Upon seeing the brand new scene that appeared before their eyes, Elder Guo, Master Gui, and the High Priest were all dumbfounded, frozen in place!
The High Priest was so agitated he could barely contain himself, his lips trembling as he muttered, "Is this the full might of the Chi You Banner? Is this the true form of the Chi You Banner?"
"Magnificent! Grand! Solemn! Majestic! Indescribable!"
"I always thought the Chi You Banner only had a thousand members, but I never imagined it actually possessed three thousand Tian Fang Red Shamans! This is an absolutely astonishing presence, even within the entire Xuanmen realm!"
"It's just that the Chi You Banner seeks no conflict with the world, otherwise, if they were to march out, they could crush those trash Xuanmen sects outside into submission! The entire Xuanmen realm would become a vassal of the Chi You Banner!"
"I didn't choose wrong, I knew I didn't choose wrong! The glorious Chi You Banner, the invincible banner!"
The High Priest was like a fanatical believer, seeing the idol he had worshipped his entire life. He danced with excitement and cheered repeatedly.
Elder Guo and Master Gui exchanged glances. Though they said nothing, they saw the shock and dread in each other's eyes.
In a way, the High Priest was not wrong. The full spectacle of the Chi You Banner was indeed astonishing!
They had initially assumed the Chi You Banner's abode would be at most a large cave.
Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a palace nestled within a mountain!
From top to bottom, left to right, the hall was densely packed with Tian Fang Red Shamans, each clad in crimson robes and emanating immense pressure!
Though they hadn't counted each one individually, a rough estimate suggested that the proclaimed three thousand Tian Fang Red Shamans might not be an exaggeration!
According to the High Priest, Tian Fang Red Shamans were already considered the cream of the crop among shamans.
A single Tian Fang Red Shaman was already extremely rare.
And now, the Chi You Banner possessed a total of three thousand of them!
This was akin to a Xuanmen sect possessing three thousand experts at the elder level!
In the Xuanmen realm, this was practically equivalent to a hegemonic power!
"Does such a sect exist in the world? Terrifying, truly terrifying..." Elder Guo murmured.
Compared to the Chi You Banner before them, the Shen Nong Sect seemed like a mere kindergarten!
Elder Guo secretly glanced at Ying Chen.
He had expected Ying Chen to be as shocked as he was, but to his surprise, Ying Chen remained unfazed.
Furthermore, a smile tugged at the corner of Ying Chen's lips, as if he were... mocking them!
"What's going on? Three thousand Tian Fang Red Shamans can't even make Immortal Master Ying feel fear? Is Immortal Master Ying either exceptionally skilled and bold, or a fearless newborn calf?"
"If it's the former, then it's fine. If it's the latter, then we are in for a terrible fate today!"
"Three thousand Tian Fang Red Shamans. They don't even need to make a serious effort; just a casual minor spell from any one of them could bury us!"
"I wonder if it's too late to say 'we've come to the wrong door'?"
Elder Guo couldn't fathom the source of Ying Chen's mockery.
It wasn't just Elder Guo who couldn't understand; even the inheritor of the Chi You Banner, who had spoken earlier, was bewildered.
His voice boomed again, "If I'm not mistaken, you're mocking our Tian Fang Red Shamans?"
"Indeed, the world has changed with your long absence. It has forgotten the power of our Chi You Banner, it has grown blind to true greatness! "
"Since that is the case, then let me show you the terror of the Chi You Banner!"
As he spoke, a sharp yet solemn shamanic chant echoed from deep within the cave palace.
The shamanic chant rolled in like muffled thunder, gradually approaching.
When the shamanic chant reached Ying Chen, it suddenly amplified!
In an instant, the heavens and earth shook, the sound echoing to the very sky!
The entire cave palace shuddered, the ground trembled continuously, and the sea of clouds outside roiled violently, like boiling water!
The three thousand Tian Fang Red Shamans simultaneously turned their heads, their gazes filled with terrifying majesty, all directed at Ying Chen and his companions.
The combined pressure of three thousand gazes formed a blazing sun hanging high above their heads.
It bore down on Ying Chen and the others, forcing their eyes shut and bodies bowed!
Thud!
Thud!
Thud!
Three consecutive sounds of kneeling echoed.
It was Elder Guo, Master Gui, and the High Priest, all unable to withstand the pressure and falling to their knees!
This was a posture where their limbs and foreheads touched the ground!
The ancients called this "prostration," a most reverent and humble form of kneeling!
"You still won't kneel?"
"If not now, then when!"
"Kneel!"
"Kneel!"
"Kneel!"
Seeing Ying Chen remain unmoved, showing no sign of kneeling, the three thousand Tian Fang Red Shamans spoke in unison, one after another.
Each "Kneel!" was like adding an extra measure of pressure to the blazing sun in the sky.
By the end, the oppressive force had become so immense that it caused Elder Guo and the other two to sweat profusely, their bodies parched and dehydrated!
Yet, even so, Ying Chen remained still, the mocking smile on his lips unchanged.
"It seems you won't shed tears until you see the coffin!"
"Very well, then I shall provide you with a coffin!"
The inheritor of the Chi You Banner said with a chilling voice.
Then, the three thousand Tian Fang Red Shamans simultaneously formed hand seals, performing some peculiar shamanic hand gestures, as if summoning something.
However, one thing was certain: whatever they summoned would be incredibly terrifying!
After all, it was three thousand Tian Fang Red Shamans casting spells together!
If it wasn't world-ending, it was at least on the level of collapsing mountains and diverting rivers!
Alas, Elder Guo and the other two, along with Ying Chen, were destined to become pitiable sacrifices!
The three looked at Ying Chen with pleading yet despairing eyes.
They hoped Ying Chen would do something, yet they knew Ying Chen could do nothing.
Because in their eyes, the current situation was unsolvable!
Ying Chen and they were all doomed!
"Enough, stop with the pretense and the charade. Have you lied for so long that you truly believe you have three thousand Tian Fang Red Shamans, and that you can perform some world-destroying spell?"
At this moment, Ying Chen suddenly spoke, uttering words that stunned everyone present.
What did he mean? Could the so-called three thousand Tian Fang Red Shamans be fake?
Was this terrifying oppressive aura also fake?
But... it felt so real!
"Heh heh, facing death, you're still trying to comfort yourself? You truly are stubborn! Then I'll shut you up for good!"
The inheritor of the Chi You Banner sneered repeatedly.
Simultaneously, the three thousand Tian Fang Red Shamans accelerated their hand seals and spellcasting.
The entire world seemed to tremble faintly, as if the end of days had arrived!
Elder Guo and the other two watched this scene with extreme terror. They desperately wanted to question Ying Chen: With such a commotion, such an aura, how could it possibly be fake?
But Ying Chen seemed determined to be stubborn, still wearing a thick mocking smile as he said, "Before, I didn't understand what 'Tian Fang Red Shaman' meant, but now I finally do."
"It turns out your Chi You Banner was fortunate enough to obtain a technique from the 'Thirty-Six Chapters of Tian Fang'!"
BOOM!
As Ying Chen's words left his lips, the terrifying oppressive force that was about to destroy the world instantly ceased. The three thousand Tian Fang Red Shamans who were casting spells froze mid-action.
Only a disbelieving exclamation echoed from the depths of the cave: "How is this possible?"
"Who exactly are you!"