This man wore flowing white robes, his attire whiter than snow, carrying a long sword on his back and sporting three long beards, exuding an aura of immortality and Taoist spirit.
However, his gaze was extremely sharp, with faint sword light flickering, as if a sword gleam flickered in his eyes, making it impossible to look directly.
After so many years apart, Ling Yunzi's appearance had changed a lot, but Tang Wan'er and the others still recognized him at a glance.
"Junior Ling Yunzi, greetings to all the seniors." Ling Yunzi cupped his hands in salute to everyone, and even the High Priest and Tianyu Zhenren stood up to return the salute.
Ling Yunzi's aura was unfathomable, impossible to sense his true cultivation, but from him, one could sense an unmatched and fierce sword will, chilling to the bone.
"I have long heard that the Heavenly Sword Sect has produced a peerless genius, cultivating the path of destruction in the sword path. Half self-cultivated, half heaven-granted, achieving unparalleled achievements through the ages. Seeing him today, his reputation is truly well deserved." The High Priest looked at Ling Yunzi, unable to help but sigh. Clearly, the High Priest had seen through Ling Yunzi's terrifying nature.
Ling Yunzi smiled faintly and said humbly, "Senior, you flatter me. It was merely a stroke of luck that brought me to where I am today. Everything is thanks to someone else. With such praise, I feel deeply ashamed." "
You are too kind. How is your sect leader, the Heavenly Spirit Sword Master?" If I remember correctly, this is my senior, a fortunate candidate, but unfortunately, I never had the chance to visit. The High Priest asked.
Mengqi and the others were shocked. Tianyu Zhenren's seniority was astonishingly high, yet he insisted on addressing the High Priest as 'senior'. Yet the High Priest actually addressed the Heavenly Spirit Sword Master as 'senior'—what era was this Heavenly Spirit Sword Master from?
"My master passed away three months ago, so I never had the chance to meet you, senior. It's truly a pity." Ling Yunzi sighed.
"The Heavenly Spirit Sword Master has actually passed away. What a pity. If only the senior had been here... Hmm, so you must be the Sword Master of this generation? The High Priest suddenly looked at Ling Yunzi, exclaiming with delight.
Ling Yunzi nodded, "I am ashamed. Although my talent is dull, I dare not fail my teacher's kindness, so I have no choice but to grit my teeth and take on this heavy responsibility." The
High Priest and Tianyu Zhenren were both surprised and delighted. With Lingyunzi as the current Heavenly Spirit Sword Master, they now had another powerful ally.
"Don't be so formal. You just said Long Chen wouldn't die, but is that true?" The old man saw their polite tone and felt annoyed, unable to help but interject.
Ling Yunzi looked at the old man and nodded, saying, "Senior, rest assured. As long as I'm alive, he won't die." "
What do you mean?" The old man glared.
Ling Yunzi smiled slightly and said, "Please forgive me, senior. I can't say much, but I believe Lord Xuan will understand." After
speaking, Ling Yunzi looked at Li Tianxuan. Li Tianxuan was stunned, then suddenly his face was filled with shock as he looked at Ling Yunzi: "So you are ...."
Ling Yunzi smiled and said, "It's not just me, but one more person—two in total. If we are all alive and well, Long Chen won't die, because that's fate." "
What riddles are you two playing?" Can't you just talk things out? The old man listened for a long time, not knowing what the two were talking about, and couldn't help but snap.
"Simply put, Long Chen won't die. We need to prepare now and focus all our efforts on improvement, because the great battle is about to arrive.
Don't tell anyone about Long Chen's capture. Even if they deliberately spread the news, you must use Long Chen's avatar wisely to crush the rumors. Ling Yunzi said.
"Sect Master, how did you know Long Chen was captured? Could it be that the Divine Clan has your informants? Tang Wan'er exclaimed in surprise.
You have to know, when Dragonbone Xie Yue brought the news to them, they had never mentioned it to anyone. Only those inside the main hall knew about it.
