Cyrus is struggling with an uncontrollable frost poison that worsens despite his seclusion. An elder suggests a rare solution: finding a cultivation partner with a Pure-Yang body, which can neutralize cold energies and boost cultivation. Although Cyrus has rejected personal ties and despises physical contact, he is urged to accept this partner to survive. The elder reveals the partner is Claire, a new recruit with the coveted Pure-Yang constitution. Cyrus faces a difficult choice—embrace this unconventional method requiring close contact or risk losing control of the poison. The episode ends with Cyrus confronting his resistance to this desperate plan.