"What a cold-blooded man."
Long Chen thought to himself.
He stood up and stood in the middle of the meeting hall with the other nineteen men. The meeting hall was big enough, so they were standing very sparsely.
As for the other nineteen men, Long Chen glanced at them and realized that they were all about the same age as him. However, according to Lingxi, they were all at the initial Earth Core realm, and only Long Chen had just broken through to the Mortal Core realm. Long Chen didn't know why this was the case. When he received the qualification to enter the inner clan, he was only at the peak Mortal Core realm.
"These genius martial artists are indeed very powerful."
Long Chen sighed in his heart.
Just by looking at their clothes and looks, Long Chen couldn't tell which one was from which clan.
But at this moment, following Dongfang Xuanxiao's instructions, they were standing in pairs.
Long Chen also saw Chu Yunxi sneer at him, then he walked over and stood next to Jin Sheng 'en.
Behind Jin Sheng 'en, there was a pair of tall and sturdy twin brothers. They were probably the other two men from the Gold Clan.
Chu Yunxi was from the Green Clan, so when he stood next to the Gold Clan, he left Long Chen alone. There were only twenty of them, so they quickly lined up in a row in front of Dongfang Xuanxiao.
Everyone's gaze landed on Long Chen, the young man who had just escaped death. Chu Yunxi had gone to the Green Clan, leaving Long Chen all alone. On the other side, there was also a lonely girl standing there.
"I told you, Meng Yao's luck is really bad this time!"
From the Yin Clan, a beautiful young woman shook her head. Next to her was an old woman with white hair and a ruddy complexion. She was also a powerful warrior, and she was the Great Elder of the Yin Clan.
"It's not like you don't know Meng Yao's strength. As long as she can pass the first stage, the second stage will be her time to shine.
I just hope that this Long Chen won't be a burden. "
"How can I not delay it?"
The beautiful young woman rolled her eyes and said, "If this kid is cowardly and releases the signal flare as soon as he encounters danger, then Mengyao will lose the qualifications to participate in the competition. Looks like all her years of hard work will be wasted!"
"Say no more!
Luck is also a part of strength. If she can't succeed because of this, she can't blame anyone else! "
Although their conversation wasn't loud, most of the people in the meeting hall heard it, including Long Chen.
"A burden?"
Long Chen was also quite speechless at being viewed in such a way.
However, everyone could tell from the look in their eyes that being in the same group as Long Chen and having to go through the Winding Path was a very unlucky thing.
The rules of the Qitian Path were not just a test of individual strength. No matter how strong one was, meeting a pig-like teammate would be a tragedy.
"Then I'll show you who's the real burden." Long Chen's expression was indifferent. He could completely endure all the mockery and contempt.
At this moment, Dongfang Xuanxiao's gaze actually shifted to Long Chen.
"Go over there," he said indifferently as he pointed in Yin Mengyao's direction.
Long Chen could only carry out this guy's order dejectedly. He walked over to Yin Mengyao's side.
Yin Mengyao was also someone who had directly qualified to participate in the competition. In terms of strength, she probably wasn't any weaker than Jin Shengen or Chu Yunxi.
When Long Chen first entered the meeting hall, he saw that there were two women and one man from the Silver Race. One of them was a man and a woman, and he guessed that the other one was Yin Mengyao.
Yin Mengyao's appearance and temperament were very similar to Dongfang Xuanxiao's. Her appearance was exquisite, and she should be around 20 years old. She had already shed the childishness of Lingxi and had grown into a charming young lady.
In terms of beauty, she wasn't much inferior to Liu Lan. Although Yin Mengyao wasn't as cold as Liu Lan, she had an indifferent temperament that was hard to deal with.
Long Chen was originally worried that she would chase him away if he went over. However, her expression was the same as Dongfang Xuanxiao's. She didn't even look at Long Chen.
It was as if she wasn't the same as the person in Long Chen's group.
Now, a total of ten teams had been formed. Tomorrow, only four teams would be left for the final battle in the Qitian Road stage.
"These two are a match made in heaven."
Long Chen was a little depressed.
However, this was also because of the lust in his heart. Dongfang Xuanxiao looked to be around 30 years old, but his real age was probably in his forties. He was old enough to be Yin Mengyao's father.
After they were divided into teams, Dongfang Xuanxiao didn't say anything. Instead, he took out the signal fireworks from his Cosmos Sack and had Dongfang Tianyu distribute them.
"As long as you channel your True Qi into the signal fireworks, the effect will be displayed."
Dongfang Xuanxiao explained how to use the signal fireworks.
At this moment, Dongfang Tianyu finally arrived in front of Long Chen. Long Chen suddenly realized that Dongfang Tianyu was looking at him with a malicious gaze.
"Brat, when I met you in the Heaven Martial Realm, it seemed that you were quite good at pretending to be a grandson. You even dared to touch Chu Tianxiong and infuriated me. Could it be that I'm not even in your eyes?"
