Ling Tian had successfully broken through to the Heavenly Immortal level and brought back an excellent strategy. Old Man Ling and the others were greatly encouraged. For a moment, everyone was itching for a fight, wishing they could take on Li Huo and his people right then and there.
After their initial excitement, everyone began discussing the details of the strategy. Old Man Ling also remembered to pass Ling Tian's plan on to Zi Yun and the others. With this plan in place, he could stop them from coming to their aid.
Zi Yun and the others were thrilled when they received the message and learned Ling Tian's strategy. They immediately gave up the idea of going to help. After all, they didn't want their sect dragged into a great battle, either.
Time slipped by, and several more years passed. By then, it was less than ten years until Li Huo's vanguard reached Lingxiao Star.
Using the Alert Formation above Lingxiao Star, Old Man Ling learned how many people were in Li Huo's vanguard. The number was even greater than expected: a full four or five hundred people, nearly two-tenths of their total force of three thousand.
Old Man Ling and the others couldn't help sighing when they learned the number. Li Huo's side had clearly made preparations of its own. Still, the numbers didn't frighten Mo Yu and the others. On the contrary, they were all spoiling for a fight. If they hadn't already devised a perfect plan, they might have crossed the void to intercept and kill those people.
Alert Formations had been set up across all of Lingxiao Star, and Tian Xin was still there. So, when Li Huo's vanguard reached the star, they would know at once; there was no need to send people out to