The front base was located several dozen kilometers away from Base One. However, rather than being a typical military base, it resembled a small town built along the mountains, covering a vast area.1

Aside from the airfield at the edge of the base, the rest of the place was divided into living areas, cultivation zones, seclusion quarters, and healing areas, where many cultivators resided. 0

These individuals included retired military warriors from the front lines and high-level cultivators who had sustained injuries that compromised their foundations, forcing them to retreat to the rear for recovery.0

Chen Chu and the other geniuses were located in the seclusion zone, which was built around the mountains. The buildings, constructed from large gray-black stones, resembled rows of sturdy gray houses.0

By the time Chen Chu began his breakthrough, twelve days had passed since the ruins' expedition ended.0

During this time, many of the geniuses from East Xia had gradually emerged from seclusion, having "digested the gains" from the ruins, and each one of them had made significant progress.1

A few hundred meters away from the seclusion zone,...0