619: Where did my huge sect go?

Jie jie jie... cough cough... ha ha ha!

For a moment, Chen De couldn't help but let out a Holy Mother's laughter.

There was no helping it; he was simply too gratified.

His gaze turned toward the Xu Kun Sect headquarters ahead, and his hands weren't idle at all.

Perhaps because they had left in a hurry, there weren't many detailed arrangements set up here.

Chen De's strategy for this was to simply swallow it whole and digest it as he went.

Then, he directly revealed his true form—formless yet substantial, appearing like a massive clump of pitch-black shadow.

A crack split open from the center, growing wider and wider like an abyssal maw, as it moved to envelop the Xu Kun Sect headquarters.

"Eh? Why did the sky suddenly turn dark?"

"Are you kidding? It hasn't been dark here for billions of years."

"Could it be some technique used by those above?"

"I don't know, but I suddenly have a bad feeling."

Facing this scene, the disciples were surprised but not yet panicking.

After all, where was this?

The Xu Kun Sect headquarters!

One of the Ten Sects of the Sacred Ring!

The Sect Master was at the peak of the Immortal Law Realm Ninth Transformation, with countless Eighth and Seventh Transformation elders beneath him.

Who would dare cause trouble here? Do they have a death wish?

For these disciples, they obviously didn't know the Sect Master wasn't in the sect right now; they didn't have the status to know his whereabouts.

Even if they did, they didn't believe any waves could be made with so many elders presiding over the sect.

However, while the disciples didn't know, those elders certainly knew whether the Sect Master was in the sect.

And they knew even better that the scene before them was not of their making.

At this moment, the faces of all the elders were incredibly grim.

Just moments ago, they were wondering why the Sect Master had sent a message asking how the sect was doing.

The answer, naturally, was that there were no problems.

But just a moment after replying, how could a situation suddenly arise?

Damn, I replied too early!

From that touch of blackness, they felt their souls trembling violently; it was a primal fear.

"Activate the Grand Array!"

Seeing this, all the elders hurriedly sent distress signals to the Sect Master and activated their final resort—the Sect-Protecting Grand Array!

They didn't hope to rival it, only to hold out until the Sect Master returned with reinforcements.

But unfortunately, before these signals could be sent, they were cut off by the black liquid.

And their hope of holding out for a while seemed more like a pipe dream.

The shadow formed by Chen De's true body was like a black dumpling skin, completely covering the entire headquarters.

The surface churned slightly, and then there was no further movement.

Immediately after, its volume shrank rapidly, soon returning to a normal human size.

Then, without staying for a moment longer, he hurriedly set off toward his next destination.

As he walked, the aura around his body grew slowly and steadily.

From beginning to end, all of this had taken only a few breaths of time.

A short while after Chen De left, five more figures appeared on the scene.

"You four, wait while I pack up my sect first, then we'll head to yours."

"Don't worry, with my speed, it'll be very quick. I won't keep you waiting long."

A person from Xu Kun Sect spoke as he looked toward his own sect, a hint of confusion flashing in his eyes.

Then he rubbed his eyes, even though he knew it was useless.

"Where's the sect?"

"Where did my huge sect go?"

Suddenly, A person from Xu Kun Sect shouted, startling the Sect Masters of the other four sects.

They had already found it strange seeing how empty the place was.

But they thought maybe A person from Xu Kun Sect was being cautious and had hidden the sect before leaving, so they hadn't said anything.

Who would have thought his sect was actually gone!

As for whether he had led them to the wrong place, such a thing was absolutely impossible for someone at the peak of the Immortal Law Realm Ninth Transformation.

The four of them fixed their gazes on A person from Xu Kun Sect, whose eyes were now somewhat vacant.

He had only stepped out for a bit—how long had it been? His own sect was gone.

Seeing this, the four didn't know what to say, when they suddenly thought of their own sects.

A person from Xu Kun Sect stepped out and his home was gone; wouldn't it be the same for them?

In fact, they had just checked in with their respective sects and received the reply: everything is fine.

Including A person from Xu Kun Sect; the reply he received was the same.

But now, the sect was gone, as if it had been evaporated.

At this thought, all four of them panicked and no longer wanted to stay here.

Even A person from Fen Tian Palace, who usually had a poor relationship with A person from Xu Kun Sect, couldn't bring himself to make any sarcastic remarks now.

They glanced at each other and decided to head to the next location together.

"A person from Xu Kun Sect, we're going to the next one. Are you coming?"

If there was only one culprit, and A person from Xu Kun Sect's home vanished right after he left, it meant the culprit hadn't gone far yet.

If they rushed back fast enough, they might still be able to save their own sects, so no one dared to waste time.

Only a trace of hesitation flashed in A person from Xu Kun Sect's eyes before it vanished. "Fine, let's go."

He was also worried the opponent hadn't gone far, and if he left the group now, he might be picked off alone.

Although five of them together might not be a match for the opponent, five were still safer than one.

With that, the five vanished again, rushing toward the next location... Fen Tian Palace!

By now, Chen De had already arrived at the Fen Tian Palace headquarters.

As for why he chose this one?

The reason was simple: it happened to be the closest to the Xu Kun Sect's territory, with their lands basically bordering each other.

No wonder conflicts broke out between these two sects from time to time.

Looking at the Fen Tian Palace headquarters under the starry sky, time was tight and the task was heavy.

Chen De didn't hesitate at all, following the same procedure he used at the Xu Kun Sect.

He quickly uprooted it and placed it within his true body to slowly Influence it.

No time to lose; after finishing this, he didn't stop and headed straight for the next location.

How many people he could save this time and how much merit he would gain...

...would depend entirely on those people's own fortune and luck.

Just like before, not long after Chen De left, five figures appeared on the scene simultaneously.

The expression on A person from Fen Tian Palace's face gradually stiffened, and then he roared, "Who is it?!"

His voice resounded through the universe, causing the space for countless light-years around to tremble.

When something happened to the Xu Kun Sect just now, he had sent another message to confirm, and the reply was that nothing was wrong.

How could it be that when he returned, the result was no different from A person from Xu Kun Sect's?

Such a furious state rarely appeared on him.

A person from Xu Kun Sect, who was following beside him, couldn't help but feel a bit better after seeing this.

He even began to hope that the remaining three guys' sects would also be gone; that would be for the best.

"Go!"

Seeing the identical scene before them, the other three Sect Masters completely panicked.

With just one look, they vanished from the spot.

A person from Fen Tian Palace was still dazed for a moment, but A person from Xu Kun Sect wasn't slow at all, hurriedly following the three as they left.

Thus, he was left here alone.

Given the current situation, A person from Fen Tian Palace didn't dare stay alone, so he also chose to chase after the four... toward Dou Yuan Hall!

Rushing along, Chen De arrived at the Dou Yuan Hall's territory.

Sensing through the system map—damn, this time was a wasted trip.

He saw the dot representing the Hall Master of Douyuan Hall rapidly growing larger.

Soon, it surpassed the progress Xu Lan had made in front of Chen De back then.

Though his strength had improved significantly, if he acted now and his luck was bad, he might actually end up staying here permanently.

So, glancing at the map, Chen De turned and ran without the slightest hesitation, heading toward the next destination.

He hoped he wouldn't be too late.