News released by the Fla Alliance!
The mont these words were spoken, even Sima Huiniang, who had seen much of the world and had excellent composure over the years, seed sowhat pale.
They all knew what it implied!
It was a deliberate target by a Golden Core Great Sect, seeking to destroy Luo Tian Creed through the hands of others!
However, why would a grand Golden Core Great Sect so deliberately target the rely Luo Tian Creed?
Her gaze subconsciously fell upon Luo Chen.
The answer lay right before her eyes.
Luo Chen sighed, "It seems, even with Ice Castle and Luo Yun Sect taking the lead, the Fla Alliance won’t let go easily of my killing Di Wanyun!"
Sima Huiniang bit her lip with a look of worry.
Su Xiaolin stood there with her head lowered, her heart filled with an incessant storm of shock since learning the news.
Now, receiving direct confirmation from Luo Chen only intensified the turmoil in her heart.
They couldn’t possibly let it go!
On the battlefield, although everyone fights for their own masters, there is no right or wrong.
Even if there are deadly feuds, at least until the two Ascendant Sects have determined a clear winner, everyone still cares about face.
But Luo Chen’s killing of Di Wanyun had gone beyond the norm of battlefield skirmishes.
This was a Foundation Establishnt Cultivator killing a Golden Core Ascendant Master!
Moreover, Luo Chen was only a Sixth Level Foundation Establishnt Cultivator at the ti, while Di Wanyun was a powerful Third Layer Golden Core. Except for encounters with Late Golden Core Stage Great Cultivators, Di Wanyun was an existence that feared little.
Yet, he perished so easily at Luo Chen’s hands.
It was an outright slap to the face of the Fla Alliance, a Golden Core Great Sect!
It challenged their authority, tarnished their reputation, and would make outsiders underestimate the strength of Fla Alliance Cultivators.
Such humiliation, nobody could tolerate.
Sima Huiniang worriedly said, "Won’t a Golden Core from the Fla Alliance personally take action against us?"
That was her greatest concern.
But Luo Chen just curled his lips in response.
"That won’t happen, the most basic face-saving asures will still be observed by these Golden Core Great Sects."
Seeing Sima Huiniang’s confusion, he hinted at two nas.
"Yu Ding Sword Sect, Lianyun Business Union."
The woman was startled, then fell into contemplation.
After a while, she understood.
Indeed, Great Sects each have their own pride.
If directly offended, they would suppress with thunderous thods.
But if not, it would be too degrading for a Great Sect to take action personally.
Among Sects of the sa level, it would only draw ridicule.
Just like when the Sword Sect suspected the Lianyun Business Union and Luo Yun Sect of underhanded transactions, no action was seen from them.
Of course, not taking action directly doesn’t an letting things slide.
The Sword Sect rely needed to express a slight intention, and there would be people eager to deal with the Lianyun Business Union for them.
And that’s what happened.
The Lianyun Business Union suffered heavy losses under the onslaught of a multitude of second-tier forces, losing cities and territories.
Originally, they had a Golden Core Patriarch, three Late Stage Foundation Establishnt Great Cultivators, and over ten Foundation Establishnt True Cultivators within!
Under their command, they had clear and covert business dealings in over a dozen marketplaces.
They were considered a first-tier force!
Yet in the end, the patron was tragically killed, only the Great Elder Lianyun of the three Great Cultivators survived, and those more than ten Foundation Establishnt True Cultivators were almost entirely wiped out.
In the end, only six or seven Foundation Establishnt True Cultivators were left.
Even Nangong Jin and Li Yixian, such freelance Rogue Cultivators, were eagerly recruited by them in an attempt to restore their strength.
It can be said that the Sword Sect did nothing, rely revealing their intentions.
And directly caused a first-tier force to deteriorate into a second-tier force.
And among the second-tier, it was on the weaker side.
Now!
What the Fla Alliance is doing is strikingly similar to what the Sword Sect did back then!
Or even, the thods of the Fla Alliance are sowhat more vicious.
They did not directly express discontent or displeasure with Luo Tian Creed, they rely leaked the news that Luo Tian Creed had exchanged for four Core Formation Secret Arts.
