Patriarch Cold Flame and Xiong Shan were observing the island down below with excitement in their eyes.

"It looks like no one's found this place yet," Patriarch Cold Flame remarked as he took a glance at his surroundings.

"That's only to be expected. This is an extremely secluded place, and I wouldn't have stumbled upon this island back then if I hadn't been frantically fleeing from that pack of frost beasts," Xiong Shan replied as he stared at the palace within the light barrier with fervent excitement in his eyes.

"You seem very confident, Fellow Daoist Xiong Shan. You must've made some extensive preparations for this trip," Patriarch Cold Flame chuckled.

"I bet you've done the same, Fellow Daoist Cold Flame. You've most likely already completely mastered the Great Universe Origin Arts. I'm assuming you weren't going all-out against those frost beasts from earlier," Xiong Shan harrumphed coldly in response.

"How could my paltry powers possibly compare with yours?" Patriarch Cold Flame chuckled in a modest fashion.

The two of them exchanged a glance,...