"Mm."
Jiang Linglong's eyes flickered slightly, and then she nodded. "The time has come."
For ordinary cultivators, breaking through to the Primordial Spirit realm was bound to be fraught with countless hardships. They had to make exhaustive preparations before daring to attempt a breakthrough.
But given the foundations of Jiang Linglong and the others, breaking through to the Primordial Spirit realm was practically a sure thing. What they feared most were the Primordial Spirit lightning tribulation and the external tribulations.
Of these, crossing the lightning tribulation required the aid of a pure Yang spirit treasure to guarantee success, while the external tribulations were even more perilous.
Fortunately, Jiang Linglong and the others now all possessed natal pure Yang spirit treasures, so they need not worry about the danger of the Primordial Spirit lightning tribulation. All that remained were the external tribulations.
With that thought, Jiang Linglong said, "Though external tribulations are terrifying, our strength is not weak. If we choose one place and break through to the Primordial Spirit realm one after another, we can minimize the danger."
"Mm."
Qing Ji nodded as well, then said thoughtfully, "Nianzhi will stand guard for us, so ordinary demons and devils are nothing to fear. We only need to keep watch for demons and devils in the late Primordial Spirit stage."
"No need to worry." Chen Nianzhi nodded, then added, "The situation in the East Sea can still hold for several years. Among the demons and devils in the Eastern Wilderness, aside from that black dragon, I can stop them all."
"The black dragon..."
The old clan leader sighed, then said, "Let me be the first to break through. If he truly makes a move, you may abandon me and leave on your own."
"Great-Uncle!"
Chen Nianzhi drew a deep breath, but in