What was Situ Jiannan's original intention in asking Lin Heng his question?
These words enlightened Lin Heng.
" Jiannan, do you have a good idea?"
Lin Heng asked with a smile.
Situ Jiannan didn't say much and directly expressed his inner thoughts.
"Whether it's the Eight Great Imperial Clans or the Five Ascender Factions, all the sects in the entire Nine Heavens are now under their command."
"Now that our Battle Heaven Pavilion is an exception, why not follow the Five Ascender Factions and recruit subordinate sects widely?"
"In my opinion, the reason why the Thirteen Factions divided up all the sects is related to the Power of Faith."
"If our master wishes to break through to the Primordial Realm in the future, I'm afraid the Power of Faith from our Battle Heaven Pavilion alone will not be enough."
After Situ Jiannan finished speaking, Lin Heng fell into deep thought.
That's true, but it has one drawback.
As Situ Jiannan said, all the sects in the Nine Heavens have been absorbed by the Thirteen Factions. Now, if they want to recruit other sects, wouldn't that be tantamount to snatching their Power of Faith from their mouths?
When it comes to matters involving fundamental interests, once those interests are touched, the outcome is clearly a fight to the death.
This is also Lin Heng's biggest concern right now.
While Lin Heng remained silent, Sun Yuan laughed heartily and said, "I think Jiannan's idea is pretty good. The five Ascenders have treated us quite well, so let's not bother with them and set our sights on the Eight Great Imperial Clans."
"Among them, the Fire Clan has the worst relationship with us. I think we should start by attacking the Fire Clan after we get to the Eighth Heaven. We can take ten or eight of their subordinate forces to be our underlings. If that doesn't work, we can fight them again."
After Sun Yuan finished speaking, seeing that Lin Heng still hadn't said anything, he couldn't help but say again, "Anyway, our relationship with the Fire Clan has already deteriorated to this point, it's bound to be a fight to the death sooner or later. We'll seize their resources and then use them to strengthen ourselves. With their strengths rising and falling, we'll eventually surpass them."
Sun Yuan's words made sense, and after pondering for a while, Lin Heng had an idea.
"You're right, if we're going to make a move, we should start with the Fire Clan."
"However, if it really comes to taking action, it's not appropriate for any of us to get involved."
Lin Heng smiled slightly, and couldn't help but think of the reward he had received in Peach Garden Heavenly Abode.
"Does the master mean to have others secretly pressure the Fire Clan's subordinate forces, getting them to submit to us?"
"But now, apart from the master and Senior Sun Yuan, the others in the Eighth Heaven might not be able to act with impunity."
Situ Jiannan expressed his concerns.
Lin Heng waved his hand. "Don't worry about that. I plan to go into seclusion for a few days. When I come out, I will give you a surprise."
As he spoke, Lin Heng glanced at Situ Jiannan again and instructed, "If Yan Lin comes again during my seclusion these few days, tell him that helping his lineage seize control of the Eighth Heaven is acceptable, and he can exchange it for Ninth-Grade Heavenly Venerable Origin Treasure containing the power of the Eight Great Imperial Clans' Power of Origin."
Lin Heng himself possesses the Power of Origin, so he can naturally refine them himself, but refining Ninth-Grade Heavenly Venerable Origin Treasure is not so easy.
Consider the master of Peach Garden Heavenly Abode; he has refined at least tens of thousands of Heavenly Venerable Origin Treasure, but how many of them are Ninth-Grade Heavenly Venerable Origin Treasure?
Lin Heng had considered getting something from Dijiang, too.
Unfortunately, Dijiang did not agree.
Lin Heng could sense from his words that the man didn't want to give him too much help, as that would hinder his growth.
Lin Heng didn't mention the matter again. He was originally troubled by how to collect the eight primordial swords for the Eight-Origin Heavenly Desolation Sword Formation, but now that Yan Lin had delivered himself to him, why wouldn't Lin Heng take advantage of him?
