The Ling Clan's peril

Just as the Gu Clan sent people to bring back their young lady, a major event unknown to anyone in Central Plains was about to occur!

In a corner of the Central Region of the Central Plains, the mountains stretch endlessly, and the concentration of Spiritual Energy far exceeds that of most other areas.

It's safe to say that the forces that can occupy this mountain range are definitely not simple.

And indeed it is so. This place is called the Heavenly Spirit Mountain Range, and it is the territory of the Ling Clan, one of the Eight Great Emperor Clans of Central Plains!

Deep within these Heavenly Spirit Mountain Range lies the Ling Realm, created by the Ling Clan.

As for the concentration of Spiritual Energy in the Ling Realm, it is naturally far superior to that of the Heavenly Spirit Mountain Range.

However, due to the depletion of the Dou Emperor Bloodline, the Ling Clan has not set foot in the Central Plains for a long time.

Nowadays, the Ling Clan is almost never seen in the major events happening in Central Plains.

This situation has lasted for almost a century!

In other words, the Ling Clan was already in seclusion before Xiao Lin was born.

This explains why he has never received any news from the Ling Clan since arriving in Central Plains.

Especially after the news of the Hun Tiandi's recovery spread, the Ling Clan completely withdrew all the clansmen they had sent out to gather information about the Central Plains.

The Ling Clan has now truly sealed off the Ling Realm completely!

The reason why the Ling Clan did this is actually quite simple: they were guarding against the other six races!

It's important to know that the Dou Qi Continent wasn't always dominated by the Eight Great Emperor Clans.

Where did those former Emperor Clan go?

Naturally, it has vanished into the dustbin of history!

As for Emperor Clans, normally speaking, even if their own Dou Emperor Bloodline has weakened, they still have the foundation they left behind, so other forces can't mess with them.

Just like the Ling Clan today.

Don't be fooled by the fact that the Ling Clan is currently at the bottom of the Eight Great Emperor Clans.

However, its strength still surpasses that of top-tier forces in the Central Plains, such as the Soul Hall and the Danta.

Even at its worst, it's still no less than that.

That is why, no matter how weak the bloodline of the Dou God Clan becomes, only other Dou God Clan have the ability to destroy it!

It can be said that the current Dou God Clan all know perfectly well how the other Dou God Clan families disappeared.

This explains why the Ling Clan would seal off the Ling Realm to guard against other Emperor Clan races.

Because, for the Ling Clan, the most dangerous thing right now is the other major Great Emperor races!

Before the Dou Emperor Bloodline weakens, everyone can chat and laugh freely.

But now, in the eyes of the other Emperor Clans, the Ling Clan is nothing more than fish on a chopping board.

The Ling Clan are fully aware of this.

With history as a guide, the Ling Clan are naturally aware of the crisis they currently face.

Clearly, the Ling Clan do not want to become the next Emperor Clan to vanish into the dustbin of history!

However, the Ling Clan had a good plan. They believed that now that the Hun Tiandi had recovered from his injuries, the Hun Clan and the Gu Clan could check each other, and the other major Great Emperor clans did not have the ability to destroy the Ling Clan, so they were safe for the time being.

However, the Ling Clan were unaware that this was merely wishful thinking on their part.

Normally, that would be true, but the Ling Clan underestimated the Hun Clan's strength!

Because the Hun Clan has always been mysterious and extremely good at hiding their strength, and because the Hun Tiandi had not yet recovered from his injuries, the Hun Clan had concealed their claws and teeth. As a result, the Ling Clan, like the other forces, believed that the overall strength of the Hun Clan was slightly weaker than that of the Gu Clan.

However, who could have imagined that the Hun Clan's true strength was not only no less than that of the Gu Clan, but even far surpassed it?

Even with their high-level combat power being closely watched by the Gu Clan, the Hun Clan still had the resources to spare and wipe out the Ling Clan!

Currently, in the Ling Realm, the Leadership members of the Ling Clan are gathered together, and their faces are all extremely grim.

Because their Ling Realm is blocked!

That's right, this isn't Ling Realm they intentionally sealed off; rather, the passage between the Ling Realm and the outside world has been blocked!

Only twelve people were present in the council hall of the Ling Clan.

These are the current Leadership of the Ling Clan, twelve powerful individuals at the level of Half-Saint or above.

Despite having a decent lineup, it's incredibly weak compared to the other Emperor Clans.

Apart from the clan leader Ling Yuan, who possesses the cultivation level of Early Six-Star Dou Sheng, among the remaining eleven Leadership of the Ling Clan, only four are Dou Sheng and seven are Half-Saints.

These four Dou Sheng were one Three-Star Dou Venerable, one two-star, and two one-star, none of whom had reached the Middle-Level Dou Sheng cultivation.

As for the seven Half-Saint, there are two high-level, two mid-level, and three low-level.

In terms of the size of the Emperor Clan, the Ling Clan can truly be described as "completely exhausted".

The Ling Clan can only barely hold off an attack from Eight-Star Dou Sheng by relying on the existence of the Ling Realm and the Clan Protector Array.

This shows just how severely the bloodline of the Ling Clan's Dou Emperor Bloodline has deteriorated!

This is from the older generation.

Among the new generation of the Ling Clan, there isn't even a single person with a Seventh Grade Bloodline left!

Tell me, how could the Ling Clan not be troubled by such a predicament?

It can be said that the decision to seal off the Ling Realm was a last resort.

But who could have imagined that this decision would lead to the Ling Clan being trapped and unable to seek help from the outside world?

Faced with the impending annihilation of their race, Ling Yuan, the patriarch of the Ling Clan, was so furrowed that a fly could be trapped between his brows!

Now that he has realized that the Ling Clan has been blocked, Ling Yuan is currently convening the clan's Leadership to discuss the matter.

"First Elder, is there really no way out at all?"

On the main seat in the hall, Ling Yuan, looking exhausted, asked the old man to his right.

Ling Yuan, the patriarch of the Ling Clan, was a middle-aged man dressed in a blue robe, with a dignified expression.

Now, with his words, everyone in the entire hall turned their attention to the Ling Clan's First Elder.

However, facing the eager gazes of his clansmen, the Ling Clan's First Elder simply shook his head.

Immediately, disappointment filled the faces of everyone else.

"Chieftain, we may need to prepare for the worst..."

The hoarse voice of the Ling Clan's First Elder also rang out at this moment.

"First Elder, has it really come to this?"

A Half-Saint from the Ling Clan asked, his face pale.

His reaction said it all.

At the same time, an atmosphere of "despair" enveloped the hearts of all the Leadership Ling Clan.

Since the Ling Clan's Dou Emperor Bloodline showed obvious signs of decline, many of the Ling Clan's Elders had already foreseen this scene.

However, they never expected that this day would come so soon!

They were caught off guard by the speed!

Many Leadership Ling Clan were wondering if their current feelings and circumstances were similar to those of the Emperor Clans that had vanished into the dustbin of history.

Unfortunately, no one could answer this question for them.

And when they obtain it, they too will become a part of that history...