Chapter 601: Sky Shifting Sect Entrance Exam (1/2)

The Sky Shifting Sect was located three thousand kilometers from Capivari City. However, its territory was several times larger than that. Even so, they only control a tiny piece of land on the giant planet of Zamaria. Krune came to understand that the Godly Path Realm's planets are generally tens if not hundreds or even thousands of times larger.

Krune didn't go there by himself since he couldn't fly or open Spatial Gates anymore. He could have asked for Zule's help, but using his power might attract some attention and reveal his location. That being said, he simply paid the fee to use the Formations Master Guild Teleport Formation. It teleported both him and Iem directly at the sect's entrance.

Krune and Iem couldn't see the sect. That's because it was surrounded by a protection formation that blocked their vision. Krune could use his Mental Energy, but considering how gigantic the place is, his Mental Energy wouldn't be able to see even a 1/100 of the total. Still, there was another thing that caught Krune and Iem's attention.

As soon as they arrived there, they noticed a crowd with thousands of cultivators and demon beasts. The minimal required level is Divine Path Realm, but that doesn't mean higher ones can't come. As mentioned before, demon beasts gain sentience at the Semi-Divinity Realm. Obviously, all the demon beasts in this place are exactly in that realm or above.

Of course, the majority were humans since they could come with lower cultivations. Nevertheless, Krune was surprised to see so many cultivators and demon beasts trying to enter the sect.

”How come there are so many candidates? Don't they know that the sect is in a war at the moment?”

Iem couldn't help but agree with krune.

”Maybe the sect is offering some reward that makes them ignore the danger.”

One cultivator beside them heard their words and laughed.

”Hahaha! Is it serious that you don't know why?”

Krune and Iem looked at him, surprised. Still, they shook their heads.

”We don't. Could this friend explain why this situation happened?”

The guy didn't mind before saying.

”No problem. First, just so that you know, my name is Tulike. Alright, it's not like it is a secret or anything. You were correct; there is a war going on at the moment. I believe you also know why this war is happening, right?”

Krune and Iem nodded.

”Because of the mountain range with the Chain of Top Quality Godly Energy Veins and the Godly Stone Mines around it.”

Tulike nodded.

”The reason behind this crowd is exactly that mountain range. At the moment, the three sects are controlling one-third of the mountains' area. As you can expect, battles keep happening on their borders on a daily bases. However, it doesn't change the fact that that area is a cultivation paradise. The concentration and quality of the Godly Energy far surpass common regions.”

Tulike continued.

”That being said, just staying there would double if not triple the cultivation speed of everyone. Not to mention that Godly Stones are abundant as well. All three sects have no time to care about the Godly Stones being taken, so everyone takes the chance to mine some for themselves. The sects are seeing it as a way of payment for their efforts during the war. As long as one of the sect takes full control of the mountain range, the little amount of Godly Stones lost will be meaningless.”

”You must understand that to mine all the Godly Stones available in that place, at least a few hundred years would be necessary. And that is considering that the mountain range has an owner and is in peace. Can you imagine how trifle the number of Godly Stones those war combatants are taking is? Neither of the three sects could care about this at the moment. They only need more strength to defend and attack.”

”Of course, not everyone can enter there, nor will you be free to do whatever you want. First, you have to pass the Sect Test. What use would be there if you were, let's say, a Divinity Realm cultivator but couldn't even fight a Semi-Divinity one? Divinity Realm people and beasts use a lot more energy and need more resources. Who would allow them to use their resources while they can't even fight Semi-Divinity ones?”

”Anyway, with so many rewards, who would care about a little bit of risk? Besides, it's not like the sect can obligate you to fight to the death. If you see that the situation of a battle is dire, you can still choose to flee. Of course, there are always those who can't flee in time or don't want to. So deaths also happen every day. Nonetheless, I can guarantee you that the flux of cultivators and demon beasts coming to knock the three sects' doors will not decrease for the next few years. If anything, it might get bigger and bigger instead.”

Krune and Iem finally understood the whole situation.

”I see. Indeed, considering the advantages, no wonder so many want to join the sects. I just wonder how they treat spies and things like that.”

Tulike shrugged his shoulders.

”It's pretty apparent, in my opinion. All sides have spies inside their troops. There is nothing any of the sides can do about that. In the end, they can only send several groups to battle and hope that their side is stronger. After all, unless you sent trustworthy subordinates into sneak attacks, most of the big scale battles will happen out in the open. Each side will know very well where and when it will happen.”

Krune couldn't help but comment.