Jiang Wuya laughed involuntarily and said, "Miss Lan Ling 'er has lost her temper. We can only yield to her tyrannical power. I do recognize Long Chen as my younger brother, but it's a pity that I'm at least twenty years older than him. I don't know if he'll recognize me as his second brother."
Jian Chen, Lei Zhen, and Chi Ying did not speak much, but they all extended an invitation to Long Chen.
Long Chen smiled when he saw their expectant gazes. He did not say anything. He took out a weapon from the Great Virtual Realm and walked toward Lord Liangwu and King Qin Wushuang.
As for the Demon Emperor Sword, it had been shattered by the Demon Emperor during the Triple Blood Sacrifice.
Lord Liangwu and King Qin Wushuang obviously heard what Long Yue had said. They panicked when they saw Long Chen's actions. When Long Chen approached them, they realized that the person who was about to join the Dragons was the young man who had used a strange method to escape.
"Long Yue, if you dare to kill me, the Wushu Alliance will definitely send countless experts to tear you to pieces once I die. It's not that His Majesty can't kill you, it's just that he's not interested in killing you. However, you've gone too far. His Majesty will avenge me," King Qin Wushuang said as he struggled.
"Those are your last words." Long Chen quickened his pace and took a step forward.
"Little brother, you'll regret joining the Dragons. The Dragons are a thorn in the side of the Wushu Alliance. In a few days, they'll be completely annihilated by the Wushu Alliance."
"I've never done anything that I'll regret," Long Chen sneered. The sword in his hand pierced through King Qin Wushuang's heart.
"You're the second expert of the Earth Martial Arts Realm that I've killed."
Long Chen said to King Qin Wushuang, whose eyes were gradually losing focus. Then, he turned to look at Lord Liangwu, who was gradually losing hope.
"Long Chen, forget it. Although Lord Liangwu submitted to the Wushu Alliance, he didn't seem to have done anything evil. If he dies, Liangwu City will be forgotten, but who knows how many people will suffer because of this?" Long Yue suddenly said as Long Chen raised his sword.
Since he could still be considered a good person, Long Chen didn't argue with him. He only attacked Lan Ling 'er because of the pressure from the Wushu Alliance.
"We brothers and sisters should put ourselves in each other's shoes and treat each other with sincerity. This is a place of trouble, so forget about the ceremony. However, Long Chen, you killed King Qin Wushuang today, which proves that you're willing to join the Dragons and become our seventh brother. If you become one of us, we must live and die together and fight side by side. If you do anything wrong to us in the future, I, Long Yue, will be the first to not let you off," Long Yue said solemnly as she stood in front of Long Chen.
"Big sister, everyone is very happy. Don't be so serious. Seventh brother is a good person. If you scare him again, I'll be angry with you," Lan Ling 'er said.
Long Chen nodded and said, "Brothers and sisters, since I've chosen to join, I'll do everything I can. Long Chen won't betray his brothers and sisters, so you can rest assured."
Everyone was very satisfied with Long Chen's performance today. Of course, they could rest assured.
"I'm just mentioning it casually. Let's go."
Long Chen looked at Long Chen kindly, then led Long Chen out of Liangwu City and back to the Spirit Stream.
After arriving at the Spirit Stream, Long Yue said concernedly, "Seventh Brother, because you used that technique again, there are cracks on your body again. Luckily, there are still some of the medicine I gave you last time. It should be able to help you recover. However, don't use that thing again next time."
"The Nine Suns will be born in five days. I won't take any more risks," Long Chen said with a smile.
On that day, he would once again be able to step into the ranks of true experts. Long Chen estimated that at that time, his battle prowess would probably be able to catch up to his older brothers and sisters. There was nothing he could do about it. Here, he was the youngest and the weakest, so he could only call them older brothers and sisters. Of course, they all took great care of him.
"When you reach Level Nine of the Reaching Heaven Realm, I'll help you cultivate and comprehend the Martial Realm," Long Yue said after preparing the medicine for Long Chen.
With them, Long Chen didn't even need to worry about improving his strength. This feeling of being protected by others was really great …
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After another day and night, Long Chen had recovered. Long Chen swore that he would never use the Blood Sacrifice again. His body had just recovered, and if he used the Blood Sacrifice again, even if it was only one layer, it could cause damage.
After recovering his strength, he waited for the Nine Suns to be born in four days. However, there was a lot of fun in the Spirit Stream. Long Chen became more and more familiar with them, and his original foppish nature was gradually revealed.
Among the six people, Long Yue was always cultivating and didn't pay attention to them. Jiang Wuya rarely came out. As for the other three, although they didn't talk much, Long Chen found that they were quite good at talking, especially Chi Ying. As the founder of the largest assassin organization, how could he be simple?
And Long Chen also learned a little about Jian Chen's history. These three people had always been quiet, like a cold blade. However, only Long Chen talked to them, and they always answered his questions.
