Lu Chen joined the Qin Sect, a small, hidden sect, and became an outer disciple.
On the surface, this little sect truly seemed weak. It had four branches-east, south, west, and north-and the Southern Branch where Lu Chen now resided had only four small peaks and twenty or thirty disciples in total. It looked even less impressive than the Six Great Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands of the Yan Kingdom, a cultivation sect at the very bottom of the ladder.
Even with the Four Branches combined, the entire Qin Sect had only a hundred or so people. It was pitifully small; any random bandit faction in the Northern Region of the Eastern Wilderness was larger. Of course, all this was merely its strength on the surface.
With the aid of the Golden Stone Gall, Lu Chen had already cultivated a true Heavenly Eye. He had seen the Qin Sect's upper ranks from afar and discovered experts in the immortal platform realm among them, including top-tier mighty figures. Other small sects would not dare even dream of such a thing.
I wonder whether these higher-ups were converted here or were disciples raised by the Qin Sect itself!
Many people concealed their cultivation, making it impossible for ordinary people to see through them. Only someone like Lu Chen, who possessed a Heavenly Eye, could pierce the falsehoods, look straight at their essence, and discern their realms.
I'm not afraid of the Qin Sect's strength, but I have to guard against the Ruthless Great Emperor's Deity-Deliverance Art with the utmost care. It can convert an expert without them ever realizing it, and the greater their potential, the stronger its influence. How bizarre-there's simply no guarding against it!
Lu Chen dared not be careless. In terms of strength, he had an Emperor Weapon as his