Chapter 222 - Reentering the Anshan County
"It"s been a new year. I wonder how father is now. Celestial Dragon Forbidden Area, you must go in and give it a try in the future! "Ling Dao stood at the summit of the mountain at the back of Sky-splitting Sword Sect and gazed at the capital. In the previous years, he spent every single year in the capital, but this year he could only stay in the Sky-splitting Sword Sect. King Carefree Palace had already been exterminated, and King Carefree was nowhere to be seen.
If the King Carefree was here, he would be extremely pleased to know that Ling Dao was already able to cultivate and even become a air defence cultivator. It was a pity that after King Carefree entered the Celestial Dragon Forbidden Area, he did not come out again.
Even with his cultivation level, he wouldn"t be able to get out, let alone the current Ling Dao. Ling Dao was not clear about the realm of the King Carefree, but he was certain that it had long since surpa.s.sed the Origin Stage. Otherwise, the royal family of the Great Luo Dynasty would have attacked the King Carefree Palace a long time ago.
The emperor of the Great Luo Dynasty is definitely a martial artist who has surpa.s.sed the Origin Stage. Even so, the Emperor of the Great Luo Dynasty still had to be polite when facing the King Carefree. In terms of status, King Carefree was only a duke, so he naturally couldn"t compare to the Great Luo Dynasty"s master.
To be able to receive such treatment from the Emperor, the King Carefree must be stronger than him. King Carefree did not reveal all of his strength in front of Ling Dao. Back then, Ling Dao did not even have a Physical Realm, so it was naturally impossible for him to see through the realm of King Carefree.
The Celestial Dragon Forbidden Area was an extremely vicious name in the entire Eastern Sword Region, and was known as a place where one could only enter if they wanted to advance. If it wasn"t for Ling Dao, King Carefree wouldn"t even have entered the Celestial Dragon Forbidden Area. Ling Dao felt that since King Carefree was still alive, he should be trapped.
"I need to increase my strength as soon as possible. If I can"t even pa.s.s the challenge called Heavy Sword Sect, how will I take revenge for the people from King Carefree Palace who died?"
Considering Ling Dao"s age, anyone who had reached the air defence would be considered to be a genius amongst geniuses in the entire Great Luo Dynasty. If he had entered the Celestial Sect as a air defence back then, then the Celestial Sect would definitely be willing to accept him as a disciple.
Unfortunately, he was still not satisfied. Great Luo Dynasty was after all only an eighth-ranked power. If it was in a large power like the Purple Vine Holy Land, sixteen year old air defence pract.i.tioners would simply be nothing.
The Die Wu that appeared last time was around the same age as Ling Dao. She was already a warrior that had surpa.s.sed the Origin Stage. Ling Dao"s talent was indeed very high, but he had trained too late, if not he would not have just cultivated air defence.With his current achievements, not only did he not become arrogant and complacent, he instead trained even harder. As his cultivation level increased, the speed at which he was refining the sword Qi within his body also became faster and faster. Naturally, the rate at which his cultivation level rose would not slow down.
Moreover, the medicinal power of the Third Cycle of the Spirit Gathering Flower had already pushed him to the peak of the early stage of air defence. As long as a period of time pa.s.sed, he would be able to raise his Middle Stage of Air Defense. He, who had only early stage of air defence, already possessed the strength of ten young dragons. If he were to rise to the middle stage, he would definitely possess the strength of more than ten young dragons.
It had to be known that the strength of ten young dragons was already the limit of the air defence. Unfortunately, to Ling Dao who had cultivated the Desolate Immortal Slaying Force, there was no limit to it. After all, he had always been beyond the limit.
"Zhuang Xin, tell me, when the time comes, will our Sky-splitting Sword Sect be able to withstand the attacks?"
Inside the main hall of the Sky Cracking Palace, Duan Zhenghui and Zhuang Xin sat facing each other. In this period of time, Duan Zhenghui"s mood had always been very perturbed. It was not a difficult thing for a ninth rank power of the Heavy Sword Sect to destroy a tenth rank power of the Sky-splitting Sword Sect.
Compared to a tenth ranked power, a ninth ranked power not only had a lot more Origin Stage Warrior s, but also a lot more air defence pract.i.tioners. In terms of overall strength, the Sky-splitting Sword Sect was much weaker than the Heavy Sword Sect.The True Martial Sword Sect and the Black Tortoise Sword Sect alone were more powerful than the Sky-splitting Sword Sect, and if they were to work together with the Heavy Sword Sect, it would be even more powerful than the Sky-splitting Sword Sect. If they were to start a war, Sky-splitting Sword Sect would undoubtedly lose.
"This time, it is actually an opportunity for our Sky-splitting Sword Sect. If we fail, our Sky-splitting Sword Sect will forever disappear from this world. If we are successful, our Sky-splitting Sword Sect will be reborn from the flames, and it will be possible for us to step across the Heavy Sword Sect and become a ninth ranked power! "
Fighting between the several great powers was definitely not a one-day affair. A long period of fighting would definitely be able to train the Sky Cracking Sword Sect Disciple. If those disciples could do as they pleased, then there would certainly be many powerful martial artists present.
Only through a baptism of fire and blood could a true expert be born. As for the flowers in the greenhouse, even if one"s level of talent was high, one"s strength and temperament would still be inferior by quite a bit. If they didn"t explode in battle, they would die in battle.
"You are right, it depends on the fortune of our Sky-splitting Sword Sect. If we can endure it, our Sky-splitting Sword Sect"s overall strength will increase by a level. If we fail, Heavy Sword Sect will definitely not let us off, and from now on, we might not have any more Sky-splitting Sword Sect! "
Duan Zhenghui saw through everything very clearly. Maybe the Sky-splitting Sword Sect would be able to use this opportunity to rise up, and that would depend on whether the Sky-splitting Sword Sect had the ability or not. He hesitated for a while, and in the end, resolutely chose to fight with Heavy Sword Sect.
