Chapter 2219: Chapter 2216: Xia Xue, Xia 2, Xia 3

Up ahead, the wind and snow swirled, as if the entire world was engulfed in this cold, blustery snowstorm.

Amidst the gaps in the blowing snow, a vague silhouette of a colossal entity could be seen.

Was it a gigantic beast in the snowstorm?

No, perhaps it was more like a super-giant fortress amidst the snow.

Upon closer inspection, this giant city was actually an immense Ice Crystal Palace.

A palace that could rival a huge city spanning thousands of miles at any given moment.

This palace was incredibly enormous.

The entire palace towered over several thousand zhang, and upon closer observation, it was divided into four layers.

"This is the legendary Ice Emperor Palace." Xiao Yi chuckled softly.

To those outside, the Ice Emperor Palace was nothing short of a legend.

It was an elusive Martial Arts Holy Land coveted by nearly everyone.

Even ordinary Hidden Forces had never truly visited here, nor did they genuinely know where within the Endless Snow Mountain the Ice Emperor Palace resided.

Whoosh... Whoosh... Whoosh...

As Xiao Yi approached, more than a dozen silhouettes suddenly emerged from the thick snowstorm ahead in the palace.

These dozen figures, seemingly middle-aged, all exuded the aura of Peak of Supreme.

Xiao Yi could tell that although these people were not showing their actual age in their appearances, none of them were over a century old.

The instant these dozens of people appeared, they had already surrounded Xiao Yi.

Their auras interconnected, forming a Wind Snow Great Formation in an instant.

With the aura of the snow-filled heaven and earth around, this formation’s power could easily multiply several times.

It would be challenging for even an ordinary First Layer of Saint Sovereign Realm to escape from this Wind Snow Formation.

"The Ice Emperor Palace is indeed remarkable." Xiao Yi nodded.

These dozen people were presumably just ordinary Gate Guards, yet they possessed such extraordinary mastery of the way of wind and snow.

"Who might you be?" The dozen Ice Emperor Palace martial artists frowned slightly.

Their intuition told them that the young man before them was by no means an ordinary person.

Xiao Yi smiled, casually uttering, "Eight Palace Martial Artist, Xiao Yi."

In his hand, he retrieved a Token.

The surrounding Ice Emperor Palace martial artists glanced at it, their expressions changing, "It’s genuinely the General Order of the Asura Hall."

"Greetings, Master Xiao Yi."

The group hurriedly paid their respects.

The leader immediately flew over to Xiao Yi, bowed courteously, and said, "Elder Xia had long been aware of Master Xiao Yi’s visit to the Ice Emperor Palace."

"However, since Master Xiao Yi usually travels alone, his whereabouts are elusive, hence Elder Xia said he was unsure of when you would arrive."

"So he specifically instructed that if Master Xiao Yi came, he should be called out immediately, and he would personally come to welcome you."

"No need." Xiao Yi shook his head, "Let’s go inside the palace first."

"Yes." The leading Ice Emperor Palace martial artist nodded respectfully, gesturing, "Master Xiao Yi, this way, please."

Saying that, he led the way on one side.

Xiao Yi followed them in.

Behind him, the other Ice Emperor Palace martial artists showed expressions of respect, occasionally discussing amongst themselves, gazing at Xiao Yi with eyes full of awe and reverence.

"Is this the fabled Master Xiao Yi?"

"The one whose name shook the Central Region, and he himself was the twins, with the other being Xiao Xun in the black robe?"

"The only Master of the Eight Palaces in history?"

Ahead.

Beyond the swirling heavy snow, Xiao Yi entered the vast expanse of the Ice Emperor Palace.

The leading martial artist respectfully said, "Master Xiao Yi, I am Xia Xue."

"We at the Ice Emperor Palace rarely interact with outside forces, and the palace martial artists seldom venture out."

"The Gate Guard martial artists earlier have long heard of Master Xiao Yi’s great name but are ultimately not well-informed, so they were a bit curious and talked a little, but they meant no harm."

"I hope Master Xiao Yi doesn’t mind."

