These people were all elders. When they saw Long Chen, their faces looked slightly awkward, but they still forced themselves to walk in.
Who is Long Chen? He immediately saw through their tactics, stood up, and said, "Looks like the Alliance Leader is about to have a meeting. Kid, I'd better step aside for now." "
You little rascal, sit down." Qu Jianying's face flushed red. This kid was too sinister; he saw through her intentions at a glance and was furious and embarrassed.
Long Chen had no choice but to sit down. The old man remained silent, just staring at the sky, looking completely indifferent to his business.
"What are your thoughts on strengthening the Tianwu Alliance?" Qu Jianying gritted his teeth and said.
"How could I dare to have any opinions? With your attitude of trying to kill me, if I dared to object, I wouldn't be able to leave this courtyard alive." Long Chen said with a wry smile.
The older you get, the less reasonable you become. If your own scheme is seen through, you get angry.
Everything before the relationship was just a setup, all to get Long Chen to accept these people. Although Ye Lingshan was the future alliance leader, Long Chen was the true leader of the righteous path and the strongest force.
To get these people to join the Tianwu Alliance, they must get Long Chen's approval. Otherwise, if they anger Long Chen, he will leave in a fit of rage, and the alliance's morale will immediately collapse.
But not letting them join was also impossible, because the Tianwu Alliance's inherited artifact, Merit Stele, required their strength to unlock its strongest. Now, with the catastrophe imminent, any force could determine future life or death.
Although Qu Jianying disliked these people and even deeply despised traitors, now was not the time to settle old scores.
So, she found it hard to bring it up and finally had to grit her teeth and tell Long Chen that this matter should have been left to Ye Lingshan.
But Qu Jianying feared Ye Lingshan wouldn't be able to control Long Chen, so he used his elder status to insist that Long Chen sit here.
"Nephew Long Chen..." An elderly man braced himself and stepped forward.
"No, I can't afford it."
Long Chen waved his hand and said calmly, "I really can't deserve it. If I remember correctly, it was you who shouted and jumped around trying to trick others into leaving the Tianwu Alliance back then, right?" "
This ... At that time, it was just my ignorance for a moment... The old man was instantly embarrassed. He was extremely talented and famous for his eloquence, and it was precisely because of this that he managed to persuade a large group of people to leave.
Now that everyone wanted to return, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and come back. It was because many people believed him that he left. If he didn't stand up now, he would be beaten to death by everyone.
"Foolish back then, then let me ask you, are you ignorant now?" Long Chen sneered.
"Now I am like a question bank being enlightened, enlightened with right ...and wrong," the old man hurriedly said.
"Then when will you be foolish again?" Long Chen curled his lips and said.
"..." The old man's face instantly turned bright red, not knowing how to respond.
"You've already stabbed the Tianwu Alliance once. Who knows when you'll do it again?
Don't blame all the blame on Dan Valley, the divine race, or the evil paths—flies don't focus on a seamless egg.
Who knows, when facing foreign powerhouses, will you be bribed? Could he deliver a fatal blow to the Tianwu Alliance when the time comes? Long Chen said coldly.
"We swear by our souls..." The old man immediately raised his hand, and the others followed suit.
"Put your hand down. I'm asking these things, not for you—I'm speaking for the Alliance Leader.
Actually, whether you come back or not, I have no business. I, Long Chen, have a bad temper, and once I make up my mind, it's hard to change.
Perhaps because of this, I am not suited to be a leader. I lack tolerance and cannot tolerate others' flaws, and betrayal is the least tolerated.
Precisely because of this, whether you return to the Tianwu Alliance is none of my concern; that is the leader's business.
And whether you return or not, I am still myself. My goal will never change. I said before, I don't want to be a hero; I just want to live, to protect those who have treated me well and to live together.
In fact, I have no objection to whether you can join the Tianwu Alliance. To me, you are dispensable, really.
But those who have always been loyal to the Tianwu Alliance and stubbornly hold onto it are the ones who resent you the most, and who have been hurt and held the deepest prejudices against you.
Instead of wasting time on me, you'd be better off figuring out how to make up for the harm you've caused them. Long Chen said calmly.
Although Long Chen disliked fence-sitters, he did not hate them, but he hated those who betrayed the Tianwu Alliance.
Even if Qu Jianying were here, Long Chen would never forgive them. But Long Chen disdained killing them, let alone causing them trouble—he simply didn't have the time for poverty.
"So, you don't oppose us joining the Tianwu Alliance?" The old man was overjoyed.
"I don't oppose it, nor do I agree, but there's one thing I need to make clear in advance."
Long Chen's voice suddenly turned cold, and his gaze sharpened: "If I join the Tianwu Alliance and betray again, then even if I am invincible, I will still take down the traitor." "
No, no, absolutely not."
Everyone was overjoyed. Long Chen's words were essentially agreeing to their entry. The hardest hurdle of joining the Tianwu Alliance was over, and everything was going smoothly.
