Heavenly Dao Child

The broken part of the planet that floated around it like some kind of Island had a secret, the secret being that it had buildings on top of the of it, more importantly, the buildings seemed to be part of a much larger complex.

The group landed on the nearest Island with a group of decrepit and destroyed huts on top of it, the piece of the island was large enough for the group to fit in albeit barely.

"This place is really odd, there are no stars in the sky yet the place is lit fairly, the temperature I normal though it does not have any atmosphere and the planet is broken yet a creature is roaming freely, just what is this place."

Ryuu looked at Devaraj with a shrug as he spoke, "How will I know, sometimes it is better to accept and move on."

"That is a rather callous way of thinking Brother Ryuu."

Ryuu simply shrugged at Devaraj's words as he spoke, "For the time being we do not know enough about this place not to mention the seniors always speculate that these so-called Trials of Eden are simply simulations nothing is real as such I believe it is a waste of time trying to speculate without further inquiring into the matter, and as I said this is a simulation it can be anything even some mundane thing like the creator got lazy, who knows, for now, it is best if we wait."

Chianyu in the meantime was poking around the huts as he spoke with a sigh, "These huts remind of sects where the newly entered students of some sect stayed."

"So is this the ruins of some sect?"

Chianyu shrugged at Shivering Saber's question as he spoke, "Who knows it might be, I have yet to find something more conclusive."

"Sect means there must be some sort of hidden vault full of interesting techniques and skills."

Hearing that another drawled in a bored manner, "This kind of accommodation was generally for sects that cater to low-level baby cultivators how are about to start their journey, most sects who deal with them are low leveled as such nothing worth mentioning."

Ryuu wanted to argue but held off his tongue he has no idea on how sects are run as such he decided not to participate in the debate taking place.

"Let them debate on what is in front of them, let us check for ourselves and see what we can find, even if get something for low-level cultivators who know maybe in the future we can gift it to someone in need."

Ryan simply nodded at Frost Flames suggestion as he spoke, "Yes let us see what we can find in this ruins though I have do not think there will be much seeing the condition of the ruins."

"They must be really bored with having such a childish argument."

Ryan looked at Frozen Ocean as he could not help but ask out loud, "Why do you think so?"

Frozen Ocean simply looked at Ryan for a moment before she spoke with a sigh, "Most of us are from some sect or another and this kind of huts are provided to servants and newly admitted disciples who have not received any apprenticeship."

Ryuu frowned at that as he spoke, "Why make them stay in a hut and what do you mean their residence is different if they are an apprentice, and servants live in a hut?"

Frozen Ocean nodded at that as she spoke, "Yes, in case of apprentices it is the master's duty to provide them with a place of residency which can be anything from simple hut to manors, and as for servants most of the servants in my sects were the poor unfortunate woman who had no place to go are given shelter by my sect in return they perform chores, most of the woman were for some reason or another unable to venture into the world of cultivation."

"I see."

"But, remember Ryuu what I just said might not be same for other sects, they might have a different system all together."

Daniella frowned at that as she spoke, "Are you not affiliated with any sects?"

Ryuu shook his head as he spoke, "No I am not."

Su-Min quickly went by his side as she spoke, "Then Ryuu as the Vice Head of my sect I want to invite you to join my sect."

Ryuu looked at her with his eyes wide as he spoke in disbelief, "You are a Vice Head of your Sect?"

Su-Min gained a smug smile as she spoke, "Of course I am."

Zywia let out a gasp as she spoke, "No way how is the sect still standing with you in charge."

Su-Min turned red as she spoke with anger in her voice, "Why you….", with that she pounced at Zywia as other simply laughed at their antics, except for Frozen Ocean who gave a weak chuckle.

As they finally settled down Ryuu spoke with regret in his voice, "I am extremely sorry Su-min but I cannot join your sect, or any sect for the matter, no matter how enticing the offer may seem to be."

Su-Min shrugged as she spoke, "Nah, I am fine with that I knew it would have been difficult for you to join just like Zywia who had rejected my offer."

"My family's business is such that we have friendly ties with many sects and schools as such if I suddenly join or endorse a particular sect it would cause problems so I am very sorry."

Ryuu noticed from the corner of his eyes that Frozen Ocean gained a relieved look on her face and he understood why, after all, Frozen Ocean's sect was one that had ties with Shangri-La and the 'Prince of Shangri-la' joining one of them could spell problems for others.

Amnon who was quiet for some time listening to others spoke out loud, "What business does your family engage in?"

Ryuu looked at him as he spoke with a smile, "Well this and that supplies and whatnot never paid much attention to it."

Daniella looked bewildered as did her husband as she spoke out loud, "Why would you not?"

"Because there are others much better qualified than me to deal with them."

Zywia snorted at that as she spoke, "Your older sisters tell a different tale, like the last time your oldest sister asked your help they had to pry you off the door."

"Help?! She practically kidnaps me and forces me to do paperwork as tall as a mountain never-ending and boring as hell who would want to do it, not me."

Frost Flames giggled at his antics as Ryuu grumbled a bit before he spoke again, "Let us see what we can find in this ruins there ought to be something useful."

Ryuu took a few steps as once again the echo of voices came to his ears making him tense, "Is something wrong Ryuu?"

Ryuu looked at Frost Flames as he offered her a fake smile as he spoke, "I am fine, there is nothing wrong."

Frost Flames looked a bit skeptical at that as she spoke, "If you say so."

A few hours later the group stumbled upon something, something that made their mind spin something that made them look at it with equal measures of awe and disbelief and, the reason for such was a map, the map of the entire planet along with the ruined sect itself and if it were to be believed then the sect complex was a huge one, large enough that the space enclosed within its wall would have easily occupied at least a quarter of the planet, a feat in itself seemed mind boggling to them.

"A sect this big I do not know if I know of one this big, big enough to claim a quarter of the planet is nothing to laugh at, a quarter of the planet was included inside its walls."

Ryuu looked at the map with a curious look on his face as he spoke, "If this map is correct then I doubt that the walls were as far as its influence went, I am willing to bet the entire planet might be under its influence."

Zywia snorted at that as she spoke, "That is suckers bet as such a gigantic sect should have its influence not limited to this planet but at least an entire star system easily."

Ryuu nodded at that as he spoke, "So true though that means that the sect was destroyed by someone or something and whoever did that is scary, I so do not want to think about such a thing."

"There are cultivators that could one shot a planet easily, so this nothing spectacular."

Ryuu nodded at that as he spoke, "Yes there are, but a sect this size and influence should have strong cultivators not to mention various things that could prevent it from getting destroyed, but even then if you are not amazed and frighten need I remind you that the very same attack could easily kill us."

Zywia gave a sheepishly as she spoke, "You are right Ryuu, someone who could destroy a planet is not someone we should get angry with us."