743 Theyre Not My Clansmen, So Who Cares? (1/2)
Three major sects reigned supreme in the Divine Eye civilization. They had the power to influence and to a certain extent, control the Divine Eye royalty. These three sects were the Divine Sovereign Justice Sect, the Earth Hexagram Unity Sect, and the Violet Gold New Dao Sect!
These three upper sects were extremely powerful and influential. Together, they were seen as the rulers of the Divine Eye civilization. They had their headquarters built on their own separate planets and had subsidiary sects on the main Divine Eye planet as well. Sects located on the second, third, and fourth mountain rings were all controlled and managed by these three upper sects.
The cultivators from the three upper sects who were stationed on the home planet might not be the most powerful cultivators of the sects, but they had incredibly important roles. The significance of having a branch sect on the home planet couldn't be underestimated. That was also the reason why there was generally always a late-stage Soul Conduit realm cultivator holding the fort in the branch sects on the home planet.
The headquarters would send resources to the branch sects on the home planet every month. Based on the agreement set between the three upper sects and the royal family, a portion of the resources would be channeled towards the royal family. The remaining portion would be channeled towards the branch sects for their members' cultivation needs.
The three upper sects possessed a wealth of resources. This led to their disciples' great expenditure of resources—for both their personal cultivation as well as their daily needs—which vastly exceeded that of an ordinary disciple in a lower sect. The resources the upper sects transferred to the home planet every monthly were of significant value. It was enough to drive the other sects on the fifth mountain ring mad with envy.
No matter how green-eyed with envy they got, no one dared to do anything that might incur the wrath of the three great sects. The three great sects didn't even have to install that many defense mechanisms on their battleships. They had been allowing their battleships to run free in the Divine Eye Star System for years. The emblems on their battleships were their greatest defense.
At this moment, a battleship that spanned a hundred thousand feet was traveling in space. It had a looming presence filled with authority and power. As the battleship raced towards the main Divine Eye planet, other battleships in its path moved aside. No one dared to stand in the way of this battleship.
The battleship was purple, and its shape resembled a Kun Peng. Fixed at its helm was a huge crystal that sparkled and exuded waves of purple light and a powerful aura.
The huge gem and the battleship's color ensured that any cultivator from the Divine Eye civilization would recognize the sect the battleship belonged to at first glance. This was a Violet Gold New Dao Sect battleship!
The battleship's Kun Peng-shaped hull meant that it was a battleship that belonged to the Kun Peng Legion, one of the legions under the sect's Nine Sacred Beasts Legion!
The Kun Peng Legion wasn't the strongest legion in the Violet Gold New Dao Sect. Regardless, its military capabilities were still strong enough to inspire general fear and awe. The commander of the legion was at the perfected Soul Conduit realm and had dozens of powerful Soul Conduit realm cultivators under his command. The legion was famous within the Divine Eye civilization. Its fierce invasions made it infamous in foreign civilizations as well.
That was why… even though the battleship was traveling alone and in the capacity of a transport vehicle, without any other ships escorting it, it still managed to inspire awe in the cultivators aboard surrounding battleships.
The surrounding battleships moved to stay out of the path of the Kun Peng Legion battleship. Like royalty that had descended upon the common populace, the Kun Peng Legion battleship approached the main Divine Eye planet, its path unhindered. It didn't slow down as it charged towards its home planet. It entered the planet's atmosphere instantly and headed for the third mountain ring.
Perhaps they had it too easy for too long and had become overconfident and careless as a result. Neither the battleship nor the cultivators on board who were in charge of transporting the month's resources had sensed the wisp of black smoke that had approached the battleship as soon as the latter had entered the planet's atmosphere. The black smoke had raced towards the battleship and appeared next to it instantly. Before the battleship could sound any alarms, the black smoke, which was really Wang Baole in his hidden form, lunged at the battleship like a salacious pervert who had just seen a beautiful lady.
A dozen seconds later, the battleship shifted. It was no longer headed for the third mountain ring but for the eighth mountain ring.
The planet's atmosphere was a natural barrier that interfered with the battleship's communication system. That was why the cultivators on board couldn't inform the sect when the battleship was steered off-course. Half an hour passed, and the battleship carrying the sect's monthly resources still didn't arrive at the sect. That was when the sect realized something was wrong.
Even then, the sect hadn't paid too much attention to the delay. The pride of being an upper sect, which had been instilled in every disciple, ensured that none of them even considered the possibility of something bad having happened to the battleship.
The only threats that the three main sects faced were each other. The constant tensions amongst the sects were shown in their constant competitions. None of them would resort to robbing the other easily.