"You're overthinking it. The Heavenly Sword Sect is isolated from the world—how could it possibly have any connection with them?
As for why, you'll understand later. I came here for this very reason. Don't think about rescuing Long Chen or making unnecessary sacrifices."
I came this time partly because of Long Chen's matter, and also to meet with my young disciple to discuss some matters. I would be disrespectful and will take my leave first. After saying this, Ling Yunzi bowed to the High Priest and the others before leaving.
Ling Yunzi's arrival gave them a reassuring pill. Li Tianxuan and Ling Yunzi could guarantee Long Chen would be safe, so maybe they really didn't have to worry.
Mengqi and the other women's panicked hearts calmed down a little. To avoid causing panic, Ling'er controlled Long Chen's avatar and appeared several times on the Tianwu Continent, just to prevent him from spreading rumors in advance.
Meng Qi, Chu Yao, and the other women resumed alchemy and cultivation at the same time. Although they were worried about Long Chen, they had to let go of everything and focus on improving their skills.
Having Long Chen's clone means he is still alive. If Long Chen falls, the wisp of soul he condensed within the clone will dissipate, and the clone will disintegrate.
To avoid worrying others, Mengqi and the others kept the news secret, so now they could only choose to trust Long Chen.
They were frantically refining pills, ignoring Long Chen's warnings and starting to have Xia Chen activate the strongest formation to absorb the pill's power. Everyone's cultivation in the Dragon Blood Legion was rapidly advancing.
Because Meng Qi knew that Long Chen had been captured by the Divine Clan, the Divine Clan would advance at the fastest speed, sweeping across the Tianwu Continent with lightning speed.
At this point, they will definitely push forward at all costs, and they can only follow suit.
Because the pill refining speed was so fast, a large amount of surplus was created. Even the old man, Qu Jianying, and other veteran experts, as well as some highly talented disciples from the Tianwu Continent, began using pills to rapidly improve their skills.
Pills are inexhaustible; everyone no longer cares about side effects or harm to their bodies. If they want to survive, they have to fight for it.
Mengqi and the others were frantically cultivating and refining pills. This was all they could do; all that remained was to wait quietly.
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"Long Chen, are you still unwilling to speak?" Let me tell you, Long Aotian successfully advanced to Emperor yesterday. Did you hear that? He's already reached the Twelfth Heaven of the Fusion Heaven Realm, Twelve Heavens of the ...Fusion Realm." Tianxing's face twisted with rage, as if he wished he could bite Long Chen to death.
Because twenty days had passed, yet he still couldn't pry open Long Chen's mouth; he had used all the torture on his end.
Always confident in torture, he had hit a huge wall with Long Chen. No torture could make Long Chen submit, nor could he shake his will. He was on the verge of losing his mind.
Long Chen was covered in countless wounds, but no blood flowed out, because his blood was nearly gone. His face was pale as paper, and he was extremely weak.
Long Chen looked at the furious Tianxing, a mocking smile appearing at the corner of his mouth: "So what?" What does it have to do with me? "
Idiot, do you know that in a little more time, they will be able to become emperors? Once they do, all your family members will be killed by him. Do you want to witness all of this with your own eyes?" Tianxing sneered.
"You're the idiot. You've used this technique almost a hundred times, and you want to use this trick to make me reveal a flaw in my mind?" You're too childish. Long Chen laughed heartily.
"Bang!"
Tianxing flew into a rage and punched Long Chen in the chest. Long Chen's chest collapsed, and he immediately lost consciousness.
"I'm so mad."
Tianxing roared angrily. No matter how hard he tried, Long Chen's mind remained flawless. Even threats from family didn't workThe soul could never penetrate deeply, meaning it was impossible to probe Long Chen's soul at all.
After Tianxing left, Long Chen slowly woke up, a cold smile appearing at the corner of his mouth: The power of the spiritual fire has gathered for so many days; it should be possible to open the Chaos Pearl. Success or failure depends on this decisive move.