After making arrangements for everyone, Ling Tian planned to go out and engage Venerable Sword Saint. This left the others deeply worried. Although they believed Ling Tian would be fine as long as he stayed in the northern part of the God Realm, they couldn't see much point in his plan. He'd only be wasting time. He might as well spend it refining various energies to improve his strength as much as possible.
Ling Tian, however, had plenty of good reasons. For one, he could refine various energies and improve his strength while fighting. He was also eager to improve his recovery. Once the Myriad Sword Demon Extermination Grand Formation was destroyed, Venerable Sword Saint would surely hunt him relentlessly, forcing them into a battle of attrition. Ling Tian needed a powerful recovery ability to endure that, and engaging Venerable Sword Saint in advance would help him acclimate to such battles.
Moreover, facing such a formidable enemy would put Ling Tian under immense pressure. Their clashes would make excellent training, and the more intense the battles, the faster his strength would grow. That would benefit him greatly.
After hearing Ling Tian's reasons, everyone nodded in agreement. Even so, Fairy Sword Ji couldn't help saying, "But this is still dangerous, and it'll distract you quite a bit. If you devoted yourself to refining all kinds of power, your cultivation realm would rise higher, and your strength might improve even more than it would from seeking out Venerable Sword Saint."
"Engaging Venerable Sword Saint will be good training, and very intense training at that. The more arduous the training, the greater the increase in a cultivator's strength. What's more, enduring intense depletion and then recovering will further improve my recovery speed, which is important to me." Ling Tian paused before Fairy Sword