Immortal Spirit Palace's campaign to wipe out the Heaven Killer Organization had already failed, but the fighting between the two sides continued in a deadlock. Though the scale of the battles had shrunk considerably, Immortal Spirit Palace was still mired in the conflict and unable to extricate itself. This also let the Cultivation World see the Heaven Killer Organization's style: even when outmatched, they would fight to the death and never retreat.
Ling Tian was glad to see Immortal Spirit Palace entangled with the Heaven Killer Organization. They used this time to develop rapidly. After two hundred years, the number of Immortal-level experts in Lingxiao Pavilion had doubled, reaching a terrifying three or four hundred. Old Man Ling was overjoyed when he learned the news.
Not only had their numbers increased substantially, their quality had improved as well. The results of two hundred years of cultivation in the Small World had finally become clear. Half of these three or four hundred Immortals had already reached the Earth Immortal level, and more than a dozen had even reached the Great Perfection of the Earth Immortal level. Their next step was to break through to the Heavenly Immortal level.
Because the Bodhi Zen Canon they cultivated could condense a Buddha Image Phantom, Lingxiao Pavilion's disciples were considerably stronger than others of the same rank. Even if Great Perfection Earth Immortals could not defeat Heavenly Immortals, they could hold them off for a while, and most could retreat unharmed.
What delighted Ling Tian and the others was that Xuan Ci, Xuan Ying, and several disciples from the Law Enforcement Hall had also broken through to the Earth Immortal level. With multiple Demon Cores, their strength was astonishing. Once they used their assassination techniques, they could even threaten Heavenly Immortals.
However, most Heavenly Immortals