"Austin, can you accompany us for a bit to take a walk in the Ice Palace?"
Isis asked out of nowhere.
As soon as she finished speaking, her eyes avoided Austin's and fell on the ground. Her face instantly
turned red because of embarrassment.
"Take a walk with you?"
Austin was a bit stunned. He didn't expect that she would ask him for something like this.
"Why? Can't you?"
There was a hint of disappointment that instantly flashed across Isis's eyes as she pouted her lips.
It wasn't easy for her to muster her courage and make this kind of request. If she was rejected, she
didn't know whether she would be able to talk to him again.
After all, Austin's status was totally different from what it was before. He was always busy and there
was a huge chance that he might just ignore her.
"No, I was just surprised. Yeah, of course. Why not?"
Seeing the immediate disappointment in Isis's eyes, Austin couldn't help but smile and agree.
It was just a simple request, and he had time to spare right now. There was no reason for him to refuse.
"Really?
All right. Let's go to various universes in the Ice Palace. We will tour you around. It'll be fun!
I have been here for a long time, so I'm familiar with the wonderful places in it."
Isis was deeply overjoyed upon hearing Austin's positive response.
"Come on, Winnie. Let's go."
With that, the three of them set out together.
The two women were so happy to spend some time with Austin by themselves. They wanted to seize
this opportunity because they didn't know when it might happen again.
Then, Isis and Winnie took Austin around the Ice Palace.
It was a large universe community comprised of about two thousand universes.
For a long time now, Isis and Winnie had been living in the Ice Palace. They knew the area like the
back of their hands, especially Isis.
Since Isis was one of the core disciples of the Ice Palace and also one of the ice ladies, she knew
several secrets that weren't known to many.
"The Ice Palace is an ancient universe community.
It is said that its first ancestor had already lived even before the Sea of Chaos came into existence.
During the primitive era, our first ancestor was a big shot who could dominate the entire Sea of Chaos.
However, after successive generations, the strength of the Ice Palace became weaker and weaker.
When I became an ice lady, I swore that I would do my best in order to regain its former glory."
Isis happily told Austin the history of the Ice Palace and how important it was to her.
As they walked side by side, Austin was constantly greeted by her enticing fragrance.
"That's great! I believe you can do it.
After all, there's nothing impossible through hard work,"
Austin encouraged her and commended her dedication.
He also felt that Isis had become more lively and outgoing than before.
He was glad that his old friend was enthusiastic about what she was doing.
Austin knew Isis back when he was still in the Prime Martial World. Later they managed to meet again
in the Divine Continent.
Thinking back, he realized that they had known each other for such a long time.
"I'm thankful for you saying those things, but I just wish that I'm a little more capable like you.
Then, maybe I could really make the Ice Palace rise again in the Sea of Chaos."
Isis let out a deep sigh as she smiled bitterly.
"What are you saying? You just need to keep pushing forward.
You have amazing talents and cleverness. You can be even stronger than me one day."
Austin tried to boost her morale.
"Hey, you don't need to lie to me.
I don't even think that I'll get near your current level. I'm just an ordinary preliminary-grade divine god,
not even a genuine divine god.
But you! You could easily fight against semi-governing gods.
There's an unimaginably huge gap between you and me.
I can't even believe that I was much stronger than you when we first met at the Sunset Mountain in the
Prime Martial World,"
Isis said with a frown as she started to recall the past.
After that, her face immediately blushed. Even her neck turned red.
She remembered the first time they met back at the Sunset Mountain.
Austin hit her, and all of her clothes were shattered because of the energy wave.
Unintentionally, he saw her naked body.
At the same time, Austin also recalled what happened when he met Isis for the first time.
Of course, he could still clearly remember that embarrassing scene.
Back then, he was still a little impulsive.
Austin couldn't help but smile as he realized how much he had also changed.
However, when Isis noticed the smile on Austin's face, she took it differently.
'This guy must be thinking about that time! I hate it!'
She still got pissed off whenever she remembered it.
But strangely, an unusual feeling rose from within her heart.
