The Eight Great Imperial Clans were plotting to deal with Lin Heng's poisonous scheme.
Inside the First Heaven Firmament Hall, the banquet for the Ascenders ended amidst laughter.
Of course, there were casualties among those Ascenders to the ancient ruins.
However, compared to the Eight Great Imperial Clans, they can be said to have won completely.
This greatly pleased the Ascenders.
This is especially true for the Five Ascender Factions.
Lin Heng presented each of them with a Second-Class Primordial Chaos Spirit Treasure as a gift.
This move was highly praised by the higher-ups of the Five Ascender Factions.
A Second-Class Primordial Chaos Spirit Treasure is certainly not worthy of the attention of these big shots.
But Lin Heng's actions brought them comfort.
Especially after hearing that Lin Heng had demonstrated his skills in the ancient ruins.
Even the strongest experts in the Heavenly Firmament are no match for them.
Despite his immense potential, Lin Heng did not lose himself and remained humble.
This mindset alone is enough to make them feel gratified.
late at night!
Lin Heng stayed in the Firmament Hall tonight.
After Ao Zhantian saw off the other four Ascenders experts, he...
She came to find Lin Heng alone.
Lin Heng seemed to have already guessed that the other party would come.
Tea had already been prepared in the room for them to wait.
When Ao Zhantian entered the room, he saw two steaming cups of tea on the table.
He then smiled and said, "It seems you already guessed I would come looking for you."
Lin Heng nodded in agreement.
So much has happened at the ancient ruins.
You must be curious.
"But it's inconvenient to ask in the main hall."
"They'll come looking for me after everyone else has left."
As he spoke, Lin Heng gestured for the teacups to be placed there.
He sat down in front of the Ao Zhantian.
Lin Heng smiled and looked at him, "Go ahead and ask. Feel free to ask tonight. I'll tell you everything I can."
Ao Zhantian faced Lin Heng now, he found that he had changed drastically since their last meeting.
He could see through Lin Heng's cultivation level, but he couldn't see through Lin Heng's eyes.
Those deep eyes were like pitch-black holes.
Forcing your way in will only lead you astray.
After staring at Lin Heng for a few seconds, Ao Zhantian looked away.
"Now that you've returned from the ancient ruins, I find myself unable to see through you anymore."
He picked up his teacup and blew on it gently, Ao Zhantian said this seemingly unintentionally.
Lin Heng naturally understood the deeper meaning behind the Ao Zhantian.
But some things can be said, and some things cannot.
Everyone has their own secrets.
Sometimes secrets aren't important.
"Just like strength."
Whether you can control the power yourself is not important.
"As long as you can make this terrifying power work for you."
That will still make others wary.
"At that time, what will be needed is not the source of this power."
"It's not about whether this force is friend or foe to you."
Am I right?
Lin Heng smiled faintly and threw the question back to Ao Zhantian.
After a few words, Ao Zhantian laughed.
You have indeed changed a lot since the last time we met.
"Strength! Vision! Dao Realm!"
"The only thing that hasn't changed is your heart."
This shows that Ao Zhantian has already given Lin Heng the answer he wanted.
He didn't want to continue asking about the secrets Lin Heng hadn't revealed.
Because he understands.
Uphold this bottom line.
Lin Heng will still stand on the side of the Ascenders.
If that's the case, then what else matters?
This attitude is precisely why Lin Heng was willing to give them five Second-Class Primordial Chaos Spirit Treasure today.
They quickly decided to skip the topic.
Ao Zhantian also stated frankly his true purpose for coming to see Lin Heng tonight.
"You revealed too many of your trump cards at the ancient ruins this time."
"I reckon the Eight Great Imperial Clans ' desire to kill you has intensified even further."
"Now, even those Saint Emperor who were originally neutral may find it hard to remain silent."
It has to be said that Ao Zhantian has been dealing with the Eight Great Imperial Clans for many years.
It's almost as if they had a complete grasp on their thoughts.
However, Lin Heng showed no reaction whatsoever.
"My relationship with the Eight Great Imperial Clans must eventually come to an end."
Lin Heng's calm words revealed his strong self-confidence.
This trip to Heavenly Estate.
Lin Heng benefited greatly from this.
He used to be a gold mine.
Yet, he himself, who was sitting on a mountain of gold, ended up as a poor boy.
After leaving Heavenly Estate.
Lin Heng had essentially obtained the key to unlock the gold mine.
He could take whatever he wanted from this mountain of gold.
Lin Heng was still unable to defeat the peak experts of the Eight Great Imperial Clans.
He possesses many trump cards.
Even when facing top-tier experts, he has ways to protect himself.
Ao Zhantian had no doubt about Lin Heng's confidence.
But there was one thing he had to remind Lin Heng of.
"You must remember, the Eight Great Imperial Clans are nothing but people who only know how to put on a show."
"If you cross their line, these people are capable of anything."
"It's not impossible that they might even kidnap your family members to blackmail you."
What Ao Zhantian said was all verified by the blood and tears of those Ascenders.
Over the countless years, countless individuals of extraordinary talent and brilliance have emerged among the Ascenders.
But those who can live to the peak and reach the level of Ao Zhantian and others are probably less than one-tenth.
As for the other chosen ones...
Most of them did not die in direct battles against the Eight Great Imperial Clans.
They were all killed by despicable means.
Lin Heng nodded in response to Ao Zhantian's reminder.
He had witnessed firsthand the despicable nature of the Eight Great Imperial Clans.
Sneak attack!
Win them over!
threaten!
Which of these things hasn't the Eight Great Imperial Clans used against Lin Heng?
But the past is the past.
Now is now!
I have given this matter considerable thought.
"If the Eight Great Imperial Clans come at me head-on, I will accept them all."
"But they dared to attack those around me."
"If they kill one of me, I will kill a hundred of them."
"They destroyed my Battle Heaven Pavilion, so I will make all the descendants of the Eight Great Imperial Clans pay with their lives."
Lin Heng wasn't exaggerating.
He was confident that even if the Eight Great Imperial Clans mobilized eight Saint Emperor, they would absolutely not be able to trap him, let alone kill him.
As long as Lin Heng can escape.
That would allow for endless revenge.
At worst, I can stay in the time-manipulating treasure given to me by Zhu Jiuyin for hundreds of billions of years.
Based on the ratio of a hundred million times the time of a magical treasure.
Only a few hundred years have passed in the outside world.
In this short period of time, the Eight Great Imperial Clans are probably still standing still.
But for Lin Heng, this amount of time was enough for him to cultivate to a terrifying level, perhaps even surpassing the Nine Heavens.
Lin Heng is not doing that now.
It's because he had something on his mind.
Spend time with your family!
Instruct the disciples within the Pavilion!
Explore the Nine Heavens.
This is the life he wants.
Instead of spending billions of years cultivating within the Time Treasure in a tedious manner.
But...
When the day truly comes that we are driven to a dead end.
Lin Heng will have no other choice.
At that time, he could probably tolerate even something a hundred times more boring.
It has been in seclusion for billions of years.
He went beyond the pass and exterminated eight clans.
Lin Heng only hoped that the Eight Great Imperial Clans wouldn't actually do something so foolish.