Atlas of Heaven and Man.

Chapter 1352 A Shared Ambition is Not the Same
At the Pure Faction headquarters, in a certain conference hall, Councilor Yu arrived once again. After a while, the illusory figures of the other people appeared one after another, just like the people who had appeared before.

Thanks to a lost artifact inside, he can communicate with the Pine fighters who are not at headquarters, but he can only use it a very limited number of times within a year. In just a few days, he has already used it twice.

Within the Pure Faction, efficiency was clearly paramount, and there wasn't much formality. Upon Yu's arrival, he directly stated, "That person has already gone to Elder She's place."

"Can it be delayed?"

"That's impossible. This time, it was Elder She who specifically requested to see him."

Even from the vague mental imagery, one could see that the expressions of the fighters present had become solemn.

Because they all knew that the self-reform that started seemed to originate from the lower and middle levels of the faction, but in reality, both the conservatives and the reformers were instructed and supported by the upper echelons.

Behind the reformists stood Elder She.

The upper echelons actually hold different ideologies, and Mr. She himself is a pure humanist. In the eyes of the conservatives, he belongs to the most conservative group.

Therefore, he strongly opposed the practice of borrowing bloodlines from secret diagrams, believing that it violated the very foundation of the Pure School.

Since its inception and gradual formation, the Pure School has been attempting and promoting the great cause of defeating extraterrestrial demons with human bodies since the old era, but this path has not yet been successfully completed.

In Mr. Yu's view, Elder She had initially opposed the Secret Bloodline and thus turned to support the Reformists. Fortunately, these upper echelons did not directly interfere in specific internal affairs for various reasons; the real executors remained the upper and middle echelons of the faction. Therefore, after the Reformists' defeat, Elder She remained silent.

These people also tried to make some changes, such as not preventing the recruitment of talents from outside the faction, but at the same time maintaining a limited degree of trust, providing certain resources and training support, but first requiring outstanding achievements.

But this was just a way to appease the faction; they still placed their main hopes on the one who possessed the bloodline of the secret map.

They did this not because they were out of their minds, but because of past experience and information from higher authorities. They knew that once those with the bloodline of the secret map broke through to higher levels, their power would be far greater than that of pure human fighters. Most importantly, they had great potential to continue to break through to higher levels.

That alone makes them worthy of their full support.

They had thought the plan was progressing smoothly, but Chen Chuan's appearance brought about an uncertain change in the situation.

At this moment, someone looked up and said, "Once this person has met with Elder She, it will probably not be long before an even more powerful and influential innovator emerges."

Everyone fell silent for a moment.

Although Chen Chuan did not express any opinion, they could already foresee what would happen next.

The biggest difference is that Mr. Guan only had martial prowess, but he also had character flaws. Chen Chuan, on the other hand, was originally an official in the Da Shun government, and he rose through the ranks based on his merits and abilities. He was experienced in struggles, and more importantly, he even surpassed Mr. Guan in terms of martial prowess.

At this point, someone asked, "Can those resources be obtained in advance?"

"We are already working on it, but it's still hard to say at this point."

"Actually, we can try to..."

Someone immediately interrupted: "Our enemies are not our own comrades within the faction. Our opponents are other factions and those beings from beyond the heavens. If we fall into internal strife first, even if we barely achieve our goal, we will be tearing our own power apart."

The most appropriate course of action is to compete within the rules, and besides, we did submit our application first, so we are in the right and there's no reason for someone else to take it.

Someone hesitated for a moment before saying, "Actually, I think that with such a dazzling record, perhaps he really can do it?"

He had carefully watched the videos about Chen Chuan. Although he had no actual contact with him, based on his own experience and special spiritual intuition, he felt that Chen Chuan was completely different from the fighters he had met before.

This made him think that perhaps Chen Chuanzhen could find a way out of the path they originally thought was impossible.

After all, no matter what, Chen Chuan's achievements are undeniable. If this person were to achieve high-level power, wouldn't he be able to replicate his previous achievements?
Ultimately, he and some others also hoped that such a person would appear, and that their shift to support the Secret Chart bloodline was simply because the original path was no longer viable.

"impossible!"

One person immediately disagreed, saying in a deep voice, "Human strength has its limitations, as countless predecessors have proven. Besides, we have been preparing for so long, and this is an opportunity that we have worked hard to obtain. Are we just going to give it up for no reason?"

A moment of silence fell over everyone.

