Chapter 1324: Sound the War Drums and Muster the Troops

Regarding Ye Chen's persistence, Tian Ling Laozu simply smiled gently, not believing that Ye Chen could cure him.

Ye Chen chuckled and didn't explain further. He was confident in his ability to refine that strand of hair for Tian Ling Laozu. Without the right tools, he wouldn't have taken on such a task.

As for fighting Gu Lou Laozu, he wasn't just boasting.

When he lifted the Chi Mei curse, his bloodline and Dao principles had all evolved under the power of reincarnation, boosting his combat strength. He had also unlocked the Xian Lun Tian Zu, so there was no reason he couldn't handle a quasi-saint king.

He wasn't in a hurry; time was on his side.

It would be worth spending more time to heal Tian Ling Laozu and return with a flawless quasi-saint king by his side—that would carry real weight.

As he thought this, Ye Chen summoned his Xian Huo, enveloping the strand of hair. His vital energy surged as he began the forceful refinement.

The hair writhed wildly, manifesting an aura of utter destruction and launching a frenzied counterattack, but it couldn't break through the Xian Huo's seal.

Due to the hair's backlash, Tian Ling Laozu's expression turned pained, yet a flicker of surprise crossed his aged eyes. He stared intently at Ye Chen manipulating the Xian Huo. "It's not true fire—it's Xian Huo."

In that instant, Tian Ling Laozu's breathing grew rapid. He finally understood the implication of Ye Chen's earlier words. Something at the level of true fire wouldn't work, but Xian Huo was an entirely different story.

Facts proved that Xian Huo was indeed more effective, as the strand of hair was being refined to its limits.

Hm?

While watching, Tian Ling Laozu's eyes lit up. He felt a surge of pure, immense power flowing into his body, forcefully tempering his bloodline and making his entire form glow with a golden radiance.

Huang Gu Sheng Ti?

Tian Ling Laozu suddenly looked up, gazing at Ye Chen in disbelief. With his quasi-saint king's insight, he hadn't noticed earlier that Ye Chen possessed such a dominant bloodline—it was the Sacred Body!

Tian Ling Laozu's aged eyes revealed deep meaning. Without needing to ask, he guessed that Ye Chen was the one who had undergone the tribulation that night.

And the person who had stirred up chaos in Gu Lou Wang Dian, provoking a full-scale pursuit across the starry sky, must also be Ye Chen.

What a misjudgment—I was truly blind to it!

Tian Ling Laozu's heart was far from calm. Only now did he truly believe that Ye Chen had the power to slay a quasi-saint king. Escaping from Gu Lou Wang Dian with that level of strength put Ye Chen on par with him, or even above.

He is destined to be the noble benefactor of my Tian Ling family!

After the shock, Tian Ling Laozu laughed, and his weathered face instantly appeared several years younger.

Ye Chen remained silent, continuing to control the Xian Huo to refine the hair while using the essence of his Sacred Body to purify Tian Ling Laozu's bloodline. His goal was to boost Tian Ling Laozu's combat strength in a short time.

The mountain peak was enveloped in serene quiet.

At the base of the mountain, Tian Ling Shengzhu, a group of elders, and Hua Xu and Shangguan Yuer were all waiting there. They had no idea what Tian Ling Laozu and Ye Chen were discussing on the mountain, oblivious to the fact that Yang Chen Xing was in the midst of war.

At some point, they saw a brilliant divine rainbow shooting up from the mountain peak, piercing through heaven and earth.

Then, a powerful pressure descended from the skies, making the void tremble and stirring fear in everyone's hearts. It was the overwhelming aura of a quasi-saint king, and no one in the entire Tian Ling family could withstand it.

This...!

Tian Ling Shengzhu, the elders, and all the members of the Tian Ling family were stunned. It was Tian Ling Laozu's aura, as heavy as towering mountains, even surpassing his former peak state.

Point the troops!Sound the war drums!

Amid the shocked gazes of everyone, Tian Ling Laozu's words echoed from the mountain peak, ethereal and commanding.

Soon after, two figures soared out of the Tian Ling family's immortal mountain—one was Ye Chen, the other Tian Ling Laozu. They moved with incredible speed, like streaks of divine light, flying side by side.

The hair had been refined, Tian Ling Laozu's injury healed, and his bloodline had been tempered by Ye Chen's Sacred Body essence. Now, his combat strength exceeded his past peak, so naturally, he was heading to settle scores with Gu Lou Laozu.

