Chapter 600: Something in him has changed
"You must understand that to understand the Law of Ice, it will not be enough just to read what is written there. You need to put it into practice because Ice will be your great friend from now on."
"You must know that you have bypassed all the ice training and are learning a Law directly without any real prior training. Therefore, in order for the Ice to accept you as its bearer, you must convince it."
"You must make it see your determination," she said, then stared at him momentarily.
"Another way is for you to force him to follow you. Be powerful enough on a mental level to make the Law of Ice bend to you. But this way is complicated, and I don't think it will be very fruitful."
"What you need to understand is that you need to be in constant contact to understand Ice. It's a different element; it's not a primary element, but that doesn't mean it's weaker. It is so powerful and versatile that it might surprise you once you understand it. Right now, you need to read what the scroll says; after that, you will go in there.
You're not going to fight; on the contrary, you'll have to use your Ice to prevent the beasts from discovering you."
Bing Yinyin talked nonstop until she finally said all she could say. She approached him, put a hand on his head, and conveyed all this knowledge in more detail.
Things she did not know how to say by voice, she conveyed in full.
Tang Yin then began to immerse himself in the cultivation and understanding of the scroll in his hand.
He read the scroll slowly until he closed his eyes to immerse himself in his own mind.
Ice is a secondary element of nature derived from water. However, if we consider that there are secondary elements that were born at specific times or due to specific circumstances, such as blood, it can be considered a primary element.
But it should be seen as a secondary element.
'It is an element that symbolizes indifference, loneliness... That is why it is a complicated element to understand and comprehend for people who have never been alone.' He thought, immersed in his thoughts.
When he realized that, he understood why Yinyin had told him that he would have to enter the Frozen Forest in front of him.
It's because he would need to spend many nights understanding and surrounded by solitude; otherwise, he wouldn't be able to understand.
A better way to understand it would be to accept his fate and freeze his feelings, becoming cold and indifferent to all kinds of feelings, but that is something he was unwilling to do.
Therefore, he needed to look for another way, and the way presented to him by Bing Yinyin a moment ago, of making the Ice submit to him, was the most feasible one.
Still, if he wants to make an element submit to him, he must understand it perfectly.
Now, he must be cautious when trying to do so, for Ice is capable of freezing feelings and the heart, no matter whose it is. Trying to control it will be a complicated situation.
While he was immersed in his thoughts, he also realized that Ice is a moldable element.
It is gentle but rigid. Its indifference is full of elegance, but it can also be brusque at times.
'He is a difficult element to control because of its influence on feelings... What a troublesome element,' he thought and sighed.
He continued to search within himself for anything that could mean Ice and anything that could help him master it.
After a couple of hours, he nodded to himself.
'Keeping a calm heart in the face of all kinds of circumstances is the root of indifference...' He thought and stood up.
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He didn't say anything to Bing Yinyin and simply nodded to her. He grabbed the scroll and started walking into the forest.
Soon, he was walking through a freezing place with occasional icy storms as he thought about the scroll he had read, trying to keep its writings in his mind.
The icy storms began to hit him occasionally, and he used his knowledge to dodge various beasts he encountered along the way.
If he had to differentiate between what he needed to understand first, perhaps dealing with feelings of loneliness and indifference would be paramount. However, as he thought about wanting to learn this and began to think about how to do it, he noticed that the Ice in this place was already so predictable to him that it didn't hurt him.
In fact, he could avoid harm at an astonishing speed, with easy and agile movements, as if this place was his own home.
Not only that, but he quickly realized it was because he felt so familiar with the Ice; he felt it as if it were a part of him.
That led him to try to go deeper; he wanted to try various things.
The more he walked through the Ice and the huge, terrifying icy storms, the smoother and better everything became.
'Was it because of that domain?' he thought.
He still hadn't realized something important had happened when he was affected by that domain; Bing Yinyin had slightly noticed it but wasn't sure about it either.
Something he would soon realize.
'I must keep going deeper.'
Without much thought, he walked gently through the vast icy forest, not hurrying.
The tranquility of his heart was so terrifying that it allowed him to look in detail at everything that revolved around him, leading to the fact that he could walk freely and smoothly through a place plagued by dangers on all sides without alerting anyone.
That calmness of his heart symbolized his improvement in the Law of Control, for he felt that he could now control many things that he could not before.
Although he was walking through the forest, his mind was filled with thoughts as if he were sitting on a huge icy throne, looking down on the forest from above.
When some icy storm threatened to hit him, his legs moved nimbly through it, and he managed to avoid it.
In a moment, he had walked a large portion of the icy forest, making this the most peaceful and pleasurable moment he had ever experienced.
It was an enigmatic and strange tranquility, which perhaps only the Ice could give him.
Yet, this enigmatic tranquility was soon interrupted by a huge icy storm, which announced that he had entered one of the most dangerous areas of the spiritual forest.
This icy storm also carried huge icy chunks.
Tang Yin turned around and raised a palm-shaped hand toward one of the icy chunks that threatened to hit him.
Then, the Ice stopped, strangely, a few inches from his body.