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Hearing Lu Chen's words, Mu Qinglan was particularly pleased, as she could tell that Lu Chen had been stimulated, hence his eagerness to grow stronger.

Although she no longer opposed Lu Chen engaging in Dual Cultivation with his wives and concubines, she still felt in her heart that the speed of Dual Cultivation couldn't compare with Lu Chen devoting all his attention to solitary cultivation.

After all, Dual Cultivation is a matter for two people and requires a certain degree of coordination, making it difficult to remain highly focused during the practice.

Whereas solitary cultivation in seclusion minimizes external disturbances, making it easier to settle down for cultivation and breakthroughs.

Mu Qinglan thought that once Tianchen gained a clear understanding of the disparity in strength between himself and the Saints, perhaps he would no longer dwell on Dual Cultivation but would concentrate on becoming stronger.

Maybe in not so many years, Tianchen would be able to restore his strength and regain his memories.

While Mu Qinglan was lost in thought, Lu Chen walked towards the teleportation portal, saying, "All right, let's go."

Mu Qinglan quickly came back to her senses and hurried after him.

Soon, the two returned to the Tianchen World.

Back in Tianchen World, Lu Chen did not immediately start cultivating but instead convened another Cultivators' Assembly.

At this time, the majority of people in the Daxia Dynasty were unaware of the recent events near the Thousand Ren World, leaving all the major Sect powers puzzled as to why Tianchen had so hastily called for another Cultivators' Assembly.

Could it be that Tianchen felt he was no match for that Outer Domain power and was planning to flee?

As this possibility dawned on the various Sect powers, they became more active. If Tianchen were really to run away, they would also have to consider their future moves.

A few days later, the high-ranking members of the various Sect powers were once again gathered in the Black Dragon City council hall.

Inside the hall, it was extremely quiet, as people sat in their chairs silently, looking at Lu Chen on the Dragon Throne.

After a short while, Lu Chen finally spoke, "Today, I have good news to tell everyone. The external crisis has been temporarily resolved. The Saint incarnation sent from that Outer Domain power has been slain by my Protector."

Hearing this, the hall instantly became even more silent. The cultivators who had thoughts of defection stared dumbfounded, their eyes filled with disbelief.

Protector?

When did a Protector emerge at Tianchen's side...

Many cultivators did not know of Mu Qinglan's existence, and even if they did, they simply considered Mu Qinglan to be one of Tianchen's wives and concubines, mostly unaware that Mu Qinglan was also a Saint.

However, people had now basically guessed that there were Saints beside Lu Chen – who else but a Saint could slay an incarnation of a Saint? What other Realm could it be?

Surely not a Quasi-Emperor or a Great Emperor?

Considering Lu Chen had always maintained a calm demeanor, everyone suddenly came to a realization – no wonder Tianchen had never shown fear; it turned out that there was a Protector of the Saint Realm by his side.

At this thought, the expressions of some of the Sect leaders turned very ugly. They had already sensed something was amiss: with Tianchen's Protector having resolved this crisis, didn't that mean their own schemes were likely already exposed?

Soon, people in the hall were on pins and needles, feeling the weight of dread on their backs, breaking out in cold sweats.

Lu Chen then continued, "This crisis has revealed many things. Before the enemy could enter the Chaotic Star Sea, numerous Sect powers had already sent people to make contact with that Outer Domain power and took the initiative to lead them in invading the Daxia Dynasty, even going so far as to inform them about the Daxia Dynasty's intelligence."

Upon hearing this, some of the uneasy high-ranking members of the sects became restless, especially Xu Nianshuo from the Wind-controlling Sect.

To curry favor with the power from the Outer Domain as quickly as possible, he had dispatched quite a few disciples to the Thousand Ren World, and had even arranged for them an Immortal Boat.

Now that the force from the Outer Domain had been defeated, the Heavenly Emperor must have discovered the cultivators he had sent to make contact with the forces of the Outer Domain.

He could not afford to sit and wait for death; he must leave immediately.

Fortunately, he had created a clone of himself not long ago, and the one attending the Cultivators' Conference now was just a clone. While the Heavenly Emperor was preoccupied with the Cultivators' Conference, he could have his true self make a quick escape.

Thinking this, Xu Nianshuo immediately used his Divine Sense to transmit a message, trying to instruct his true self to escape the Chaotic Star Sea as soon as possible.

However, he quickly realized that his Divine Sense seemed unable to communicate with his true self.

Xu Nianshuo was instantly stunned. What's going on?

Why can't he sense his true self?

Before Xu Nianshuo could recover from his shock, he saw a cultivator suddenly leap up behind him. The cultivator transformed into a streak of light and fled from the conference hall. It was quite apparent that others had also discovered their Divine Sense could no longer communicate with their true selves.

They didn't suspect anything was wrong with their true selves; if their true selves were severely injured, the strength of their clones would have dropped significantly.

Since their true selves were fine and their clones could not sense their true selves, it proved that the space nearby had been sealed.

And considering that the Heavenly Emperor's Protector was a Saint, it essentially confirmed their guess. The only way now was to break through the spatial seal imposed by the Heavenly Emperor's Protector and spread the news of what was happening here; otherwise, their true selves would probably be left with no way out but death.

With one cultivator breaking out, there followed a second, and then a third. They disregarded everything else, for their current bodies were nothing but clones.

As long as their true selves were alive, they could gather clones again in the future. Hence, even if it meant death, they were determined to break through the spatial seal to get the message to their true selves.

Seeing more and more cultivators dashing out of the conference hall, Xu Nianshuo also came to his senses. He figured it was because the space had been sealed.

With so many cultivators breaking out together, there might be a chance to break the spatial seal of the Saint and get the message out.

At this thought, Xu Nianshuo no longer hesitated and immediately transmitted a message to Zhang Yidong, "Junior brother, let's go!"

After transmitting the message, Xu Nianshuo also turned into a streak of light, flying towards the outside.

Moments later, cultivators from Black Dragon City saw dozens of streaks of light flying towards the horizon, continuously striking at something in the distance.

The escape of these cultivators also brought chaos to the entire conference hall, which became very noisy for a time.

After a moment, Lu Chen glanced at the conference hall, noticing that everyone who was going to run had already fled, then stood up and, with a Shadow Shifting, appeared at the entrance of the conference hall.

Seeing Lu Chen appear at the entrance of the conference hall, the cultivators inside instantly fell quiet. Then, Lu Chen said indifferently, "Let's go, the show is about to start."

Hearing Lu Chen's words, the cultivators present felt extremely tense. They had guessed what Lu Chen was about to do: it was nothing less than a killing to warn the monkeys.

Although none of the remaining people had actually betrayed the Daxia Dynasty with their actions, many had harbored thoughts of betrayal. They had even sent disciples into the War Dragon Army, attempting to steal Rune Weapons.

Panic spread for a moment, but the cultivators in the conference hall still followed Lu Chen out of the hall.