In doing so, not only those vassal forces close to the Fla Alliance would target Luo Tian Creed, but also those Late-Stage Foundation Establishnt Great Cultivators trapped at their stage would be green with envy, thereby causing trouble for Luo Tian Creed.
This suspicion does not arise from nowhere.
The frequent actions taken by Luo Chen recently against various foreign Foundation Establishnt experts are evidence of this.
Though his intentions were to practice his Kung Fu,
those experts were mostly at the Eighth-Level Foundation Establishnt or even the Ninth Layer!
These individuals, for a second-tier force that ostensibly only has Late Stage Foundation Establishnt combat power, could be considered a devastating blow.
It was only because within Luo Tian Creed, the departntal structures are well-established, with Luo Chen and Sima Huiniang having ford the Luo Tian Intelligence Net for information early on.
Otherwise, without prior knowledge, they would have already suffered grave losses.
It’s not just intelligence.
It’s also about combat power!
Chu Kui, Wang Yuan, and even Min Longyu.
The three of them were increasingly in sync, and ordinary one or two Late-Stage Foundation Establishnt opponents were truly no match for their combined attack!
It was precisely because of this that Luo Tian Creed had remained safe and sound for over a year.
Having thought through this, Sima Huiniang breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as it’s not the Golden Core Great Sects taking action personally, ordinary vassal forces, along with so scattered foreign Foundation Establishnt powerhouses, wouldn’t pose a significant threat to Luo Tian Creed.
However!
Considering what Luo Chen had done...
She couldn’t help but say, "If Luo Tian Creed remains unshaken, can the Fla Alliance really bear this humiliation?"
"They can’t bear it, but they have to!"
Luo Chen snorted coldly.
"Firstly, I haven’t exposed my tracks yet, and if they confront the Luo Tian Creed head-on, it will only be a show of pure spite, making others look down on them for no reason."
"Secondly, I still hold the identity of Guest Elder of Ice Castle. Out in the open, it would just seem like an Ice Castle Elder killed a Fla Alliance Elder, and they could justify that."
"Lastly, even if the Fla Alliance disregards Ice Castle, they should still be wary of the thoughts of Luo Yun Ascendant Sect, considering they face the monk, if not the Buddha."
"Now that the war is just on hold and has not completely ceased, the Fla Alliance wouldn’t dare to openly tear their faces off and send a Golden Core Cultivator to wreak havoc in Danxia."
By the end of these words...
A fierce look flashed across Luo Chen’s face.
All of the above argunts were rely strategic and scheming calculations.
What truly gave him confidence was the strength of his own side.
If the Fla Alliance didn’t make a move, fine, but if they did send a Golden Core Ascendant Master, they should be prepared to bite off more than they could chew!
Min Longyu, sitting upon the Danxia land, had arranged the Seven-colored Danxia Spirit Snatching Array over many years, capable of threatening an ordinary Golden Core Ascendant Master.
Chu Kui and Wang Yuan working together were also not to be underestimated.
Lastly, there was him getting more proficient at mastering the Sky Roc True Body.
Unless the Fla Alliance sent a Middle Stage or even a Late-Stage Great Cultivator, ordinary Early Stage Golden Core Ascendant Masters were nothing to fear for him, Luo Chen!
Of course, all of these were last resorts.
As of now, it was far from coming to that.
Through the intelligence about the Fla Alliance targeting the Luo Tian Creed, Sima Huiniang quickly connected the dots with other recent business issues the Luo Tian Creed had encountered.
The sudden increase of Foundation Establishnt True Cultivators from the Zheng family must surely be influenced by the Fla Alliance, using the Zheng family’s na to target the Luo Tian Creed.
The Iron Sword Hall had been destroyed, but recently, under the leadership of a surviving Elder, it had once again risen from the ashes.
That, too, must have the Fla Alliance’s shadow behind it.
Luo Chen and Chu Kui had acquired a large number of warti spoils on the battlefield at Accumulation Thunder Mountain, including a significant number of magical weapons and treasures.
