Someone actually wanted to recruit Long Chen as a follower. Long Chen almost burst out laughing—Long Tianrui was really overestimating herself.
Long Chen ignored him and just walked past Long Tianrui, but one of the men stepped forward and immediately blocked his path.
"Get lost!"
Long Chen reached out and pushed him away. The man snorted coldly and struck out with his palm.
"Boom!"
Long Chen's foot trembled, and the man was pushed back five or six steps by Long Chen's palm. He looked utterly incredulous.
This is a collision of instinctive forces, meaning a person's body automatically releases force when encountering resistance.
This kind of power is the most basic strength for a person, having nothing to do with spells, divine powers, combat skills, or anything like that. As a result, the man was knocked so far by Long Chen, and the other man also looked shocked.
Even Long Tianrui's eyes showed a trace of surprise. In her perception, Long Chen's strength should be somewhat stronger than that man's. However, she hadn't expected the gap between them to be so vast. Her usually precise perception had led to such a huge misjudgment—something she had never encountered before.
The man was pushed back by Long Chen and was instantly furious and about to strike again, but Long Tianrui stopped him:
"Since you've already lost, you must admit it. If you keep tangling, you'll lose not just your face, but your life."
Long Tianrui's cold shout made the man even angrier, but he didn't dare argue. He just stared coldly at Long Chen, clearly unwilling to accept it.
Long Tianrui looked at Long Chen and said, "Become my follower. If you can keep up with my pace, one day you'll have the chance to be my partner." "
Tch, not interested."
Long Chen still showed that attitude. Although this woman was beautiful and incredibly powerful, her innate pride and cold indifference made people feel quite uncomfortable. After saying this, Long Chen walked over.
Strangely, Long Tianrui's cold face showed no emotion at all; it seemed she always had only one expression—a blank face.
Faced with Long Chen's mocking tone, she wasn't angry; she simply watched his figure disappear.
"I made a mistake just now. If I had another chance..." the man said defiantly.
"Defeat isn't scary; what's scary is not admitting defeat, not knowing shame before becoming brave. You're destined to never achieve much. From today on, you are no longer my follower." Long Tianrui said coldly.
"Tianrui,"
the man cried out in terror.
Long Tianrui ignored him and walked forward slowly. Another man hurried after him, but he didn't even glance at him.
"Tianrui, give me one more chance... The
man was very unwilling to accept this and strode forward, but as soon as he took a step, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.
Without seeing Long Tianrui make any move, the man suddenly stiffened and collapsed to the ground.
"Don't force me to kill you!"
Long Tianrui left behind a cold sentence, her figure slowly disappearing, leaving the man lying on the ground, groaning in pain.
...
"Why are you only telling us the news now?"
In a secret chamber, the Long family patriarch, the three Heavenly Saints, and the Heavenly Administrator were all present. Besides them, there was an elder holding a letter and shouting angrily at the old man.
"At that time, you were in seclusion, Lord Tiansi wasn't around, and the letter was top-secret. Except for you, we have no authority to open it!" The old man said with a look of grievance.
This top-secret letter had arrived long ago, but it was only now handed to them. If the three great divine clans hadn't arrived and they were still in seclusion, this letter wouldn't have reached them.
"That little bastard Long Chen can cause such trouble. Why didn't he tell us he killed the Vice Hall Master of the Fire God Hall?" The Long family patriarch said angrily.
"We can't keep Long Chen, or if the Brahma Pill Valley comes knocking, what will we do?
If we don't hand it over, we won't be able to stand up to the Brahma Heaven Pill Valley. If we hand it over and Long Zhantian returns, we won't be able to explain it. Long Yaoting said helplessly.
"But now, the Qiankun Cauldron has reached its most critical stage. If we drive him away, he will inevitably take the cauldron with him. If he can't, the news will spread."
If word gets out that the Qiankun Cauldron is in the Long family, our entire Long family will face extinction. Long Qihua also said gravely.
"So much effort and resources poured in. If the Qiankun Cauldron hasn't awakened yet, and all the effort is wasted, how will we explain this to the ancestor in the future?" Long Qianxue couldn't help but say.
"Now is not the time to complain; we should work together to find solutions and how to face the problems that have already occurred." Long Qihua said angrily.
Long Qianxue was extremely cautious in her actions. She always felt uneasy about this matter and wanted to seek the ancestor's opinion, but the clan leader, Long Qihua, and Long Yaoting were all determined to do so, so she could only cooperate.
But now, upon learning that Long Chen had killed the Vice Hall Master of the Fire God Hall, the Brahma Pill Valley still didn't know that Long Chen was at the Long family; otherwise, they would have come to attack immediately. Now that Long Chen had become a hot potato, they didn't know what to do.
"I think, if it really doesn't work out, we should cut our losses in time. In fact, whether it's Long Chen or the Qiankun Cauldron, both are in critical condition.
Only by getting rid of both of them could the Long family be safe. "Lord Tiansi pondered for a moment and said.
"No,"
the clan leader, Long Qihua, and Long Yaoting rejected them without hesitation.
"We've already given so much; we absolutely cannot let it go to waste. Otherwise, all our resources and the Tianmai power we have consumed will be wasted. I am not willing to accept this." Long Qihua said.
"Besides, that's the Qiankun Cauldron, one of the ten supreme artifacts. If it revives and becomes the legacy divine weapon of our Long family, who could possibly stop our Long family's rise?" Long Yaoting said.
Long Qianxue couldn't hold back any longer and angrily said, "First, whether the Qiankun Cauldron can be revived is still unknown."
Second, even if the Qiankun Cauldron is revived, would it be willing to become our inherited divine weapon? Would it really care about our Long family's resources?
Third, even if the Qiankun Cauldron becomes the legacy divine weapon of our Long family, so what? It's the Kun Cauldron, the main life force. At most, it helps us refine pills, evolve our foundation, and assist in cultivation.
I admit, if given a few hundred years, our Long family would surely rise to prominence and soar to great heights.
But if the news leaks, we can't protect it, and likewise, it can't protect us. Don't you understand?
Is it just for that elusive, unattainable idea, and staking the entire Long family? Can we afford to lose? Lord
Tiansi said, "I think Qianxue's words make a lot of sense. On this matter, we should listen to the ancestor's opinion!" "
"Buzz buzz buzz..."
At that moment, the nameplate at the Long family patriarch's waist lit up rapidly.
"Forget it, let's discuss this later. Let's deal with the other three families first. It's really tough—they're all at the same time."
The Long family patriarch said helplessly, saying this as they left together.
Beneath the secret chamber where they stood, there was a massive barrier. Inside the barrier, the Qiankun Cauldron was bathed in endless divine radiance, and the appearance seemed to ... Extremely enjoyable.