Situ Jiannan looked troubled upon hearing this. "Master, obtaining eight Ninth-Grade Heavenly Venerable Origin Treasure from Yan Lin is already difficult enough. If we add the Ninth-Grade Heavenly Venerable Origin Treasure Power of Origin the Eight Great Imperial Clans, it will probably exceed Yan Lin's capacity to handle."
"No problem!"
Lin Heng smiled slightly and stated his bottom line, "That's what I said, just tell Yan Lin the exact words. We can discuss the specifics later, but at the very least, he needs to produce three Origin Swords of Ninth-Grade Heavenly Venerable Origin Treasure Treasures."
Lin Heng wasn't in a hurry to deal with the Eight-Origin Heavenly Desolation Sword Formation. With his current strength, he could still roam freely in the Eighth Heaven.
But going higher and higher into the heavens will definitely become increasingly dangerous.
Gathering all eight Origin Swords, each Ninth-Grade Heavenly Venerable Origin Treasure, is a challenging task, so early preparation is essential.
Only after Situ Jiannan learned Lin Heng's bottom line did he agree.
Lin Heng began his seclusion alone that very day.
This time, Lin Heng's purpose in seclusion was not to further break through his cultivation level, but to refine puppets.
In Peach Garden Heavenly Abode, Lin Heng obtained three treasures under the special care of Dijiang.
The first item is the skeleton of Heavenly Dipper Race at the Ninth-Grade Heavenly Venerable Realm. Although turning the skeleton into a puppet would not completely match its strength in life, the Heavenly Dipper Race is a body-refining clan, and the strength of Heavenly Dipper Race at the Ninth-Grade Heavenly Venerable Realm skeleton would not be weakened too much even when turned into a puppet.
This time, Lin Heng planned to use the Nether Ancestor Puppet and the skeleton of the Heavenly Dipper Race together to refine a new Nether Ancestor Puppet.
In the cultivation room, Lin Heng waved his hand, and a golden skeleton and the Nether Ancestor Puppet appeared in front of him at the same time.
As for the Nether Ancestor Puppet, Lin Heng had considered increasing its strength back then.
After all, the Nether Ancestor Puppet made a great contribution when Lin Heng broke through to the Nirvana Realm.
Unfortunately, a suitable opportunity never came along.
Unexpectedly, he obtained the remains of the Ninth-Grade Heavenly Venerable Realm in Peach Garden Heavenly Abode, and naturally, it was time for Lin Heng to fulfill his promise.
" Nether Ancestor, let me see just how powerful you are after your upgrade, and whether you're still worthy to adventure with me across the Nine Heavens."
Lin Heng chuckled and simultaneously unleashed eight kinds of Universe Origin power, lifting up the Nether Ancestor Puppet and the skeleton of the Heavenly Dipper Race.
Before Lin Heng, eight sources surged and shimmered, the eight Power of Origin beginning to fuse the Nether Ancestor Puppet and the Heavenly Dipper Race skeleton bit by bit...
Fire Clan, within the Ninefold Heaven Sect!
Yan Lin returned here directly after leaving Battle Heaven Pavilion.
At this moment, beside a lotus pond in the backyard of the Fire Clan sect, an old man dressed in plain clothes was leisurely fishing.
"Lin'er, how was your trip to the Battle Heaven Pavilion?"
Sensing Yan Lin entering the courtyard from behind, the old man's deep voice rang out.
"In response to your question, Grandfather, Lin Heng believes we lacked sincerity, and this deal has not been reached."
Yan Lin then told the old man everything that had happened inside the Battle Heaven Pavilion.
"Heh! You've got quite an appetite!"
The old man smiled and narrowed his eyes after hearing this, "It's alright. Take a rest tomorrow, and go to the Battle Heaven Pavilion again the day after. This time, you don't need to set any conditions. Let the people from the Battle Heaven Pavilion come and make their demands. You can agree to anything they ask."
Yan Lin was startled upon hearing this. "Grandpa, what if Lin Heng really makes exorbitant demands? Are we going to agree to him?"
The old man calmly replied, "What's the point of agreeing to a dying man's request?"