By then, if the Ling Clan wished to restore the prosperity it enjoyed today in another Cultivation World, even countless years might not be enough.
Leaving meant that nearly two hundred years of effort would turn to ashes.
Ling Pengyun truly could not bear it.
He still wanted to hold on.
He wanted to defend this territory that could bring the Ling Clan a better future.
He also wanted to defend this territory that could bring him endless benefits.
Only after quite a while did he come back to his senses. His eyes had become incomparably resolute.
He then had his son, Ling Chengxia, and the Grand Elder, Ling Chengyuan, put away the Dragon Abyss Flood Dragon King and the demon corpses it had brought.
He also instructed the Golden Core Middle Stage clan-protecting spirit tree beside them, the Frosty Spirit Tree, to return to its garrison at Ice Snow Valley.
Very soon, only Ling Pengyun, Grand Elder Ling Chengyuan, and Ling Pengyun's son Ling Chengxia remained.
"Ancestor Pengyun, do you have a plan for the current situation?"
Seeing Ling Pengyun's bearing, Grand Elder Ling Chengyuan asked.
"Yes."
"Cheng Yuan, gather those promising young clan members currently stationed in the clan grounds, those who entered the Dao not long ago but have already displayed talent. Also, personally make a round through the clan's major territories and bring back all the clan's Golden Core seedlings stationed there during the Demon Beast Uprising, along with some trustworthy clansmen."
"The number shall be set at one thousand."
"Cheng Xia, your task will be to work with the Dragon Abyss Flood Dragon King on you and escort those promising youths northward. Take the sea route, cross the Barren Sea Region, and head to the Boundless Sea Region Cultivation World. First send that batch of