Hundreds of millions of Tianxie Sect experts were actually gathering, and among them, the weakest cultivation was at the Realm King level.
"Wow, what are they up to?"
Long Chen's heart pounded wildly. He wanted to capture someone and search their soul, but he was afraid of being discovered.
"No wonder the Tianxie Sect has suddenly become quiet these days. Looks like they're about to start a war and can't worry about me anymore!"
Although they didn't know what the Tianxie Sect was planning, the gathering of such a large number of powerful cultivators clearly meant there was a major commotion, and it was very likely that war was about to break out.
Only this possibility would prevent them from having time to search for Long Chen. According to the information Long Chen had obtained, their direction was heading straight to the border under the jurisdiction of the Tianxie Sect.
Logically, this was the best time for Long Chen to escape or launch a surprise attack on the Tianxie Sect. However, he chose not to do so; he chose to follow this group.
Long Chen carried countless pills, including divine pills designed to conceal his aura. It should be known that Long Chen had once used the power of pills to fool the terrifying assassin Ying Tian, and now deceiving them was as easy as turning one's hand.
Long Chen followed behind the army. The next day, another shocking scene unfolded: this Tianxie Sect force had actually joined up with another force.
The two armies were almost evenly matched in number, and after merging, their momentum grew even greater. After joining, they made a brief reorganization before setting out again.
Soon, the third and fourth .... To Long Chen's astonishment, it was only during the fifth rendezvous that they encountered the true main force. The main force was thousands or hundreds larger than theirs, like streams merging into rivers.
"Damn, the foundation of the Tianxie Sect is terrifying!"
Although Long Chen had conducted several soul searches, many disciples of the Tianxie Sect still didn't know what kind of foundation the sect truly possessed.
Moreover, Long Chen noticed that among these teams, there was a super terrifying force. They weren't numerous, numbering only a little over a hundred thousand. Although all were at the Realm King Realm, other Tianxie Sect experts treated them with utmost respect. Even Saints greeted them proactively.
"Wow, he's actually a Destiny Holder whose aura is even more terrifying than Ying Tian's." When Long Chen saw the leader of this team, he gasped.
It was a pale-faced, tall, and slender red-haired man carrying a huge sickle on his back. He also wore a crown on his head, identical to the crown of the Tianxie Sect leader.
Even with a thought, it was clear that this young man must be the future successor of the Tianxie Sect; otherwise, he wouldn't be qualified to wear this crown.
This is also why even the saints bowed deeply to him, their words full of utmost respect.
Although the man did not deliberately reveal his aura, endless Heavenly Dao runes swirled around him, as if worshipping him—a sight even Yingtian had never seen before.
Although Long Chen had fought Ying Tian twice and knew that Ying Tian never used his full strength, judging by the aura of destiny, this person's aura was definitely superior to Ying Tian's.
Of course, this doesn't necessarily mean this person is stronger than Ying Tian, because Ying Tian is an assassin. A killer's best at hiding their strength is hiding their strength. As long as Ying Tian doesn't unleash his full power, no one knows just how strong he really is.
However, Long Chen possessed the Nine-Star Overlord Body Technique, making his perception extremely powerful. Although the distance was far away and he couldn't observe closely, Long Chen felt that this person was definitely on the same level as Ying Tian, perhaps even stronger.
"I just wonder what level of Heavenly Dao Fruit he will become after he dies?" Long Chen looked at the man, and two huge Heavenly Dao Fruits suddenly appeared in his eyes, and he was almost drooling at the corner of his mouth.
The Heavenly Dao Fruit he gave Xia Chen last time made him leap into a Destiny Holder. According to Xia Chen, his current strength is ten times stronger than before.
It should be noted that although Xia Chen was the youngest in the Dragonblood Legion and spent his days hanging out with the unruly Guo Ran, he was extremely calm inside.
Guo Ran usually needs to be listened to at a discount, but Xia Chen usually needs to be doubled when he speaks. This guy said ten times more, but in reality, it was definitely more than ten times.
So now, whenever Long Chen encountered terrifying powerhouses, the first thing that came to his mind was their adorable appearance after transforming into the Heavenly Dao Fruit.
Swallowing hard, Long Chen continued to follow carefully, while the red-haired man carrying a huge scythe would never dream that one day, a man would drool over him.
Three days later, the Tianxie Sect army arrived at a valley, with endless desert stretching ahead of it.
At the edge of the valley, the Tianxie Sect army stopped. At that moment, the void twisted and the sect leader's figure appeared.
"Wow, the Tianxie Sect has such a huge territory—wherever he wills, he can appear wherever he wants!" Long Chen watched this scene from afar, his heart pounding wildly.
"Wait, that's not right. If he really had that ability, how could he have let me go back then? Long Chen was stunned.
When Long Chen saw the blood-red totem beneath the Tianxie Sect Master's feet, he couldn't help but roll his eyes. So this was teleportation too—he hadn't noticed who had lost a blood-colored totem before.
When the sect leader of the Tianxie Sect appeared, all the disciples knelt to the ground and saluted him, except for the man carrying a huge scythe on his back, standing motionless.
The Tianxie Sect Master didn't even glance at the disciples. Instead, he walked up to the man carrying the sickle and actually bowed to him. At that moment, Long Chen's jaw nearly dropped in shock. What was going on?
But looking at the disciples of the Tianxie Sect, their expressions remained calm, as if they had long been used to it.
The sect master of the Tianxie Sect was speaking with the man carrying the sickle, his expression extremely grave. However, the distance was too great for Long Chen to hear what they were saying.
After talking for a while, the man with the sickle shook his head, seemingly disagreeing with the Tianxie Sect Master's words. The Tianxie Sect Master was helpless and could only continue to persuade him.
At that moment, Long Chen suddenly sensed something. The Tianxie Sect Master seemed to mention him, while the man with the scythe on his back wore a cold smile. He swung his large hand fiercely, pointing the massive scythe straight ahead.
At that moment, the Tianxie Sect Master looked utterly helpless and finally shouted, "The Divine Son has given orders—devote all your strength to invade the Beast Fusion Clan, overturn their altars, extinguish their divine lamps, and let the light of the evil gods ignite their divine pools." With
a sharp shout, the man carrying the blood-red scythe suddenly appeared on his forehead. As soon as the rune appeared, an ancient and sinister aura surged forth.
Then he loudly chanted strange syllables, seemingly praying and also mourning. In short, it sounded extremely eerie, sending chills down one's spine.
As the strange syllables he uttered, Long Chen noticed that the eyes of the Tianxie Sect's experts were blood-red, as if they had fallen into a state of madness.
"Kill!"
From top to bottom, everyone in the Tianxie Sect, including the sect leader, roared and charged toward the desert.
And the moment they charged out, a furious roar echoed from deep within the desert. The roar was like the awakening of a giant beast from the Wild Era, erupting with murderous intent in an instant.