It has been a week since Dana accepted the Headmaster and since then she had been mainly cultivating, with receiving the Headmasters input on cultivation now and then.

The Headmaster also asked her to refer to him Headmaster Zhao, but since then he had been called old man Zhao from Dana which made him vomit blood from anger.

Nonetheless, since then he had accepted the new name his disciple called him, showing that he has a rather good temperament.

Although Dana's cultivation was already at Houtian Realm, her basic knowledge on the fundamentals of cultivation was awful.

Although old man Zhao's cultivation talent wasn't that high compared to herself, he is still an experienced cultivator which has lived over a hundred years, therefore his knowledge wasn't shallow and filled in the gaps of cultivation Dana wasn't too sure of before.

In fact, the old man Zhao was shocked on how quickly she learned, after finding his offer on providing the best cultivation technique in the academy rejected, he found that Dana's cultivation technique was much superior to the one of the Academies, which he assured her that he will definitely keep it a secret.

Being with Dana the past week made him realize that her talent is even greater than he truly imagined, which came in even more hope for practising the famed skill his Former Sect was previously famed for.

In fact, old man Zhao originally had little hope of Dana being able to practice his former sects technique, as originally this old man was one of the lowest ranked servants in the sect.

He had, in fact, told nobody his origins were originally from a Tier 4 power called the "Ice Lotus Sect", an all women's sect which cultivated the famed martial technique "Ice Lotus Technique" in which only core disciples and elders of the sect were permitted to practice in.

Old man Zhao was the servant of the former Sect Mistress since she was a little girl, which in turn made her fond of Old man Zhao the servant which accompanied her in youth.

Thus, old man Zhao enjoyed a fairly high status in the sect, which despite the authority it granted him had never abused his position which made many respect old man Zhao in the sect despite his lack of cultivation talent.

However, the sect caught the eye of two tiers 5 powers. One which was greedy for the "Ice Lotus Technique" secret technique and the other was a Demon sect which practised dual cultivation and lusted after the many beautiful talented disciples of the Ice Lotus Sect.

Even though the Ice Lotus Sect was a Tier 4 power, they were at the peak of a Tier 4 power just short of reaching Tier 5 and the secret technique which even many Tier 5 powers desired was extraordinarily profound making them not a sect which can be easily defeated without paying a large price!

Normally, these two Tier 5 powers were extraordinary enemies, one has the reputation of being a righteous sect and is loved and respected by many cultivators. The other was known as an evil sect and scourge on all cultivators alike.

However, both Tier 5 Sects ended up joining together to destroy the Ice Lotus Sect for their own benefits without caring about-face.

Fortunately, the Sect Mistress predicted this handing over the Secret Technique over to him before he left rapidly, as Old man Zhao cultivation talent was poor, he was considered a minor character thus ignored.

After putting up great resistance costing both the Tier 5 Sects major damage did the Ice Lotus Sect finally fallen.

When the righteous sect found the Secret Technique in which they paid such a serious price for not even present, the Sect Head of the Righteous sect ordered for the dead naked body of the Sect Mistress and the many elders which died fighting in the clash hanged for all to witness.

However, they still made a reasonable amount as the resources of a Peak Tier 4 power was nothing to scoff at, so even though they didn't receive the technique in which they hoped for, they still left satisfied and the Demon sect was relatively disappointed due to most of the deaths of all the upper characters deaths including the Sect Mistress however they still received plenty of Ice Lotus Sect disciples for new sect members to use. As they didn't see any of the core disciples or elders leaving the sect grounds, they didn't suspect for the Secret Technique in being taken away by such as minor servant.

The upper characters of the Ice Lotus Sect may know old man Zhao true status in the sect very well however as he never flaunted his status, the outer disciples of the Ice Lotus Sect didn't even know who he was, never mind the Tier 5 Sects thus creating an opportunity for old man Zhao to leave the sect unnoticed.

