The Central Land is the largest, most prosperous, and resource-rich region in the entire Martial World, boasting the highest concentration of powerful individuals.
The Ice Palace, Sword Emperor Manor, Maitreya Temple, Seven Star Tower, Pure Yang Temple, and Machina Citadel are all located here.
However, it is a full hundred thousand li away from Jiao Hong Lu Gorge, where Jin Fu Town is located.
Therefore, even with Li Hai flying at full speed, he wouldn't be able to reach the Central Land anytime soon.
But he wasn't in a hurry.
As he flew, he calmly continued to sort through all his martial arts foundations, preparing for the Tyrant Level Cultivation Technique that was about to be born.
The reason for such solemnity was that Li Hai would create more than one Cultivation Technique this time.
He wanted to cultivate all martial arts simultaneously, progressing equally, and entering the Tyrant Domain in the most comprehensive and perfect manner.
The Central Land is vast and prosperous.
Mountains crisscross, and water systems intertwine.
Within its vast territory, there are both towering mountain ranges stretching endlessly and winding rivers.
There are both magnificent, densely populated cities and countless scattered counties, towns, and villages.
At the same time, various large and small sects, strong and weak, are spread throughout these mountains, rivers, cities, and towns.
Some are nestled by mountains and rivers, others built near cities, all writing their own Martial Forest legends in various ways.
And in the northernmost part of this vast land, stands the Ice Palace, one of the three Holy Lands of the Martial World.
Its entire main structure is built upon a massive snow peak, towering thirty-six thousand zhang high.
Looking from afar, it resembles an impressionistic painting sketched with frost and snow as ink, and cold wind as a brush.
As for why the Ice Palace is named the Ice Palace, it is because all its structures are stacked and built from pieces of Eternal Era Profound Ice, harder than steel.
Along the top edges of these ice walls, ice prisms stand erect, each like a blade or knife, constantly shimmering with a biting cold light under the dim celestial glow, as if capable of tearing the sky apart.
At the same time, the Ice Palace's dome is like an inverted Ice Lake, deep and dark blue, resembling a swirling nebula, silently narrating its ancientness and mystery.
Surrounding the Ice Palace on all four sides is a vast ice plain, and upon this ice plain are scattered thousands of gigantic ice lotuses.
These lotus flowers, as large as houses, constantly bloom, crystal clear, each refracting colorful light, reflecting the surrounding ice and snow scenery, creating a dreamlike illusion.
Beyond these widespread ice lotuses, ice towers stand tall, shimmering with cold light, and ice bridges connect the towers, their bodies like rainbows, crisscrossing and interweaving through the swirling snow.
Thus, at first glance, these towering ice towers appear like a hundred thousand heavenly soldiers and generals, standing shoulder to shoulder, guarding the place.
Finally, at the very center of all this, within the Ice Palace, which covers an area of several million mu, is externally as grand and magnificent as a divine palace, and internally as vast and profound as a city, cold mist is like a sea and a chasm, rising and falling to form circling Dragons, and transforming into galloping Auspicious Beasts as it drifts like a light veil.
And in this divine and sacred palace, in its deepest reaches, within a building that seems to be constructed from layers of ice flowers and snow lotuses, Xue Feihong was loudly arguing with her father, the Winter God Xue Cangqiong, about something:
"Father, stop talking, I'm going to marry Li Hai! You don't understand him at all!"
"Understand him? Hmph, I'm thinking of ending him right now!"
Xue Cangqiong said angrily, "Also, you're a girl, why are you talking nonsense about 'marrying him as a wife'? And wanting to have a wedding, and be the groom? Are you crazy? What kind of nonsense is this? Do you want the whole world to laugh at my Ice Palace?!"
"Father, I need to correct you on one thing. That's not called a groom, it's called a bridegroom!"
Xue Feihong argued, "And why can't a man be a wife? Why can't a woman be a husband? My Xue Feihong, whether in martial power, talent, or family background, is strong enough, so I want to be the dominant woman, I want to be the bridegroom, and I even want to put a red veil on Li Hai and make him my groom!"
Then, without waiting for Xue Cangqiong to speak, Xue Feihong softened her tone and spoke again:
"Father, when Li Hai arrives, please take a good look at him. Whether it's his appearance, talent, or Realm, he is more than worthy of being your daughter's groom. You definitely won't be disappointed."
"Alas~"
Xue Cangqiong said dispiritedly, "Do whatever you want. Whether you think that Li Hai is handsome and want to bring him into the palace as a big toy, or you want to make him your groom, it's all up to you.
Just be happy, and don't bother me anymore."
The conversation ended unhappily.
Subsequently, to avoid seeing and being annoyed, Xue Cangqiong no longer questioned Xue Feihong's various absurd ideas.
And Xue Feihong began to order her Disciples to decorate the entire Ice Palace, intending to turn it completely red, transforming it into the scene of a wedding banquet.
So much so that when Li Hai traversed a hundred thousand li, flying over numerous mountains and valleys to reach the airspace above the Ice Palace, he almost thought he had gone to the wrong place.
As for whether he would agree to this wedding, agree to be the groom, that was completely outside Xue Feihong's consideration.
Because Xue Feihong, who was born with Innate Realm and grew up always being looked up to by everyone, had always acted on her own impulses, never caring about others' opinions, only her own feelings.
Therefore, in such a major life event, Xue Feihong's domineering style remained unchanged.
"Wow! Li Hai, you're here!"
Standing on the ice plain outside the palace, leading the Ice Palace Disciples in their busy preparations, Xue Feihong's eyes lit up the moment she saw Li Hai slowly descending from the sky. She immediately flew up into the air, wanting to embrace him.
But Li Hai's expression remained blank, and his figure flickered as he dodged, flying straight down towards the ice plain below.
Xue Feihong merely smiled in the face of such a cold reception, then followed him, flying to the ice plain.
And those Ice Palace Disciples on the ice plain, upon seeing Li Hai's face from afar, also showed looks of shock, whispering among themselves.
When he officially landed on the ground, they even chuckled and bowed to him, calling out "Hello, groom!" one after another, leaving Li Hai completely bewildered.
However, Li Hai was too lazy to ponder these things. He directly turned his head and asked the smiling Xue Feihong, "Where is Feifei?
Take me to her."
Upon hearing this, Xue Feihong's expression suddenly turned cold, and a strong hint of killing intent flashed in her eyes.
But then she immediately resumed her smiling face and said softly, "Of course, come, follow me, I'll take you there right now."
Saying this, she swiftly flew into the Ice Palace.
Li Hai, after scanning the personal interfaces of all the Disciples on the ice plain, quickly followed her.
The various palace buildings they passed during their journey need not be mentioned. In short, it wasn't long before Li Hai followed Xue Feihong into a building that resembled a pavilion.
And there, Li Hai saw Feifei, who had already advanced to the Grandmaster Realm.