The Northern Sea.
A land where snow falls endlessly, and a blade-sharp cold cuts through the air.
According to stories, the already harsh cold became a full-blown disaster after the death of the White-Rank beast, Snow Dragon.
Iâd never been there in my past life.
It wasnât technically considered part of Zhongyuan; it belonged to a place referred to as Outer Martial World (ìì¸ë¬´ë¦¼).
Yes, the Outer Martial World.
Even with the vast expanse of Zhongyuan, the Outer Martial World was a realm beyond its borders.
A place untouched by the influence of the Martial Alliance, where the two worlds coexisted under mutual wariness rather than cooperation.
Relations hadnât always been hostile, nor amicable, but that changed about twenty years ago.
Back then, the ruler of the Northern Sea, the Ice Palace Master, visited Zhongyuan, and trouble followed.
The Ice Palace Master fought the Sword Lord, didnât they?
No one knew the exact reason, but the Ice Palace Master clashed with the Sword Lord, who was the Martial Alliance Leader at the time.
The resulting battle reportedly devastated nearby mountains and large swaths of land.
Afterward, the Martial Alliance declared an embargo on all travel to the Northern Sea.
And those who traded with the Ice Palace suffered for it.
I donât remember much about that time, only that the records documented such events.
Decades later, the relationship between the Martial Alliance and the Ice Palace remained strained.
While they werenât classified as hostile forces, Zhongyuanâs martial artists were effectively banned from traveling to the Northern Sea.
Technically, travel was allowed if permitted by the Alliance.
But in the years since the ban, no such permission had ever been granted.
The law was more of a façade; the Martial Alliance had no intention of approving any requests.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
And yetâ¦
Here I was, hearing about the Ice Palaceâs Young Lady.
What is this?
Lady Miâs words left me momentarily speechless.
This was unprecedentedâsomething that hadnât occurred in my past life.
During the bloodbath caused by Cheonma in my previous life, the Northern Sea had remained silent.
None of its bloodline ever set foot in Zhongyuan.