The Next Morning.
The Golden City still floated, but the banners had changed. The Eternal Night flag—a black sun on a red field—flew from the central tower.
Mo Tian sat on the Sect Master's throne. It was uncomfortable, too hard.
"Report," Mo Tian said.
The Old Sword Saint (Han) stepped forward. He was now wearing Elder Tie's armor. He had broken through to Human Immortal thanks to the pill loot.
"The resistance is crushed, Lord. We have liberated 5,000 Ascender slaves from the other mines. The surviving Profound Gold disciples... about 2,000 of them... have surrendered."
"Integrate them," Mo Tian ordered. "Ascenders are the officers. Disciples are the grunts. If they disobey, feed them to the Dragon Skull in the mine."
"Yes, Lord."
"What about the loot?"
The Witch of Poisons (Mei) stepped forward.
"We have secured enough Immortal Stones to run the city for ten years. And we found a map."
She laid a star chart on the table.
"This is the Iron Wind Continent. We are here, on the edge."
She pointed to the center.
"This is the Immortal Alliance Headquarters. They control the continent. They will notice the tribute has stopped."
Mo Tian looked at the map.
"The Alliance," Mo Tian mused. "Do they have Sky Immortals?"
"Yes," Mei said gravely. "At least ten. And one Golden Immortal Ancestor."
Mo Tian leaned back.
A Golden Immortal. That was a being who had mastered a Law completely. A true god compared to him right now.
"Then we don't fight them yet," Mo Tian decided. "We hide."
"Hide? A floating city?"
"We turn pirate," Mo Tian grinned.
"System. Purchase: Void Cloaking Array."
"We are going to make this city disappear from their sensors. We will drift through the clouds, striking their trade routes, eating their mines, and growing fat in the dark."
He stood up.
"By the time the Golden Immortal finds us... I will be ready to eat him too."
[System Mission: Arc 8 - The Sky Pirate Era.] [Objective: Plunder 10 Sects.] [Goal: Reach Sky Immortal Realm.]
Mo Tian looked out the window at the endless sea of clouds.
"Raise the anchor," Mo Tian commanded. "The Eternal Night is setting sail."