They all secretly hated their own foolishness. They had thought the Tianwu Alliance would completely collapse and gradually decline until they collapsed, taking sides to avoid implication.
But now, under Long Chen's leadership, the Tianwu Alliance has the support of the Wine God Palace, Miaolexian Palace, and Guanghan Palace, allowing them to challenge the divine race.
They have always survived in the cracks, with no one to rely on. Once a great war breaks out, they become rootless floating duckweed, instantly swallowed by the flood.
Only by relying on powerful forces could they survive. What terrified them most was that almost all the elite disciples had "defected" and joined the Tianwu Alliance. These old fellows led a group of disciples who had not yet matured, with no hope for their lives.
Therefore, returning to the Tianwu Alliance was their best choice. To do so, they had even sacrificed their dignity to come and plead with Long Chen. This was the wish of everyone in the sect.
Now that Long Chen had finally relented, they joyfully thanked him and then left the courtyard.
"At least you know your place, kid."
Seeing Long Chen accept, Qu Jianying smiled, looking completely relieved.
"As for them, I can't be bothered to pay them any attention. The key is to see if you can handle the other disciples under the Tianwu Alliance." Long Chen said.
"The other Lingshan have already been dealt with. In fact, many disciples from these factions have joined the Tianwu Alliance, which is already just empty promises.
These sects had been isolated these days, all trembling with fear and suffering a lot.
And even if he returned, it would leave behind a disgraceful legacyUnless you achieve great merit, it's hard to erase this shame.
But people do have feelings. Although those disciples betrayed their sects, they always cared deeply about the sect.
The foolishness of a small group in the sect expecting the entire sect to pay the bill is unfair in itself. After all, many people can't raise their voices. Those old fellows are hateful, but beneath a sword, there are tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of innocent disciples. We can't just ignore them. Qu Jianying sighed.
It wasn't that she was soft-hearted, but it was true. Those teenage disciples who had just joined the sect had no idea what right and wrong were, yet they were isolated because of the mistakes of those in power.
When a great war arrives, they won't even have a place to hide, and will only die tragically in the chaos of the battlefield. This is not what Qu Jianying wants to see.
Long Chen nodded and said, "Perhaps you're right. Since ancient times, dross and essence have coexisted and complemented each other. If you forcibly remove the dross, the essence is left with nothing left." Qu
Jianying smiled, a hint of kindness in his eyes, and said, "You understand, I feel very gratified. You know, Lingshan is under tremendous pressure." Long
Chen smiled and said, "I understand, but I can't accept it. Therefore, the leader of the Tianwu Alliance must be someone who embraces all rivers and has a broad mind."
As for me, I am too picky, too rigid in character, lacking the ability to compromise and yield, and am destined never to become a true leader. Long
Chen knew that Qu Jianying had his own unavoidable reasons for accepting them. But no matter what reasons Qu Jianying had, Long Chen could understand, but truly couldn't accept it. He absolutely could not tolerate betrayal from anyone in the Dragon Blood Legion, nor could he imagine how much his heart would ache if someone betrayed him.
"One reason for accepting them is to show compassion for those innocent disciples, and another is that we truly need them.
With these sects joining, all sects working together to empower the power of fortune can make the Merit Stele perfect and unleash its greatest power.
Do you still remember why we let the Sea Demon clan and the evil sect escape back then? Qu Jianying asked.
"I really don't know." Long Chen shook his head. He was indeed very puzzled. If he followed his instructions, these guys would be wiped out completely, leaving no one alive.
"Because whether it's the Sea Demon Clan or the Evil Sect, they all possess terrifying foundations, especially the evil path's foundation, which even the Divine Clan fears." Qu Jianying said solemnly.
"What kind of foundation?" Long Chen asked.
"Let's start with the Sea Demon Clan. The royal elder of the Sea Demon Clan was slain by Senior Tian Yu with a single sword strike.
But that doesn't mean the Sea Demon Clan will never have a powerhouse of this level again. In fact, the Hexagonal Sea Serpent Clan is not the true ruler of the Sea Demon Clan.
The strongest race of the sea demon clan is called the Xie Kun clan, but they have always been in the deep sea and never show themselves; other sea monsters are merely their servants.
If Master Tianyu killed a thirteenth-rank sea demon, the Xie Kun clan wouldn't explode. But if you slaughtered all the sea demons here, the Xie Kun clan would definitely take action. "When it comes to the Xie Kun clan, Qu Jianying is filled with deep apprehension.
Long Chen's heart pounded wildly. Within this Tianwu Ring Sea, there was actually a race hidden inside. Long Chen had read countless ancient texts but had never heard of their existence.
"What about the evil path? Because of the Evil God's Tomb? Long Chen asked.
"No, the Evil God's Tomb is just a facade. The greatest reliance of the evil path is another forbidden land—the City of Wrongful Death."