"What? A shrine?"
Austin asked in bewilderment.
The sword-shaped building emanated an ominous aura which sent chills down everyone's spine.
Each brick and tile was made of beams of sword auras that intertwined with each other.
These auras seemed to be alive, wriggling as they moved from one place to another.
Oddly enough, the whole building looked like a living thing as well.
Every sword aura was spreading and emitting some strange energy, making people's hair stand on end with fear. It seemed impossible to destroy the faith of swordsmanship.
While Austin perceived the building, he sensed that the constantly wriggling sword auras faintly let out some unwilling and sad cries.
"Revenge! Revenge! I must take revenge!"
The voices were filled with anger and desperation.
The space around the building was distorted and even shattered.
Austin briefly described the appearance of the building to Isis and Winnie.
"Yes, it is indeed the shrine.
I didn't expect you to be able to see it, Austin!
It's highly possible that you are the chosen one!"
Both Isis and Winnie were left with their mouths open while they stared at Austin in disbelief.
"The chosen one? What do you mean by that?"
Austin eagerly asked.
"It is said that before that sword master died, he left his cultivation base of swordsmanship in the Ice Sword World, and only the chosen one will be able to find it.
According to the sword master's last words, the chosen one should be able to find the shrine before he obtains the master's swordsmanship.
And legends say that you'll be able to find that in there,"
Isis explained thoroughly.
She was an ice lady, so she knew a lot of secrets of the Ice Palace.
"There had been countless sword cultivators of our Ice Palace who dedicated their lives to search for this temple and gain the swordsmanship of that sword master.
However, every single one has failed to find anything.
Then, many of them began to doubt if the legend was true at all.
But here you are. You discovered the shrine as soon as you came!"
Isis marveled.
"I see.
It seems that luck is by my side."
Austin let out a grin.
He speculated that he was able to easily find it because his spiritual sense was almost as powerful as that of a semi-governing god.
Moreover, he was sure that he was much better at swordsmanship than all the sword cultivators of the Ice Palace.
That was why everyone from the Ice Palace failed to find the place.
Meanwhile he discovered it without even trying.
"Austin, now that you have found the shrine, hurry up and go there.
If you enter it, you are likely to obtain the lifelong cultivation base of the said sword master!"
Isis urged him excitedly.
"All right.
Since I'm the chosen one, I'll go in and give it a try."
Austin's interest was aroused. He eagerly strode towards the shrine.
After a few steps, he arrived at the gate of the building.
Isis and Winnie followed him closely behind.
"Sure enough, this is exactly the shrine as recorded in the books in the Ice Palace,"
the two women said as they laid their eyes on the structure for the very first time.
"I didn't expect it to be true!
It's standing right in front of us!"
Both Isis and Winnie were exhilarated.
"Let's go inside and have a look,"
Austin suggested as he walked towards the gate.
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