NOVPUBChapter 777: Chapter 420 Everything is Ready_2 Chapter 777: Chapter 420 Everything is Ready_2 Although Myriad Medicine Valley’s alliance possessed more Golden Core combat strength, with the Golden Core Cultivators from the four major Golden Elixir Forces combined, they outnumbered the Golden Sword Sect’s alliance by four people.
However, the top combat power of the Golden Sword Sect side was stronger, and the addition of Zhao Hongsheng at the Late Stage Golden Core was enough to offset the numerical disadvantage.
Under such circumstances, both sides had fiercely battled for a year, with Golden Core combatants getting injured every time, yet not even one had perished.
As a result, both parties had depleted various war resources, and a considerable number of Foundation Establishment Cultivators had fallen, yet no one had gained much of an advantage, and the great war had fallen into a stalemate.
Continuing like this, if no changes were made or without the intervention of external forces, it was feared that there would be no outcome in the short term.
Now that the two sides had battled to this point, they had clearly understood each other’s strengths and were well aware of the eventual outcome.
Even Han Hu from Golden Sword Sect had started to regret in his heart, regretting his initial covetousness for the conditions offered by the Blood Red Alliance, which led him to bring Golden Sword Sect into the Blood Red Alliance’s camp.
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To date, the Zhenyang Sect had not only depleted a large amount of war resources but had also lost many disciples and recruited cultivators.
Having paid such a high price, they had neither annihilated the two sects of Myriad Medicine Valley, nor could they extricate themselves from the situation. They had also thoroughly offended both sects, with their betrayal, placing Golden Sword Sect on the opposite side of Wei Kingdom’s cultivators.
It could be said that Golden Sword Sect had not achieved its goal, and now it was left with no way out, forced to follow Blood Red Alliance to the end.
Such an outcome was truly a case of trying to steal a chicken only to end up losing the rice used to lure it!
Not only Golden Sword Sect, but Zhao Hongsheng was also somewhat disappointed with Han Hu.
It should be noted that he had come to the impoverished cultivation world of Wei Kingdom with a mission in tow.
Over the past few years, the matter he had been investigating had made no progress, and he had no specific clues about the treasure he wanted, even losing Jin Weihe, a cultivator at the Early Stage Golden Core.
Such an outcome had completely exceeded his expectations.
Seeing that the plan to annihilate Myriad Medicine Valley and Zhenyang Sect had stalled in the short term, even Zhao Hongsheng couldn’t help feeling a bit anxious.
Facing this heavy pressure, Zhao Hongsheng silently made up his mind that if there was no significant progress within the next year, he would have to make significant adjustments.
By then, to achieve his goals, he would stop at nothing and would not consider the attitude of Golden Sword Sect.
After all, the Blood Red Alliance’s actions were inherently domineering, and they had no shortage of enemies in Qingzhou; one more was one more, and ten more were ten more.
What could these Golden Elixir Forces of Wei Kingdom count for to the Blood Red Alliance?
And the matters Zhao Hongsheng pondered, Zhou Yunxiao and Chen Jingtian knew nothing of.
In their minds, the Blood Red Alliance still could not annihilate them at present, which was not particularly terrifying.
As such, they only needed to maintain this form. Golden Sword Sect, unable to prevail after a long siege, would be more anxious than they, and if they failed to achieve their goal, they would surely retreat voluntarily.
Even, it was possible that Golden Sword Sect and Blood Red Alliance would develop rifts leading to a complete breakdown of their cooperation.
At that time, it would be their moment to launch an offensive.
Understanding this, all three parties made their own calculations, none daring to be careless.
The situation persisted in this manner, with the great war still ongoing, but with an increasing intensity.
And this tense battle was only taking place near Myriad Medicine Valley; other major areas had gradually returned to normal.
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At Green Bamboo Mountain, Lin Family Clan Grounds.
On this day, within a certain cave dwelling at the summit of the main peak, Lin Tianming was sitting cross-legged on a meditation cushion.
At this time, he was looking in a certain direction, his face showing an expression of longing.
Speaking of which, it had been a year and a half since Qin Xi left the clan.
During this period, Qin Xi and the three Lin Family members sent back news to Qianchuan Market through others every once in a while, which eventually reached the family.
