He didn't understand why the five major powers inexplicably wanted to target Lingxiao Academy. Although Long Chen didn't like the disciples of Lingxiao Academy either, he couldn't bear to watch them die miserably.
Long Chen immediately activated the summoning signal, and soon, more and more powerful figures gathered around him. Within three days, five hundred thousand academy disciples rushed over upon hearing the news.
They didn't know what Long Chen meant by the signal, but out of respect for him, they had all come. The academy had millions of disciples, but only half had come.
Most of those who came here were low-ranking guilds, while those relatively high-ranked strong members, whether because they were too far away to receive signals or simply ignored them, did not come over.
Facing those guilds that hadn't come, Luo Bing and the others secretly shook their heads. If someone is courting death, even the heavens can't stop them.
What worried Luo Bing was that the Luo Alliance members hadn't arrived, because only guild leaders could receive Long Chen's message messages. This made it possible that Luo Qingyang received the message but ignored it, which made her extremely uneasy.
After gathering these people, Long Chen directly told them that the five major forces had declared war on Lingxiao Academy, intending to kill all its disciples.
Upon hearing this news, everyone was stunned, unable to believe their ears.
Long Chen told them directly: If you trust me, follow my arrangements; if not, it's fine—you can continue exploring on your own.
In the end, these disciples chose to trust Long Chen, since in their view, he had no reason to lie to them.
Long Chen divided the 500,000 men into fifty teams, each led by some of the strongest individuals appointed by him. From among the 500,000, he selected 3,000 elite disciples to join the Xiaoyao Alliance and Luo Sect.
Fifty ten-thousand-person squads slowly explored deeper along the route Long Chen had designated. All treasures they found would be collectively owned, and after leaving the Jialin Immortal Land, the loot would be divided.
Their main goal was not treasure hunting, but to save their lives—to keep themselves alive before searching for treasure.
The three thousand elite disciples Long Chen selected were all alliance leader-level powerhouses from various alliances, along with some extremely powerful warriors.
Long Chen led this group of elite disciples ahead, heading straight for the depths of the Jialin Immortal Land.
If it were someone else, leading such a large team would be extremely difficult, because everyone here is a powerful alliance leader who rarely obeys orders.
But Long Chen possessed an indescribable charm that quickly pacified these people completely. In Luo Bing's eyes, Long Chen was a born commander.
He could earn others' trust with just a few words. Seeing these unruly alliance leaders obey Long Chen completely, Luo Bing couldn't help but marvel at Long Chen's personal charisma.
On the way, they encountered a group of Silvermoon City experts. Long Chen deliberately sent a hundred-man squad to lure them, but the more than seven hundred Silvermoon City experts immediately surrounded them and ordered their annihilation.
But as soon as they gave the order, Long Chen led over three thousand powerful warriors to surround these people and killed them all without a word.
By interrogating the leader, Long Chen received the exact same answer as Senior Brother Yu from Qinghe Palace: the emperor ordered them to kill the disciples of Lingxiao Academy, but they didn't know the exact reason.
However, from this leader, Long Chen received some information: the top experts of the five major powers had all gone deep into the Jialin Immortal Land. Their goal was not to search for treasure, but to kill Bai Shishi.
Because the higher-ups had given them an important task: to prevent Bai Shishi from leaving alive, and at all costs.
The elite disciples who had followed Long Chen finally realized the seriousness of the situation: the five major powers wanted to wipe out all the disciples of Lingxiao Academy, and the most important target was actually Bai Shishi. What secrets were hidden behind all this?
"Tch, are they trying to stop Bai Shishi from awakening the first-generation bloodline? Aren't they afraid of retaliation from the academy? Bai Xiaole finally couldn't hold back and spoke up.
Bai Shishi is his half-sister, but he has never called her 'sister,' and Bai Shishi never calls him 'brother.' Instead of feeling any affection, there is even a sense of rivalry.
"First generation bloodline?" What is that? Long Chen was shocked. He had read so many books but had never heard of the first-generation bloodline.
"I'm not sure either. I only know that bloodlines surpassing ancestors are called the first generation, and they are also the ancestors of another bloodline.
I heard Bai Shishi's divine fire has three types. When she steps to the peak of divine fire, when the three flames converge and she steps into the realm of the Four Extremes, there's an eighty percent chance she will awaken the first-generation bloodline.
After awakening the first generation's bloodline, one gains recognition from heaven and earth. The first generation's bloodline mark fuses with the Heavenly Dao, awakening the immortal path phenomenon, and possessing the potential to reach the pinnacle of the immortal path. Bai Xiaole said.
So, that so-called first generation is actually the Yantian of the Immortal Realm, isn't he? The laws of the Immortal Realm are complete. If a Yantian One were to be born, wouldn't that mean they could destroy heaven and earth and control the universe? Long Chen was startled.
Bai Shishi hadn't awakened the first-generation bloodline, yet she was already so terrifying. If she did, she would truly become a monster.
"Should we hurry and report to Fairy Shishi, so she can prepare early to avoid being ambushed?" Mu Qingyun said with some concern.
"Killing Bai Shishi isn't that easy. Don't worry, she's very formidable. Even if they join forces, at most they can defeat her, but they won't be able to kill her." Bai Xiaole said.
"Xiao Le, you're wrong. They have the ability to defeat Bai Shishi, so they have a way to kill her." Long Chen patted Bai Xiaole on the shoulder and said.
"No way!" Bai Xiaole was taken aback.
"Looks like you really care about her." Long Chen said with a smile.
"I care about her?" Hmph, I'd rather care about myself. "Bai Xiaole shook his head.
"Long Chen, is Bai Shishi really in danger?" Luo Bing asked with a serious expression.
You have to know, Bai Shishi is the academy's top expert. If anything happened to her, that would be a disaster.
With the five major powers united, all their strength must be gathered to resist them. Without Bai Shishi, breaking through the blockade of the five powers would be even more difficult.
"Danger is certain. Although Bai Shishi is powerful, she's not very sharp, and her temper is like a stone in a cesspit—stinky and stubborn."
If I were her enemy, all I needed to do was trap the Celestial Maiden Alliance, tie down Bai Shishi, and use words to pressure her. She would have no choice but to fight desperately—her weakness was quite obvious. Long Chen said calmly.
Bai Shishi was proud and aloof. Although she was powerful in battle and intelligent, she had always grown up under the protection of Lingxiao Academy, with limited experience and easy to be schemed against.
"Then let's hurry and support Fairy Shishi. Without her, we can't stand against the five major forces." Luo Bing hurriedly said.
"It's not that serious. The Jialin Immortal Land is so vast, finding someone is far from easy—unless ...."
Long Chen's expression suddenly changed.
"Unless there's a traitor."
Luo Bing immediately understood Long Chen's meaning. Back then, she had been betrayed by the traitor and almost died at Chu Kuang's hands.
"Let's go quickly."
Long Chen led his men and sped toward the depths of the Jialin Immortal Land.