Nine cities in the Eastern Region were massacred by the Sky-Splitting Sword Sect. Using the blood of hundreds of millions of lives as a guide, a space rift was opened in Tianlan City, leading to the unknown.

This news spread like a hurricane, shocking the world and causing all forces to be shaken. Countless warriors flocked to Tianlan City to find out what was going on.

When Helian Xiong brought Lin Tian to Tianlan City, people from many forces had already arrived. These people gathered in groups of three or five, pointing and whispering at a pitch-black crack more than ten feet long that stretched across the sky.

Tianlan City was one of the nine cities that were massacred. It had become a dead place with countless corpses lying inside. None of the tens of millions of citizens survived. All of them had their blood drained and turned into dried corpses.

"The Sky-Splitting Sword Sect is truly ruthless!"

Lin Tian frowned slightly. Although he was used to seeing killings and had killed many people, the horrific scene before him still made him unable to bear to watch.

And that’s not all. The other eight cities have also turned into hell on earth.

Originally, there was Qingyang City, but because Yun Mo was killed by him early on, and there was no massacrer, Qingyang City was spared.

Lin Tian looked at the crack in the sky, thoughtfully.

The crack in the void was nothing big, he could tear it open with ease, but space had a strong self-healing ability, just like trying to cut water with a knife, the water would only flow faster, it could not be cut or split.

Generally, void cracks only exist for a short time. If there is not enough power to maintain them, they will close in an instant.

However, the space crack in front of him was not simple. It was not only very stable, but could also exist for a long time.

It now seems that the goal of the Sky-Splitting Sword Sect is to gather the energy and blood of the ten cities, break through the space barrier, and thereby open a space portal.

Now one of the ten cities is missing, and the Qi and blood are insufficient, so there is a problem with the space portal. It cannot be opened immediately, but only tears a crack in the void.

However, the crack is still stretching and expanding. If nothing unexpected happens, it will eventually evolve into a space portal. It just takes some time.

What is the Sky-Splitting Sword Sect going to do? What is on the other side of the rift?

Lin Tian's mind raced as he thought of the Emperor's Blood clone. This might be the real Emperor of the Sky-Splitting Sword Sect who was about to arrive.

"Is it finally coming?"

A cold light flashed in Lin Tian's eyes.

This is perfect. As long as the emperor is killed, the Sky-Splitting Sword Sect, which has been revived from the ashes, will be completely destroyed.

But after looking at it carefully for a while, he felt something was wrong.

The aura coming out of the void crack seems to be... a secret space?

"Huh? That spatial crack has become longer and larger. I can sense the breath of a new world. Could it be that there's a secret realm inside?"

Helian Xiong also noticed something, and a flush of excitement suddenly appeared on his face.

The so-called secret realm is an independent space, which is a world of its own. It is very rare. There are dangers and countless resources inside. It is a place that warriors must fight for.

It was obvious that Helian Xiong was greedy.

Lin Tian stared into the crack in the void, as if he could see what was going on inside. The wonders of mountains and rivers were reflected in his pupils. He smiled and said, "You're right. This is a secret place, and one that no one has ever entered."

Helian Xiong's eyes were burning with anger. "Then we can seize it and monopolize the resources inside. Once we've plundered most of it, we can open it to the public. As long as we guard the entrance, others who want to enter must pay a certain fee. This way, we can definitely make a fortune."

Lin Tian looked at Helian Xiong with a strange look in his eyes.

This guy, worthy of being the former leader of the Martial Arts Alliance, was quick-witted. He'd considered seizing the secret realm and claiming it for himself, but he hadn't considered the long-term.

Helian Xiong is really terrible. Not only did he occupy the secret realm, but after plundering the resources, he also charged for it. This is too insidious!

"Your idea is good, but things are not that simple."

Lin Tiandao said, "The Sky-Splitting Sword Sect is willing to annihilate ten cities to open the secret realm. Moreover, they are doing so in such a high-profile manner, making it known to everyone. What do you think their purpose is? Is it just to let others seize the secret realm?"

Helian Xiong was shocked: "Could there be some conspiracy?"

Lin Tiandao said: "This is very possible, but regardless of whether there is a conspiracy or not, since the secret realm has appeared, we should grab it first and talk about it later."

After saying that, the two of them flew towards the void crack.

At the same time, more and more people were watching nearby, including the Dongfang family, the seven major sects, and other prominent forces in the Eastern Region.

Many of them realized that there was a secret place inside the crack, and they became greedy. They stared at each other covetously, and the atmosphere was full of tension.

Dongfang Yu, the great elder of the Dongfang family, suddenly stood in front of the void crack and shouted, "Everyone, this secret portal is the latest discovery of our Dongfang family. According to convention, whoever discovers it first owns it. Therefore, this secret realm belongs to the Dongfang family, and you all stay away!"

When these words were spoken, everyone was in an uproar.

"This secret realm was originally an unowned land, so how did it become the property of the Dongfang family?"

"Are you kidding me? Whoever sees it first gets it? I even said I saw it first!"

"Isn't the Dongfang family too shameless?"

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Dongfang Yu angered the crowd, and many people mocked him, causing the scene to become chaotic.

Seeing this, Helian Xiong sneered, "This man's name is Dongfang Yu. Relying on the heritage of his ten-thousand-year-old family, he thinks highly of himself and acts arrogantly, never taking other forces seriously. It's truly a miracle that such an arrogant family has survived all these years without being destroyed."

Lin Tiandao said, "Be careful what you say. Dongfang Wuji is the captain of the Lin Mansion's guards, your immediate superior. If he knew how you view the Dongfang family, he would probably cause trouble for you."

Helian Xiong suddenly reacted, subconsciously shrank his neck, and glanced left and right, worried that someone had heard what he had just said. When he found that no one was paying attention, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing Lin Tian's half-smile, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed and lowered his voice and said, "Master, the Dongfang family has always been rampant. I am just telling the truth and not deliberately slandering them."

Helian Xiong did not call him ancestor, but called him head of the family.

Not only him, all the guards of the Lin Mansion who were captured were too embarrassed to call him ancestor.

Especially Dongfang Wuji, Tianxu and Xuancang, although they were forced to surrender by Lin Tian and called him ancestor, the pride of the strong prevented the three of them from calling him that all the time. When talking about Lin Tian in front of everyone in the Lin Mansion, they only called him the head of the family.

With these three powerful saints taking the lead, Helian Xiong and others followed suit.

Lin Tian didn't care about it. In fact, he felt strange when people other than Lin called him ancestor, so he simply accepted the title of head of the family.

"Is this man called Dongfang Yu? He's quite arrogant indeed. He's blocking the void rift. Go and chase him away."

Lin Tian ordered.

Helian Xiong's face froze, and he stammered, "Ah, this... He is in the Tongtian realm, I... I can't beat him..."

Lin Tiandao: "Who told you to fight him? Tell me my name, I don't think he dares to leave."