Just then, the surroundings suddenly changed unexpectedly. All the disciples who had died on the ground stiffened up and staggered as they attacked the newcomers.
It's a formation!
Lin Daozi, whose cultivation was the highest, concentrated his power and struck out with his palm to the side, but received no response. The formation was extremely natural; it was as if they were not even inside it, but for a moment, the surrounding scenery had indeed changed.
The group dodged the disciples who had "come back to life" and rushed towards the mountain gate. But there was no trace of the gate outside. They seemed to have entered an isolated space, unable to find any trace of the array or a way out.
However, the stiff disciples who had just "come back to life" seemed to become more and more powerful as the formation took shape.
At first, almost everyone was just dodging, because these disciples were the ones they had witnessed "coming back to life." Even though everyone knew in their hearts that these were probably not the original disciples of the Luoyin Sect, they were wearing disciple robes and had the faces of disciples, so it was better not to kill them if possible.
As time went on, dodging became increasingly difficult, and accidental injuries were inevitable. In the end, they completely abandoned their concerns and began to kill these monsters disguised as disciples without any mercy.
These unknown opponents are extremely difficult to kill completely. They seem to be immune to pain. Even when they appear to be dead, they will stand up and rejoin the battle after a short while, and each time they rise, they are stronger than before.
Only by turning these people into dust can they be prevented from regenerating, but other humanoid monsters will also appear from nowhere, as if there is no end to the battle.
The other two spirit boats arrived half a day later and stopped not far from the Luoyin Sect.
At this moment, in the eyes of these later disciples, everything in the Hidden Sect was unusually calm, as if it had not encountered any attack. The mountain gate still stood intact, exuding an ancient aura.
"Let's go in!" Chen Qi wanted to rush in as soon as he got off the spirit boat, but he actually thought the spirit boat should land directly on the sect's square.
"Wait a moment," Shi Xuan reached out to stop him, "Don't make any rash moves, the calm here is a bit abnormal."
"What do you mean by not acting rashly? Although the sect may appear unharmed on the surface, who knows what's happening inside? Pang Jiaxiang is the one who knows the sect best. If he leads his men to attack the sect, it will be twice as effective with half the effort!"
"So we shouldn't rush in like this. We don't know the situation. What if we go in and fall into an enemy ambush?" Shi Xuan's face was serious, without a trace of a smile.
Chen Qi refused to accept this and retorted, "This is our sect! If you don't want to come to our aid, then don't come! Why make up all sorts of excuses and then come to our door but not go in? What's the difference between that and not coming back at all!"
His words were harsh enough, but Shi Xuan remained unmoved.
What's even more infuriating is that most of the disciples here stood together, with only a few impulsive disciples of the Hidden Sect sharing Chen Qi's opinion.
Shi Xuan said solemnly, "From now on, those who can stand behind me and are on the same side as me, and those who want to enter the Luoyin Sect with Chen Qi immediately, stand next to him. You can do whatever you want, I will not interfere. As for the rest, those who are on my side, you will need to follow my orders from now on."
Of the 130 disciples, more than 110 stood behind Shi Xuan, forming a dense, dark mass. Only ten disciples of the Luoyin Sect and a few scattered disciples of other sects stood behind Chen Qi.
Chen Qi sneered: "Ha, cowardly cowards!"
Many people on Shi Xuan's side were indignant after being attacked by his words and wanted to rush out and argue with him.
Shi Xuan raised his hand to stop them, saying, "From now on, whatever those dozen or so people say or do is none of our business. Just pretend you didn't hear or see it."
Such impulsive, restless, and disobedient individuals are not necessarily a good thing to keep in the ranks. Shi Xuan has always advocated respecting everyone's opinion; if they want to join, there's no need to stop them.
Chen Qi glanced coldly at the dark crowd, then looked back at the few people behind him and found that even half of the disciples of the Luoyin Sect had joined Shi Xuan's camp.
If there was resentment towards Shi Xuan and others, there was hatred towards the Luoyin Sect disciples who had joined Shi Xuan's group.
"Sun Shaoxing! You are a disciple of the Luoyin Sect, yet you choose to collude with those cowards who fear death?"
Sun Shaoxing, like Chen Qi, is one of the most outstanding disciples of the Luoyin Sect. The biggest difference between him and Chen Qi is that Sun Shaoxing is more composed and better at assessing situations.
He glanced at Chen Qi, unperturbed by his words, and calmly said, "Although I am worried about the sect, the best course of action is to proceed cautiously rather than act rashly. We may not be able to help, but we must not make things worse. Good intentions can lead to bad outcomes."
Previously, during the team competition of the Six Major Tournaments, Sun Shaoxing would accept Chen Qi's opinions because Chen Qi was the captain. But now, the matter is of great importance, and impulsiveness will not solve the problem.
Shi Xuan stepped forward and faced Chen Qi, saying, "If you had the time to dawdle here, you would have already rushed into the mountain gate."
Chen Qi retorted angrily, "I am not like you cowards who fear death. Why would I be afraid of any danger? Instead of talking about assessing the situation, it's more accurate to say that you are simply afraid!"
After he finished speaking, he ignored Shi Xuan and the others, and led the dozen or so people who agreed with him to turn around and rush towards the Luoyin Sect's mountain gate.
At this moment, the opposition had already left according to their own wishes. Shi Xuan looked at the crowd behind him and said, "Now, the masters have arrived first. According to the speed of the Extreme Speed Spirit Ship, they have been there for half a day. But now, everything is calm and there is no trace of any sect leaders or masters. This is very abnormal."
If Lu Wenxing hadn't absolutely trusted his junior sister, he might have actually gone with Chen Qixian. Hearing what Shi Xuan said, he asked in confusion, "Right, where did Master and the others go?"
Shi Xuan: "I just tried to communicate with Master using the communication jade, but there was no response. The sect leader did the same. So, they must have encountered some unexpected event. Perhaps the enemy here had planned this in advance and used some method to stop Master and the others."
"Who could possibly stop so many Nascent Soul cultivators? Besides, Master has already reached the Void Refinement stage!"
“Perhaps it’s an array,” Shi Xuan pondered for a moment and said, “Currently, only a large array can do this. So, the peaceful appearance of this sect may just be a facade, and there may be risks inside that we cannot predict.”
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