A Martial Odyssey, Book 1 – The Divine Calamity By Avidfan
Chapter 1: The Mysterious Lady in Yellow
The secular sect Eternal Ice Palace was one of the three most influential outer fraternity clans in the martial fraternity.
It was located on top of the misty mountains of the Heavenly Mountains in the far north of the northern fraternity. At the top of the Heavenly Mountains was a great lake and it was where the Eternal Ice Palace was said to be located.
The Eternal Ice Palace was forbidden to men and naturally, the Eternal Ice Palace consisted of only women.
The sectarian leader of the Eternal Ice Palace was the Celestial Fairy. It was not her beauty that lured Yi Ping to the Heavenly Mountains for the Celestial Fairy was said to be a ninety-year-old hag.
The Celestial Fairy was greatly feared in the vicinity and in the martial fraternity. She was also highly accomplished in her martial skills; a single martial stroke from her would usually spell the end for her opponents!
It was rumored in the fraternity she had just passed away after leading the Eternal Ice Palace for the past twenty years.
When the news of her death broke out in the martial fraternity, it immediately caught the attention of the martial pugilists. The imagination of her wondrous secret martial arts caught on like wildfire among the pugilists.
Therefore, pugilists from all over the fraternity had been making their way north to the forbidden Heavenly Mountains, hoping to lay their hands on the fabulous martial treasures of the Eternal Ice Palace.
Yi Ping had come for the very same reason.
There was another reason that drawn him into these desolate mountains; to witness a possible conflict between the martial exponents which to him, was even more exciting than the secret martial arts of the Celestial Fairy!
He was young and a roving swordsman. He was not from any major clans, orthodox or not. He was just a busybody and was like many pugilists took every opportunity to meddle into the affairs of the martial fraternity.
Even if he was killed, he had to witness one of the most important events of the martial fraternity. Or at the very least, befriend some heroes of the martial fraternity. It would be even better if he could gain some recognition in the fraternity!
Therefore with this in mind, Yi Ping had set off to the bitter cold and harsh lands of the north!
On the third day, while walking and whistling, he heard the sound of trees crushing onto the ground. At first, he thought nothing of it until the thunderous sound of the trees gets louder and louder.
Then an injured middle age man was running and tripping onto the ground. When he saw Yi Ping, he immediately cried out, "Young hero, help me!"
Yi Ping responded by drawing out his sword. He thought, "Is the man being chased by bandits?"
Yi Ping shouted at him as he ran towards him, "Get behind me!"
A foolish hero usually died young. Yi Ping was not even thinking of how many bandits were chasing him. Fortunately, there was only one and it was a yellow dressed lady with a yellow veil.
She had appeared in the horizon and she did not even have a weapon in her hands. So then why did this man flee from her? From his expressions, he seemed to be terrified of her.
Even though that yellow dressed lady was veiled and Yi Ping could not see her face clearly, he could tell she must be a beautiful maiden. Her complexion was extremely fair and appeared flawless, her eyebrows were thin and delicate and her eyes were sparking and mesmerizing.
