Outside the Dao Sect.
Not far ahead, clusters of green mountains rose like hairpins. That was where the Dao Sect stood.
The escort bringing the new disciples had almost reached the Dao Sect's gates when, without warning, a suffocatingly terrifying surge of spiritual power erupted. The bright, clear sky suddenly darkened.
Chen Yu stopped in his tracks.
A Dark Red Barrier had enveloped the entire escort.
Energy flowed through it.
Oppressive and terrifying.
At the same time, numerous mysterious figures in black robes burst out of the forest to the left, each carrying a sharp blade as they charged toward the group.
At the head of the procession, several Dao Sect outer disciples reacted first and immediately shouted:
"Who dares?!"
One of the mysterious black-robed figures offered no answer. He merely raised his blade. "Die!"
A moment later, the Dao Sect inner disciples clashed with the mysterious Black-Robed Men.
The new disciples being escorted in the middle had yet to formally join the sect and were still ordinary mortals. Faced with this sudden attack, they were terrified. Some screamed and sobbed, while others mustered their courage and shouted, "Don't be afraid! The Dao Sect is just ahead! The immortals will be here soon. We only need to stay alive!"
Their voices drowned in the screams.
Chen Yu studied the mysterious Black-Robed Men around him and discovered that most possessed spiritual power comparable to his own. They were probably also at the qi refining seventh layer. He also noticed a Masked Man standing on a nearby hillside, his cultivation unfathomable.
There were over twenty Black-Robed Men in total. Most charged toward the inner sect disciples, with only a few heading toward the prospective registered disciples.
"Don't panic!"
"Everyone, stay calm!"
From a distance, Chen Yu heard Ren Shaohua shouting at the