Chapter 144: Traitors of the Righteous Alliance, Internal Crisis

Lin Chen, who was standing on the flying sword, stopped.

He looked at a cultivator several dozen feet away with interest.

This cultivator had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a righteous face. At this moment, he looked terrified and said to Lin Chen:

"Daoyou, these demon cultivators have been chasing me for a long time. I hope you can save my life!"

As he said this, the cultivator stepped on the flying sword and subconsciously approached Lin Chen.

Lin Chen stood still, squinting his eyes and looking at several figures farther away.

Three or four cultivators chased him relentlessly and stopped ten feet in front of Lin Chen.

After looking at Lin Chen for a few times, the cultivators grinned and said:

"Boy! When we, the Wild Wolf Sect, do something, we advise you to get out of here as far as possible and don't get involved!"

"Otherwise, you will lose your head and your cultivation of a hundred years will be in vain. Don't blame us for not reminding you!"

After hearing this, the cultivator of the Righteous Alliance who was being hunted down became anxious and said quickly:

"Daoyou, I don't know if you are a colleague of mine from the Righteous Alliance, but I have important information to report, and it is a matter of great importance..."

As the cultivator of the Righteous Alliance spoke, he approached Lin Chen.

When he was still ten feet away from Lin Chen, Lin Chen spoke.

"So it's the Wild Wolf Sect in person! I am just a casual cultivator and have no intention of getting involved in the fight between you..."

"Well, I'll leave now!"

As he said this, Lin Chen controlled the flying sword and turned around to leave.

After hearing this, the cultivators of the Wild Wolf Sect were stunned.

The Righteous Alliance cultivator who was being hunted was also stunned...

"Fellow Daoist, how could you..."

The Righteous Alliance cultivator saw Lin Chen running farther and farther away, and he stopped pretending.

He snorted coldly:

"I thought I met a fat sheep, but I didn't expect it to be a soft egg... Everyone, stop acting, and hunt him down with me!"

"Yes, elder!" The Wild Wolf Sect disciples changed their arrogant appearance and said respectfully.

So the five cultivators chased Lin Chen together.

When Lin Chen felt the murderous intent behind him, he sneered.

As early as the moment these cultivators appeared, Lin Chen guessed that they were in the same group.

After all, in Lin Chen's perception, the cultivator being hunted was a perfect foundation.

And the few who were chasing behind were only in the early stage of foundation building...

Although the breath was hidden, how could they escape Lin Chen's perception.

"Tsk tsk, this is not hiding! The fairy trap drama actually tricked me..."

After escaping a few hundred feet, Lin Chen deliberately slowed down.

The monks quickly caught up and cast spells crazily behind Lin Chen.

But many spells were blocked by Lin Chen's body-protecting true energy.

Lin Chen's heart moved slightly, and four flying swords flashed by, instantly killing the four foundation-building monks of the Wild Wolf Sect.

The only one left, the Wild Wolf Sect elder who had completed the foundation, was also shocked.

He snorted coldly and said, "I thought it was a fat sheep, but I never thought it was a tough guy..."

"It's really unlucky! Otherwise, I will be punished by the sect master when I go back..."

Instantly killing four disciples in the early stage of foundation building, this Wild Wolf Sect elder thought he could do it.

So he stimulated the true energy in his body, and several flying knives slashed at Lin Chen.

...

After a while, the Wild Wolf Sect elder showed a look of horror on his face, stepped on the long sword and fled frantically.

"Monster, how can there be such a strong foundation-building cultivator? His skills are not much worse than those of fake pills!"

The elder of the Wild Wolf Sect looked at his lost left arm, gritted his teeth and donated his blood essence, activated the secret method, and his speed increased by three points.

He turned into a red light and fled madly towards the mountains in the north.

And Lin Chen was chasing him calmly behind him.

He always kept an ambiguous distance, seemingly catching up, but always a little short.

While chasing, Lin Chen shouted:

"Where can the thief run? Everyone in the demon way can kill him!"

Occasionally, he slashed two flying swords and brushed past the elder of the Wild Wolf Sect, scaring him so much that he didn't even dare to turn his head.

But in fact, if Lin Chen wanted to kill a mere foundation-building perfection, he didn't need the second sword at all.

This time, his goal was not just as simple as killing these Wild Wolf Sect cultivators.

Lin Chen didn't kill this Wild Wolf Sect disciple just to find the Wild Wolf Sect's base nearby.