After saying that, he placed the signal fireworks in Long Chen's hand and moved on to the next person. During this time, he coldly smiled at Long Chen.
Dealing with the Chu Clan would make Dongfang Tianyu hostile towards him. This was something that Long Chen had already thought about. However, the arrow was already nocked on the bowstring, and he had no choice but to release it. Because of Liu Lan, the enmity between him and the Chu Clan was already too great.
After Dongfang Tianyu finished distributing the signal fireworks, Dongfang Xuanxiao took out twenty white jade bracelets from his Cosmos Sack. These should be the mystical crystal bracelets. With a wave of his hand, the twenty bracelets automatically flew out and wrapped around the wrists of Long Chen and the others.
Looking at the mystical bracelets on their wrists, Long Chen was a little shocked.
"These are crystal bracelets. With your current strength, it's impossible for you to destroy them. As long as your injuries exceed a certain limit, the bracelets will automatically fall off and be taken by someone else."
Dongfang Xuanxiao's face was expressionless as he continued, "I believe that all of you already know the rules of the Heavenly Path. I won't waste any more time. It's getting late, so go back and make your preparations. We'll head to the Heavenly Path tomorrow morning."
"Yes, Lord Xuanxiao!"
Long Chen followed the others and greeted Dongfang Xuanxiao respectfully.
After saying that, Dongfang Xuanxiao left without saying anything else.
From the start to the end, he didn't mention anything about what happened between Long Chen and Chu Tianxiong. However, Long Chen knew about it in his heart. Giving the identity token to Long Chen was a silent warning to Chu Tianxiong. Under such circumstances, Chu Tianxiong wouldn't dare to do anything to Long Chen.
After Dongfang Xuanxiao left, Gu Batian slapped his thigh and stood up. He smiled at Long Chen. "Young man, it seems like your Green Clan isn't that safe.
Go to our Purple Clan to rest tonight. I'll take good care of you! "
Long Chen didn't want to be with the Chu Clan in the first place, so it was great that Gu Batian had helped him out. Hence, he hurriedly expressed his gratitude. "Thank you, Senior Gu!"
Chu Tianxiong's eyes flickered coldly when he saw Gu Batian and Long Chen flirting.
"Third Grandpa, don't be anxious. I've already discussed with Jin Shengen and the rest on the Heavenly Path tomorrow. Long Chen won't be able to live."
Chu Yunxi, who was leaning on Chu Tianxiong's shoulder, said indifferently.
"Alright, Xi 'er, I'll leave it to you then. Follow Grandpa's plan," Chu Tianxiong said coldly.
"I know. We'll tear him to pieces before he can take out the signal fireworks."
Their conversation was so soft that only Lingxi, who had nothing better to do, could hear them. She repeated their conversation to Long Chen. Her tone was filled with anger.
"What's the rush? It's not like I'm really going to lose to him," Long Chen said with a cold smile.
At this moment, he had already pulled Liu Yuan and Liu Lan over. Everyone else gradually left the conference hall. Gu Batian was also about to leave with Long Chen and the rest.
Suddenly, Yin Mengyao, who had been silent all this time, spoke up, "Long Chen?
Can I have a word with you? "
Long Chen was surprised that this ice beauty would take the initiative to look for him.
Gu Batian wasn't young, but he was full of gossip. When he heard Yin Mengyao's words, he chuckled. "Sister, could it be that you've taken a fancy to this kid?"
Hearing Gu Batian's words, Yin Mengyao's expression didn't change. She respectfully replied, "Senior Gu, I just want to discuss tomorrow's matters with him."
"Oh, oh." Gu Batian didn't have any interest in teasing this girl, so he didn't say anything.
Long Chen nodded his head and walked with Yin Mengyao to a corner of the conference hall. The closer he got to Yin Mengyao, the more Long Chen felt that she was breathtakingly beautiful. This was especially true for her cold aura, which was something that most girls couldn't achieve.
Looking at Long Chen, she directly said, "My Yin Clan's Grand Elder said that you've reached the Earth Core realm, so I'm a little relieved.
In tomorrow's battle, try your best to hide. I'll deal with the opponent, and you keep your jade bracelet, okay? "
In fact, Yin Mengyao didn't look down on him. Long Chen didn't have much of an impression of her. Even if she looked down on Long Chen with her words, it didn't affect Long Chen's good impression of her.
"She's just worried that I'm not strong enough, and she's afraid that I'll lose the jade bracelet. That's why she said that."
Long Chen didn't mind being looked down on, so he nodded and said, "Alright, don't worry, I'll do my best."
From what Long Chen said to Chu Tianxiong just now, it was obvious that he was a hothead. However, Yin Mengyao didn't expect that he would agree so readily, and with such a sincere attitude.
That was even better, as it would save her more effort. So she nodded, said goodbye, and left.
Long Chen followed Gu Batian and cultivated for a night in the Nine Demons Villa. The next morning, everyone followed Dongfang Xuanxiao to the foot of the Life and Death Demon Mountain.