud Divine Arts from your body and also remove that Emotion Severing technique of yours and then you will officially start cultivating with this profound art on the fourth day. Any doubts or questions?"

Xia Qingyue spoke, " I understand about removing the Frozen Cloud Divine Arts from my body but why are we removing the Emotion Severing technique. Isn't it helpful? I have found myself to be able to fully concentrate on cultivation with this technique without worrying about my emotions and moreover it doesn't remove them, it just suppresses them as I still feel the longing for my mother."

Alex had expected this questions of hers and replied, "Indeed, as you say that it doesn't fully removes those emotions but do you really think that it's good in the long run? Think about it, while yes you did not forget the emotions about your mother but what about your father and brother? How much affection have you given to them in return to theirs? I won't go in details but you should know what I am talking about."

This seemed to generate an unwanted guilt in her heart but that was quickly suppressed by her technique. Only emotions with high intensity could bypass this technique. Moreover, it wasn't that she mistreated her family. She just couldn't reciprocate to their feelings because of her ambition. She still cared deeply about her father and brother.

Alex continued, "With me standing by your side I promise to take you to the epitome of this world. But I am not like your father or brother who are willing to do everything for you without expecting anything from you. At the very least, I want you to be there for me emotionally, care for me, express your emotions to me, share whatever is in your heart to me and be fully mine."

"I do not want an ice popsicle, I want a woman who is capable of fully understanding me and her own self. But that cannot happen with this technique constantly suppressing your emotions. So, it has to go."