At this point, Councilor Yu spoke up, saying, "I support Councilor Hong's opinion that limited resources must be used wisely. Judging from the situation of various schools of thought and governments around the world, the abilities of those who possess the Secret Chart bloodline have already been proven."

I don't think we need to be so idealistic as to abandon what's already proven in favor of what's uncertain.

Someone sighed, while another said, "Alright, let's do our best to push forward the original plan as soon as possible." At the same time, Chen Chuan had already entered the pivot. Once inside, he found it empty, without any furnishings, only clean, smooth white walls.

The surrounding light appeared rather soft, and as he walked on the ground, his footsteps were clearly audible and reflected off the surrounding walls without him trying to conceal them.

The space inside the pivot is ultimately limited. As he walked to the middle position, it felt as if he had entered a rift. In short, he was no longer standing in the original position, and the surrounding light suddenly dimmed.

His eyes flickered slightly. After standing there for a moment, he continued forward. Suddenly, he saw a huge thing in front of him, seemingly poking its head out of the ground, staring straight at him, and emanating a malevolent aura.

He ignored it and continued walking, while the thing turned its head and kept its gaze following him.

After walking several dozen steps, a light appeared ahead, and it seemed to grow brighter and brighter as he focused his attention.

However, he saw a young man sitting there, and because the light was not very bright, it seemed as if he was sitting on a deserted island shrouded in darkness.

This person was exceptionally tall, standing at least twenty-seven or twenty-eight meters even while seated, with his black hair cascading down like a waterfall, reaching all the way to the ground.

His face had very smooth skin, and his eyes had an innocent look, like those of a newborn.

Despite its enormous size, it did not inspire fear or oppression. Instead, it evoked a sense of the grandeur of life. Beside it stood a bulbous object, which appeared to be some kind of mutated plant. Inside, there were flickering, faintly dancing flames, like a lamp.

Upon meeting Chen Chuan, he said, "Comrade Chen, I am She Dingjiang, they all call me Old She."

Although he looked very young, his voice sounded very old, like that of a frail old man, and it seemed to penetrate his very being when he spoke.

Chen Chuan looked up. This wasn't the first time he had directly confronted the power above, but this one felt different from Master Lu. He couldn't tell who was stronger or weaker with his current abilities.

He simply put down Xuejun's sword, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "Greetings, Elder She."

Old She looked at him with his slightly innocent, dark eyes, which seemed to hold a hint of curiosity and inquiry.

"Your aura is unique and very pure. The light emanating from you is exceptionally bright, the brightest I have ever seen among the fighters of Dongxuan Temple. I think if you could obtain higher-level power, it might be a hundred or a thousand times brighter than it is now."
Well, you don't have the aura of those things on you. You reached this level solely through your own strength.

That's incredible.

Chen Chuan could sense that although Elder She said that, he did not actually probe him, because there were no signs of the second self becoming ethereal.

He looked up and asked, "What else do you think I am, Elder She?"

Old She frankly said, "Before you came, I had this thought. Your achievements are outstanding, which have exceeded the limits of ordinary people."

I've been through the same thing, so I know very well how difficult it is to achieve what you have. Perhaps you are a overlooked member of the bloodline.
However, after meeting you in person, I no longer have those thoughts. Comrade Chen, you are truly pure. You are not like them. If you had appeared twenty years earlier, perhaps everything would have been different.

Chen Chuan said earnestly, "It's not too late now."

Old Master She seemed to appreciate his frankness, saying, "What I'm referring to isn't something within the faction, but rather..."

He slowly looked up at the sky and said, "If you had come twenty years earlier, you might be able to fight alongside me now, and I don't know how many extraterrestrial demons we could have wiped out."

Chen Chuan looked at him and firmly repeated, "It's not too late now."

Old She looked at him in surprise, then burst into laughter.

"When Guan Dan came to me, he hoped I would support him. I just said, 'You can give it a try.' Because I know that although he is very driven, he is too emotional. He is reckless when doing things, and if he encounters any setbacks or difficulties, he will blame himself, constantly reflect on himself, and desperately look for his own faults."

He was qualified as a combatant, but he was not suited to be a leader, a role model, or a guide.

Actually, I don't expect him to achieve true innovation. I just think that once the trend starts, even if the pioneers fall, there will inevitably be successors. I've been waiting, and now..."

His gaze was fixed on Chen Chuan. "I've finally waited for this moment."

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(End of this chapter)