Soul Emperor Martial God

Everday City, unlike other major cities, wasn't much different.

Just like other places, it had its pubs, tea houses, trading companies, and buildings aplenty.

The only difference, probably, was that on the bustling streets there wasn't a single ordinary person to be seen.

Everyone was a Martial Artist.

And the weakest among them were at the Mysterious Profundity Ninth Layer of Cultivation.

Mystic Breakthrough Realm Martial Artists were a common sight.

Earth Origin Realm and Heavenly Origin Realm Martial Artists were also not uncommon.

Though the Extreme Cold Land was dangerous, it was still the preferred choice of many Martial Artists for training.

Additionally, the sheer number of demon beasts attracted many Demon Hunters and Independent Martial Artists, among others.

Moreover, there were numerous Sects established here, which also had their own cities.

However, these cities were jointly created by the local Sect Powers.

There were dozens of cities, big and small, across the entire Extreme Cold Land, incorporating hundreds of Sects.

Of course, each of these cities was immense.

But in the vast expanse of the Extreme Cold Land, they seemed as insignificant as a drop in the ocean, with immensely vast distances between them.

These cities were the only safe havens for Martial Artists coming from all over the continent.

Of those, Everday City was the most famous.

Among the ten or so Sects in Everday City, the Everday Ice Palace took the lead.

The Ice Edge Conference was also spearheaded by the Everday Ice Palace, with coordination from the various forces of the Extreme Cold Land.

The strongest powers in the whole Extreme Cold Land were one palace, one gate, and two doctrines.

Everday Ice Palace, Snow Blade Sect, Ice River Sect, and Ice Martial Sect were the four major powers.

But I digress.

After Xiao Yi and Bai Bingxue entered Everday City,

The first place they went to was the Everday Ice Palace.

The Everday Ice Palace was essentially the de facto City Lord's Mansion of Everday City.

The two registered at the Everday Ice Palace and obtained their competition credentials.

The so-called competition credentials were two tokens from the Everday Ice Palace.

Xiao Yi's token was number 82, and Bai Bingxue's was number 83.

The token numbers merely represented the order in which they had registered at the Everday Ice Palace and had no special significance.

Afterwards, they left the Everday Ice Palace and casually found an inn nearby to stay at.

There was still a bit over a month until the Ice Edge Conference would begin.

Various Heavenly Talents and Martial Artists were still arriving.

For now, the two of them could only wait.

However, this wait wasn't without purpose.

The reason why so many Sects could establish themselves in the Extreme Cold Land wasn't without cause.

This boundless, vast expanse of land, received the Extreme Cold Gang Wind from above and was underlain by perennial snow that hadn't melted for thousands of years.

In this area, the Ice Attribute Spiritual Energy was exceedingly abundant.

Ice Attribute cultivators could practice here, and one day's effort could equal several days' work elsewhere.

That is to say, the Extreme Cold Land was a natural Treasure Land for Ice Attribute cultivators to practice.

Of course, almost all those who established Sects here were Martial Artists who followed the path of ice and snow.

At this moment, having found an inn, Xiao Yi and his companion settled in.

The consumption at the inn was extremely high, costing a hundred thousand silver taels per night.

As the only places in the Extreme Cold Land where Martial Artists could rest safely, the expenditures in every city were quite high.

But with these steep costs, the cities offered absolute safety to Martial Artists.

After all, these were cities built by the local Sect Powers, and there was protection for the Martial Artists' strength.

Despite demon beasts rampant in the Extreme Cold Land, there had never been an incident where a city had been breached.

For Martial Artists to be able to rest in a safe environment and practice without worry, the aforementioned hundred thousand taels were indeed worth it.

Additionally, if the Extreme Cold Land is considered a Treasure Land for Ice Attribute Martial Artists to practice,

Then Everday City would be the treasure of treasures within this land.

Beneath Everday City lay a small Snow Vein Land.

Snow Vein Lands are places known to nurture the essence of Cold Ice Marrow.

If the abundant Ice Attribute Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy of the Extreme Cold Land could increase a Martial Artist's practice speed several times over,

Then the presence of Cold Ice Marrow would multiply that speed even further.

