Chapter 308 (2/2)

Ling Yun-zi hadn’t been shocked that Long Chen had ended up on the must-kill list . But he was shocked when he had heard that Long Chen had been ranked number two .

In this world, only he and Tu Fang knew that Long Chen was a Divergent . Others didn’t know Long Chen’s true potential .

That proved that the Corrupt path’s vision was far more incisive and sinister than the Righteous path’s . They had immediately seen that Long Chen posed a greater threat to them than even Chosen .

That had completely infuriated Ling Yun-zi . Even the Corrupt path viewed Long Chen so importantly . Were their supermonastery’s higher-ups all blind?

Hearing that, everyone was started . Since Long Chen was on the Corrupt path’s must-kill list, then once he entered the Jiuli secret realm, wouldn’t he chased down by countless Corrupt disciples?

“Long Chen, with your power, other than the top experts like Yin Luo, you should be able to fight back .

“But the secret realm stays open for a full year . Inside the secret realm, there is a primordial aura that comes from the ancient era which is extremely suitable for cultivation .

“Not only will there be countless opportunities in the secret realm, it is also extremely beneficial to your cultivation . It is much easier to break through inside .

“Each time the secret realm opens, the majority of disciples will have reached the Bone Forging realm by the time they leave . So you absolutely cannot look down on the Jiuli secret realm .

“I heard that eighteen hundred years ago, a member of the Corrupt path didn’t bother searching for treasures when he entered, instead focusing on a rapid break through .

“In just a month, he advanced to the Bone Forging realm . With his cultivation base’s superiority, he crazily slaughtered the Righteous disciples .

“In that generation, the Righteous path suffered a huge loss, and over half of those talented disciples were killed by him . ” Ling Yun-zi was extremely grave .

“How vicious!” Hearing that made their hearts shake . He had killed over half the Righteous path’s disciples! Those weren’t just ordinary disciples, but core disciples! Some of them also had to be Favored and Chosen .

“That’s why you have to focus on safety above all else in the secret realm . Even if there is a heaven-defying opportunity in front of you, if you don’t have enough strength, it will still be taken by others . And the most infuriating thing is that you not only have to be on guard against the Corrupt path’s disciples attacking you, but you have to be even more on guard against the Righteous path’s disciples’ sneak attacks . Those are the most terrifying,” explained Ling Yun-zi .

Other than Long Chen, the other core disciples were startled . Obviously they hadn’t expected that they not only had to defend against powerful enemies, but also their own ‘comrades’ .

“There’s nothing strange about this . The Righteous path’s people are all most skilled in internal strife . They don’t dare truly fight against the Corrupt path, but when it comes to handling their own people, they are absolute experts .

“In this world, everyone is selfish . People spend all day scheming and plotting . You scheme against me, I scheme against you . Every disciple in the same sect tries to suppress his peers .

“Otherwise, with how powerful the Righteous path is, how could they still have failed to suppress the Corrupt path after all these years? Other than causing trouble for their own people, the Righteous path doesn’t have much else in the way of skills . ” Long Chen was extremely calm .

Ling Yun-zi was helpless about this . Long Chen was completely correct . Although the Corrupt path was heartless and vicious, when it came to working together against common enemies, they were much, much better than the Righteous path .

The supermonsatery had a total of 108 monasteries . There were many cases of those monasteries suppressing and backstabbing each other . Although those cases were ‘rare’ when it came to out-in-the-open fights, who knew just how many despicable behind-the-scene schemes there were going on?

Their failure to obtain a Chosen position for Long Chen was an excellent example . The Corrupt path had ranked Long Chen number two on their must-kill list . Was it possible that the higher-ups of the supermonastery were unable to see that?

In truth, they had all seen that . But because it involved a few people’s selfish interests, those authorities acted as if they didn’t know about it . As for others who were well aware of it, they could only act as if they were blind as well in order to avoid offending those in power .

That was the Righteous path’s unwritten rules . That was a hierarchy that could not be more rotten even if they tried . Each of them was selfish, only handling their own problems . Who would help you out in times of trouble?

Of course, if that trouble was actually a golden opportunity or treasure, then with the Righteous path’s selfishness, an incredible number of people would come to try and s.n.a.t.c.h it from you .

Furthermore, for their own interests, they were willing to use whatever despicable, shady methods they could . That really made people sigh . If you simply focused that kind of enthusiasm on fighting the Corrupt path, wouldn’t the Corrupt path have been long since exterminated?

But there were always those ‘smart people’ in the Righteous path who did anything they could to gain a higher position . They constantly thought about how they could suppress people on the same side as them so they could rise higher .

Just thinking of that made people downhearted . But people were helpless . Unless you decided to become an ordinary person again, as a cultivator, you had to face this .

Ling Yun-zi had long since understood the rottenness of the Righteous path . But he had no way to fix it .

Not only had he had no way of changing the hypocritical side of the ‘Righteous’ path, but he had also almost lost himself in that struggle . If Long Chen hadn’t appeared, he would have forever lost his way .

Ling Yun-zi had now understood that he was only a cultivator . There was no need for him to try and change others . So now, he would do whatever he wanted to do . Why bother caring about the consequences so much?

“Once you enter the secret realm, don’t easily trust anyone, especially those ‘comrades’ who smile to your face while hiding a knife . You must be careful . ” Long Chen solemnly warned everyone .

Those enemies you could see coming at you weren’t dangerous . The real dangers were ones you didn’t see coming .

Although Tang Wan-er and the others were powerful and he didn’t worry too much about them facing off against the Corrupt path’s disciples, Long Chen was extremely worried about them being stabbed in the back .

That was also why he said Gu Yang’s defeat to that Favored from the thirty-sixth monastery wasn’t a bad thing . That could be said to be a lesson for everyone .

Suddenly, the s.p.a.ce around them trembled, and their feet stepped down onto a simple brick path .