Chapter 437: Frozen Heart Sect!
The Frozen Heart Sect!
Ever since her return from the domain trial, Jiang Shi had a lot on her hands.
Several things had happened since her return. The attitude of everyone in the sect changed towards her completely.
If they had ignored and bullied her before, now the disciples were all trying to court her favor. Everyone bowed wherever she went, treating her as if she were the sect master, including the elders.
This very change caused unrest in the hierarchy of the Frozen Heart Sect. Huang Meiying, the current acting sect master, did not like how people were acting as if there were two sect masters in the sect.
Even though her understanding of the sect's cultivation technique was inferior to the saintess, she was still the sect master, and her cultivation was higher than that of a little girl.
In the first month, Jiang Shi helped Xueyan a little with her cultivation technique, allowing her to see an opportunity to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, but even then, she did not break through.
As time passed, the other disciples also came to Jiang Shi to ask for help with their cultivation techniques.
Although she was a little angry at their previous behavior, Jiang Shi chose to forgive them and give some small pointers in their cultivation.
To Jiang Shi, they were only going to be used by the sect for its purposes, so there was no harm in helping them.
But as she helped these disciples, her influence in the sect grew. Even two of the elders started to fawn over the saintess.
This caused the unrest in the sect to deepen. The sect was later divided into two factions: one being the Sect Mistress's faction and the other being the Saintess's faction.
Jiang Shi did not even realize she was being dragged into such a mess until it was too late.
Yueha, the other woman who led the disciples of the sect into the domain, joined the sect master. She did not have it in her to go to Jiang Shi and ask for her guidance.
Something inside her did not agree with the thought; it made it repulsive for her to even have such thoughts.
She did not realize that it was pride that she failed to sense because of her lack of emotions.
Huang Meiying somehow got three of the other elders on her side. She did not immediately take any action against Jiang Shi, as she was still an asset to the sect.
"I will be entering seclusion to try to break through to the next level." Announcing this to the whole sect, she entered deep into her cultivation chambers.
During the time Huang Meiying was in seclusion, due to the enlightenment she gained in the trial, Jiang Shi managed to break through to the fifth level of the Foundation Establishment Realm in these months. She was on the verge of breaking through to the next level.
Jiang Shi not only rose through the cultivation ranks, but she also helped Xueyan, her senior sister, to understand the cultivation technique better.
It was only after her understanding of the technique deepened that she chose to break through using the help of a medicine she received from the trial.
Even with the help of medicine, she wanted to have the perfect foundation she could have.
Because of that, she not only managed to pass the tribulation easily but also made a solid foundation, which promised a great future for her.
The news of her breakthrough spread through the sect, and Jiang Shi got the credit for that, which Xueyan did not mind.
Jiang Shi shared the core beliefs required for their cultivation techniques with her. It wasn't all about losing emotions or becoming a person without any feelings.
These things helped clear her mind of all the doubts she had. Had it not been for Jiang Shi, she would have failed the tribulation and died because of a mental demon.
*Woosh!*
"What are we going to do now?" Finally, the big day that everyone in the sect had been waiting for arrived. It was the day Huang Meiying finally reached half a step away from the Golden Core Realm.
Hearing the words of her concerned senior sister, the woman sitting before her opened her eyes.
The young woman appeared to be the embodiment of ice itself. She could be called a cold beauty, with facial expressions that matched her blue hair and blue eyes.
Yet despite all the coldness around her, there was a trace of warmth hidden deep inside her eyes as she looked at her senior sister.
"There is nothing to worry about, senior sister. It's not like I want to become the sect leader. She cannot kill us without cause, and we haven't done anything wrong. She will at best make me an elder and lessen my influence," Jiang Shi stood up from her place, explaining everything to Xueyan in her cold yet soft voice.
*Knock!*
Just then, there was a knock at the front door. Xueyan sighed, knowing what was to come, and opened the door.
"The sect leader has called everyone to gather on the Hanging Cliff," the maid said before leaving the area, rushing to another courtyard.
"We should go there." Seeing the worried look on her senior sister's face, Jiang Shi expressed with a small smile, walking out of the house.
It did not even take them a few breaths before the two of them arrived at the gathering place.
The Hanging Cliff was where all the major announcements were made to the whole sect. It was a platform literally hanging in the middle of two cliffs using several metallic chains thicker than any human ever born.
Before long, every disciple and elder had gathered in the area, waiting for their sect master to arrive, and they did not have to wait long.
A wave of cold energy flushed through the air, causing everyone, including the powerful elders, to feel a chill down their spine.
Snowflakes started to materialize in the middle of the air before they gathered to form a figure of a small ice statue.
*Crack!*
The figure shattered as a beautiful woman dressed in blue, graceful, and expensive robes opened her eyes before everyone.