Collectively, this could achieve an impressive and shocking speed of 8 to 10 times faster.

At the moment, there was a Spirit Gathering Array in the room of the inn where Xiao Yi was staying.

The inns and pubs in Everday City were all properties of Sect Powers such as the Everday Ice Palace.

The Spirit Gathering Array was also set up by the Everday Ice Palace.

Martial Artists could initiate it to begin their cultivation.

Xiao Yi tried it out and, indeed, surges of Ice Attribute Spiritual Energy were being continuously released from the Spirit Gathering Array.

He quickly absorbed the energy.

As these Spiritual Artifacts were drawn into his body, Xiao Yi's face suddenly lit up with joy.

"The speed of cultivation is truly eight times faster."

"And the Ice Attribute Spiritual Energy here is extremely pure."

The so-called purity referred to a quality that was more advanced than normal Ice Attribute Spiritual Energy.

After Xiao Yi had absorbed it into his body and converted it into Primordial Power, it continuously flowed out of the 'Ice Mountain' and was being absorbed by the Ice Phoenix Sword without end.

...

In the mountain, years pass without notice, cultivation unfelt by time.

Under such accelerated cultivation speed, time slowly passed by more than a month.

Only one day remained before the start of the Ice Edge Conference.

Xiao Yi awoke from his cultivation, a sharp glint bursting from his eyes.

He had already paid millions of taels at the inn, along with Bai Bingxue's share, nearly eight million taels. Over the month, his cultivation had never ceased.

Although his Cultivation had not increased much, most of the power was taken by the Ice Phoenix Sword.

But clearly, within the Qi Spring of his body, under the Ice Mountain Fire Sea, there was now a sign that the Gaseous Elemental Power was slowly beginning to liquefy.

He estimated that breaking through to Heavenly Origin would not take much longer.

With a creak,

Xiao Yi pushed open the door of his room. Tomorrow would be the Ice Edge Conference, and he had no intention of continuing his cultivation.

By coincidence, at the same time, the door to the room opposite also opened.

Bai Bingxue walked out slowly from her room.

"What a coincidence," Bai Bingxue said with a cold smile.

Xiao Yi nodded.

"Tomorrow will be the Ice Edge Conference. It's been more than a month since I've come to Everday City and I've yet to see the sights here. Care to join me?" asked Bai Bingxue.

Xiao Yi shook his head and smiled, "No thanks, I'm just going to stroll around, loosen up my muscles, and then continue cultivating."

In fact, Xiao Yi also planned to see the unique scenery of Everday City.

He just preferred to be alone.

"Suit yourself," Bai Bingxue replied coldly and left on her own.

...

Atop the city walls of Everday City,

Xiao Yi rested against the wall, feigning sleep.

This was the highest place in Everday City, the place closest to the sky.

It was also the place nearest to the aurora.

The ethereal aurora, casting its glow down, felt warm all over when bathed in its light.

In the cold air of this Extreme Cold Land, such a warm feeling was extremely rare and incredibly comforting.

Many Martial Artists within the city liked to come here to admire the beauty of the aurora and enjoy this comfortable sensation.

Xiao Yi, of course, came here following its fame.

However, unlike the other Martial Artists around him who were enjoying and feeling content,

His face was full of complexity.

He liked being alone, but at the same time, he hated it.

He felt that solitude was quiet, allowing him to immerse himself in his own thoughts.

Yet, whenever he was alone and not in a state of cultivation, he would involuntarily think about past events.

He always thought of that girl, always hoping to find her, yet he never could, not even a trace of a clue.

In his hand was a Token, shining white, with the words 'Holy Moon' inscribed on the back.

His grip was tight, so tight it hurt, but he did not feel it.

Even with his current strength, even putting forth his full effort, he still could not shake the Token in the slightest.

"Where in the world are you, girl," Xiao Yi gazed at the horizon, gazed at the end of the aurora.

Just at that moment,

A harsh argument erupted not far away, grating unpleasantly on the ears.

"Hmm?" Xiao Yi frowned, squinting his eyes.

In the distance, Bai Bingxue was also admiring the aurora.

However, at the moment, she was embroiled in a dispute with a group of people.

By their attire, they were from the Snow Blade Sect.

...

Third release.