Xiao Yi shook his head lightly, "It’s fine."

Xia Xue respectfully continued, "Master Xiao Yi, please feel at ease. I will go to the Third Layer to report to Elder Xia."

"Thank you." Xiao Yi nodded.

"See to it that Master Xiao Yi is well accommodated, and there are no further offenses." Xia Xue scolded the dozen Gate Guards.

"Yes, Captain." The dozen Gate Guards respectfully acknowledged.

Xia Xue flashed and left.

"Master Xiao Yi." Two martial artists bent over respectfully, "Please feel free to command Xia Er and Xia San for any matters."

"Xia Er and Xia San?" Xiao Yi raised an eyebrow.

Xia Er respectfully explained, "Our Ice Emperor Palace is immensely vast, with the number of martial artists in the palace exceeding ten thousand."

"And we are just Gate Guards, the lowest rank of martial artists, temporarily unable to use our real names, replaced by numbers like two, three, and four."

"I see." Xiao Yi realized.

The Ice Emperor Palace was situated deep within the Endless Snow Mountain, undoubtedly a secluded force.

Such a force, with its hierarchical system, is starkly distinct and well-defined, which is understandable.

"Can I take a walk around?" Xiao Yi asked.

Being here in the legendary Ice Emperor Palace for the first time, Xiao Yi was naturally slightly curious.

However, being aware that this was someone else’s force, he asked.

"Of course." Xia Er replied, "Master Xiao Yi, as the successor of that predecessor, you are free to come and go within our Ice Emperor Palace."

"And currently, this is only the first layer of the palace, which is where ordinary palace martial artists reside and train."

Xiao Yi nodded, strolling around.

The entire Ice Emperor Palace was indeed vast.

The first layer here was also extremely spacious.

Compared to the Sect Square of other forces, it was even more immense.

At a glance, it seemed boundless, yet it didn’t feel empty at all.

Because here, there were pavilions and towers everywhere, most importantly, these buildings were all made of ice crystal.

Surrounding ice flowers and ice trees dotted the area perfectly.

Overall, the surrounding scenery was dreamlike and enchanting, akin to an ice crystal world.

"Oh, by the way." Xiao Yi curiously asked, "Xia Xue is also a Gate Guard, how does he have a name?"

Xia Er replied, "The Captain is almost breaking through to the Peak of Supreme, stepping into Legend, so he won’t be long before being promoted to a Deacon within the palace."

"By then, Captain Xia Xue will be considered a significant figure with great authority in the first layer of our Ice Palace."

"Afterward, he’ll be able to move to a bigger mansion and a better training spot, and of course, he can have a name."

"I see." Xiao Yi nodded, passing by an ice crystal osmanthus, he taunted it with his hand and smiled.

It was not a real flower, just an ice flower, yet lifelike and elegant.

"There’s no trace of Primordial Power on the flower."

"If I’m not mistaken, the palace buildings here, each flower, and each tree, are not condensed by martial artists through Primordial Power, but rather crafted by hand and foot."

"Master Xiao Yi has a keen eye." Xia Er replied respectfully.

"Amazing." Xiao Yi marveled twice.

The vast Ice Emperor Palace, spanning thousands of miles, and so tall.

Even for martial artists with high cultivation, slowly controlling primordial power to assemble and arrange through ice dao would take a very long time.

With each building and pavilion, every flower and tree carved out of ice crystal, it was indeed a grand project.

Xiao Yi suddenly asked in confusion, "The first layer?"

"I just heard Xia Xue say he’s going to the third layer to find Elder Xia Canglan, do you have these divisions in the Ice Palace?"

Xia Er nodded and replied, "The Ice Emperor Palace spans thirty thousand miles and stands three thousand zhang tall, divided into four layers."

"The first layer is where the majority of palace martial artists reside and train, with nearly ninety-nine percent of the palace martial artists here, including ordinary martial artists and deacons."

"The second layer is accessible only to the palace’s core disciples and venerable envoys."

"The third layer is where the protectors and elders retreat and meditate."

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