Chapter 146: The Alliance Breaks Its Heart

On the top floor of the Silver Councilor's Gao Ta.

Liu Yu, Liu Yang, Mo Ruyan, Mo Bu Yu, and even Liu Yingying were all there.

Liu Yu stood by the window, holding the eerie red long knife, his expression tense.

Liu Yang and Mo Bu Yu sat on the sofa, tightly gripping each other's hands.

Opposite them, Mo Ru sat expressionless, while Liu Yingying stared with wide, clear black-and-white eyes, scanning everywhere.

Among them all, she was the most confused—she had just been sound asleep after completing the Three-Stage Harvesting Method, when suddenly her parents woke her and brought her here to her uncle-teacher.

"Uncle Mo, what's going on?"

Her realm was too low; the spreading aura earlier had not affected her at all.

Mo Bu Yu instinctively glanced at his uncle-teacher, only to find his uncle-teacher glaring at him.

"..."

I already said I didn't do anything!

Mo Bu Yu felt like crying.

That day, his master kept digging himself deeper and ended up burying him completely.

"The Ancestor has emerged from seclusion," Mo Bu Yu finally answered Liu Yingying's question.

"The Ancestor?" Liu Yingying blinked, not catching on at first.

"The Ancestor is the founder of the Desert Blade Sect, revered by the world as the 'Blade Sovereign,'" Mo Bu Yu continued.

"Blade Sovereign?"

Liu Yingying was about to ask more.

Hoo~ A towering, majestic, heroic man appeared out of thin air, gripping a long blade, his posture upright.

Liu Yang's face changed instantly; he rose quickly alongside Mo Ruyan. Liu Yu by the window and Mo Bu Yu dared not show the slightest slackness.

He also pulled Liu Yingying up along the way.

Everyone bowed together.

"We pay homage to the Ancestor!"

"Rise, all of you. No need for such worldly formalities," Gu Mo said calmly.

Everyone felt a gentle, irresistible force lift them, lifting their bodies against their will.

Yet all still maintained respectful expressions.

Only Liu Yingying, perhaps due to the boldness of the inexperienced, lowered her head but kept sneaking glances at Gu Mo.

Gu Mo paid no mind; he scanned his disciples and descendants, then spoke directly.

"I intend to journey to the Starfront battlefield. Will any of you come with me?"

Though he asked everyone, his gaze remained fixed on Liu Yu and Liu Yang.

The others' cultivation realms were insufficient.

But to his disappointment, both still kept their heads bowed, offering no response, their hands clenched tightly as if deeply nervous.

"Respectful Ancestor, this disciple volunteers to go!" A firm, slightly excited voice rang out.

It was Mo Bu Yu! Liu Yingying stared in surprise—starfront was terrifying, yet he looked eager as if he couldn't wait.

In truth, Mo Bu Yu saw his uncle-teacher and master hadn't moved, so he assumed they wanted the Ancestor to witness the resolve of the Desert Blade Sect's final generation of disciples.

"My elder brother has spent years on the starfront; I have long yearned to join him. I humbly beg the Ancestor to grant me this chance!" Mo Bu Yu's voice was fervent.

Yet he failed to notice Liu Yu's complex expression, his eyes filled with shame.

Both disciples possessed such courage.

Yet their master was a coward...

Liu Yang was even more embarrassed; his lips trembled, but in the end, he said nothing.

"Good!" Gu Mo burst into laughter.

After a day full of rotten matters, this was finally something that pleased him.

He could tell this disciple, only at the Return-to-Space realm, had spoken with complete sincerity, not a trace of falsehood.

"But I observe your internal injuries have not yet healed. Wait until you recover fully."

"This disciple..."

Mo Bu Yu panicked, wanting to say more—fighting alongside the Ancestor was a dream he had always longed for.

Besides, his injuries were already mostly healed, or else he wouldn't have left seclusion.

But Gu Mo cut him off directly.