"I lived in a small town since I was young, and I started cultivating and learning the sword. Because I was talented, I was accepted by the Wushu Alliance as a genius child. The Wushu Alliance is like a machine. It gathers all the talented children together, makes us cultivate, and teaches us how to kill. In the end, the children who perform well will have higher and higher status, and the ones who don't perform well will be driven away, killed, or sent to be cannon fodder. That's how I climbed up step by step."
Jian Chen sighed. "Then why did you leave the Wushu Alliance in the end and come here?" Long Chen asked in confusion. He didn't think that his third brother, who spoke the least, was from the Wushu Alliance.
Jian Chen laughed mockingly, "That place isn't suitable for me. I'm thirty this year, and on the day I turned twenty six, I reached the Earth Martial Realm. The Martial Emperor personally bestowed upon me the title of Sword Martial King. However, my personality wasn't suitable for living in that place, and so I endured for twenty six years. When I finally had the strength, I left the Wushu Alliance."
"Because of that, they put you on the bounty list and chased after you." Long Chen blushed with shame.
"The Wushu Alliance's punishment for traitors is extremely severe, especially since I'm still with you. To the Wushu Alliance, I'm a disgrace among disgraces. Within the Dragons, aside from the eldest sister, the one they want to get rid of the most is me." Jian Chen smiled bitterly.
Long Chen already had a rough idea of what was going on.
In short, the Wushu Sage Dynasty was the world of the Wushu Alliance. The other factions would either submit or be destroyed. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to survive in the light of day.
"Actually, the reason we're able to gather together is because we have a heart of freedom. That's why I like my current life. It's free and unfettered. Isn't that what life is all about?" Jian Chen stood up and smiled.
Long Chen nodded.
At that moment, Chi Ying hurried in from outside and yelled, "Eldest sister, everyone's out. There's news."
The Spirit Stream had always been quiet, so when Chi Ying spoke, everyone could hear him. Very quickly, everyone appeared in front of him. Seeing his excited expression, Long Yue asked, "What news?"
"A piece of good news and a piece of bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?" Chi Ying smiled mysteriously.
"Don't beat around the bush, fifth brother. As usual, bitterness first, sweetness second. Let's hear the bad news first," Lan Ling 'er said hurriedly.
Seeing that no one had any objections, Chi Ying said, "Because of Qin Wu King's death, the Wushu Alliance is furious. They've sent out many experts in an attempt to eliminate us. I think there are a few Wushu Sage and almost ten Martial Kings among them. This time, the Wushu Alliance has basically sent out a quarter of their forces. Eldest sister, Liangwu City is so close to us. They'll arrive there first and then search, so this place is no longer safe."
Hearing Chi Ying's words, everyone frowned. Looking at the surrounding scenery, they were indeed reluctant to leave.
"It's all my fault," Lan Ling 'er said dejectedly.
"It's not a matter of blame or not. Even if everyone is reluctant to leave this place, there's nothing we can do. We're not strong enough to fight against the Wushu Alliance. Chi Ying, immediately evacuate Chi Hun's people and let them infiltrate the nearby cities. Their identities are clean, so they won't attract the attention of the Wushu Alliance. As for us, we'll have to move." Long Yue arranged.
Everyone nodded.
"In that case, I'll tell you the good news. Everyone, there's news about the Scarlet Thearch Seal," Chi Ying said with a smile.
"Scarlet Thearch Seal."
Long Yue's face revealed a look of pleasant surprise. She quickly asked, "Quick, tell us, what's the situation?"
"Our Chi Hun's spies heard that there were two strange phenomena in the depths of the Dreamy Cloud Swampland in the south. Every time, there were blazes that soared into the sky and dyed half the sky red. I heard that someone saw the shadow of the Scarlet Thearch Seal in the flames. Now that the five great Thearch Seals will appear one after another, it must be the Scarlet Thearch Seal," Chi Ying said excitedly.
Everyone's faces were filled with excitement.
Long Chen also listened carefully. He knew that they were all looking for the Thearch Seal. Long Chen pondered over the fact that he had the Mystic Thearch Seal but did not say it out loud.
"The appearance of the five great Thearch Seals. In order to prevent the news from spreading to the other Sacred Dynasties, the Wushu Alliance has tightly guarded the Qian Kun Teleportation Formation to the other Sacred Dynasties. It seems like they want to catch a turtle in a jar. However, with us around, it won't be that easy for them to collect the five great Thearch Seals."
Long Yue paused and said, "Since we're going to give up on the Spirit Stream and there are traces of the Scarlet Thearch Seal in the Dreamy Cloud Swampland, we'll go straight to the Dreamy Cloud Swampland this time. After we get the Scarlet Thearch Seal, we'll decide where to go next. There's no time to lose. We should act now."
"Yue 'er, what should we do?" Jiang Wuya interrupted.
Long Chen scanned the crowd for a while and finally, his eyes stopped on Long Chen.