Soul Land V: Rebirth of Tang San

At this point, Huang Bingbing had regained her composure, but the shock from hearing that a human had inherited the Ice Spirit Change was still significant.

She returned to her seat on the couch, and when she looked at Tang San again, her gaze had changed somewhat—it seemed a bit more relaxed compared to before. At least she knew there was a reason for the help Tang San offered the Ice Maiden Clan.

"Our clan is indeed facing financial difficulties. This starts with the origin of our clan," Huang Bingbing spoke calmly, "We, the Ice Maiden Clan, are the physical embodiment of Ice Spirits born from the ten-thousand-year deep ice. Innately pure as ice and jade!" As she said the last four words, she emphasized them deliberately.

"Mm-hmm," Tang San hurriedly nodded his head; at this time, he wouldn\'t dare touch her reverse scale.

Huang Bingbing continued, "After we were born with wisdom, we naturally possessed the ability to control the ice element, thereby becoming Ice Element Controllers. Our clansmen were born one after another, and who knows how many years passed before we began to form a tribe. It can be said that we are one of the oldest races in the Rihchen Empire, living at the very northern end of the Demon Monster Continent."

"All members of our Ice Maiden Clan are born female, and we don\'t know why. Our way of reproducing is through splitting. A small part of our divine consciousness is split off and combined with new ten-thousand-year profound ice, thus gestating a spirit embryo; and after many years of nurturing, it is born."

Tang San asked, "How long does this nurturing process take?"

Huang Bingbing replied, "About a hundred years or so."

Tang San was momentarily speechless—having a child over a span of a hundred years might be the longest pregnancy period ever.

"So, the Ice Maiden Clan must have been very powerful when it was first born?" Tang San said.

Huang Bingbing proudly said, "Of course, we were the darlings of the ice element when we were first born, naturally intimate with the ice element, at the Third Stage realm. By adulthood, even without cultivation, one could become a Sixth Stage Ice Element Controller."

This... didn\'t sound very strong to Tang San, but this time he didn\'t interrupt her.

Huang Bingbing went on, "Our Ice Maiden Clan has always been passed down like this. How could we have anything to do with you humans, let alone have offspring?"

Tang San said, "So how many Clansmen does the Ice Maiden Clan have now, and why did the inheritance encounter problems?"

After hearing his question, Huang Bingbing fell silent for a moment and then said, "Because of lack of money. To bear offspring, we need to find ten-thousand-year profound ice of sufficient age, but in the process, we have to go to the far northern lands of the continent, spending a lot of resources every time, both for transportation and other needs. And cultivation also requires resources; even though we live in the north where the ice element is abundant, the spirituality of heaven and earth is not rich enough. The richest spirituality of heaven and earth is here in the Ancestral Court. Therefore, the amount of profound ice with its own spirit has dwindled, and wanting to bear offspring requires us to cut more of our divine consciousness. Our cultivation has problems too, so naturally, giving birth has become increasingly difficult, and our race is also becoming more troubled."

Her explanation was a bit chaotic, but Tang San still managed to discern the crux of the issue from her words.

"So, you\'re saying, the region where you originally lived had sufficient spirituality of heaven and earth, and ten-thousand-year profound ice itself would absorb the spirituality of heaven and earth and naturally produce clansmen. Moreover, you yourselves split your divine consciousness to bear offspring, which also requires profound ice rich in spirit. But now, the quantity of such profound ice is decreasing. Also, for the Ice Maiden Clan to bear offspring, it must be at the God Level to be able to split the divine consciousness since only God Level strong have divine consciousness. And now, because the area you live in doesn\'t have enough spirituality of heaven and earth, your pace of cultivation has also slowed, fewer God Level strong are emerging, and naturally, giving birth has become difficult. Without more money to buy rare and precious resources, this has formed a vicious cycle," Tang San analyzed the situation for the clan leader based on his logic.

"That\'s right!" Huang Bingbing nodded. Although she wasn\'t very clear in her explanation, she had no problem understanding the analysis.

Tang San\'s mind flashed with understanding, and he realized the crux of the issue.

He pressed the center of his brow, and his spiritual power burst forth, isolating the room from the outside world.

Huang Bingbing\'s eyebrows raised slightly, but she quickly returned to normal, understanding what he was doing.

After isolating themselves from the outside, Tang San said, "I understand the problem you\'re facing, and I even know where the root cause lies."

Huang Bingbing asked in surprise, "Where does it lie?"

Tang San sighed and said, "Your Ice Maiden Clan was completely self-sufficient before, right? The ten-thousand-year deep ice produced by your clan was sufficient, and the spirituality of heaven and earth was enough for you to cultivate and advance to God Rank, thus continuing to give birth to your offspring."

"Yes, that\'s right." Huang Bingbing nodded.

Tang San asked, "Have you ever thought about why the spirituality of heaven and earth in your area suddenly became insufficient?"

Huang Bingbing was stunned and shook her head silently.

From his conversation with her, Tang San could feel that the Ice Maiden Clan was a very simple race, just as Huang Bingbing had described, pure as crystal and untainted.

"The reason is simple, because the Luck of the continent is converging towards the center. You are located at the edge of the continent, naturally making it the place where the spirituality of heaven and earth is thinnest." Tang San said with a wry smile.

This was different from Jiali City and the Ice Maiden Clan, as Jiali City was a main city, and the Luck converged there as well. Thus, though Jiali City didn\'t have as rich an aura of heaven and earth as the Ancestral Court, it was still not an issue. This must have been specially addressed when the main city was being built by the Ancestral Court. However, the Ice Maiden Clan didn\'t fall under any main city\'s jurisdiction. The Luck of the far northern lands was being plundered towards the center of the continent, naturally resulting in a gradual thinning of the spirituality of heaven and earth. This was the key to the problems faced by the Ice Maiden Clan.

"What do you mean?" Huang Bingbing\'s eyes widened as she stared at him.

Tang San explained, "Simply put, the Ancestral Court is gathering Luck, consolidating the Luck of the entire Demon Monster Land, even that of the entire Falan Planet, towards the center. As the Luck here swells, and as one grows at the expense of the other, the far northern lands, being the edge of the continent, naturally suffer a reduction in Luck. Consequently, the spirituality of heaven and earth also weakens as the aura converges towards the center. This is the crux of the issue your clan faces."

Understanding dawned on Huang Bingbing; her eyes went wide as she stared at Tang San, "Are you saying that the Ancestral Court has plundered our resources, leading to the problems with our heritage?"

Tang San nodded silently and said, "Theoretically, that\'s the case."

"Bastards! I knew it, why else would the spirituality of heaven and earth keep thinning." Huang Bingbing burst into anger, her cool face instantly showing a look of outrage, and she leaped to her feet, ready to dash outside.

Having become somewhat familiar with her character through their previous conversation, Tang San anticipated such a reaction and quickly stepped in front of her with a swift move.

"Out of my way!" Huang Bingbing raised her hand to strike him. Tang San\'s right hand drew an arc, deflecting her palm to the side.

"Patriarch, please don\'t be angry, it won\'t help matters!"