"The Wild Wolf Sect moved out of Yanlai a year ago, and this place is only more than 2,000 miles away from Changchun Gate, but we can still meet the Wild Wolf Sect's foundation-building cultivators..."

"I think there should be a base nearby..."

"Since we are going to do it, we must do it big!"

Lin Chen thought silently in his heart.

It would be best if we could kill the Wild Wolf Sect's Jindan cultivator this time. If we can't meet him, it's reasonable to kill dozens of foundation-building cultivators to relieve our hatred.

Although it has been a few years, the death of Senior Brother Cen Wushan is still vivid in my mind.

After all, Senior Brother's death is inseparable from the Wild Wolf Sect.

...

So, Lin Chen chased all the way.

After flying about a hundred miles, he saw the Wild Wolf Sect elder escape into a deep mountain somewhere.

Lin Chen's heart moved slightly, and he quickened his pace. Sure enough, he saw the Wild Wolf Sect elder activate a hidden formation somewhere, and disappeared in a mist in the blink of an eye.

"Hehe, a misty formation and a protective formation? Such trifles..."

Lin Chen summoned Long Ba and Feng Jiu with a wave of his hand, and then walked into the maze with the two puppets.

The surrounding fog was so thick that one could not see one's hand in front of one's face.

But Lin Chen was not panicked at all, and his consciousness surged in all directions like a tide.

The maze does have the effect of shielding consciousness.

But there is also a limit...

With Lin Chen's Jindan stage consciousness, plus the amplification of Tian Yan Jue.

This is just a psychedelic array, the interference is limited.

Lin Chen turned around in the array for a few times, and soon locked the target, with a smile on his face, he ordered Long Ba:

"Blast that boulder!"

Long Ba raised his hand upon hearing this, and a nano bomb flew towards the situation several feet high in the distance.

Boom!

After a loud bang, the boulder was instantly blown to pieces.

After the dust dispersed, a natural cave behind the boulder was also revealed.

At the same time, the mist in the valley also quickly dissipated.

"So there is a cave hiding behind this stone! And this stone is also the center of the maze..."

Lin Chen snorted coldly and gestured to Long Ba Feng Jiu.

So the two martial arts puppets were in front, and Lin Chen followed behind, slowly exploring the depths of the cave.

This cave was originally formed naturally, with a large internal space, and there were many forks and stone walls blocking it.

After becoming the base of the Demon Sect, the interior was improved many times, so the space is larger, and it is likely to accommodate thousands of people.

As soon as Lin Chen entered the cave, the elder of the Wild Wolf Sect who had escaped before showed a grim smile.

"You really don't take the road to heaven, but you run into hell!"

"Just three people, dare to break into the territory of my Wild Wolf Sect!"

Beside him, several cultivators who had completed the foundation building also looked at Lin Chen.

"Old Wang! You made a big mistake by bringing people into this cave base this time! How can we use this base in the future?" A cultivator who had completed the foundation building said in distress.

"I was forced to do this, this kid has some strength! He chased me relentlessly, and I could only flee back to the base... But this kid might be a big fish! Let's attack together!"

The elder of the Wild Wolf Sect who was chased by Lin Chen shouted twice.

Then seven or eight cultivators who had completed the foundation building attacked Lin Chen.

All kinds of magic weapons and spells rushed towards Lin Chen.

Seeing this attack, Lin Chen was not panicked at all, but calmly released his body-protecting true energy.

The attack of seven or eight foundation-building perfect and late-stage cultivators was completely blocked three feet away from Lin Chen, and even Lin Chen was not hurt at all.

Then Lin Chen's heart moved, and under the shock of his true energy, all the magic weapons and spells were bounced away.

"This... How is this possible?!"

"You said this is a foundation-building cultivator? Where did you provoke a Jindan cultivator!"

These seven or eight foundation-building cultivators were stunned, and hurriedly turned back to question the Wild Wolf Sect elder.

If it was just a foundation-building cultivator, no matter how strong he was, it would be impossible for a body-protecting true energy to block so many magic weapons and spells...

Only a Jindan attack could have such a huge crushing.

"What the hell, what are you still standing there for? Run! Go inform the helmsman..."

The seven or eight cultivators lost their minds to fight and fled in all directions, heading towards the inside of the cave.

Even the elder who was chased by Lin Chen at the beginning was stunned.

He looked at Lin Chen in surprise, and his eyes clearly asked three words: "Are you kidding me?"

Lin Chen raised his eyebrows, and a flying sword pierced his throat with a wave of his hand.