She had known for a while that she did have deep feelings for Austin. Thus, when she recalled the
past, she couldn't help but feel warm in her heart.
As the two talked along the way, Winnie just stayed silent. She didn't talk much and just followed them.
However, she couldn't stop herself from stealing glances at Austin from time to time.
Austin also enjoyed his time with the two beautiful ladies. He took it as a great pleasure to be
accompanied by them, who also served as his guides to be more familiar with the universe community.
They continued to visit different universes while the two ladies explained to him the anecdotes related
to these universes as well as the noteworthy history that happened in them.
"That's strange. This universe is different from the rest that we've already seen.
There is no law of ice at all, but a rich sword aura is pretty evident.
How is it a part of the Ice Palace? What is this universe?"
A particular universe caught Austin's attention.
It actually had a grim atmosphere, which was partnered by a large amount of sword aura that it emitted.
At the same time, it gave off an ancient and mottled kind of feeling.
When Austin released his spiritual sense, he was surprised that he was able to perceive a few indistinct
shadows of sword cultivators that walked in the starry sky.
Shockingly, these sword cultivators were just time marks, but they still emitted tremendous sword
intent.
As Austin inspected closely, he saw unique streaks of sword aura, like a group of fish swimming
vigorously in the deep sea, floating and wandering in the starry sky of the universe.
'Wait. I don't think I have seen this before. There's nothing ordinary about these sword auras!'
Austin's eyes lit up at what he just saw.
As he focused his spiritual sense towards the sword auras, he noticed that each of them contained a
supreme omnipotent skill. There were all kinds of sword moves, and the murderous will they possessed
was unbelievably strong.
Even as a powerful sword master himself, Austin found these sword auras to be invincible.
Everything was complete. They contained understandings, truths, and even the secrets of the sword
moves.
"This universe is like a paradise for sword cultivators.
Any swordsman that will cultivate here will definitely make great progress in their skills."
Austin continued to be appalled by the scene.
In fact, he did see several swordsmen sitting and meditating in the starry sky of the universe, trying
their best to comprehend various swordsmanship skills around them.
Austin knew that the main inheritances of the Ice Palace were the cultivation methods related to the law
of ice.
However, he realized that many creatures also practiced other types of cultivation methods, such as
swordsmanship.
"This is the Ice Sword World.
It's actually a very special world within the Ice Palace.
As you may have noticed, it's different from the other worlds and universes here. It is said that this
world did not belong to the Ice Palace at the beginning.
But then a cultivator, who was proficient in swordsmanship, used a secret technique to bring it here
countless years ago.
Therefore, although it is within the Ice Palace, there is no law of ice in it.
Instead, this is the only area that is filled with strong sword aura..."
Isis introduced the universe upon seeing that Austin had taken quite an interest in it.
"Oh, I see.
So, there is a unique legend about it,"
Austin said as his eyes were still fixed on the Ice Sword Cosmos.
"Yes. It is said that the cultivator who brought the Ice Sword World here was actually in a relationship
with the leader of the Ice Palace back then.
However, not long after he moved the Ice Sword World to the Ice Palace, he passed away due to a
serious injury.
Because of that, the leader became very depressed that she passed her position to a trusted ice lady.
And after that, she disappeared and no one saw her again.
All of this is recorded in the history books of the Ice Palace,"
Isis added.
"I see. That's a tragic story.
But this world is really fascinating. There are so many spiritual soul marks left by several swordsmen
inside. I can't imagine how many powerful masters of swordsmanship must have lived here,"
Austin remarked.
Then, Austin suddenly narrowed his eyes and looked into the depths of the universe.
"What is that? Do you also know what that is?
Is that real? It's a building that is purely made up of sword aura!"
Austin couldn't help but exclaim. He was already fascinated by the atmosphere of the world, but he
actually saw a huge building that was made up of nothing but sword aura.
"You saw a building made of sword aura?!"
Isis and Winnie also exclaimed as they heard what Austin said.
"Austin... Don't tell us that you can see the legendary sword shrine!"
Isis looked at Austin in disbelief.
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