Nie Ying Heaven has changed—not only the laws of the Heavenly Dao, nor the cultivation environment, but also the human heart.
Although people's hearts have always changed, this time it was a major transformation, exposing the ugliness of human nature.
Countless people and forces have sided with the alien races, but some have directly sided with them, while others have secretly sided with them.
Many other factions were still on the look, since taking sides like this would affect their future, so they dared not make rash decisions.
However, most human powerhouses hold firm positions, and the reason most factions remain so steadfast is that their prodigy disciples have all undergone tribulations under Long Chen's protection.
And when they crossed the tribulation, they swore to their true hearts: they would never betray their true heart and justice.
Although they could find countless excuses and reasons to defect to the foreign race, and even say they had become spies and were loyal to humans, they could deceive others but could not deceive themselves.
Therefore, if they want the future, they must stay true to themselves. Moreover, they have crossed the tribulation under Long Chen's protection and have witnessed his strength firsthand.
They firmly believed that Long Chen would lead the human race to glory. While Long Chen was in seclusion, rumors spread everywhere, but none could shake their faith in him.
However, some factions crossed the tribulation relatively early, did not cross it with Long Chen's help, and never made an oath, so there was no such taboo.
Although they knew being traitors was shameful, they gave themselves a reason to keep up with the times and found an excuse to recognize the times, beginning contact with foreign tribes.
They benefited from the alien races, and after tasting the benefits, they began to work hard to please the aliens, offering advice and strategies before turning to deal with humans.
Only humans truly understand humanity and know where their greatest weakness lies. So, under their instigation and collusion, more and more people began to seek refuge with foreign races.
Some factions even bared their fierce fangs, beginning to use the power of foreign races to purge their former enemies.
Although Long Chen had been asleep for more than half a month, during this time, the entire Nie Ying Tian had begun to fall into chaos. Not only Nie Ying Tian but the whole world was thrown into chaos.
In Nie Ying Tian, countless corners of the sky, conflicts are happening every moment, and behind these conflicts lie the shadows of foreign races.
However, these conflict zones were all far from Lingxiao Academy. Ever since an immortal from a foreign race issued a challenge and was killed by the Hall Master, no one dared approach Lingxiao Academy anymore.
However, conflicts in many places are becoming increasingly concentrated and large, and Xinghe Sect is one of them.
The Galaxy Sect is located northwest of Nieying Heaven, rebuilt on the original site, and is extremely large.
Because there were so many disciples in the Xinghe lineage, the reconstruction of the Xinghe Sect had to be built on the largest scale to prevent future crowding.
But with such a large scale, it's at least a century, even a millennium. The current Xinghe Sect has only just laid a foundation before being forced to halt construction.
Because as the gates to the Uncharted Realm and the Great Wilderness Realm opened, countless forces set their sights on the newly risen Xinghe Sect.
Originally, the establishment of a sect would attract countless obstructions from various forces, disrupting the balance of a world.
Although the Galaxy Sect was established on the ruins of the Xinghe Sect, there were many surrounding forces that were extremely displeased, and most of these forces had sided with the foreign races.
With the support of foreign races, these forces frequently cause trouble, obstructing the construction of the Xinghe Sect, which angers the disciples of the Xinghe Sect and leads them to attack people directly.
This fight was no big deal—powerful figures from the Unmanned Realm and the Great Wilderness Realm appeared, and under the pretext of 'upholding justice,' they began targeting the Galaxy Sect.
They set up the arena and drew a line, saying that as long as the Xinghe Sect accepted the challenge, and won five out of nine matches, it would not interfere with the rebuilding of the Xinghe Sect.
Although the Xinghe Sect's experts knew there might be something fishy going on, they had already sought help from Lingxiao Academy but received no reply, so they had no choice but to grit their teeth and agree.
And today was the day of the arena duels. In front of Xinghe Sect, countless powerful figures had already surrounded them, with hundreds of millions of spectators.
Countless human powerhouses arrived, but their ultimate goal was not to watch the arena, but to see whether Long Chen remained indifferent to the challenges of the other world.
Could it really be as the rumors say? Long Chen was wounded by the Great Dao and ultimately died from his life; there was no longer Long Chen in the world.
Everyone knew that the powerful figures from another world were forcing the Xinghe Sect to make Lingxiao Academy take a stand. If Lingxiao Academy still couldn't come out, it would prove Long Chen was truly dead.
After all, everyone knew the relationship between the Xinghe Sect and Long Chen. When others bullied the Xinghe Sect, as long as Long Chen didn't die, they would never stand idly by.
So, countless people came to see if Long Chen would show up, especially since rumors had been spreading so much lately.
Only Long Chen's appearance could shatter the rumors and restore the human race's confidence. The human powerhouses present were all extremely anxious.
"I wonder if Dean Long Chen will show up. I'm really worried to death." Among the humans, a female cultivator spoke anxiously.
"Don't worry, Senior Brother Long Chen will definitely come. His divine skills are peerless; nothing will happen." A newly promoted Realm King comforted him, but while he outwardly tried to comfort him, he himself had no confidence at all.
"What use is superb divine skill?" Attacked by the Hand of Heaven, no one in history has ever survived. What is Long Chen to be? At that moment, a voice full of mockery rang out.
"You... You're human, yet you've become a lackey of a foreign race, coming here to make sarcastic remarks—where is your conscience? The female disciple flew into a rage.
The speaker was a fair-skinned man dressed in a long robe, with an eagle pattern painted on his chest. The eagle emblem proved that he had already joined the command of a certain beast clan.
In fact, many people present had distinctive places on their bodies that represented the forces they plundered to.
This is a label of traitor, but these people are not ashamed of it; instead, they take pride in it. They walk with chests out, belly rounded, as if afraid others won't see their insignia. Their appearance makes people grit their teeth in hatred.
"You little brat, watch your mouth. If you don't know the times, you'll never end well. You're facing death and still don't realize it—how foolish." The man, scolded, immediately let out a cold laugh.
"Who knows who's about to die!" When Dean Long Chen appears, you traitors—he won't even give you a chance to kneel and beg for mercy. The woman shouted coldly.
"Courting death!"
The man was furious. Suddenly, his mouth opened, and a blood-red arrow shot straight at the woman's face.
No one expected the man to suddenly strike deadly. By the time the woman reacted, the blood arrow had already reached her forehead, and it was too late to dodge.
Just as the woman closed her eyes and awaited death, the blood arrow stabbed fiercely into her forehead. To everyone's shock, the blood arrow shattered with a thunderous crash, yet the woman remained completely unharmed.
"You're the one looking for death, poor child!"
At that moment, a cold and proud voice rang out.