"Not bad!"
Faced with his wife and two children's curiosity,
Lin Yuan nodded slightly, then told the three of them about the Heavenly Dao Gold Ranking appearing in the world.
After learning what had happened on the Dou Qi Continent during the days they had been away,
Yan Fei subconsciously muttered, "I didn't expect that the first time I took the two of them away from the Dou Qi Continent for training on the Flame Demon Battlefield, we'd miss such a grand event!"
"The top ten sects on the Heavenly Dao Gold Ranking..."
"The rewards for ranking on the list even included an Emperor Grade Pill containing Origin Qi..."
"No wonder that golden light earlier only raised Lin Han and Lin Yan's cultivation and didn't raise mine. So it's useless to experts above the Nine-star Dou Saint level."
After murmuring that,
Yan Fei seemed to think of something.
She suddenly asked Lin Yuan, "Husband, you must already have a suitable candidate in mind for that Emperor Grade Pill, right?"
"Is it that Branch Hall Master under the Seven Star Palace?"
Upon hearing this,
Lin Yuan did not answer directly.
Instead, he turned to Lin Han and Lin Yan and asked, "Father will test you two. Who do you think should receive this pill that can allow one of the Seven Hall Masters to advance to Dou Emperor?"
"Of course it should be Uncle Tian Shu or Uncle Yao Guang."
Without a moment's hesitation, Lin Yan said, "Those two uncles are evenly matched in combat strength. Within the Seven Star Palace, they are the two supreme experts second only to Father."
"Whichever one of them breaks through to the Emperor Realm will relieve a great deal of Father's pressure."
As Lin Yan's words fell,
Lin Han beside her had a different opinion and said, "Father, given the current situation of the Dou Qi Continent and our Seven Star Palace, I think Uncle Tian Ji is the most suitable candidate to break through."
"Why Uncle Tian Ji?"
Meeting the surprised gaze of his younger sister Lin Yan,
Lin Han slowly explained, "Although Uncle Tian Ji's individual combat strength is inferior to Uncle Tian Shu's and Uncle Yao Guang's, he specializes in the path of soul control. He currently enslaves countless Flame Demon Clan experts, guarding one hall alone, with one hall holding back Ten Thousand Armies!"
"Not to mention after Uncle Tian Ji breaks through!"
"Once he finds a suitable opportunity to enslave an expert of the same level as himself, it will be an enormous improvement for us."
Hearing Lin Han's answer,
Lin Yuan patted his shoulder approvingly and chuckled. "You guessed right, kid. This emperor pill is indeed for the Tian Ji Palace Master."
Seeing that Lin Han had guessed correctly,
Lin Yan could not help giving him a thumbs-up and praising him, "Big Brother is amazing. As expected of the Young Master and heir of our Seven Star Palace. The way you think about things really is different from me, the Second Generation Tian Xuan."
Faced with his younger sister's praise,
Lin Han subconsciously rolled his eyes at her.
With a resentful look, he said, "If I had a choice, I'd rather trade places with you than be the heir of the Seven Star Palace."
"No! No! No!"
Upon hearing this,
Lin Yan hurriedly waved her hands, her face full of disdain. "Being the heir means nothing but cultivation and dealing with the Seven Hall Masters. I'm too restless to sit still, so Big Brother, please bear the burden. Don't you dare push it onto me."
"..."
Just as the two siblings jokingly passed the responsibility back and forth,
Lin Yuan's vast spiritual power surged into the Flame Demon Clan supreme's soul, which he had sealed inside the Ice Prison, and began a soul search.
When the soul search ended,
his expression immediately darkened.
Seeing this, Yan Fei beside him instinctively asked, "What's wrong, husband? Did something happen?"
Facing his wife Yan Fei's question, Lin Yuan said gravely, "According to this man's memories, half a year ago, the Flame Demon Clan seized a fire-attribute divine herb in the Great Thousand World and sent it into their Ancestral Land."
"After the Flame Demon Clan's ancestor at the Spirit Grade Heavenly Supreme Late Stage received the divine herb, word quickly spread that its effects were excellent and greatly aided his injuries. He would emerge from seclusion in less than ten years."