Ever since this occurred old man Zhao has lied low in the Azure continent hoping to find a suitable female successor for the Ice Lotus Technique, of course old man Zhao was filled with rage upon the death of the little girl he witnessed grow up and the injustice caused towards the sect he had stayed at almost his entire life.

However, he had little hope in ever getting revenge as a result of the opposing party being two Tier 5 powers, in which talent in this sort of this place will ever be able to compete to. In order to even find a suitable candidate to even be able to get revenge for the Ice Lotus sect, it will have to be top Genius for even a Tier 6 power!

And how rare and powerful is a Tier 6 power? Why would a Top Genius disciple capable of being one of the Top Geniuses in a Tier 6 power bother with an old man like him? Not mentioning that the likelihood of someone with that sort of talent appearing in a "backwater" place like this was almost impossible.

Nonetheless, after seeing Dana this past weak, a glimmer of hope appears in the old man's eyes however it disappeared as quickly as it appeared.

Although this lass is not as simple as she seems with the mysteriousness of her cultivation technique and her talent being higher than she is letting on, it still won't be enough to topple a Tier 5 Sect, however old man Zhao can still pass on the technique to a suitable successor for the Sect Mistress.

Well, at least the Ice Lotus Sect will not completely die out like this, a happy thought emerged in old man Zhao's mind.

"Lass, here is something which I've been wanting to give to you. It is a secret technique called "Ice Lotus Arts", don't worry about it tampering with your cultivation technique as it's an auxiliary art which supports alongside your cultivation technique which improves cultivation speed, improves the strength of Ice Qi and is also contains a set of martial skills with progressively getting stronger as you advance in the arts.

The technique also contains some rudimentary Ice Laws, which will allow one to gain more understanding of the concept of Ice.

I know you're hiding something, as your cultivation technique is way superior to the ones provided by the academy, and I will keep your secret, but all I ask is to practice this technique to the fullest and pass it onto your descendants if they are suitable." Old man Zhao appealed to Dana. After old man Zhao passed the arts he left the room, he can be of no true help for her comprehending the Ice Lotus Arts as he never truly practised it himself, with the burden of finding a successor for the arts found, it felt weight uplifted of old man Zhao's shoulders.

I hope the lass manages to comprehend the technique murmured old man Zhao with an expectant lustre in his eyes.

As Dana received the heartfelt words of Old man Zhao her thoughts became troubled after these thoughts passed Dana skimmed through the technique old man Zhao gave her. Mmm. This is truly profound and not simple, Dana thought as she read through the technique.

It seems the old man was right it is an auxiliary art meant to boost combat potential and support your cultivation technique alongside greatly helping someone who's Qi attribute is Ice, it truly is a treasure!

As Dana continued to appraise the technique, a surprised voice emerged from the system in her mind.

[Host, this is actually an Upper Tier Saint ranked Secret Technique! You have truly heaven-defying luck as the power which the old man probably came from likely didn't know the true value of this technique. The only disadvantages of this technique are it very complex and would require a large amount of talent in both cultivating Ice Laws and the talent of the individual themselves in order to progress through it. As Host is a Frost Wyvern, this technique is basically built for you!] The systems description of the technique sounded in Dana's mind.

An excited look appeared in Dana's features, I definitely need to thank that old man for this treasure! The old man likely didn't know how truly valuable this would be for her, not only can it boast her Frost Wyvern true form battle power due to its benefits towards Ice Qi, it can also allow her human form to have some suitable frost martial arts to battle in.

At the end of the day, Dana primary attribute is Ice, making her very talented in Ice related techniques and laws. She couldn't use the benefit of her comprehension towards the concept of Ice today, and as this technique is a profound method to do this Ice Qi it can help her develop her understand of Ice, thus creating a qualitative improvement of any Ice Qi attack she uses.

I should practice this technique as soon as possible Dana decided, but first I should promote my cultivation to the Second Rank of Houtian, this week using the assistance of the remaining cores she owned alongside her cultivating has already progressed to be at the peak of First Ranked Houtian, so without delay Dana closed her eyes and began meditating preparing to break through to Second Rank Houtian.