"Who are you?"
Rena Kee, who was repairing the warp-drive engine, was startled out of her wits.
She was, after all, Third-Stage Stellar Palace Tier, with extremely sensitive perception—yet she hadn’t noticed the approach of this green-robed man? If not for catching Andrew Han in the corner of her eye, she would have been completely unaware.
This middle-aged woman had an unusual appearance: a vortex-like mark between her brows and pointed ears, clearly belonging to a special Human sub-lineage.
Andrew Han, hands behind his back, said coolly, "Which sect are you from?"
"Hm?"
Rena Kee, Third-Stage Stellar Palace Tier, was one of Heavenlight Sect’s outer elders—her position was high, and her sect was her strongest backing.
It should be known that Heavenlight Sect has a Void Rift peak powerhouse sitting in town.
Therefore—
Even though she couldn’t see through Andrew Han’s realm, Rena Kee remained calm and composed: "I am an outer elder of Heavenlight Sect. I do not know who you are or what you want."
After speaking, she examined Andrew Han, then added with feigned curiosity, "Little brother, you don’t look very old—have you even passed ten epochs yet?"
The Stellar Palace Tier Rena Kee probed cautiously.
Nearby, the seven Starlight-tier and more than ten Fusion-tier disciples also paused their repairs on the warp-drive engine, quietly glancing at Andrew Han.
"You... called me little brother?"
Andrew Han’s expression turned odd. He glanced at Rena Kee—just for that one line, an ancient Heaven-King with a violent temperament would have every reason to kill her on the spot.
Even the Primordials brook no disrespect—let alone the new-generation Heaven-Kings. In the starry sky, ignorance is not a crime, and such tolerance is considered kindness. Besides, Andrew Han had no intention of coming to the Grand Epoch Sect Zone just to show off or fuss over trivial matters.
Andrew Han frowned and warned, "Watch your wording."
A flash of gold-red light flickered in his eyes, and a momentary Void Rift aura swept through the area—causing a storm of shock in Rena Kee’s heart.
This was a Void Rift powerhouse!
Void Rift and Stellar Palace are worlds apart—even the best personal disciples of the three top sects are only hopefuls for Void Rift.
'Please forgive us, sir.' Rena Kee hurriedly tossed aside her repair tools. 'We are from Heavenlight Sect, responsible for patrolling the interstellar borders to prevent catastrophic star-collision events.'
The Grand Epoch Sect Zone is composed of five closely neighboring stellar systems, encompassing more than eight thousand registered sects.
The convergence of the five stellar systems created the Grand Epoch Sect Zone, but also led to many disasters. Sometimes stars break free from their system's gravity and hurtle toward the edges of other systems, and with immense inertia, catastrophic collisions are inevitable.
Oh.
Andrew Han understood instantly.
He recalled Bailey's introduction: the many star-sky sects in the Grand Epoch Sect Zone are divided into five grades. Heavenlight Sect belongs to the middle grade; middle-grade sects have Void Rift experts in residence, high-grade sects have Cosmos Union guardians, and the three top sects—Highcrest, Everglory, and Sealrise—each have a peak Cosmos Union powerhouse.
The three top sects are Highcrest Sect, Everglory Sect, and Sealrise Sect.
If the information is correct, then the crime of secretly trafficking fellow Humans is hidden within one of these three sects.
Andrew Han rubbed his chin, pondering quietly. Meanwhile, Rena Kee, the outer elder of Heavenlight Sect, had long since stopped repairing the inexplicably dead warp-drive engine. She and the seven Starlight-tier and over ten Fusion-tier disciples obediently stood by, tense and anxious, afraid to provoke Andrew.
Just the words Void Rift Tier were enough to erase all pride.
In the vast starry sky, the strong are revered—this is no empty saying.
Sir?
Rena Kee forced a careful smile. 'I heard Everglory Sect is holding a Personal Disciple Grand Tournament, with core disciples from all sects competing.'
The Grand Epoch Sect Zone is renowned; countless cultivators come from afar, eventually forming a towering sect system.
She assumed Andrew Han was a wandering cultivator, planning to visit Everglory Sect for this grand event.
No.
Andrew Han shook his head.
On second thought, he changed direction: 'Everglory Sect is holding a Personal Disciple Grand Tournament, and I somehow didn’t know about it. Explain it to me in detail.'
Yes.
Rena Kee quickly began explaining.