The sparring finally came to an end, and Ling Tian and the others went back to their own affairs. Whenever he wasn't cultivating, Ling Tian spent time with Ling Lin, Huzi, and the others. He hadn't seen them in years and felt he owed them, so he decided to make it up to them. Though they couldn't travel to the center of the Land of Chaos, Ling Tian took them all over Lingxiao Star, much to their delight.
Time never stopped flowing. In the blink of an eye, two years passed.
Those were the happiest years Ling Tian had ever known. When he wasn't cultivating, he either went out with Ling Lin and the others, drank with Wu De and Old Man Ling, or sparred with Lian Yue and the others.
Ever since her humiliating defeat at Ling Tian's hands, Hu Yao had thrown herself into devising new tactics. Their teamwork had grown much more polished. At first, they had truly thrown Ling Tian and the others into disarray, even beating Ling Tian several times in a row. That made Ling Tian and Tian Xin take them seriously, and they began working out counterstrategies of their own.
As both sides sparred, Ling Tian and the others' combat skills and battle sense improved noticeably, and their cultivation advanced as well. Ling Lin, Huzi, and the others had also gained a great deal from watching. After seeing how Ling Tian and the others fought, they copied their methods and began sparring too. With Ling Tian and the others offering guidance, their strength advanced by leaps and bounds.
Under Lu Yuan's management, Lingxiao Pavilion had also settled into a steady rhythm. With Old Man Ling and Wu De offering guidance from time to time, the various halls of Lingxiao Pavilion had been established,