NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 9: Chapter 9 The Hidden Court Rebellion
Recap:
Long Tianyu has just triumphed over Lucien Cross, a formidable Western cultivator who was after his bloodline and the secrets of his system. With the Shen family in disarray and foreign powers closing in, Tianyu makes a bold decision to forge his own hidden faction, starting right from the shadows of the Long Clan.
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The wind howled through the mountains as dusk settled in.
Deep within the outer territories of the Long Clan lay a forgotten ruin known as **Blackwood Hollow**, a place once reserved for failed disciples and abandoned lineages.
It was here that Long Tianyu found himself.
He raised a hand.
> [Sign-In Location: Forgotten Disciplinary Grounds]
> Reward: Shadow Command Token Recruit Elite Outcasts & Hidden Bloodlines
Sign in.
> [Sign-In Successful]
> You have obtained: Shadow Command Token
> Effect: Grants authority to command rogue disciples, forgotten lineages, and trial exiles
The obsidian token pulsed with shadowy Qi. Tianyu could feel its power; it was more than just a symbol of control—it was a beacon for the discarded.
"They threw away talent like garbage," he muttered. "Time to rebuild."
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Within hours, the token's aura began to radiate.
From the lower courts and abandoned barracks, they came—injured, silent, scarred warriors, former geniuses cast out by envious elders, victims of failed experiments, and even two hybrid cultivators who had been kept hidden from the world.
Tianyu stood before them.
"I'm not here to save you. I'm here to offer vengeance.
The Shen Clan and those foreign dogs have declared war on me—and through me, on you.
You were discarded.
I will give you a name again.
But understand: this is not a sect. This is a rebellion."
They were silent—until one knelt.
Then another. And soon, the entire group followed suit.
> [Hidden Faction Established: Crimson Rebirth Court]
> Starting Members: 31
>Base Location: Blackwood Hollow
>Passive Effect: Boosts the cultivation speed of members by 20% while under Tianyu's command aura.
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Meanwhile, news of Tianyu's defiance was spreading like wildfire.
In the inner halls, the elders were murmuring among themselves.
Some were eager to see him eliminated swiftly, while others began to have second thoughts.
Elder Mei, who had previously stayed neutral, decided to reach out to him.
> Meet me at the Orchid Pagoda at midnight. Come alone.
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At the pagoda, beneath the gently swaying silk lanterns, Tianyu waited by the koi pond.
He could hear footsteps approaching.
Elder Mei appeared, clad in simple blue robes.
"You're treading a dangerous path."
"I know."
"And yet you refuse to turn back."
"I was never meant to follow."
She scrutinized him closely.
"You remind me of your father—before he was silenced."
That took him by surprise.
"You knew?"
"I knew enough."
She reached into her sleeve and pulled out a worn letter.
"It's time someone revealed the truth about Long Shen's original coup and the part the Dragon Council played in it."
Tianyu read the letter, and for the first time in years, a chill ran through him.
The betrayal went deeper than family ties; it reached the very foundations of the cultivation world.
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Back in Blackwood Hollow, one of his new recruits, **Qin Yao**, a spear-wielder with a unique bloodline, approached him.
"We have a visitor," she announced.
A tall man stood at the gate, wounded and bleeding.
"I bring news from the outside."
He collapsed.
Tianyu knelt beside him, catching his last words.
"They're hunting cultivators with dragon lineage across the continent.
Shen has allied with the Red Vault. You're next."
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> [Hidden Quest Activated: Rise of the Crimson Court]
> Objective: Strengthen the Blackwood Hollow stronghold; prepare for an outside assault
> Countdown: 3 Days
Tianyu rose, flames swirling around his fists.
"Let them come. I was reborn for this."
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Teaser for Chapter 10:
Assault on Blackwood Hollow! As the Shen forces arrive with foreign mercenaries