Although little remained of the two-thousand-year grace period, Ling Tian and the others hadn't let up. They continued to cultivate diligently. Knowing that Old Man Ling's improved Mental Cultivation would greatly increase the power of their grand formation, Ling Tian had specifically urged them to work hard at cultivation. As for managing the realm's affairs, he left that to Mo Yu and the others.
As time passed, the cultivators of the Profound Realm and the North Profound Realm grew ever more excited. They looked forward to the Lord of the Universe announcing the fourth mission and to clashing with the Heaven, Earth, and Yellow Alliances as soon as possible, because they believed they now had a great advantage. Mo Lei, Xing Zhan, and the others especially couldn't wait to go out and fight Lei Zhan and his people, bringing the realm war to an early end.
Although Ling Tian had considerable faith in the North Profound Realm's Arrow Formation and grand formation, he wasn't blindly optimistic. He continued cultivating as usual, comprehending laws and secret arts and practicing all kinds of archery techniques.
Time flowed on. In the blink of an eye, more than ten years passed, and now only a day or two remained of the two-thousand-year grace period.
Ling Tian had only recently broken through to the Quasi Saint Immortal level, and his cultivation hadn't advanced much since. However, the energy within him was far purer than before, and his strength had increased substantially.
What heartened Ling Tian and the others was that Seven Kills and Su Ying had both broken through to the Quasi Saint Immortal level in recent days. They became the third and fourth people to make that breakthrough, after Fairy Meng Shang and Ling Tian.
Although the gap between a Quasi Saint Immortal and