"Enough. It's settled."

A wounded Return-to-Space disciple—would he take him to the Starfront battlefield to die? He tossed a black token to Mo Bu Yu.

"Carry my token to Jishi Valley. Heal your wounds quickly. Don't waste your time here!"

With a wave of his hand, Mo Bu Yu and Liu Yingying vanished before either could react.

Liu Yang: "..."

Mo Ruyan: "..."

You just send someone away—why take Yingying too? But under the current circumstances, neither dared utter a word.

Gu Mo cast one final, deep look at the three, then turned and disappeared.

Only after Gu Mo had left for a long while did the three raise their heads.

"Elder brother..."

But Liu Yu wearily waved his hand: "Leave."

Liu Yang opened his mouth, but said nothing, and left the Gao Ta with Mo Ruyan.

……

……

Beyond the Chairperson's Gao Ta, beneath the dome, Gu Mo gazed down at the bustling underwater city, its ten thousand lights reflected in his eyes like a dim golden sea of stars.

The Great Desert Blade Gate had nearly a hundred cultivators at the Union with the Dao Realm and above, yet not one was willing to accompany him to the frontlines of the starry battlefield.

The entire Great Desert Blade Gate……

No! It should be said—the entire Righteous Alliance!

The spirit and backbone of the entire Righteous Alliance seemed as if they had been severed along with Yuan's disappearance.

"Breaking the spirit……"

His mind flashed again with his sister-in-law's cold, emotionless words.

A sharp gleam flickered in Gu Mo's eyes.

Instantly, his figure vanished once more.

This time, he directly left the Supreme Council's underwater city.

He was going to the Sword Sect to find the Sword Ancestor!

…………

Western Star Region, Chi Yu Star System, Chifeng No. 47 Star System, Third Planet.

The planet, once like a jewel, was now a wasteland, its surface riddled with jagged, terrifying fissures.

At the peak of the highest Shanfeng on the entire planet, biting winds howled, carrying thin air without cease.

A short figure stood atop it, as if it could be swept away by the cold wind at any moment.

It was Chi Jiuyu.

She stood with her hands behind her back, assuming a cold, formidable posture, gazing down at the endless glaciers. Before her, a mobile phone hovered silently.

Crack!

The flash lit up; she took several photos in succession before stopping.

The cold, formidable posture vanished; she quickly reached out to catch the phone and examined the images closely.

"Tsk tsk! Not bad!"

In the photos, she looked every bit the formidable cultivator—when she reached higher realms later, these would be memories! She could even write them into her own *Memoirs of the Sect Leader*!

After happily putting away the phone, Chi Jiuyu pulled out a palm-sized, black, circular metal artifact and raised it high.

"Western Star Region, Chi Yu Star System, Chifeng No. 47 Star System, Third Planet—Alien Purge Completed. Requesting Inspection!"

'1, 2, 3!' she silently counted in her mind.

【Inspection Complete. Data Uploaded.】

"Same as before," Chi Jiuyu muttered.

She had learned from Yue Ling that the central hub of the Ancient Sword Network had been replaced by her uncle's Yue Ying.

"I thought it would be faster."

After all, Yue Ying clearly had more of a formidable cultivator's aura than that brat Yue Ling! "Never mind, first return to the starship to check on Xiao Zhang Zhang Yunlu's progress, then head to the Seventh Planet."

She put away the artifact, merged with her swordlight, and shot straight upward.

If Xiao Zhang Zhang Yunlu's progress was still far behind, she could take her time with the Seventh Planet.

But!

If Xiao Zhang Zhang Yunlu had nearly finished, she had to speed up too.

Otherwise, if she lost her first mission to Xiao Zhang Zhang Yunlu, her face as captain of the 'Future Sect Leader Alliance' team would be completely ruined!

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I've been sitting too long lately—my back hurts.

I just went out for a walk, so the update is a bit late.

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