Several days later, aboard a spaceship, Lu Yin and Xi Yue stood by the window, gazing outside. They had left the shoals beside the Star River and were heading for the First-class Realm in the Inner Universe. Their destination was Sword Mountain.
Sword Mountain had once belonged to the Sword Sect. Twenty years ago, when the Sword Sect fought the Eternal Clan, it followed the Eastern Frontier Alliance to the Outer Universe to evade the fighting. Later, as the long years of slaughter against the Eternal Clan continued, all cultivators needed protection from Progenitors. The Sword Sect had never been able to return to the First-class Realm.
If they returned, they would no longer be under a Progenitor's protection.
With no other choice, they had to remain in the Outer Universe with the Eastern Frontier Alliance—which was now the Lu Tian Gate.
Now, Sword Mountain in the First-class Realm had become a training ground and selection site for Yi Team's affiliated squads. The battlefield between the Eternal Clan and humanity had been pushed westward, making the First-class Realm much safer than before. The Sword Sect had tried to return several times, but Lu Buzheng had stopped them each time. If the Sword Sect left, it would effectively be joining the Three Absolute Heavenly Gate. They intended to return to their Ancestor Land, but that meant betraying the Lu Tian Gate. Lu Buzheng wasn't a fool; he would never agree.
And so, Sword Mountain had remained under the Three Absolute Heavenly Gate's control for more than ten years.
"They're using a Black Hole Grade Aurora spaceship just to transport the two of us. Hen Xin must command enormous resources," Lu Yin remarked.
"Twenty years ago, the Glory Hall kept things in check, so many matters could be handled according to the