Less than half a minute after Meichuan Qingming left, Sun Yuan rushed back.
Sun Yuan had sensed the sudden killing intent here, especially the terrifying aura emanating from Meichuan Qingming, which made him worry that a powerful member of the Great Sun Race might have descended from the Ninefold Heaven.
When Sun Yuan returned, he saw Ao Zhantian standing next to Lin Heng and immediately became wary. Lin Heng quickly offered an explanation.
With the misunderstanding cleared up, Lin Heng, seeing Sun Yuan return, couldn't help but tell Ao Zhantian about Sun Yuan's situation.
"I had already noticed this back in Lesser Heaven. After returning, I consulted ancient texts and indeed found a method."
The appearance of the Five-Spirit Fierce Ape could not possibly fail to attract Ao Zhantian's attention. After nodding, Ao Zhantian revealed the method he had discovered. "Within the Sixth Heaven, there is a sect called the Ancient Buddha Temple Holy Water Buddha Pool. If Sun Yuan can soak in it for a day and a night, his malevolent energy will be eliminated, but..."
Seeing the troubled look on Ao Zhantian's face, Lin Heng quickly asked, "But what?"
"Why!"
Ao Zhantian sighed softly and said helplessly, "However, the Holy Water Buddha Pool is extremely important to the Ancient Buddha Temple, and it can only be entered once every thousand years. If you cannot offer something that will tempt the Ancient Buddha Temple, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get them to agree."
Lin Heng immediately realized that one shouldn't really think that Buddhist Sect is so selfless; once you embark on the path of cultivation, there are only interests between sects.
If you possess the strength of Ao Zhantian like Ao Zhantian, and you are kind-hearted, others will sing your praises.
If you only Nirvana and Samsara, then you don't even have the right to be merciful. If you actually do that, people will only call you an idiot.
After Ao Zhantian finished speaking, Sun Yuan frowned.
Lin Heng patted him on the shoulder. "As long as there's a way, I'll do whatever it takes to rid you of all your hostility."
Sun Yuan simply nodded, but said nothing more.
Ao Zhantian added, "Since he is Five-Spirit Fierce Ape, once the Beast Race discovers his existence in the Ninefold Heaven, they will definitely groom him as a future emperor. With the help of the Beast Race, entering the Holy Water Buddha Pool shouldn't be a problem."
Lin Heng gleaned an important message from Ao Zhantian's words.
Even the Ancient Buddha Temple, which can take root in the Sixth Heaven, has to give face to the Beast Race. Clearly, the strength of the Beast Race is above that of the Sixth Heaven.
After the three of them briefly discussed Sun Yuan's situation, Ao Zhantian, seeing that Lin Heng and Sun Yuan had no more questions, changed the subject. "With your current strength, there's no point in staying in the Ten Regions. Why don't you come with me to the Nine Heavens this time?"
Lin Heng thought for a moment, then declined, glancing at Yue Linglong and Miao Xiyin who hadn't yet arrived. "Let's wait until they break through to the Nirvana Realm. I still have some things I want to finish in the Ten Regions."
As Lin Heng uttered those last words, a fierce killing intent flashed in his eyes.
Ao Zhantian seemed to understand something and reminded him, "Don't forget what you promised Meichuan Qingming. Although I can block him head-on, the Great Sun Race is one of the top twenty in the Ninefold Heaven. If they do something underhanded, I may not be able to stop them."
Lin Heng nodded. "We'll settle this score with the Great Sun Race another day. I have other things to do."
Seeing Lin Heng's words, Ao Zhantian didn't say anything more. He glanced at Lin Heng and Sun Yuan, then smiled and said, "I imagine we'll meet again in the Ninefold Heaven. I hope you can give me even more surprises then."
As the last word fell, Ao Zhantian's figure began to blur, disappearing from the spot in less than a second.
After Ao Zhantian left, the two women flew over.
Before they could speak, Lin Heng said, "This isn't the place to talk. I'll put you all into my spatial magic item first, and we'll talk again after we leave the Great Sun Region."
After obtaining the two women's consent, Lin Heng first stored them in his spatial magic treasure, and then Teleportation away from Heavenly Desolation City with Sun Yuan.
After traveling for two days and one night, Lin Heng and Sun Yuan finally left the Great Sun Region and arrived in the territory of the Human Race.
The two found a nearby place called Shengman City to rest for the time being.
Inside Heavenly Prosperity Restaurant!
Lin Heng released the four women and Situ Jiannan from the spatial magic artifact.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries upon their long-awaited reunion, Lin Heng finally got to the point.
"Right now, there's no challenge for us in the Ten Regions. I'm thinking of waiting until everyone's strength reaches the Nirvana Realm before heading to the Ninefold Heaven. What do you all think?"
After Lin Heng finished speaking, the four women exchanged glances, and then all looked at Liu Ling'er.
As for Sun Yuan and Situ Jiannan, they were already eager to go to the Ninefold Heaven, so there was no need to ask any further questions.
After a moment of contemplation, Liu Ling'er said, " Heng'er, I think you, Sun Yuan, and Jiannan should go to the Ninefold Heaven first. We'll go later."
Lin Heng asked, puzzled, "Mother, we've finally managed to reunite..."
Lin Heng was still speaking when Liu Ling'er interrupted him with a smile, "I understand your thoughts, but Heng'er, at our current pace, continuing to follow you to the Ninefold Heaven won't be of much help. I've been thinking about it these past few days, and I've also discussed it with Jiannan. If you want to establish yourself in the Ninefold Heaven in the future, you will definitely need to build your own power."
At this point, Liu Ling'er paused, while Lin Heng nodded.
These things had been agreed upon beforehand, and Lin Heng didn't understand why his mother was bringing it up again.
After a few seconds of pause Liu Ling'er spoke again, " Heng'er, Jiannan suspects that Ao Zhantian has approached you because there's a major conflict between the Ascenders and the Eight Great Imperial Clans. Jiannan has also heard that the reason why there are hundreds of sects above the Ninefold Heaven seems to be related to breakthroughs to higher cultivation levels."
Liu Ling'er stopped and glanced at Situ Jiannan beside her. Seeing this, the latter took over her words and said, "Master, I've only heard a little about it. Reaching a certain level requires not only the Power of Origin but also the blessing of fortune. Establishing a sect is the best way to absorb fortune."
After Situ Jiannan explained, Liu Ling'er revealed her plan. " Heng'er, your mother plans to stay in the Ten Regions with Yunshang and the others to lay the foundation for your future sect. A large sect can't just have a few people; that would greatly affect the sect's fortune."
Lin Heng understood. Liu Ling'er and the others wanted to stay in the Ten Regions and start selecting some qualified cultivators so that they could continuously send talent over after he established his power in the Ninefold Heaven.
If, as Situ Jiannan said, we will need the blessing of good fortune in the future, then establishing a large sect would indeed be very necessary.
With a bug like the Sign-In System, supporting a sect wouldn't be difficult for Lin Heng.
After a brief moment of consideration, Lin Heng finally nodded in agreement.
Just as Liu Ling'er said, their progress is already lagging behind. Forcing their way to the Ninefold Heaven would be too dangerous, so it would be better to stay in the Ten Regions and play a greater role.