Something was wrong with Shao Li!
Within the Sky-Gazing Terrace, cultivators hurried to and fro, and the place soon erupted into an uproar as the news spread.
The Immortal Alliance reacted swiftly. In just a few breaths, someone sensed the disturbance inside the secluded chamber and sent people to assist the Core Formation Elder.
A few more breaths passed, and once they learned what had happened, they promptly reported it to their superiors.
Another few breaths later, reinforcements arrived. The elders and guards on duty gathered around the Ritual Altar, laying down a Heaven-Spanning Net and bracing themselves for battle.
Only then did Shao Li slowly emerge.
"To think you were a spy sent by the Puppet Dao School!" The Core Formation Elder was badly wounded, but he still struggled to the front line. His face filled with grief and indignation, he demanded, "Who exactly are you?"
Shao Li looked at him, his gaze fathomless. "Didn't I already tell you? I am Li Chen!"
"How could this be!"
That simple sentence put everyone present on guard as though facing a formidable enemy.
This was a fearsome figure who had participated in the Central Sea War, repeatedly clashed head-on with their Great Powers, and come out firmly on top. Many within the Immortal Alliance had already heard of his reputation. Those with better sources of information even remembered the Battle of the Surprise Attack on Materialized Heaven vividly and secretly remained wary of him.
They also knew that this could not be Li Chen's true body, only an incarnation. Yet if he could plant such an incarnation in an important department of the Immortal Alliance, even passing through layer after layer of scrutiny to become a gifted elite in the eyes of certain senior masters, the problem was grave indeed.
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