"A hundred years ago, at the Moon Worship Banquet of the Evil Moon Sect, Meng Qi, Alliance Leader of the Bear Province Alliance, overwhelmed the younger generation of the Evil Moon Thousand Provinces. The sect was overjoyed, and after he returned, it bestowed Myriad Ages Mountain upon him as his cultivation ground."
"More than twenty years ago, the Grand Elder discovered an unparalleled genius in the Eternal Thirteen Provinces and brought him back to the sect to cultivate. His natural talent was peerless, and in just twenty years after entering the sect, he reached the God Martial realm. Five years ago, the sect bestowed Thousand Autumns Lake upon him as his cultivation ground. This person was named Gong Jian."
Hearing this, Lin Bai finally understood. The owners of the seven great cultivation grounds in the Eternal Devil Sect were either high-ranking figures within the sect, such as the Sect Master and the Grand Elder; extraordinarily talented people who had overwhelmed their peers, such as Murong Chuan of Golden Leaf Manor and Gong Jian of Thousand Autumns Lake; or people who had made outstanding contributions to the Eternal Devil Sect, such as Meng Qi of Myriad Ages Mountain.
Senior Sister Yi Mei said, "One thing worth mentioning is that Gong Jian is the Grand Elder's direct disciple—and his only disciple. The Grand Elder brought him to the Eternal Devil Sect from outside, but never said which province he came from. So now, Gong Jian of Thousand Autumns Lake is considered a neutral party. He doesn't belong to any alliance of the Thirteen Provinces Alliance."
Senior Brother Li patted Lin Bai on the shoulder and said, "Junior Brother Qing Luo, do you know that the Sword Hiding Hermitage you possess is a cultivation ground coveted by countless geniuses in the Thirteen Provinces