As the dust settled, dawn rose casting the ARCHON's shadows over the Golden Azure disciples who were too shocked to move.
The three elders tried to move but they were suffering from Qi backlash as their projections were destroyed.
Then Lin Shen descended from the ARCHON as the large titan returned to the mountain.
"You are not human, that is not supposed to exist you were not supposed to fight back." Said the elder.
"They assured us a large number of resources if we took care of you" the elder continued
Lin Shen raised a brow and asked "Who are they"
The elder let out a bitter laugh and said "The Black River sect promised the Azure peak that they would give us an immense amount ores and minerals. In exchange they asked us to kill you"
"But the sect saw your capabilities and decided to capture you" He said as he was coughing up blood "The black River agreed as long as you were out of their way. They would do anything."
"This is not conquest This is war" said Madam Feng "Do you understand the consequences of what you just did"
"Ever since Lin Shen was a child, he never left grudges unsettled and now you just gave him a reason to move against your sect."
Afterwards Lin Shen returned to the mountain and looked at the titan it was powered yet even in its sleep like state it looked like a sleeping predator. He knew in future battles the ARCHON MK1 would be insufficient,
He looked at the map more closely this time and realized that the Golden Azure sect was located right in the middle of most factions.
The only thing protecting the Golden Azure sect was the mountain range surrounding it.
"Activate Expansion protocol" Lin Shen said
Outside vehicles came out loading cargo from inside the base the Archon frame was large but luckily the transport vehicle was large enough then as the cargo was loaded all technology was stripped clean from the base and as insurance, he destroyed the mountain.
"Where are you going" asked Madam Feng
"Shifting base of operations as the current base has proven inefficient for future planning" replied Lin Shen
"You dummy at least tell us when you're leaving," said Lin Shu
"Take this" Lin Shen said as he tossed a small device to Lin Shu and Lin Feng.
"In the future if you ever need my help just press that button and I will be there" he replied with a boyish smile "Oh and I made it look like a necklace so it is easy to carry around without arousing suspicion"
"You still have not told us where you are going to settle down." Asked Madam Feng "I have a lot of connections so at least tell me where you are going and I can get you in smoothly"
"I am going to the outlawed regions were sect influence and politics are useless, and were rogue cultivators roam around freely"
"You will get killed and just now word had spread about the recent incident you have a big target on your back. Are you sure you want to go there" asked Lin Shu
"Yes, it will help me with my shortcomings and gives me real combat experience" Replied Lin Shen "And it is a good way to gain reputation."
Replied Lin Shen as he turned around to leave.
Behind him some disciples murmured saying that a dragon had just been unleashed while others said their goodbye's and expressed their gratitude for saving the them and the sect stating that they will never forget this.