Blood splattered high, and the big head rolled down.

Before he died, he still widened his eyes, with an unbelievable look on his face.

Wasn't the accuracy of the flying sword very bad before?

How come it is so accurate this time?

Lin Chen did not stop, took a few steps forward, and then the sword light flashed.

But within a few breaths, the seven or eight foundation-building cultivators all died in the underworld...

Lin Chen stepped over their bodies without stopping at all.

The gap between Jindan and foundation-building is so terrifying.

With a multiple-fold difference in true essence and mana, even the strongest magical skills and spells would have little effect.

With such an absolute difference in strength, ordinary foundation-building cultivators would have almost no chance of fighting back.

After killing the several foundation-building cultivators who were guarding the gate, Lin Chen's consciousness spread into the cave like a tide.

In an instant, the entire cave, the intricate terrain and passages were all visible.

At the same time, in Lin Chen's perception, the other demon sect cultivators hiding in the cave had nowhere to hide.

"One, two... five... thirteen..."

"Well, a total of twenty-seven cultivators, all in the foundation-building stage... Tsk tsk, it seems that this stronghold is not small!"

Lin Chen touched his chin and then raised his eyebrows.

In his consciousness, the breath of one of the cultivators was obviously much stronger.

"Fake Dan cultivator... Wow, there is still a big fish!"

Lin Chen did not stop and continued to move forward.

Although this cave is hidden, it also has a fatal flaw.

That is, there is no room for escape!

As long as Lin Chen groped his way deeper into the cave, those demon cultivators hiding in the dark had no way to escape and could only be killed by Lin Chen.

Not long after walking, Lin Chen saw several foundation-building cultivators rushing towards him.

Holding spiritual swords and magic weapons, they looked fierce.

"Well, this momentum is quite good..."

Lin Chen commented lightly, without even slowing down his pace.

A few sword beams flashed, and there were a few more corpses on the ground.

Lin Chen walked all the way to the inside of the cave.

A few minutes later, he saw more than a dozen foundation-building cultivators gathered together, and the leader was the fake pill-stage cultivator.

"Who are you! How dare you be an enemy of my Wild Wolf Sect?"

"My senior brother is Ling Xuzi, the leader of the Wild Wolf Sect... I am the leader of the Demon Sect..."

The fake pill cultivator stared with his eyes, looking very fierce.

He said a lot, as if he wanted to force Lin Chen back with his momentum.

"Tsk tsk, why do the cultivators in the world of immortal cultivation like to announce their identities?"

"Look at this momentum, it's quite fierce!"

Lin Chen muttered.

Facing more than a dozen foundations and a fake alchemy monk, Lin Chen became a little more serious.

Twelve flying swords were slashed out together in an instant.

Not surprisingly, the dozen or so foundation-building monks didn't even have a chance to resist, and were killed directly.

With Lin Chen's current spiritual control skills, the power of a single strike from the imperial weapon can exceed a million pounds.

Really, one effort can defeat ten...

The cautious fake elixir monk also froze on the spot.

A drop of cold sweat dripped from his forehead.

"So fast..."

There was only one thought in his mind.

When he came back to his senses, he only felt his eyes spinning, looking at his headless body, and finally fell into darkness forever.

Lin Chen shook his arm and shook off the blood stains on the sword.

"The posture is pretty good, but it's a pity it's a silver pewter spear head..."

Lin Chen made a brief comment, and then began to clean up the results.

There are a total of thirty storage bags, which contain many magic weapons, spiritual stones and elixirs.

This group of demonic cultivators are not just casual cultivators who are struggling with poverty, they are quite wealthy.

The total value is no less than one hundred thousand spiritual stones, which is a considerable fortune for Lin Chen.

But what interested Lin Chen was what was in the fake elixir monk's storage bag.

Lin Chen broke the restrictions on the storage bag, except for the mountain of spiritual stones, a few magic weapons and elixirs.

What interested Lin Chen even more was a pile of letters.

These letters record the monks and forces that this stronghold has come into contact with over the past year.

The Demon Sect is powerful and the Righteous Alliance is weak. After all, there are many casual cultivators and even immortal cultivators who turn to the Demon Sect.

The transactions and information exchanges between them were recorded...

In other words, these letters record many rebel forces and casual cultivators in Yanlai territory!

Even traitors from some big forces!

"My dear, I really found a big fish!"

Lin Chen muttered, and then began to read the contents of these letters.

