Martial Peak

There was already a Left and Right Protector in White Lotus Sect, and they were both fairly strong; however, following the White Lotus Matriarch’s order, Yang Kai became the new Left Protector, and his predecessor didn’t even dare to object.

First of all, he revered the White Lotus Matriarch. Secondly, he was fully aware that he was indeed no match for Yang Kai. He would only be embarrassed if he fought for the position.

At the banquet, this previous Left Protector proposed a toast to Yang Kai many times.

After the welcoming party, Yang Kai and Xiao He perfectly mingled with those from White Lotus Sect. Since then, no one regarded them as outsiders anymore.

It was peaceful in the days that followed. There was no doubt that the White Lotus Matriarch regarded Yang Kai highly as she would frequently visit him to discuss the current situation in the world and analyse the difference in power between White Lotus Sect and Grand Qi Temple. It seemed that she had started treating him like a confidant.

However, she had never demanded Yang Kai to do anything. Instead, she essentially treated him as an equal.

A few months passed just like that.

One day, the White Lotus Matriarch was having a discussion with Qu Hua Shang about the assassination attempt on the current Temple Master of Grand Qi Temple when she abruptly stopped and turned her head.

Yang Kai and Xiao He were standing beside Qu Hua Shang like two personal bodyguards. Nevertheless, they couldn’t help but start trembling at this moment as a sense of coldness rose within their bodies.

Xiao He shuddered and asked in puzzlement, “Why do I feel cold all of a sudden?”

The White Lotus Matriarch said with a smile, “The effects of the Freezing Blood Burning Soul Pills have started taking effect. It’s cold now, but you’ll feel hot in a moment. It will alternate between the two, and the feeling will intensify after every round until you can’t stand it anymore and explode.”

She spoke in such a nonchalant manner that it was as though she was talking about something insignificant.

“Hm? Three months have passed already?” Xiao He was surprised. She had fun playing with the other disciples of White Lotus Sect every day, so she had lost track of time. She extended her hand towards the White Lotus Matriarch, “Give me the antidote, then.”

The White Lotus Matriarch shook her head, “There’s no rush. It’s the first time you’ve been struck by the pill’s effects, so you should take some time to feel it; after all, you might not always immediately get the antidote every time the effects appear. You might have to persevere for quite some time. After getting used to it now, you won’t feel so terrible in the future.”

“You have a point,” Upon hearing her suggestion, Xiao He closed her eyes and focused on the sensation she was experiencing.

Yang Kai was in the same state as Xiao He. The sense of coldness in his body broke out without warning, seemingly using his own strength to disturb the flow within his meridians in an uncontrollable manner. The next instant, the coldness turned into a scorching stream of heat that burned every part of his physique like magma.

An excruciating pain overwhelmed him. Despite his impassive expression, he was already soaked in sweat.

He then turned to look at Xiao He in surprise.

Xiao He had a unique physique that allowed her to be immune to all sorts of poisons. Yang Kai didn’t know why she had this kind of physique, but it had always been like this since they got to know each other.

in a secret hideout of White Lotus Sect half a year ago, it was thanks to her physique that she was

could be said that ordinary poisons

still unable to resist the

that the Freezing Blood Burning

Hua Shang were still talking about the details of the assassination as they deduced what would

she ignored the pain that the two people

the White Lotus Matriarch nodded, “That’s all. If you fail again

“Don’t worry, Sect Master. I

Matriarch nodded her head again, then suddenly ordered, “Kill

Qu Hua Shang, only Yang Kai and Xiao He, who were struck with medicinal efficacies of

of alternating coldness and heat for the past four hours. The powers within their bodies were

be able to easily kill the two of them, not to

agreement and appeared in front of Yang Kai. As

barely a finger’s length before Qu Hua Shang’s wrist was grabbed. She was unable to continue

at the White Lotus Matriarch, who said with

Hua Shang cupped her fist,

behind two antidotes

antidotes and stuffed them into Yang Kai and Xiao

Yang Kai gazed at Qu Hua Shang and said with a light smile, “You’ve stabbed me

dispassionately, “In that case, I’m not going to pay up

for the door. When brushing past Yang Kai, she halted and said in a small voice, “Sect Master is a suspicious person. It was just a test, so you don’t

it was just a test. First of all, the White Lotus Matriarch wanted

the order, she would’ve been removed from the position of Saintess. The White Lotus Matriarch only wanted subordinates who would unconditionally obey her orders, not those who had their

she wanted to ascertain whether Yang Kai and Luo Ting He had really been

cultivators in the world; hence, the White Lotus Matriarch wasn’t certain if she could control them using the Freezing

pretended to be struck with the medicinal efficacies, she wouldn’t be able to find out the

Shang made a move, Yang Kai was completely powerless to resist, which suggested that he

the White Lotus Matriarch to cast away a number of her doubts. It could be said that she was a

Temple Master of Grand Qi Temple, the sixth Temple Master was Yu Xing Zhou, who was from Shooting Star Palace. He was already one of the six Vice Temple Masters when Yang Kai was still the Temple Master, and he was slightly more powerful than the other Vice Temple Masters. Moreover, he had built up enough reputation,

Qi Temple. When Yang Kai was still the Temple Master, he had encountered countless assassination

great chance to succeed

to return to celebrate the occasion. It was also the biggest news in the

Star City back then, she went into hiding to recuperate.

finally made a move, it sent a shock wave across the