Immortal Ice Empress: Path to Vengeance

Inside a large empty room in an unknown location, an incomparably handsome man sat alone on a bed large enough for 100 people to sleep on. The man's eyebrows were creased and a deep frown formed on his face. Occasionally, one of his eyelids would twitch.

"Who is it? Who would dare to prevent me from interfering with Mira's life?!" A few people popped up in his mind, but he instantly disregarded them.

"Nobody should even know about Mira. She's just a measly mortal, but if it wasn't someone I know, then it could only mean an unknown third party has decided to intervene. Either that or Mira found herself a backer without my knowledge." His eyelid twitched again.

He recalled the events leading up to this situation, but nothing was out of the ordinary. Mira was on her way to Quake City when she stumbled upon a unique biome. Only after entering that place did his connection to Mira completely cut off.

"More importantly…" He glanced at the cracked lantern that allowed him to reincarnate Mira into another body with her memories intact.

"Whatever Mira encountered in there was able to crack this treasure, making it basically useless. If I push it, I might be able to reincarnate Mira one more time, at most three times, but that's it." His eye twitched again.

*Twitch*

"Not only that but whatever it is she encountered could indirectly affect not only her fate but the fate of those around her! Meaning I can't even interfere with her companions! What kind of bullshit is this?! Only I should be able to interfere with Mira's life. ME! ONLY ME!!" A light of madness shone in his eyes.

*Twitch*

Fortunately, he calmed himself down quickly and began analyzing the situation. A wrench had been thrown into his plans, and not just an ordinary wrench, but a planet-sized one! Therefore, he needed planet-sized solutions.

However, he wasn't titled 'The Strongest Man', 'The Primordial One', 'God-Emperor', etc., for nothing. He's been alive for more years than he can count and his means are innumerable. If he wants something to happen, then it shall be so!

"Whoever or whatever is backing Mira is obviously a powerful existence. The problem here is I lack too much information. I know nothing about this person or object. But who knows how much they know about me? No, it's safe to say they know about my presence, considering the lantern cracked. Then what can I do to turn this situation around?" He rambled on, trying to find a solution, but all his problems stemmed from one thing: A lack of information.

If he knew about the other party's existence, he could make ample preparations to deal with them, but the situation became many times more dangerous and annoying now that a powerful unknown party was involved.

"Sigh… It seems I won't be able to get involved personally until I learn more about what's going on, " A sly smile appeared on his face, "But that doesn't mean others can't get involved."

He clapped his hands, and a beautiful woman appeared inside his room.

"How may I help you, Master?" She bowed with closed eyes.

The man didn't even spare her a glance and just waved his hand, "Go fetch Sue Ming for me and tell her to bring ten of her most talented and powerful mortals. They should be at least in the Mortal Shedding Realm."

"Understood, Master. I will follow your orders." The woman bowed again and disappeared.

Within a minute, a short but curvy, beautiful pink-haired woman entered the room, followed by ten other women. This woman was Sue Ming, and the ones behind her were her subordinates. They are still within the Mortal Cultivation Realms, even Sue Ming.

"Greetings, Master! We are here per your orders!"

The man nodded, satisfied, "I will be sending you to a Mortal World soon. Your job will be to find a girl there named Mira and acquire any information you can about her and report back to me using this." He tossed a palm-sized cube at Sue Ming, "For now, just stick with manipulating the residents of that world to learn more about Mira's secrets. Once you have learned everything, you can make your presence known and begin making her life a living hell! And when she questions 'why?' or 'who?' be sure you tell her I ordered you!"

"We will follow your command, Master!"

The man nodded and sent them away. He trusted his women to get the job done.

He gazed out the nearest window with a wistful look in his eyes.

"Soon, I'll be back in your life, Mira. Wait for me!"

***

Meanwhile, Mira, sitting on her bed preparing to look through all the available items she could purchase, felt a chill up her spine as her premonition worsened. But she just pushed that feeling to the side as there wasn't much she could do now.