Watching Ye Chen and Tian Ling Laozu depart, Tian Ling Shengzhu and the others stood stunned for a few breaths before snapping out of it.

Sound the war drums!

Tian Ling Shengzhu ascended into the sky, already clad in his battle armor, exuding an aura that swallowed the heavens.

Immediately, the deep and resonant sound of war drums echoed through the heavens and earth. Experts from the Tian Ling family gathered from all directions, forming orderly ranks that filled the surrounding void, like an endless ocean blotting out the sky.

Everyone's blood boiled with battle fervor. For years, due to Tian Ling Laozu's injury, the Tian Ling family had been suppressed by Gu Lou Wang Dian, with countless family members dying at their hands. Gu Lou Wang Dian's immortal mountain was built from piles of skeletons, all from the Tian Ling family—such a horrific sight!

Now that Tian Ling Laozu was healed and even stronger than before, the Tian Ling family was ready to strike back, to avenge their fallen kin and wipe out Gu Lou Wang Dian.

Let's go!

Tian Ling Shengzhu glanced around and took the lead, with a sea of figures following behind. Some soared on clouds, others flew on swords, and some rode spirit beasts. Their numbers reached nearly a million, an immense formation that made the heavens tremble.

This massive commotion drew attention as soon as they left the ancient star, leaving all who witnessed it pale with shock.

What is the Tian Ling family up to?

Are they heading straight for Yang Chen Xing to provide reinforcements?

After a thousand years, is the Tian Ling family finally going to war with Gu Lou Wang Dian?

Amid the cries of astonishment, figures emerged from various ancient stars—genuine cultivator armies.

These were all allies of the Tian Ling family, and their numbers were vast, having received the summons from the Tian Ling family.

As a result, more and more cultivator armies joined the Tian Ling forces along the way. Their ranks swelled from the initial nearly a million to three million, and they continued to grow.

Meanwhile, at the Long Wu Family on Yang Chen Xing...

The Gu Lou Wang Dian army, unaware of what was happening, was still relentlessly bombarding the mountain-protecting barrier. Even with the Long Wu Family's barrier being sturdy, it was wearing thin under the unceasing assault.

From the family elders down to the juniors, everyone in the Long Wu Family wore expressions of grim resolve, prepared for a desperate fight.

Even the reincarnated people from Da Chu had taken up their killing swords.

In this life, they were all natives of this star domain, having suffered under Gu Lou Wang Dian's tyranny for too long. They carried immense blood debts. In their past lives in Da Chu, they hadn't feared even the invasion of heavenly demons, so how could they fear Gu Lou Wang Dian now?

However, not everyone in this immortal mountain was ready for an all-out battle. There was one unreliable figure causing a racket and cursing up a storm—it was Qi Wang, that wretched donkey.

The Long Wu Family members simply ignored him, and Long Wu had already lifted the restrictions on the donkey.

Qi Wang wanted to slip away, but that was impossible. The area outside the mountain was swarming with Gu Lou Wang Dian experts, and it was certain that if he showed his head, he'd be blasted to smithereens in an instant.

They're here!

Standing at the mountain summit, Long Wu couldn't help but smile, as if he had detected through some Taixu secret technique that an enormous army of cultivators was approaching from all sides, with an unprecedented lineup of experts.

The Long Wu Family elders listened in confusion. Although their cultivation was stronger than Long Wu's, their perception fell far short.

Hm?

Outside the mountain, the black-robed saint from Gu Lou Wang Dian, who was directing the barrage on the barrier, seemed to sense something amiss. He turned his head toward the sky, his heart pounding with an ominous premonition.

Kill!

In the next moment, a cold and authoritative voice resounded across Yang Chen Xing, as the void was split open by a sword. Tian Ling Shengzhu, clad in armor, charged out first, followed by countless figures.

Boom!

The sky shattered, unable to bear the weight of the experts' pressure.

The Tian Ling army was massive, numbering five million strong, with no fewer than a thousand saints and quasi-saints among them. They filled the void and covered the ground.

Gu Lou Wang Dian had surrounded the Long Wu Family's immortal mountain, but now they themselves were surrounded by the Tian Ling army.

This...!

The Gu Lou Wang Dian experts' faces changed drastically. They had no idea where this vast army had come from, and with Tian Ling family at the forefront, were they declaring war on Gu Lou Wang Dian? They were completely caught off guard.

This...!

The Long Wu Family elders and various leaders were stunned, hardly believing their eyes. For a small family like theirs, the Tian Ling family had actually come to their aid—who had such influence?