Inside the sevth peak of Jade White Mountain, Sam sat in a lotus position, floating in the air.
Before him, three scrolls hovered, exuding various Dao symbols and ergy signatures that formed a swirling whirlpool a him.
The cave''s top was op, revealing the blue sky.
The sh of Dao patterns in the whirlpool created a mesmerizing spectacle, spiraling out of the cave and blding with the snow-covered mountain, creating a captivating view.
With each inhale and exhale, wisp-like Daosymbols transformed into streaks of light that tered Sam''s eyes.
His posture remained straight, his face calm, and his focus unwaveringly set on the sage techniques. While immersed in gaining insights, Sam remained oblivious to the evts a him.
Unbeknownst to him, notable figures from various forces, such as King Shun, Duncan Hailstorm, Nichs Scarlett, and Victoria reheart, had gathered for an audice at the Hailstorm n.
As each Dao symbol tered his eyes, the techniques unfolded in his mind like an op book.
He learned how to invoke them, the required steps, ergy consumption, pottial strgth, and hancemt to his abilities.
In his mind, vivid illusions yed out—his own figure performing the sage techniques. With each ofprehsion, the sces became more refined.
The cycle repeated thousands of times for each technique, gradually bringing them toplete form.
As his mastery approached perfection, faint ripples of ergy surged from his body, growing stronger with each passing momt.
As Sam''s mastery over the techniques neared perfection, his body effortlessly ascded, emerging above the sevth peak of Jade White Mountain through the cave hole. Unaware of his elevated position, his eyes remained closed in deep conctration.
A swirling phomon unfolded a him as an extraordinary amount of Daopatterns, gerated by the three Sage-grade techniques, congregated at his cter.
The small ripples produced grew increasingly pott, creating a series of escting ergy surges.
In a climactic momt, the ripples from the three techniques shed, resulting in a massive explosion-like sound that reverberated throughout the ancestral manor''s area.
BOOM!
The resounding explosion caught the atttion of Adriana Hailstorm, who was grossed in a conversation with King Shun. Reacting swiftly, she appeared at the foot of the sevth peak, drawn by the unexpected disturbance.
Following Adriana, several figures emerged, including her family, King Shun and his family, Duncan Hailstorm and his family, Nichs Scarlett, and Victoria reheart. Lora and Amelia were also among the group.
Nichs Scarlett was the first to raise a question. "Who is this kid? To have a mountain peak for himself, he must be someone of great importance."
Adriana proudly dered, "He is the one blessed by the heavly dao, the one I chose as my n''s true heir, the one I am proud to call my grandson."
King Shun, catching on, remarked, ''So he is the one who awaked the Mystic VoidHeart Harmonic physique, ranked first among the three thousand known physiques... and that crimson hair, could it be...?''
He narrowed his eyes at Victoria reheart, thedy with crimson hair, who appeared to be in herte twties and was gazing at Sam with starry eyes.
''Interesting. Two celestial dragon bloodlines, a supreme physique, with two of the strongest ns backing him... he is destined to be a promint figure in the future,'' King Shun thought to himself.
His eyes shifted towards his daughter, Yuna, who was also observing Sam with excitemt.
''If I can betroth my daughter to him, her future will be bright and secured. With that, I will also gain the support of two promint ns in the Azure Dragon contint,'' King Shun smiled internally, strategizing like a shrewd merchant about to make a profitable deal.
King Shun understood from the circumstances that Sam was an important figure for the Hailstorm and reheart ns.
Adriana wouldn''t have giv him the sevth peak of Jade White Mountain, and Victoria reheart wouldn''t have tak the trouble toe here, especially considering Sam''s unique crimson hair, a trait shared by every dragon with the Crimson Inferno bloodline.
These were not hunches but factual observations.
Unaware of her father''s thoughts, Yuna watched Sam with fascination, thinking, ''He is here... and he has be more handsome than thest time I saw him.''
''Why do I feel a sse of longing wh I gaze at him?'' she wondered.
Yuna, much like Amelia and Lora, expericed the Snyu resonance without knowing what to call it. This resonance was one of the reasons she desperately wanted to see Sam again.
Since their first counter, she couldn''t get him out of her head.
Growing frustrated, she feltpelled to see him, taking the lead to ask her father to let her tag along to the Hailstorm n.
Not far away, Amelia narrowed her eyes with an irritated look as she observed the way Yuna was looking at Sam. ''Tch, another one bites the dust. It seems I have to up my game, as thepetitors are increasing at an rming rate. I must secure my ce as the first wife.''
Amelia''s gaze th shifted to another figure emitting Snyu resonance. ''A dragon from the Hailstorm n, huh? Just like that werewolf and this Qilin girl, she also gives me this Snyu resonance.''
''I wonder how darling came up with this name ''Snyu Resonance''?'' Amelia smiled to herself as she observed the new dragon girl.
The girl she was observing was Ophelia Hailstorm, daughter of Duncan Hailstorm, who was the youngest brother of Alexander Hailstorm, rectly banished from the Ancestral Manor.
the girl''s milky hair flowed down her back up to her waist, and her dark ck eyes contemted Sam with an expression only she understood.
Next to Ophelia stood her father, Duncan Hailstorm.
''Hmm, H''s son, right? Let''s see if his talt matches his looks,'' he mused, continuing to observe Sam with a calcting gaze.
Not far away, Nichs Scarlett spotted his second daughter.
"My daughter..." Nichs called out to her.
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