Otherwise, how could someone whose foundation had long since been ruined still possess such a heaven-defying glow of talent?
The more Chun Xiaobai thought about it, the more creeped out he felt.
He hurried into his room, hastily packed a few things, then took Fang Yuan and Bai Jin'er charging down the mountain without looking back.
Once they left the Outer Sect's territory, the three rose on their flying swords and headed straight for the Inner Sect.
They had no idea until they went-and then they got quite a shock.
The Azure Cloud Sect's territory was astonishingly vast. They flew for a full four hours and were still circling around the Inner Sect's outskirts.
Only after asking Fang Yuan did Chun Xiaobai learn the truth.
The entire area spanning five thousand li belonged to the Azure Cloud Sect.
And within that vast territory, the Inner Sect alone occupied a full four-fifths of the land!
By comparison, the Outer Sect they had worked so hard to squeeze into was nothing but a miserable patch tucked away in some forgotten corner.
Now, by the bright moonlight, Chun Xiaobai could see endless mountains stretching beneath his feet, with a faint dome of light glowing atop every peak.
Clearly, every mountain had its own master.
Curious, Chun Xiaobai turned to Bai Jin'er and asked another question.
"Tell me, how exactly is this Inner Sect organized?"
Bai Jin'er immediately explained.
"Great King, our Azure Cloud Sect's Inner Sect is divided much like the Outer Sect, except our Outer Sect is divided into the Thirty-Six Peaks."
"The Inner Sect, on the other hand, is ruled by the more powerful 'forty-two grotto heavens.'"
"All these places beneath us are Blessed Lands and grotto heavens."
Bai Jin'er pointed at the rolling mountain ranges below as she spoke.