Chapter 116: The Polar Physique

“Li Tu, take a drop of his blood and test whether he possesses the Extreme Cold Constitution!”

The moment Li Yi spoke, everyone in the grand hall was taken aback.

In the cultivation world, a cultivator’s physique is often mysteriously linked to their spiritual root.

Put simply, those with special cultivation physiques invariably possess supreme spiritual roots. However, possessing a supreme spiritual root does not necessarily mean one has a special physique.

As for Liu Pan, his spiritual root test revealed only a middle-grade spiritual root; no one would suspect he had any extraordinary cultivation physique.

Moreover, the countless years of cultivation history had proven that the Fire Yang Sparrow could not sense the Extreme Cold Constitution.

It was precisely for this reason that Li Yi’s suggestion was difficult to comprehend.

At this moment, Li Feiyang sneered in anger, feeling that Li Yi had gone too far. Testing one’s physique? This was clearly looking for trouble!

Though burning with rage, Li Feiyang refrained from acting, instead speaking with biting sarcasm, “Extreme Cold Constitution? My dear senior brother, I know you’ve always targeted me, but I never expected you’d go so far as to test the physique of a disciple with merely a middle-grade spiritual root. Truly, you are my admirable senior brother! If I ever return to the Central Plains, I’ll make sure to spread the word about what you did today so everyone knows.”

Li Yi frowned at Li Feiyang’s mockery but then raised his eyes to scan the hall before saying, “I suppose everyone is well aware of the Fire Yang Sparrow’s abilities.”

“Rumor has it that the Fire Yang Sparrow carries a trace of the Vermilion Bird’s divine bloodline, making it extremely sensitive to yin and evil energy. Countless investigations and hunts for evil cultivators have relied heavily on the Sparrow’s perception. But don’t forget, besides sensing yin and evil energy, the Fire Yang Sparrow can also detect extreme yin energy.”

“While extreme yin isn’t the same as extreme cold, extreme cold is a form of extreme yin.”

“This person before us carries no trace of yin or evil energy, yet it has caused the Fire Yang Sparrow to flare up violently.”

“If he is not an evil cultivator, then what else could provoke such a reaction from the Sparrow? Therefore, I have reason to suspect his physique.”

“As to why the Fire Yang Sparrow can sense his physique, I cannot explain that either. Perhaps, from another perspective, his middle-grade spiritual root combined with an Extreme Cold Constitution is itself an unprecedented anomaly. After all, there has never been a case of a middle-grade spiritual root possessing a special physique in the cultivation world. Since it’s unprecedented, no one can say for certain whether the Sparrow can detect such a constitution.”

His explanation plunged the hall into even deeper silence. Li Yi spoke correctly, leaving no room for objection. Yet, in truth, no one believed Liu Pan could indeed possess the Extreme Cold Constitution.

After all, the Great Peak Sect had endured countless millennia, and if such a case existed, how could it have only surfaced now? The probability was virtually nonexistent.

Despite the improbability, the cultivator named Li Tu soon stepped forward and took a drop of Liu Pan’s blood, conducting the test before everyone’s eyes.

Liu Pan had never encountered such a test in any book; this was his first time witnessing it.

Li Tu was an elder in his sixties. Liu Pan sensed his formidable spiritual power and a medicinal fragrance surrounding his body, indicating he was likely a high-ranking alchemist from the Burning Heaven Sect.

The procedure for testing a physique was simple yet required specific techniques and, crucially, a cultivator with strong spiritual power to unlock the faint mark and release its essence.

Early on, a cultivator might not feel anything significant, but once breaking through to the Martial Lord realm—where one could control cell division and regenerate lost limbs—they could deeply perceive the secrets of their body.

In fact, the method of testing a cultivator’s physique was originally pioneered by experts of the Martial Lord rank and passed down through generations.

At the center of the hall, Li Tu closed his eyes slightly. Under the support of his spiritual power, Liu Pan’s blood slowly floated about five feet above the ground.

Then, without any visible movement, a strange energy radiated from between Li Tu’s brows. Anyone scanning with spiritual power at that moment would see a peculiar rune outlined in energy shimmering on Li Tu’s forehead, swiftly connecting to the hovering drop of blood.

“Pfft!”

In the hushed hall, the soft sound was remarkably clear.

Though still doubting Liu Pan’s Extreme Cold Constitution, every gaze fixed upon the blood suspended in midair, including Li Tu, who now opened his eyes.

The spectral mark on the blood seemed to provoke it, causing it to writhe as if stirred by some invisible force.

Finally, to everyone’s astonishment, the already small drop of blood rapidly evaporated by half, then the remaining blood crystallized into a strange, blood-red snowflake-like ice crystal.

All were stunned, Liu Pan no exception. Yet his surprise did not stem from the blood crystallizing but because the blood-red snowflake reminded him of the snowflake-shaped mark formed when he once dripped blood onto the Great Wilderness Blade.

“Could it really be an Extreme Cold Constitution?”

After a long moment, someone finally broke the heavy silence.

With that uncertain voice, everyone in the hall snapped back to attention and crowded around to closely examine the snowflake ice crystal.

At this moment, none were more at ease than Li Yi. Though he had proposed the possibility of Liu Pan’s Extreme Cold Constitution, seeing it confirmed still left him astonished.

“Hmm, this constitution ice crystal…”

Suddenly, a soft exclamation came from Li Tu, the one who conducted the test. However, for some reason, he only said half a sentence before falling silent.

“Is there a problem?” Li Yi asked with curiosity.

“Nothing,” Li Tu replied, frowning slightly and shaking his head, clearly hiding his true thoughts.

Li Yi glanced at Li Tu with mild suspicion, then shifted his gaze to Li Feiyang, a faint smile curling his lips. “My apologies, junior brother, as you’ve seen for yourself, Liu Pan truly possesses the Extreme Cold Constitution. Do you know what that means? In that case, I’m afraid I cannot allow you to take him away.”

Li Feiyang was dumbfounded. He never expected Liu Pan to truly have the Extreme Cold Constitution. In truth, he wanted to accuse Li Yi of trickery, but having expanded his divine sense to its fullest and monitored the entire process, he found no evidence of deceit.

Liu Pan felt equally bewildered. Li Yi spoke openly in front of everyone, so Liu Pan heard every word clearly.

And because he heard it all, he was puzzled.

What did possessing the Extreme Cold Constitution truly mean? From Li Yi’s words, it seemed different from what Liu Pan had imagined. What confused him even more was that Li Feiyang, who had been eager to take him away, now remained silent.

At that moment, Liu Pan suddenly thought of Xiao Hanyi... (To be continued.)