They couldn’t possibly digest it all by themselves.
Now, they were laundering these goods via the Luo Tian Creed.
But the laundering business was not going smoothly, partly due to covert interference from the Iron Sword Hall.
Not only elixirs and magical weapons but Sima Huiniang suddenly thought of more.
Linking all these together, she couldn’t help but suck in a breath of cold air.
Unbeknownst to them, the Luo Tian Creed had already been encircled by enemies!
Among them, apart from the Fla Alliance’s vassals, there were a small number of Sword Sect affiliates and a large number of formidable independent cultivators.
Each party was not easy to contend with!
Imdiately, she issued an order to Su Xiaolin, setting all the Luo Tian Intelligence Net cultivators into motion to monitor a range of a thousand miles within Danxia, while also gathering all kinds of intelligence.
To ensure that before any trouble arose, she would be the first to know.
...
On the way back...
Sima Huiniang still looked anxious.
On the other hand, Luo Chen appeared unconcerned, calm and composed.
"You seem not worried at all, my president!"
Luo Chen smiled, "Don’t worry, with here, nothing can get out of control."
Sima Huiniang rolled her eyes and slightly loosened her tight grip on Luo Chen’s hand.
Frankly speaking, Luo Chen’s strong confidence really did influence her.
With him present, everything would be fine!
Throughout their journey, Luo Chen was always her strongest support!
Even in a situation as deadly as the at grinder of Accumulated Thunder Ninth Mountain, Luo Chen had managed to lead the cultivators of the Luo Tian Creed to a safe retreat.
What then, could these overt and covert enemies amount to?
"Let’s put a halt to external expansion for now!"
Luo Chen said leisurely, "We should focus on digesting our spoils from the battlefield as much as possible and enhance our internal strength. That’s the top priority."
The spoils from the battle at Accumulation Thunder Mountain had been too vast for Luo Chen!
Even without counting the vast resources left behind by fallen cultivators, just the Foundation Establishnt Pills exchanged with rits from the Four Sects Alliance alone amounted to a staggering twenty!
Even with the high failure rate of Foundation Establishnt...
These twenty Foundation Establishnt Pills could surely create a batch of Foundation Establishnt True Cultivators.
Su Xiaolin was among the beneficiaries.
Abandoning expansion and instead bolstering internally, they would calmly await the stirring of the wind and clouds.
This was the developnt plan Luo Chen swiftly laid out for the Luo Tian Creed for the upcoming years, in just a few words.
As for the nitty-gritty operational details, he entrusted them all to Sima Huiniang.
At last...
Luo Chen squeezed Sima Huiniang’s hand.
"You should not fall too far behind in your cultivation either!"
"With a Second Order Ascendant Grade Cave Mansion at your disposal and the Top Grade Jade Dew Pill I provided you, it’s quite embarrassing that you’re still stuck at the Third Level Foundation Establishnt after all these years. Luo Tian Creed’s president should aim for a highter standard."
"For so less critical matters, you can have Yao Mingyue, your disciple, take care of them. You don’t need to do everything yourself."
Sima Huiniang casually said, "I understand, don’t worry too much."
Seeing her still nonchalant attitude, even though he knew she was devoted to the affairs of the Luo Tian Creed, Luo Chen was sowhat frustrated by her lack of urgency.
But he really didn’t know how to convince her more forcefully.
Suddenly...
Luo Chen’s eyes rolled, and he nonchalantly said, "Caiyi has been practicing very hard recently. Although she started her Foundation Building a few years later than you guys, she has now reached the Second Layer of Foundation Establishnt. I estimate that it won’t be long before she catches up to you."
The woman was montarily stunned.
Her leisurely deanor beca earnest, and she asked uncertainly, "Is her cultivation progress really that fast?"
Luo Chen shrugged, "Why wouldn’t it be fast? She lacks neither spirit lands nor elixirs, and with Yuan Xiaoyue helping with business, her cultivation naturally advances by leaps and bounds!"
After hearing this, Sima Huiniang fell silent.
Unnoticed by others, the corners of Luo Chen’s mouth slightly curled up.
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