Chapter 385 Joining _2
Not only that, among the cultivators who entered the Secret Realm, ninety percent were from the three Great Sects, and the Loose Cultivators, along with the clan disciples, totaled no more than ten.
Among them, Loose Cultivators like Zheng Xiao had already shown themselves and joined the ranks of the Golden Sword Sect.
Aside from these individuals who had made an appearance and those from the three Great Sects, the only one who fit the profile was Lin Tianming.
In the eyes of Li Xiuyuan and the others, Lin Tianming's strength was not inferior to any of theirs, and it was highly unlikely that he would have perished by himself while braving the dangers of the Secret Realm.
Therefore, when they saw the Purple Gold Eagle once again, they were overjoyed, eagerly anticipating the reunion with Lin Tianming, especially at such a perilous time.
Upon hearing Li Xiuyuan's words and seeing Long Qingshui's expression, Yang Chen and the others pondered briefly before recalling that the name Lin Tianming sounded familiar. He had seized three Secret Realm entries for the Zhenyang Sect during the beast tide assault.
But that was not the most critical part; what was more important was that Lin Tianming, a family cultivator, had won the top spot among Loose Cultivators at the Foundation Establishment Sixth Level Realm.
Such an outstanding achievement was hard to ignore.
At this time, Yang Chen turned to Long Qingshui and asked, "Long, how is Lin Tianming's strength? Can we draw him to our side?"
Hearing this question, Long Qingshui nodded and immediately replied, "Based on my understanding of Lin, his strength is extremely formidable, and he shone brilliantly during the battle against the beast tide."
"Before entering the Secret Realm, he even broke through to the Seventh Layer of Foundation Establishment Realm, and his strength is now certainly not below mine!"
"As for whether we can bring him to our camp, I think Junior Brother Li would be confident in this regard!"
Hearing this, Yang Chen looked at Li Xiuyuan, as if asking for his opinion.
In response, Li Xiuyuan nodded and said, "Lin is a man who values friendship and morality, as well as a person of righteousness. Given the history between him and our sect, we should be able to persuade him to join our camp."
Upon hearing these words, Yang Chen was delighted, indicating that they should immediately proceed with this matter.
The disciples of the Zhenyang Sect, including He Xin, naturally had no objections and waited for the cultivators inside the valley to come out and meet them.
It wasn't long before time passed.
Inside the valley, sensing the disturbance, Lin Tianming and Hu Yuan were the first to meet up and walk out of the valley together.
At the entrance, seeing Lin Tianming and Hu Yuan, Li Xiuyuan and Long Qingshui, along with other familiar faces, were overjoyed and hurriedly greeted them.
At that moment, Lin Tianming sized up everyone present and noticed that Yang Chen, Li Xiuyuan, and the others all looked pale, their auras languid, and many were bearing injuries.
"Li, what happened to you all? Has there been some sort of disaster?" Lin Tianming inquired, revealing a puzzled look.
Hearing his question, Li Xiuyuan answered with a face full of rage and spilled everything about the Golden Sword Sect's actions, exaggerating quite a bit, which made it sound extremely vile.
In fact, the behavior of the Golden Sword Sect had indeed been despicable, nearly capturing them all.
Even so, the losses sustained by their two sects over the past days had been severe, with casualties exceeding half.
Quickly, after hearing Li Xiuyuan's explanation, Lin Tianming was also shocked, finding it hard to believe that there were such secrets like the Jiuli Star Fruit between the three Great Sects, and even more so that they had banded together to slay a Third Grade Medium Stage Fire Scale Python.
Besides this matter, he was also surprised to learn that Myriad Medicine Valley, a legacy that had lasted for ten thousand years, with the strongest overall strength among the disciples, had suffered such heavy losses.
Moreover, the disciples of the Zhenyang Sect had also experienced severe losses, with only those above the ninth layer able to show up here.
Considering this action by the Golden Sword Sect, combined with his previous killing of Zhou Jin and the acquired Crimson Alliance Token, it wasn't hard to discern that this had been a long-planned move by the Golden Sword Sect.
If the Golden Sword Sect truly defected to the Blood Red Alliance, then what the Blood Red Alliance was conspiring to obtain must be significant, not merely for the Qilin Seal, but also with intentions against the other two Great Sects.
Understanding this, Lin Tianming roughly grasped the cause and effect of the situation.
