When Maya mentioned getting Aryan, Priya felt that Maya wanted to say something else but was hesitating. So Priya pressed her and said, "Won't you tell me the truth?"
Maya said, "I only wanted to say this much—after all, there is a powerful person behind Aryan. If anyone wants to stand with him, then who would even be ready to marry him? Everyone knows that he will die within twenty to twenty-five years anyway because he cannot practice cultivation properly."
Hearing this, Priya did not believe Maya's words and said, "Nothing like that will happen. These are just misunderstandings, and do you think I will let any of this happen?"
Maya did not say anything after hearing this.
While the two were talking, Aryan from a distance could clearly hear their conversation.
"This little girl, I don't know when she will grow up… and what nonsense is Maya talking about?" Aryan thought.
While Aryan was thinking all this, suddenly he saw a bright light flash in the sky. He sensed that it was coming from the inner region, and a very powerful aura was emerging from there. This aura belonged to an ancient king-tier artifact.
Seeing this, Aryan was shocked and said, "An ancient king-tier weapon!"
Immediately, Aryan rushed toward it because he still needed weapons. He saw that Maya and Priya were also heading in that direction. Seeing this, he changed his plan again and quickly moved toward that area. He knew Maya and Priya would go there too, so he didn't need to worry about their safety. After all, nothing could easily harm them while he was there.
When Aryan and the others reached there, Aryan saw that many people were already present. He noticed members from the Sharma family, Dubey family, Alchemist Guild, Sundarban Sect, Dark Sect, and Jwala Sect as well. He also saw that behind Latika there were more than fifty people, and in front of them was another group dressed in white robes. Among them were very beautiful women as well as men.
Aryan immediately recognized them and said, "Moonlight Sect."
Since arriving in this world, Aryan had always wanted to visit this sect, mainly because of their cultivation techniques. He once saw someone use a technique that he identified as "Ice Heart Technique," because in the upper world a similar technique was used by a sect called Moonlight Sect. Interestingly, both names were very similar.
Aryan thought that maybe this sect had descended from the upper world or someone from the upper world had come down and founded it.
Now he saw two sects standing opposite each other—Sunrise Academy on one side and Moonlight Sect on the other.
In front of Moonlight Sect stood a woman. She was extremely beautiful, almost comparable to Priya, but her charm was even more intoxicating. She had long legs, a slim waist, flowing hair, and fair skin that could mesmerize anyone.
While Aryan was observing her, she sensed his gaze and looked at him. Her eyes lit up as she felt Aryan was special.
Aryan had changed his appearance and looked slightly older, like a young man rather than a child.
The woman walked toward him, folded her hands, and said, "I am Princess Mira of the Moonlight Clan. May I ask your name?"
Aryan thought of a fake name and replied calmly, "My name is Arjun."
Mira felt happy that he did not ignore her. She asked, "May I know which sect you belong to?"
Aryan said, "I am not from any sect. I am a wandering cultivator."
Mira then said, "Would you like to join our sect? Our sect is very powerful and can provide many resources that will help your cultivation."
Before she could continue, Latika arrived and greeted Aryan, saying, "Senior…"
She also tried to invite him to her Sunrise Academy.
This angered Princess Mira, who said, "What are you doing? I asked him first!"
Latika replied, "What difference does it make who asked first? What matters are the conditions."
Aryan looked at Latika and said, "It does matter who asked first. If everyone starts forcing others everywhere, then what is the point of sects? This is a society, and we must follow some rules."
Latika was shocked because she felt she had heard similar words before. Worried, she quickly said, "No no, senior, you misunderstood. I was just asking for guidance."
Aryan replied calmly, "It's good that you don't use force."
Although Aryan looked very serious on the outside, inside he was laughing hard.
Latika did not know that the person in front of her was Aryan in disguise.
Aryan then said to Mira, "I cannot join any sect, but if you don't mind, I would like to visit your sect."
Mira became very happy and thought that once he visited, he would definitely be impressed.
Just then, the ground began to shake. Cracks appeared and a huge palace rose from beneath the earth.
Everyone was shocked.
On the gate, two words were written: "Heavenly Palace."
Aryan was stunned. "How is this possible? The Heavenly Palace is supposed to be in the upper world in the Emperor of Heaven's domain… is this a replica?"
He had once visited the real Heavenly Palace and even had a friendly relationship with the Heavenly Emperor, as they had shared experiences of life and death together.
But now, seeing a similar palace here confused him deeply.
He thought perhaps this was sent from the upper world and contained hidden opportunities for cultivators.
Soon, Aryan decided to enter.
At the entrance, two guards stood. Their aura showed they were at king level.
One of the cultivators nearby said, "Friend, only you are at king level here. Could you defeat these guards so we can all enter?"
Aryan sighed and agreed.
Just then, a disciple from Sunrise Academy approached Priya and tried to talk to her. Maya immediately intervened and warned him fiercely.
The disciple, named Dev, revealed he was a core disciple and threatened them, but Maya stood firm and said she would kill him if he crossed the line.
Dev laughed and attacked Priya suddenly.
At that moment, chaos broke out as the fight was about to begin.