Qiao Liqun sighed. "You've got me cornered. My god's instructions were for me to go to the Main Hub with you. I can't very well defy a divine decree."
Bai Xiaowen waved a hand. "It's fine, Senior Qiao. You can go in first and scout things out. If the God of Truth blames you, I'll take responsibility."
Bai Xiaowen truly wanted to send Qiao Liqun away.
Qiao Liqun was somewhat tempted, but in the end, he shook his head and said with considerable bravado, "Forget it. I'll stay here with you and meet the heroes of every faction."
Bai Xiaowen said nothing.
Although he had failed to send Qiao Liqun away, it would not affect Bai Xiaowen's plans much.
At most, it would let the God of Truth learn of it a little earlier.
The two waited quietly in the plaza outside the main entrance of the Hub Temple.
He could not waste the advantage of arriving first. Using the Talisman Refinement branch of Immortal Arts that he had already mastered, Bai Xiaowen set up ten Immortal Formations in Hub Plaza, weaving them into a vast net as he waited for experts from hostile factions to arrive.
Day after day passed, and Chosen Ones began arriving one after another.
Any Chosen One capable of finding the Hub Temple at this point was an expert without exception.
They were all level 20 Evolvers, standing at the peak of Evolvers. In terms of combat strength, powerful Chosen Ones with god-given abilities far surpassed ordinary people.
The first to arrive was a Chosen One of the Sun God. As a marksman, he carried a sniper rifle on his back, his bearing as ethereal as the wind.
This Chosen One of the Sun God was no fool. Seeing only two people waiting in the