At this point, Li Xiuyuan, with a sincere expression, invited Lin Tianming to lend them his strength.
Not just him, but Yang Chen and He Xin also spoke up, promising that after the Secret Realm ended, they would seek permission from the high levels of their sect to grant him a certain reward.
Regarding this, Lin Tianming was quite indifferent and didn't pay much attention to it.
In his eyes, the object coveted by Golden Sword Sect was inevitably not simple, and that very object was in the hands of the Lin Family.
Currently, both the Great Sects also fell under the watch of the Blood Red Alliance, even inciting the Golden Sword Sect to create friction, suggesting a possible outbreak of a Sect war.
Under such circumstances, the Zhenyang Sect and Myriad Medicine Valley as two major powers must not fall. They could draw the attention of the Blood Red Alliance, allowing the Lin Family additional time to develop.
With this understanding, Lin Tianming didn't hesitate at all and accepted the invitation from Yang Chen and the others.
As for Hu Yuan, upon seeing Lin Tianming accepting the invitation, he hesitated for a moment before deciding to get involved in this muddled situation.
At this moment, seeing that both Lin Tianming and Hu Yuan agreed to join their camp, Yang Chen and He Xin let out a sigh of relief as if a heavy burden had been lifted.
In their eyes, the strength of Lin Tianming and his companion was not weak. They hadn't experienced a major battle before, and their power was at its peak, capable of exerting exceptionally formidable strength.
With the addition of these two, they wouldn't find it too difficult to cope when Chen Jianbin caught up.
Realizing this, every cultivator present could breathe a sigh of relief.
Following that, Yang Chen and He Xin discussed briefly and decided to rest for a while there to recover some of their condition before making further plans.
Once this was settled, Lin Tianming immediately led the cultivators into the valley interior and re-established the entrance's restrictions.
Furthermore, with the combined efforts of Yan Hao and Guo Feng, two Second Order Array Masters, they quickly set up a Second Order Defensive Array.
After completing these arrangements, the cultivators could finally take a breath of relief.
Time was precious at the moment; they had to seize this opportunity to restore their condition as much as possible to cope with the upcoming confrontation against Chen Jianbin and his group.
Subsequently, everyone sat down on the spot, using elixirs to recover their consumed spiritual power and heal their injuries.
However, merely half a quarter of an hour passed before the figures of Chen Jianbin and others appeared outside the valley.
Looking over, their condition was much better than when Yang Chen and his party arrived at this place.
Although each of them had also exhausted a considerable amount of spiritual power, their injuries weren't serious, and their strength wasn't greatly affected.
At this time, Liu Jingqiu and others who had harvested the Jiuli Star Fruits had also gathered with Chen Jianbin, including Zheng Xiao and the Loose Cultivators within this crowd.
In total, twenty-two cultivators fixed their gaze towards the interior of the valley, revealing puzzled expressions.
Soon, Chen Jianbin also noticed something unusual about the valley, seeming to detect fluctuations from a restriction.
He snorted coldly and then unleashed a sword light, breaking the concealed restriction and revealing the Second Order Defensive Great Formation that Guo Feng and others had just set up.
Seeing this Defensive Formation, it was clearly something that Yang Chen and his group had just laid down.
Chen Jianbin gave a cold smile and then spoke a few words to a disciple behind him.
Quickly, a Golden Sword Sect Disciple stepped forward to investigate.
Clearly, this person was also a Second Order Mid-Grade Array Master. Seeing the Defensive Array, he naturally wanted to inspect it and find out how to break it.
It was evident that the three Great Sects had carefully selected the disciples entering the Secret Realm, ensuring that whoever they sent would be accompanied by one or two Array Masters.
This arrangement was quite normal; after all, the role of an Array Master was extremely significant, especially during exploring and adventuring, where they might come across formations or even encounter some restrictions.
The role of an Array Master was not only to break through restrictions but also to set up defensive formations, indeed a very important role.
After the investigation by the Golden Sword Sect's Array Master, he soon indicated that breaking this formation would not be difficult, and with just half a day's time, he could dismantle it.
Hearing this, Chen Jianbin nodded in satisfaction and then instructed the Array Master to immediately set about this task.
Shortly after, the Golden Sword Sect's Array Master stepped forward and began the action of breaking the formation.