In the valley, Chen Lin withdrew his Burning Lotus True Fire and looked at the people he had killed, his expression shifting uncertainly.
More than half a month had passed since he left the Red Fire Sect's headquarters. He had deliberately traveled along remote mountain paths, yet still encountered several groups from the Prayer Cult. Though they were all only Qi Condensation cultivators whom he easily killed, the situation gave him little reason for optimism.
Barely a month after the decisive battle began, the Alliance was already showing signs of collapse, and the Prayer Cult had launched a massive offensive.
This meant the war had taken an even worse turn.
Chen Lin approached the corpses, collected their Storage Bags, and examined the bodies one by one. His expression grew increasingly grim.
Black markings had appeared on their skin to varying degrees. Even in death, they continued to give off waves of evil aura.
The groups he had encountered earlier had been the same. Clearly, these cultivators had been subjected to some sort of procedure after joining the Prayer Cult.
Originally, Chen Lin had entertained the faint possibility of temporarily joining the Prayer Cult and seeking another way out if the Alliance fell before he had prepared a means of escaping overseas. What he saw now put an end to that thought.
He burned the corpses to ash and swiftly left.
After flying for a while, Chen Lin landed in a concealed spot on a hillside.
First, he set up an Isolation Array. Then he took out their Storage Bags and inspected them carefully. Once he confirmed there was nothing unusual about them, he emptied their contents one by one.
Next, he took a Jade Slip from his own Storage Bag.
The Jade Slip contained the Small Sea-Crossing Boat Refinement Method