Ling Tian Sword God-Chapter 689 - 687: Start of Seclusion_1

After Ling Chen issued the first order to the Four Great Hidden Clans, Long Zaitian and the others immediately returned to their respective families, preparing to relocate their entire clans according to Ling Chen's command.

Now that Shentu Yan had annihilated the Myriad Dao Sect, their own families might be the next target, forcing them to act swiftly to avoid suffering the same fate.

Within seven days, all Four Great Hidden Clans completed their relocation. Even the Yin Family, whose move was the most difficult, arrived at Green Cloud Mountain on the seventh day with their clan experts and key members.

It wasn't just the Four Great Hidden Clans. Even the remnants of sects like the previously annihilated Sky Void Palace, Chiyu Mountain Manor, and the Myriad Dao Sect had gathered. Furthermore, some second and third-tier Martial Sects and gangs from Jianghu also converged around Green Cloud Mountain.

The Cyan Robe Association had undoubtedly become the refuge for the entire Martial World.

Atop a palace tower, Ling Chen gazed at Green Cloud Mountain, now teeming with people, his expression grave. At this stage, the Cyan Robe Association has undoubtedly become the last bastion against Shentu Yan. If it falls too, the entire Martial World will lose its last hope.

"You don't have to put too much pressure on yourself; there might still be a turnaround."

Just as Ling Chen was lost in thought, a familiar, gentle voice suddenly sounded from behind him. Turning around, he saw that the speaker was Xia Yunxin.

"The pressure is immense; it can't be otherwise. Now that things have reached this point, we can only rely on ourselves."

Ling Chen shook his head. As Xia Yunxin had said, the pressure on him was immense. As the saying goes, the higher the position, the greater the responsibility. Now that he had become the Alliance Leader of the Righteous and Devil Alliance, he naturally had to consider the safety of the entire Alliance.

Shentu Yan might attack any day now, but they still hadn't found a good strategy.

Although all the major forces, such as the Black Market and the Saint Witch Religion, had gathered at Green Cloud Mountain, and their collective power was certainly not inferior to that of the Divine Intent Sect, none of these experts could match the current Shentu Yan.

Now, Ling Chen even felt a pang of regret for not utilizing the power of the Human Emperor to kill Shentu Yan earlier, which had allowed Shentu Yan's strength to increase to such an unmanageable level.

However, there's no medicine for regret in this world, and time cannot start afresh.

He had pinned his hopes on Ling Yin's Sky Apex Puppet, but there was still no sign of progress. He feared there likely wouldn't be enough time.

"Starting tomorrow, I will begin closed-door cultivation, focusing all my efforts on breaking through to the Sky Apex Realm. If I can succeed, I'll have a fighting chance even against Shentu Yan."

Though Shentu Yan's current strength had reached the Seventh Realm of Sky Apex and he also practiced an extremely formidable demonic cultivation, Ling Chen was not afraid. Once he broke through to the Sky Apex Realm, his strength in all aspects would take a qualitative leap, and then he might indeed stand a chance against Shentu Yan.

However, he didn't know if he had that much time; knowing Shentu Yan's character, he wouldn't postpone the decisive battle until then.

"Just focus on your cultivation. Before you emerge from your seclusion, we will definitely do our best to defend Green Cloud Mountain. The Great Formation at Green Cloud Mountain is extraordinary, ten times more exquisite than the protective Demon Array of the Saint Witch Religion, and now it is being guarded by top experts from various factions. It won't be easy for Shentu Yan to break through Green Cloud Mountain."

Xia Yunxin nodded. She knew what Ling Chen was worried about and reassured him.

"Then I'll be relying on all of you."

Ling Chen had already arranged for Liu Feiyue to familiarize the top experts from all major factions with Green Cloud Mountain's Bagua Mysterious Extreme Sword Array. In case Shentu Yan attacked, everyone would be ready to fight, so they wouldn't be caught unprepared.

The only person he was somewhat worried about now was Xu Ruoyan. She had vanished without a trace after her abrupt departure last time, which made him quite concerned. However, at this juncture, Ling Chen actually hoped Xu Ruoyan wouldn't return. It would be best if she went as far away as possible, far from the Five Country Territory, far from this war-torn land, and never came back.