Given that the Lin Family itself was paying particular attention to the situation in the tri-sect war, even though they were far away from Qin Xi, with the help of Sky Dragon Pavilion’s power, they were still timely in learning of major events in the cultivation world.
Due to the distance, the news here was somewhat blocked, and relative to Qianchuan Market, there were some delays.
However, overall, in comparison to other Foundation Establishing Families, the Lin Family managed to keep relatively up-to-date with the affairs of the Cultivation World.
Upon knowing that Qin Xi and the other two were in a reasonably safe situation, Lin Tianming could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
In this past year, he had also been busy, spending almost all of his time in closed-door cultivation.
Through his efforts, he had successfully advanced his cultivation to the peak of the Foundation Establishment Great Perfection Realm.
As of today, his cultivation had reached the limit of the Foundation Establishment Stage, with no further possibility of advancement.
In addition, Lin Shilu had crafted several defensive artifacts for him over the years, and alongside the family’s relentless collection efforts, they had prepared many defensive treasures for him.
Under these circumstances, he had all the conditions necessary to attempt breaking through to the Golden Core Stage.
He was also fully prepared and planned to begin closed-door cultivation starting today to prepare for his advancement to the Golden Core Stage.
For this day, he had never dared to slack off in the slightest throughout his decades of cultivation.
Now that he had finally reached this step, it could be said that everything was ready except for the right opportunity.
However, as the timing ripened, he became somewhat impatient.
It was not surprising, since the Lin Family was currently facing many crises and urgently needed more family members to enter the Golden Core Stage to relieve Lin Shikang’s pressure.
Furthermore, once a cultivator stepped into the Golden Core Stage, they were considered a power to be reckoned with in Wei Kingdom.
And he was about to take this step, his foot virtually already on the threshold of the Golden Core Stage.
After all, he was an ordinary cultivator, and under such circumstances, how could he not look forward to the day of his breakthrough?
Eventually regaining his composure, his mood gradually stabilized, and he became calm once again.
At this moment, Lin Tianming kept his longing for Qin Xi and his eagerness for the Golden Core Stage in his heart.
Taking a deep breath, he adjusted himself to his peak condition, then with a slap on his storage bag, more than ten defensive artifacts appeared in front of him, neatly arranged in a row.
These items were all the defensive artifacts prepared for him by Lin Shilu and the family for his tribulation.
At a glance, all these defensive artifacts were of at least a Second Order Medium Quality, and there were several of Second Order Superior quality among them.
So many defensive artifacts, each of high value, would be the showstopper items at an auction in Qianchuan Market.
Such top-notch defensive artifacts, rare in the cultivation world, would no doubt cause a frenzy among Foundation Establishment Cultivators if they appeared on the market.
Now, having these precious defensive artifacts in his hands, he feared they might become useless in just a few years.
After all, he had witnessed the power of the Golden Core Tribulation.
Back when Lin Shikang underwent his tribulation, the family meticulously prepared more than ten defensive artifacts, all of which were exhausted under the thunderous assault.
Those defensive artifacts were also of high grade and were rare treasures; none survived the hits of the deadly tribulation, leaving not a trace behind.
Because of this, Lin Shikang was gravely injured, managing only to survive the ordeal of the tribulation.
This just shows the full extent of the tribulation’s power.
Otherwise, the cultivation world would not consider the tribulation to be the biggest obstacle to entering the Golden Core Stage, with many genius cultivators falling at this hurdle.
It was foreseeable that when his time to face the tribulation came, its power would certainly be strong, perhaps even far surpassing that of Lin Shikang’s time.
In such a situation, even though he cherished these rare defensive treasures, he would be willing to sacrifice them all if it meant successfully transcending the tribulation.
After all, as long as one enters the Golden Core Stage, no price is too great to pay.
What he needed to do now was to refine and claim ownership of these defensive artifacts.
Then, he would adjust his state to its best, and with the help of the breakthrough insights left by his ancestors and the Fruit of Fortuity, he would attempt to breach the Golden Core Stage.
Understanding this, Lin Tianming wasted no time, immediately taking a Second Order Medium Quality shield-type artifact into his hands.
Following that, he cast spell incantations one after another, hitting the artifact precisely.
At the same time, he projected all his Divine Sense outward, beginning to concentrate on refining the artifact.
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