Most of the letters were what Lin Chen thought. Some small forces had contacted the Demon Sect in advance, hoping that they would have a place in the event that the Righteous Alliance was defeated.

Over the past year or so, no fewer than twenty small families and forces have interacted with each other...

But what Lin Chen didn't expect was that among this force were Lin Chen's old acquaintances.

"Did any of the four major families actually collude with the Demon Sect?"

Lin Chen narrowed his eyes, this was not good news.

The four major families in Yanlai City are almost the strongest local forces in Yanlai except the Changchun Clan.

If one surrenders to the Demon Sect and cooperates with others at a critical moment, it will have a huge impact on the entire war situation.

"But fortunately, I discovered it in advance... If he really rebels by then, maybe he can use his plan to get it right?"

Lin Chen thought silently.

After that, he destroyed all the evil cultivators in the entire cave stronghold.

After blowing up the cave's exit, he left this barren mountain.

Flying all the way towards the Purple Smoke Realm.

Lin Chen's goal this time is still to do business on the front line.

As for encountering a demon sect robbery and murder on the way, it can only be regarded as an unexpected gain at best.

…

One day later, Xinliang City.

Lin Chen's arrival surprised Governor Shao.

Even he didn't expect that Lin Chen would actually come back...

As soon as Lin Chen entered the city, Shao Wenmin dropped everything he was doing and ran all the way over.

"Senior Xu! Have you taken care of the trivial matters of relatives and friends?" Shao Wenmin's eyes were full of energy.

Lin Chen shook his head and sighed:

"City Lord Shao, I do have some things to do, and I can't help you guard this city for the time being..."

"However, I can recommend someone whose strength is no less than mine! It's perfect for my friend to guard Xinliang City!"

After saying that, Lin Chen winked at Long Ba.

Shao Wenmin heard that Lin Chen still didn't want to stay. Although he felt a little disappointed, he still cheered up and asked:

"I don't know what to call this senior?"

"Long Ba." The puppet Long Ba spoke concisely and only gave a brief answer.

"This..." Shao Wenmin suddenly felt embarrassed. He originally wanted to be polite and familiar with him.

Lin Chen saw this and said quickly:

"Shao Zhenshou, my friend is taciturn by nature. He also likes to be quiet and doesn't like to talk to others."

"But there is no doubt about his strength!"

Lin Chen lowered his voice and said, "Fellow Daoist Long entered the middle stage of pill formation ten years ago."

Upon hearing this, Shao Zhenshou's expression suddenly changed, and he looked at Long Ba with even more respect.

He immediately said:

"Senior Long, I request you to guard Xinliang City. No matter whether the enemy comes to invade or not, the Righteous Path Alliance will provide you with a salary of 50,000 spiritual stones a year."

"If the enemy attacks, there will be additional rewards for every repel!"

"I wonder if senior is willing?"

Long Ba had already received Lin Chen's instructions, so he nodded and said:

"Yes. However, I like purity by nature. I practice alone on weekdays. If there is nothing important, please don't disturb me easily."

After hearing this, Shao Wenmin nodded repeatedly and said:

"Senior, don't worry, I will definitely prepare a quiet mansion for you, and I will ensure that no one will disturb you."

After a pause, Shao Wenmin said to Lin Chen again:

"Senior Xu, for introducing a mid-stage pill-forming monk to join our Righteous Alliance, he should be rewarded with 30,000 spiritual stones."

After saying that, Shao Wenmin counted out 30,000 spirit stones and handed them to Lin Chen.

Lin Chen took it with a smile, already feeling happy.

"Good boy, let me introduce a pill-forming monk with 30,000 spirit stones...then my more than one hundred martial arts puppets, aren't they close to five million spirit stones?"

"In addition, the martial arts puppet guards also have salaries! These salaries naturally go into my pocket..."

Thinking of this, Lin Chen's eyes lit up.

He seemed to see a broad road, a real plan to make money.

Is this a magical weapon that sells a hammer?

Just rent a hundred puppets to the Righteous Alliance!

You don’t have to do anything every year to get 10 million spiritual stones.

But Lin Chen also knew that he could just think about it.

Even if he wants to rent puppets, he doesn't have more than a hundred cities for him to guard!

The main reason why Lin Chen sent this dragon to Xinliang City was to connect and expand trade routes.

And very importantly, bring back the battle situation intelligence from the front line.

Lin Chen took the 30,000 spirit stones and did not count them, but said:

"Brother Shao, let me tell you the truth... I am a businessman, and I came to Xinliang City this time to do business."