After all, whether it would be life or death in this battle, even Ling Chen himself was uncertain.

"Right, Sister Yunxin, I have something here that might help your cultivation."

It seemed as if Ling Chen suddenly remembered something. He abruptly turned his palm over, and a silver-black crystal appeared in his hand, which he then handed to Xia Yunxin.

"Is this... a Demonic Odd Stone, the Demon-Slaying Crystal?"

Xia Yunxin received the crystalline mineral. Her beautiful eyes suddenly lit up. The Demon-Slaying Crystal, a crystal formed by condensing the most yin and most evil forces in the world, was rare, and she had never seen it before. She only knew of it from the scriptures of the Saint Witch Religion.

"Where did you get this from?"

Ling Chen waved his hand, and more Demon-Slaying Crystals appeared before her, as many as twenty or thirty.

"There's a place in the Hundred Thousand Mountains called the Demon-Burying Cave. These Demon-Slaying Crystals all came from there," Ling Chen replied truthfully.

"Hundred Thousand Mountains, Demon-Burying Cave?"

Xia Yunxin's eyes shone slightly. The Demon-Slaying Crystal would provide a huge boost to her demonic cultivation. If she could get more Demon-Slaying Crystals, her power would surely advance by leaps and bounds. Even if Shentu Yan came then, she would have the confidence to fight and win.

"Don't think about it. The Demon-Burying Cave is not a place that ordinary people can enter. Even if someone managed to enter, it's highly unlikely they would come out alive. Even someone of Shentu Yan's strength would face certain death by going in."

Ling Chen still had a vivid memory of the Shadowless Demon inside the Demon-Burying Cave. That place... even for him, unless it was absolutely necessary, he would not enter a second time. If it had been anyone else, they would probably have already been turned into a puppet by the demon.

"Alright."

Hearing Ling Chen's tone, Xia Yunxin dispelled the idea of going to the Hundred Thousand Mountains. She looked at the Demon-Slaying Crystals piled up like a mountain before her, emitting strands of black demonic aura, and a hint of joy appeared on her pretty face.

With these Demon-Slaying Crystals, her power would surely advance further. Even if she wasn't as strong as Shentu Yan by then, she would at least have the ability to fight when the decisive battle broke out.

After handing the Demon-Slaying Crystals to Xia Yunxin, the two of them left the palace tower separately. Their time was limited, and they had to seize every minute and second to do their utmost to improve their strength.

Arriving at the back mountain, Ling Chen triggered a mechanism. The mountain wall in front suddenly split open, revealing a secret cave in the mountainside.

This was where the Cyan-robed Guest had spent years in seclusion.

In that secret cave, mountains of medicinal materials, treasures, spiritual items, and elixirs were piled high. All these items, invaluable for enhancing one's strength, now lay heaped like worthless rubbish.

These items were treasures diligently gathered by the Cyan Robe Association, the Black Market, and the Saint Witch Religion from all over, all for the purpose of helping Ling Chen break through to the Sky Apex Realm.

Ling Chen was a genius, the likes of whom had not been seen in the Five Country Territory for a thousand years. The amount of True Qi he required for a breakthrough was ten, even tens of times more than an ordinary person. Such a difficult breakthrough would likely be impossible to achieve without extraordinary methods.

Ling Chen sat cross-legged on a stone platform. Whether I can defeat Shentu Yan depends on the results of this seclusion. He gestured with his hand, and a gourd flew over. Ling Chen opened the gourd and swallowed all the high-quality Heavenly Origin Pills from it.

Suddenly, an incredibly potent surge of Medicinal Power erupted within Ling Chen's abdomen!

The first prerequisite to breaking through a Realm is sufficient Energy, and the piles of elixirs and medicinal materials in this cave could undoubtedly provide an immense amount of it!

After only a few minutes, Ling Chen once again swallowed a gourdful of Heavenly Origin Pills. The Medicinal Power was unceasingly refined within his body, continuously pouring into his Dantian.