Martial Master

They never expected that Qin Chen would separate from Fu Qiankun and the others.

Did he not know that many people wanted to peel off his skin?

Especially Long Batian from the Long family; he probably had the heart to tear him into pieces. Once he caught up in secret, without the protection of the Black Sad Old Man, how could Chen Qing stand against it alone?

With astonishment in their hearts, everyone looked at Long Batian, obviously wanting to see if he would choose the path that Qin Chen had taken. Long Batian's gaze flickered, and instead of following directly, he pointed at Bi Hongyu and coldly said, “You, go through that passage.”

“Me?” Bi Hongyu was startled and quickly realized that Long Batian wanted him to follow Qin Chen into the passage. His intention couldn't be more obvious; he clearly wanted him to target Qin Chen and secretly deal with him.

“What? You unwilling? That kid has colluded with the people from Tian Lei City, so he naturally knows which passage is safe. I chose this passage for your safety; I believe you won't fail to recognize my good intentions, right?” Long Batian said ominously.

Fu Qiankun's strength made him very wary; he wouldn’t act rashly against Qin Chen until he understood his background. While others thought he was hot-tempered and seemed impulsive, in reality, Long Batian was smarter than anyone.

Letting Bi Hongyu follow was a way to test the so-called Black Cult’s Young Master Chen. If Bi Hongyu ended up killing him, he could push the responsibility away when the Black Sad Old Man asked about it later.

Bi Hongyu felt bitter; putting himself out there was one thing, but now he knew he had already offended Qin Chen. He could only obey Long Batian. However, if he could connect with the Long family, it wouldn’t be a loss.

Fortune favors the bold, so he decided to go for it.

“Thank you, Long Batian Ancestor, for your guidance; I am grateful,” Bi Hongyu said as he cupped his hands toward Long Batian, then turned to the few people behind him and shouted, “You guys, follow this Sect Master.”

These few were disciples of his Gu Mo Sect, and they quickly followed Bi Hongyu into the passage that Qin Chen had entered.

“Hmph, still somewhat obedient,” Long Batian revealed a sinister smile.

“Let’s go as well.” The Extreme Mirror Alchemy Emperor saw that Qin Chen and the others had chosen six different passages and realized that perhaps Rong Chengji and Qiu Chengshuang were right; each passage could lead to the core area. He then chose one passage and rushed in.

Once the Extreme Mirror Alchemy Emperor moved, others quickly followed suit.

In an instant, countless martial artists chose their respective passages. Among them, several top-tier powerhouses entered their own passages, naturally no one dared to follow them; provoking those big shots would be like seeking death.

Since Bi Hongyu had followed Qin Chen into this passage, not many others chose it. After all, everyone knew Long Batian had ordered Bi Hongyu to take this passage, and no one wanted to get involved. Those from Tian Lei City who had previously praised Qin Chen for his loyalty seemed to have forgotten his prior help and all took the long way around.

“Chen Young Hero, you can't blame us; you chose to separate from the Black Sad Lord. We are weak and powerless,” they all thought in their hearts, yet there was no psychological pressure on their faces. As Fu Qiankun said, human hearts are shallow; in the face of interests, who cares what you did before?

In the passage, Qin Chen was already prepared and quickly moved forward.

About a stick of incense later, he reached the end of the passage.

“Indeed, it is a stone altar.”

Seeing the stone altar at the end of the passage, Qin Chen murmured to himself. This meant that every passage should be like this, and this stone altar would test the intruders.

“Hehe, why aren’t you moving?”

Suddenly, a cold laugh echoed, and with a swoosh, Bi Hongyu appeared with several of his disciples who were Wuzong.