Ling Tian knew just how important combat instincts and fighting skills were. So, besides having Ling Lin and the others train Ling Yu and the rest in cultivation, he also had them spar regularly. That would greatly improve their combat ability.
After Ling Tian and Fairy Meng Shang helped An Shui refine the Nine Heavens Profound Blazing Fire and the Nine Nether Profound Ice Qi, they also took time to instruct the others. Everyone benefited immensely.
Time passed in a flash. Another three or four thousand years went by.
After so many years of cultivation, Ling Yu and the others had long since reached the peak of the Nine Heavens Profound Immortal level. Their cultivation had even stalled for over a thousand years. Ling Tian was confident they would break through to the Immortal of the Firmament level once they entered the realm where the planar battle would take place.
Along with their cultivation, Ling Yu and the others had made great strides in movement techniques, speed, and archery. Their archery had improved the most; many could now skillfully execute an arrow technique that struck twice before exploding.
Ling Yu and Tan Tai Xiao Lin had made considerable progress as well. They could now skillfully execute Three Consecutive Arrow Strikes before the arrows exploded. The technique was astonishingly powerful, likely on par with the full-force blow of an early-stage Saint Immortal. Against opponents of the same rank, it made them nearly invincible.
So much time had passed that there was little left before they had to select nine thousand people.
One day, after practicing archery with Fairy Meng Shang, Ling Tian went to the training grounds. He asked, "Ran'er, Ruo'er, how many pairs can now perform the three-strike explosive arrow technique?"
"Only five pairs. And aside from Yu and Xiao