As far as many people from the Heavens Sect era were concerned, both the Aeternals and the astral beasts were nothing more than slaves. In particular, astral beasts were seen as mere animals, despite their intelligence, and the humans from the Heavens Sect era absolutely looked down on the creatures. Even Lu Buzheng was no different.

It was an arrogance that came from the Heavens Sect era.

"True. Putting things nicely, it would be collaborative combat, but if you want to put things bluntly, then it was slavery," Lu Buzheng replied somberly, "During our era, countless astral beasts were forced to move to the Fourth Mainland just to make it easier for humans to track them down. I personally enjoyed researching and breeding astral beasts. There were countless different species back then, and it was when the oddest of creatures would likely appear…"

Lu Yin silently read through Lu Buzheng's messages, and as he did so, he gained a clear mental picture of the Fourth Mainland during the Heavens Sect.

Lu Buzheng claimed to be proud to have been born in the Heavens Sect era, but to Lu Yin, many of the details sounded exactly like the Aeternals’ desire to enslave human beings.

The Heavens Sect had enslaved astral beasts, while Aeternus wanted to enslave humanity. To Lu Yin, the two were essentially the same.

Lu Buzheng and others from the Heavens Sect era could not empathize with the astral beasts’...