From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword

From that day on, Zhuo Hongjun never appeared again.

His identity as a traitor had been exposed, meaning he no longer had a future.

The war zone dispatched people to take him away, and as for how he would be judged, it was not made public, and Lu Heng did not inquire.

For Zhuo Hongjun, whatever he had done in the Queldorei World could not determine his guilt.

In this era, there indeed existed places beyond the law, and that was the Abyss World.

The only true reason that could convict him was his status as a traitor.

It had been two years since the Abyss Descent upon the Human World, and the special existence of traitors was no longer a secret to the military.

More than one traitor had surfaced within the troop's ranks before, and previous traitors had caused significant harm.

The more one understood the Abyss, the clearer it became that being a traitor was a road of no return.

Since Zhuo Hongjun had taken this path, he had no chance to turn back.

The presence of traitors could absolutely not be tolerated within the troop's order, as this was a matter of discipline with no room for negotiation.

Thus, Zhuo Hongjun's fate was already sealed.

...

That afternoon,

Lu Heng was cultivating the Wind Dragon Breathless Slash at the Five Miles Bridge training ground, practicing the skill to a proficiency of LV1 (521/1000).

The power of a Level 1 Sword Saint's martial skill was already this formidable; it was hard to fathom how strong it would become once the level was raised.

Due to the immense power of the Wind Dragon Breathless Slash, tornadoes continuously formed above the training ground, causing significant disturbances to the nearby residents.

As his combat power increased, so did the destructive force caused during training.

At the epicenter of the Wind Dragon Breathless Slash's power, even stone pillars weighing tens of tons could be swept away. Such a level of martial skill was unsuitable for training within the city.

In fact,

When cultivating the Sound Explosion Sword before, these issues had already arisen. At that time, it wasn't too severe, but now, he was receiving an increasing number of complaints. It had become necessary to find a new location.

Some time ago, Lu Heng had asked Lin Zeyu to find a suitable training site in the suburbs, with the requirement of a large enough area and no residential districts nearby.

The site had been found, located over thirty kilometers in the south-western direction of the Coastal area, at Tea-fork Mountain, where a vacation villa was originally planned to be built.

However, due to adjustments in city road planning, the national road that was supposed to pass through there was diverted elsewhere, reducing the developmental value of that location, and thus, the vacation villa project was canceled.

Lin Zeyu had secured that parcel of land to become a training ground, and construction crews had already begun work.

It would require the construction of a perimeter wall, rest areas, equipment, medical facilities, and other supporting amenities.

Lin Zeyu planned to build another manor adjacent to it, where they could spend holidays and relax.

...

That evening,

at Tea-fork Mountain training ground.

Having finished training, Lu Heng sat on a bench at the edge of the field, took off his Kodo beast skin boots, shook the sand from the inside, and then wiped sweat from the soles with a piece of paper.

These boots were indeed very durable, so there was no need to change them often; however, this presented a problem: after each training session, they required cleaning.

While he was busy with his boots, a black crow circled overhead and then landed in the middle of the training ground, manifesting into the form of 013.

Lu Heng continued cleaning his boots without so much as looking up at him.

013 initiated the conversation, "The mission to obtain a sample of Derek Wolf's flesh and blood has been canceled."

When Lu Heng heard about the cancellation of the mission, he wasn't surprised.

In the past few days, not only had a Dark Werewolf appeared, but there had also been a Dark Wolf King.

The Creator Organization must have obtained blood samples of the Dark Werewolf through other means, and might even have acquired a sample from the Dark Wolf King's blood.

013 followed up with a question, "Did you find the Witch Demon's Life Protection Box during your last visit to the Queldorei World?"

Lu Heng paused for a moment upon hearing the question, then continued to clean his boots, casually replying, "I found one and destroyed a Witch Demon's Life Protection Box."

013's gaze darkened as he pressed, "Could you elaborate on the process?"

Lu Heng's mind raced as he distinguished the information that the Creator Organization already knew from what they did not.

The question from 013 was clearly aimed at the Crystal Bottle Life Protection Box.

Because that Crystal Bottle Life Protection Box was stolen from the Creator Organization by 027 and had ended up back in Augustus's hands in the Queldorei World.

However, few were aware of the transfer process of that Crystal Bottle Life Protection Box.

Only the four members of his team, along with the Elf Clan's Queen Orelana, the Great Arcanist Augustus, the Elf Sword Saint Terence, and Fiona knew about it.

The Superpower Users who were drafted into the Elf World at most might have seen the Crystal Bottle Life Protection Box during the decisive battle.

The Power Users who saw the box were only aware of its existence; they did not know its origin and could not even be certain if the two Life Protection Boxes were one and the same.

Furthermore,

There was another key piece of information.

In the eyes of the Creator Organization, he did not know that 027 had a Life Protection Box.

That's right.

Throughout, the information Lu Heng received from the Creator Organization referred to it as a Holy Artifact.

The Creator Organization had never revealed that this Holy Artifact was a Life Protection Box.

This meant,

If Lu Heng were to mention the term "Life Protection Box," it would be tantamount to exposing himself.

To avoid this potential risk of exposure, Lu Heng proactively divulged information about another Life Protection Box.

"In the Twilight Mountain Range, I killed a Witch Demon named Dionysus and destroyed his Life Protection Box. Later, I even used the fragments of the box to gain an audience with Augustus."