"In other words, the time left for our Dou Qi Continent to develop is, at most, another ten years..."
Looking at Lin Yuan's solemn expression,
Yan Fei subconsciously said, "No wonder the Flame Demon Clan dared to attack us this time. They have confidence now!"
At that moment,
Lin Yuan seemed to think of something.
He suddenly said, "Fortunately, the Heavenly Dao Gold Ranking appeared out of nowhere on the Dou Qi Continent. The rewards not only allowed me to break through to the Earthly Supreme Realm, but also gave us an Emperor Grade Pill containing Origin Qi."
"As long as we wait for the Gold Ranking to review a few more rankings and strengthen both me and the experts under the Seven Star Palace, we may be able to find a way to break the deadlock before the Flame Demon Clan's ancestor emerges from seclusion."
"So, the Seven Star Palace's primary objective from now on is to counterattack, confuse them, and delay for as long as possible. We cannot allow the Flame Demon Clan to enter the Dou Qi Continent and discover the existence of the Heavenly Dao Gold Ranking!"
As he said this,
Lin Yuan noticed the Flame Demon Clan Elder's soul in the Ice Prison. Its mind was muddled and its gaze vacant from the soul search.
The corners of Lin Yuan's lips curled up. "The reason for launching a full-scale counterattack against the Flame Demon Clan was already quite abrupt. Now this is perfect. They've taken the initiative to hand us leverage. With him here, everything will fall into place naturally."
"Looks like I can't shatter his soul just yet!"
"He can still be put to use..."
With that thought,
Lin Yuan immediately turned to Yan Fei and instructed, "Fei'er, take the children back to the Meteor God Ice Plain first. Guard the Spatial Channel on the Dou Qi Continent together with Tian Quan. When the Heavenly Dao Gold Ranking makes its next ranking announcement, I'll return."
Regarding Lin Yuan's arrangements,
Yan Fei naturally had no objections.
She merely kept reminding Lin Yuan to be extremely careful on the Flame Demon Battlefield and to remember that there were people at home waiting for his safe return.
After sending the mother and two children into the Spatial Channel,
Lin Yuan first took out several Voice Transmission Tokens and made arrangements.
Then, with a flash, he rushed toward where the Tian Ji Palace Master was, carrying the Emperor Grade Pill containing Origin Qi.
With the speed granted by his Lower Earth Supreme cultivation,
Lin Yuan soon reached his destination.
After handing the Emperor Grade Pill containing Origin Qi to the excited Tian Ji Palace Master,
Lin Yuan said, "Tian Ji, I have already arranged everything else. Focus on your secluded cultivation from now on. During your breakthrough, I will personally remain here and protect you."
"Thank you, my lord!"
"Tian Ji will not disappoint you!"
After bowing to Lin Yuan,
the Tian Ji Palace Master swiftly entered the Secluded Cultivation Ground, swallowed the Emperor Grade Pill containing Origin Qi, and began his breakthrough.
Seeing this,
Lin Yuan first set down several Restrictions around the Secluded Cultivation Ground.
Then he took out a large pile of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, along with the cultivation scroll for the Present World Body, preparing to take this opportunity to condense a Present World Body with combat strength equal to his own.
For Lin Yuan,
as long as he successfully condensed the Present World Body,
then, together with the Tian Ji Palace Master who was about to break through to the Dou Emperor/Supreme Realm, the Seven Star Palace would have two Lower Earth Supremes and one Supreme Realm combatant.
At the same time,
while Lin Yuan and the Tian Ji Palace Master were cultivating in seclusion,
the members of the Seven Star Palace, whose strength had all risen by one star, had already launched a fierce counterattack against the Flame Demon Clan under the leadership of the Five Hall Masters Tian Shu, Tian Xuan, Yu Heng, Kai Yang, and Yao Guang.
And the banner they raised
was that a Flame Demon Clan Elder of the Supreme Realm had attacked the family of Ice Emperor Lin Yuan,
violating the agreement made a hundred years ago.
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