News of the battle on Compass Mountain, as well as the news of Long Chen killing monastery disciples in the canyon, resounded throughout the entire secret realm.

Quite a few people ran over to confirm its veracity. Seeing the ghastly corpses, they were all horrified.

At the same time, countless criticizers spoke out against Long Chen, believing Long Chen to have a vicious heart and ruthless methods. Having slaughtered members of the same path, he was guilty of terrible crimes.

However, such words could only be said behind his back. That was because after those two huge battles, no one dared run out and provoke Long Chen again.

They could only express their own sense of righteousness behind his back. No matter how great the rewards offered, no one was willing to go to find trouble for Long Chen again.

As for that hand behind the curtain that had been constantly urging people on, it had become powerless. One reason was that the matter of someone deliberately targeting Long Chen had already become common knowledge. As cultivators, just how many people were so stupid? The majority of people had already seen through what had happened.

The other reason was that while some subordinates were busy trying to instigate people to target Long Chen, most people...