She focused her mind on the F.LD.I.L item list, and all sorts of items entered her mind, but she didn't even need to think about what she'd use her reward on.

[Mortal's Guide to Inner Body Cultivation]-[5,000 Abyssal Battle Ladder Points]

Mira fought many life-and-death battles in the Abyssal Battle Ladder for this item! Of the items currently available to her, this one is probably the most expensive, and for a good reason. This item didn't just explain Inner Body Cultivation for a single race.

No, it explained the profundities of Inner Body Cultivation as a whole. Your race, gender, bloodline, or species don't matter. Just like the title, it's a Mortal's guide. Thus, this item will be useful if you are alive and aren't immortal.

The only problem with it is the fact that it's a guide and contains no specifics on what each race's Inner Body Cultivation should look like.

However, Mira didn't care about that. The knowledge she'd gain from this item would help her, Maria, Celaine, and all her subordinates. Though, she probably won't be giving this information out for free to her subordinates.

"Buy!"

Mira didn't hesitate to buy it! What she needed the most right now wasn't a way to quickly boost her cultivation, nor did she want to rely on something like that. She already found a backer to help provide her with all kinds of resources to boost her cultivation.

What she needed was something that could provide her more survivability, deepen her foundation, and increase her strength over time. She doesn't need to be invincible by tomorrow.

She just needs to be invincible in 20 years at the Central Continent's Competition! To others, that might not be a long time, but Mira knew how much she could maximize those twenty years.

A book appeared in Mira's hands, and knowledge about Inner Body Cultivation flooded her mind.

[Inner Body Cultivation is different from External Body Cultivation or Qi Cultivation, yet it is similar to both. While External Body Cultivation focuses mainly on the body's power and Qi cultivation focuses on the energy contained within one's body, Inner Body Cultivation is about releasing the shackles that bind you. However, Inner Body Cultivation can also increase the strength of your body and improve the energy you've cultivated depending on your race, species, bloodline, talent, gender, etc.]

[Everyone in existence has a slightly different Inner Body Cultivation system, and that's because everyone is slightly different. No two existences are exactly the same. There will be something innately different about them. Don't be fooled by the"Human race Inner Body Cultivation" or "Dragon Inner Body Cultivation" manuals you might find. Sure, those manuals can help you increase your Inner Body Cultivation, but it won't take you as far as doing it yourself would.]

[To do it yourself, you must look deep inside you for the shackles that bind you, hiding your true potential. However, be mindful that these "shackles" don't always appear as shackles. Sometimes they appear as gates, doors, stars, and holes. They could manifest as anything. The important thing to note here is there is something deep within you, closed off from the rest of your body.]

[Another thing to remember is that these shackles don't have a specific place they could appear. One shackle might be located in several different locations, making it nearly impossible to find. However, that doesn't matter. You can link the rest with enough patience and hard work if you can find a single shackle.]

[The next step is to comprehend this shackle, understand why it's there and how you can break it. Sometimes, this information might come naturally; other times, it'll take a while, but be patient. Your body will tell you when you're ready to break it.]

That was the introduction to the book, as there was more to it, but Mira just sat there with a blank look on her face, not looking impressed at all.

"That's it? That's worth 5,000 points?"

Suddenly, the Guardian chimed in, "Hmph! You're looking down on that information, but you should know that although what you just read didn't seem groundbreaking, its importance in Inner Body Cultivation is unparalleled. Think about it. Without that knowledge, would you have even known where to start?"

Mira thought for a moment before shaking her head, "No, I wouldn't. That's why I bought this book."

"Exactly! This book provides you with the correct knowledge to take your first step, which is the most important for this type of cultivation!"

Mira seemed skeptical, but she couldn't refute his words as she knew next to nothing about Inner Body Cultivation.

"Alright. I'll take your word for it," Then, she smiled, "Now, what other items should I choose? Hehehe~"