"Go tell Ling Dao about the collaboration between him and the Anshan. If the Anshan is willing to join hands with us, we have a chance. If they aren"t willing, we"re done for! "
The reason was because Duan Zhenghui hoped that the Anshan would be able to help them fight against the Heavy Sword Sect. With the Sky-splitting Sword Sect"s overall strength, it was naturally impossible to raise it by a single grade in a short period of time.
It was a good thing that the Sky-splitting Sword Sect already had a spirit stone vein. During this period of time, many disciples and elders of the sect had broken through. In the past, they didn"t have spirit stones, but now that they had spirit stones to support their cultivation, they were no longer the same as before.
"Alright, I"ll go discuss it with Ling Dao now!"Last time in the Anshan County, Duan Zhenghui had already noticed that Anshan Taiping was looking at Ling Dao differently. There was a possibility of failure, and it would definitely not be a problem for Ling Dao to let someone else head over to the Anshan to discuss about the alliance.
"Whether I rise or fall depends on this!"
In the back mountains of Sky-splitting Sword Sect, Ling Dao was practicing his swordsmanship, but Zhuang Xin was slowly approaching from the distance. With Ling Dao"s eyesight, he naturally saw Zhuang Xin very early on. Looking at his, he probably had something to talk to him about.
"Vice Sect Leader, what are you looking for me for?"
The current Ling Dao was also the vice sect master, but he was still used to calling him the vice sect master. No matter what, back then when he was only at Physical Realm, Zhuang Xin had taken very good care of him. If others respect me for one foot, then I respect them for ten feet. This was Ling Dao"s temperament.
"You and I are Vice Sect Leaders now, why are you still calling me that?"
Zhuang Xin said while smiling. He naturally could see the respect Ling Dao had for him. For a person as loyal and loyal as Ling Dao, it was naturally worth it to befriend him. Everything he had done at the beginning was extremely correct. It was naturally much better to provide coal in the midst of snow than to add flowers to the icing on the cake.
"Before long, the Heavy Sword Sect, the True Martial Sword Sect and the Black Tortoise Sword Sect will probably join hands to deal with us. The Sect Leader wants you to head to the Anshan County to discuss on how to cooperate with the Anshan County King!"
did not beat around the bush, and went straight to the point. Anyone with a discerning eye would be able to tell from Anshan Taiping"s performance last time, that he treated Ling Dao completely differently from others. It was just that many people thought that the Anshan County King loved this person, and perhaps thought that he wanted to befriend a young hero like Ling Dao.
"No problem, leave it to me!"
Ling Dao nodded, he wanted to walk around, and train himself more. There wasn"t much use for him to go into seclusion. If cultivating in seclusion could keep improving, then everyone would be at home for hundreds of years. Once they came out, they would be peerless powerhouses, sweeping across all lands and heaven and earth.
"Good, this is great! We will be waiting for your good news!"
If it was the old Ling Dao, then both Zhuang Xin and Duan Zhenghui would not be able to rest at ease if he went out alone like this, but now, they could feel completely at ease. If it was a situation that even Ling Dao was unable to handle, then even if they followed him, it would be useless.
"I"ll go back and prepare. After that, let"s go!"
With regards to this urgent matter, there naturally wasn"t much time to waste. After parting ways with Zhuang Xin, Ling Dao returned to his quarters. After explaining everything to Jiang Ren, Ling Dao set off and left the Sky-splitting Sword Sect.
Right now, Ling Dao did not need a carriage at all. He was already a air defence Ranker, he could fly by air, and his speed was even faster than a carriage. If it were any other Early Stage Warriors of the Air Defense Realm, they wouldn"t even know how to fly.If they were to fly for a certain distance, most likely all of the true qi within their body would be used up. But to Ling Dao, such a problem simply did not exist. For one thing, the total amount of true qi in his body far surpa.s.sed those of the same level. Secondly, the recovery speed of the true qi within his body was much faster than those who were at the same level as him.
Flight by air was also a type of cultivation, and from Sky-splitting Sword Sect to Anshan County, he did not spend too much time. His cultivation realm was on the verge of stirring, on the verge of breaking through. For him, every time he broke through a small realm, his strength would increase by quite a bit.
"We"re finally here!" The last time I came to the Anshan County, I was only at the true qi realm and when I left, I was at the Heaven Breaking Middle Stage.
After entering the Anshan County, he rushed towards there. A duke was also a king, but in truth, it couldn"t be considered a real duke. Other people calling Anshan Taiping a prince was just a form of respect, the only true king with a different surname in Great Luo Dynasty was actually only King Carefree.
"Please pa.s.s on that Sky-splitting Sword Sect Ling Dao is here to seek an audience with your Duke!"
If it were anyone else from the Sky-splitting Sword Sect, perhaps the guards from the Prefecture would not even bother to spread the news. However, Ling Dao was different. Last time"s sword battle had made him famous, and even the guards outside the Prefecture had heard of Ling Dao"s name."What?" You are Ling Dao from the Sky-splitting Sword Sect, the most dazzling youth from the Warrior Sword Conference? "
"If others were to seek an audience with the duke, the duke would probably ignore them, but since you are different, the duke might summon you. Wait here for a moment, I"ll pa.s.s on the message to you right now! "
Even Ling Dao didn"t expect that the Prefecture"s guards would be so easy to talk to. Originally, he had planned to find a way to sneak in if the guards didn"t inform him. To think that his name would be so useful.