The departure of the Eight Great Imperial Clans within the Battle Heaven Pavilion merely signified their reluctant acceptance of the Battle Heaven Pavilion establishment.
But the revelry within the sect did not end there.
The celebration of over a hundred sects is undoubtedly a huge expense, and this is the moment to demonstrate the sects' financial strength.
The finest wines are plentiful, even if tens of thousands of people drink them; and whatever delicious food you can name, you'll find it here.
Later, someone roughly calculated that the expenses of today's Battle Heaven Pavilion were probably enough to support the expenses of a large sect for nearly a thousand years.
While the people below were enjoying themselves in the square, Lin Heng and the representatives of the Ascenders were chatting inside the main hall.
After Liuyun Lan and the others congratulated Lin Heng on the establishment of his Battle Heaven Pavilion, Liuyun Lan changed the subject, saying with a solemn expression, "Brother Lin..."
As soon as the words left his mouth, Liuyun Lan felt it was somewhat inappropriate. Among cultivators, those who have achieved the highest level are respected. With Lin Heng's current cultivation level, even his master could not compare to him. Calling him brother at this time was naturally a bit improper.
Just as Liuyun Lan was about to change how she addressed him, Lin Heng laughed and said, "We've been through life and death together, why bother with anything else?"
Hearing Lin Heng's words, Liuyun Lan smiled and continued, "Brother Lin, now that the Battle Heaven Pavilion has been established, due to your and Brother Sun Yuan's cultivation levels, you must go to the Eighth Heaven within ten years. I have a few things to tell you."
Liuyun Lan then revealed some secrets about the Eighth Heaven.
"Firstly, the Eighth Heaven is no longer as peaceful as the Ninefold Heaven. A force that is recognized in the Ninefold Heaven still needs to rely on its own strength to gain territory and a voice in the Eighth Heaven."
To Liuyun Lan it simply, if you want to gain a place in the Eighth Heaven, you have to earn it with your own fists.
This left Sun Yuan somewhat bewildered. "Isn't it said that internal strife is forbidden in the Nine Heavens?"
Liuyun Lan smiled and explained, "Survival of the fittest is the rule for cultivators everywhere. Only the strong deserve to survive. Conflict is inevitable, but under the supervision of the Eight Great Imperial Clans and us, the slaughter of sects is not allowed."
With this explanation, both Lin Heng and Sun Yuan understood, but Lin Heng was still puzzled as to why there were such rules.
Private duels are forbidden in the Ninefold Heaven, but they are allowed in the Eighth Heaven, and so openly. This is rather strange.
However, once the topic was brought up, Liuyun Lan and the others immediately shifted back to the original topic.
"Brother Lin, please let me finish. The second point is especially important."
Seeing that Liuyun Lan had already said so, Lin Heng had no choice but to nod and suppress the questions in his heart.
Liuyun Lan continued, "Secondly: Brother Lin's Battle Heaven Pavilion has just reached the Eighth Heaven, and its sphere of influence is allocated by the Eight Great Imperial Clans. Given the current situation, I estimate they will definitely make things difficult for you."
Chen Yulin picked up the thread. "I just inquired with the people of the Eighth Heaven. Currently, only the Heavenly Radiance Mountain Range in the northwest of the Eighth Heaven is still vacant. Most likely, the Eight Great Imperial Clans will assign you there."
The information Chen Yulin actually received was not like that. He had inquired about the most barren area in the Eighth Heaven, and the Heavenly Radiance Mountain Range were among the most barren of all.
It's fair to say that you can hardly find any useful resources in the Heavenly Radiance Mountain Range. If you leave your sect there, you're either waiting for your disciples to starve to death or for them to run away.
Lin Heng could guess some of it, but he didn't care.
Is Battle Heaven Pavilion able to support itself by relying on sect resources such as mineral veins?
Lin Heng had never considered such a thing. Without exploiting others, how could his sect of 100,000 people possibly support itself with its limited resources?
Sun Yuan, however, said dismissively, "So what if it's a bit remote? Can't we seize territory in the Eighth Heaven? Let's go and take it."
Sun Yuan's words were perfectly reasonable; that's the rule, so why not just go and steal it yourself?
However, Lin Heng noticed something strange: after Sun Yuan finished speaking, Liuyun Lan, Chen Yulin, and the others had strange expressions on their faces.
It seems they still have something to say.
Given their relationship, they would naturally not hide anything they could say and would tell it willingly.
But since neither of them had spoken, Lin Heng didn't bother to ask. He figured everything would be revealed when they arrived at the Eighth Heaven.
Next, Liuyun Lan and the others introduced Lin Heng and the others to many precautions for the Eighth Heaven, but for Lin Heng and Sun Yuan, who had already reached the Heavenly Venerable, the restrictions were not significant.
After discussing the Eighth Heaven, the people in the hall began to talk about other things. As everyone gathered together, drinking was naturally an essential part of the conversation.
Sun Yuan's cheerful personality played a significant role at this time.
He casually started drinking with Liuyun Lan and the others, and in less than two hours, they had already finished dozens of jars of good wine.
Because of the established rule that cultivation was not allowed to be used to resist, after drinking dozens of jars of wine, even though Liuyun Lan and the others had strong physiques, they were still a little drunk.
It's said that when you're drunk, you'll blurt out things you shouldn't say, whether you should or shouldn't.
At this moment, Chen Yulin smiled through his dazed eyes and said, "Brother Lin, once you reach the Eighth Heaven, we won't be able to offer you much help! The people above insist on putting you through some training, but I don't know what they're thinking. With Brother Lin's talent, what's there to train him for?"
Seizing the opportunity, Situ Jiannan quickly asked, "Senior Chen, what kind of training method is this? Does it mean you're condoning the Eight Great Imperial Clans ' suppression of our Battle Heaven Pavilion?"
Chen Yulin slammed his hand on the table, instantly becoming enraged.
"It's all because of those bastards from the Eight Great Imperial Clans. They think we Ascenders stole their thunder in the Battle to Seize Heaven."
"These days, they're always looking for an opportunity to start a war with us."
"If we, the five Ascenders, were to be absent, do those Eight Great Imperial Clans really think they could handle those disgusting otherworldly creatures?"
"Damn it, it's not that we're considering the bigger picture. Let's fight! Who's afraid of who? The Eight Great Imperial Clans have plenty of powerful figures. Are we Ascenders just sitting around doing nothing?"
Under the influence of alcohol, Chen Yulin vented all the resentment in his heart.
Lin Heng and Situ Jiannan gleaned a great deal of useful information from his words.
Battle to Seize Heaven?
It seems that this is what Chen Liuyun Lan and the others have been trying to hide all along.
As for the Five Ascender Factions, they clearly spared no effort to protect their own Battle Heaven Pavilion when it was established, but when it reached the Eighth Heaven, they were unwilling to help much.
It seems that Ao Zhantian and the others might want to use him to suppress the Eight Great Imperial Clans and let them know that Ascenders are not pushovers.
As expected.
The next second, Liuyun Lan, his eyes glazed with drunkenness, looked at Lin Heng and said, "Brother Lin, we've put up with far too much from the Eight Great Imperial Clans these past years. Today, your killing of two members of the Fire Clan is truly gratifying. Don't worry, once we reach the Eighth Heaven, teach those arrogant bastards a lesson. No matter what happens, we from the Five Directions will cover for you!"