The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 1713 Certificate of Surrender

"You two, please come this way."

The disciples of the Demon Palace led Cao Hechuan and Lin Chen toward the sect.

Lin Chen looked around; everything seemed normal.

The disciples of the Demon Palace came and went, and many places were filled with people practicing and exchanging ideas, without any tense atmosphere.

Perhaps, as Meng Kaihui said, the vast majority of disciples were completely unaware that their sect leader had chosen to join the Heavenly Dao Alliance and oppose the Immortal Palace.

The two were led past the sect's main hall and the living quarters of many sect disciples, heading towards the deepest part of the sect.

As fewer and fewer sect disciples and buildings appeared around him, Lin Chen frowned.

"Excuse me, senior brother, where are we headed?"

The disciple who was leading the way turned around and explained, "Palace Master Meng doesn't usually like crowds. His cave is located in the deepest part of the sect, where it is very quiet."

Lin Chen nodded, without any doubt. After all, it was quite normal for sect leaders to prefer living in quiet, undisturbed places.

Isn't the senior disciple of the White Crane Immortal Sect also in seclusion in a deserted spot on the back mountain?

The three of them traveled through many mountains and arrived at a huge canyon, where the disciple leading the way stopped.

"Please wait here, I will go and inform you."

Just as the disciple leading the way was about to leave, Lin Chen suddenly spoke up: "Wait!"

The disciple leading the way paused, turned around, and asked, "Is there something you need?"

Lin Chen looked around and asked, "As far as I know, Palace Master Meng doesn't live here."

A hint of panic flashed in the eyes of the disciple leading the way: "Isn't this your first time here? Who said he doesn't live here?"

Lin Chen noticed the panic in the disciple's eyes and his heart skipped a beat.

He certainly didn't know where Meng Kaihui's cave was; what he said earlier was just a bluff, but his reaction proved that something was wrong.

Lin Chen suddenly reached out and grabbed Cao Hechuan. Without saying a word, he used the Shrinking Earth to an Inch technique and took a step forward.

Just as Lin Chen's figure disappeared, golden light suddenly shone on the mountain peaks on both sides of the canyon, and a light shield instantly rose up, directly enveloping the entire canyon.

As the light shield rose, surging spiritual energy instantly gathered, forming a terrifying spiritual energy storm that swept down upon the entire canyon.

The storm of spiritual energy instantly crushed everything in the valley into fragments, the terrifying compression even causing space itself to distort violently. The disciple who had led the way had no time to react; his body exploded into dust and vanished into the air.

Lin Chen appeared outside the canyon, and his expression changed drastically upon seeing the terrifying scene inside.

What a terrifying killing move!
What a decisive move!

If Lin Chen had reacted even a fraction slower, he would have already been trapped in the formation. Cao Hechuan, as a top-tier Celestial Immortal, might have been able to hold out for a while, but Lin Chen, who was merely an Earth Immortal, would have been instantly annihilated into dust.

Lin Chen's back was drenched in sweat. Although he had experienced many dangers in his life, this one was the most sudden and swift!
Cao Hechuan's expression also became quite solemn. Even if he was a peak Celestial Immortal, he probably wouldn't be able to withstand this killing formation, which was clearly meticulously prepared by the Demon Palace to defend against powerful external enemies.

Several figures soared into the sky from the canyon and landed in all directions, trapping the two in the middle. The leader was none other than the Palace Master, Feng Zhiyin.

Feng Zhiyin sized up the two of them, his gaze icy.

He possessed a magical artifact that allowed him to silently detect the approximate strength of cultivators within a certain range, so when Cao Hechuan appeared, he sensed the other party's power.

After discovering that the disciple who was leading the way had given himself away, Feng Zhiyin immediately activated the formation. However, to his shock, it was not Cao Hechuan who reacted, but the weak Lin Chen.

In a split second, this young man actually managed to pull Cao Hechuan out of the canyon and escape the range of the formation.

"Your reaction was truly swift, I admire you!"

Lin Chen stared at Feng Zhiyin: "Who are you?"

Feng Zhiyin said coldly, "You all came here for me, yet you don't even recognize me? How ridiculous!"

Lin Chen frowned: "Feng Zhiyin?"

Feng Zhiyin laughed and said, "Aren't you surprised that it's not Meng Kaihui standing in front of you?"

Lin Chen answered frankly, "Yes, it was indeed a surprise. Could Palace Master Feng please enlighten me?"

Feng Zhiyin said coldly, "That guy betrayed us and secretly exposed our plans. We found out about him, and now he's eating dust in jail."

Lin Chen was skeptical of Feng Zhiyin's words: "Since you know your identities have been exposed, instead of running away immediately, you set up an ambush here to attack us. You are too bold. Do you think that the Demon Palace is strong enough to compete with the Immortal Palace?"

Feng Zhiyin laughed heartily: "Indeed, you know my identity. Since we're going to join the Heavenly Dao Alliance, we should bring some gifts, right?"

Lin Chen suddenly realized: "So, you're planning to use our lives as your pledge of loyalty?"

(End of this chapter)