The Venerable Xuanling, with the demeanor of a sycophant, offered suggestions to Huangfu Kong in a lewd manner. In reality, he did not intend to kill everyone in the twelve cities, after all, they had tens of thousands of warriors.
His plan was to escalate the situation, kill or imprison the twelve city lords, and then incorporate their power into his own forces.
In this way, the scale of Xuanling Temple can continue to expand.
As a result, Huangfu Kong only glanced at him.
His opinion was ignored.
After the Grand Elder landed...
He said to Wang Lixue and the others, "The reason you are still alive is that the elders want to clarify something."
Wang Lixue and the other twelve looked helplessly at Huangfu Kong.
What do you want to clarify?
“Killing Lin Jinglong will not help solve the problem of the spread of demonic energy in the Northern Region. On the contrary, it will make things more complicated and may even cause internal strife between the Elders Council and the Northern Region.”
Huangfu Kong said in a sincere tone.
Wang Lixue fell silent.
They didn't know whether what Huangfu Kong said was true or false.
But we had no choice but to accept his explanation.
After all, they are now prisoners of war.
Even the thousands of martial artists they brought were, frankly speaking, fish on a chopping board, with no possibility of resistance.
It was at this moment that Lin Jinglong added, "For the sake of the greater good, I spared your lives. It's not for you worthless scoundrels, but for the sake of the tens of millions of people in the Northern Region."
"Furthermore, I have a way to seal off the Demon Cave."
"If you trust me, I will give you a way out after you give me some compensation."
Although Lin Jinglong was assassinated by them and so many of his men were captured, he was determined to kill them all.
However, having joined the Elders' Council, there are times when one must prioritize the greater good. To prevent turmoil in the Northern Region, at least the warriors of these twelve cities must not die.
Wang Lixue and the others barely managed to get up. They looked at Lin Jinglong with disheveled faces and doubtful eyes.
"Can you really seal the demon's lair?"
"I'm fairly confident."
That was all Lin Jinglong could say.
During his three days of seclusion, his self-awareness was not completely sealed; on the contrary, it became incredibly sharp, especially his perception of the source of demonic energy.
In that underground palace of caverns, gushing forth demonic energy.
At its deepest depths, there seems to be the true source!
It was even drawing him to that place.
As long as the source can be sealed, the continued spread of demonic energy can be stopped.
Furthermore, that place held a strange attraction for Lin Jinglong, and regardless of the risks involved, he hoped to go and see it for himself.
Perhaps, besides demonic energy, there is something else in that demonic cave that is attracting Lin Jinglong, who now possesses the demonic Yin Body.
It is also beneficial to his cultivation level.
This is a feeling from the unseen realm.
After hearing Lin Jinglong's words, Wang Lixue and the others looked at each other in bewilderment.
If Lin Jinglong could truly seal the Demon Cave, even if the possibility was still low, they should have negotiated with him and tried to cooperate.
Then they would believe the words of that old monster Zhang Shentong.
But they couldn't restrain themselves and wanted to kill Lin Jinglong first, which made their expressions extremely awkward.
Huangfu Kong was also somewhat surprised.
"Do you really have a way to seal the demon's lair?"
"Give it a try."
Lin Jinglong said casually.
Huangfu Kong nodded, a look of joy appearing in his eyes. Although Lin Jinglong had suppressed the people of the twelve cities on his own, the root of the conflict had not been truly resolved.
Lin Jinglong now says he has a way to seal the Demon Cave.
That could resolve the root of the conflict.
It could even save millions of residents in the Northern Region!
The Spirit Master looked at him with some suspicion.
"That demonic cave is impossible to enter. Even if you have mastered the ability to become demonic, if you go deep into the demonic cave and are affected by the demonic energy, you might lose your mind, right?"
A sense of wariness and apprehension had already surfaced in his eyes.
After all, given Lin Jinglong's abilities, if he were to lose his mind and become possessed by a demon, he would be extremely terrifying. Even if Huangfu Kong were to intervene, he might not be able to stop him.
Besides Master Xuanling, the other members of the ten Heavenly Dao clans present also looked at Lin Jinglong with great suspicion.
Was what he said an exaggeration?
After all, how could this demon cave, which could affect the entire Northern Region, be sealed by Lin Jinglong alone?
They all shared the same concerns as the Spirit Master.
If Lin Jinglong suddenly loses control during this process, wouldn't they all be doomed as well?
Even before Lin Jinglong was completely corrupted by demonic energy, his combat prowess was already terrifying to them.
If it becomes demonic and out of control.
It must be even more terrifying than that divine power!
With their strength, how could they possibly stop them?
With their doubts raised, even the members of the Twelve Cities Alliance looked at each other, each revealing a suspicious expression.
"Can this Lin Jinglong really seal the Demon Cave?"
In the end, it was Huangfu Kong who made the final decision.
"There is no other way to seal the Demon Cave now. We only have one option left. No matter how low the chance of success is or how great the risk is, we must try."
His attitude has already demonstrated his trust in Lin Jinglong.
The others didn't say anything more. The rest of the martial artists stayed in and around Tianlang City. Only they, a group of top experts, rushed to the hillside several miles away to search for the location of the Demon Cave.
The demonic energy here has become extremely concentrated.
Even the most skilled martial artists would feel immense pressure upon arriving here.
However, Lin Jinglong appeared remarkably relaxed.
On the contrary, I felt like a fish in water.
He now possesses almost two completely opposite states. One is that, having tamed hundreds of strands of heavenly secrets, he can exert a suppressive effect when facing other primal forces, much like the majestic might of heaven.
The other state is the demonized state.
When facing these demonic energies, not only do you not feel any pressure, but your whole body is also warmed and nourished.
"We've arrived at the Demon Cave. According to the legends of our Twelve Cities, this Demon Cave is bottomless. Once you enter, no one has ever come out. Are you sure you want to go in and try to seal the Demon Cave?"
Wang Lixue led the people of the Twelve Cities. They looked at Lin Jinglong with concern, not because they were worried about him as a person, but because they were worried that Lin Jinglong's entry would cause immeasurable consequences.
Lin Jinglong nodded.
"The Grand Elder is right. There's no other way now. We can only try anything as a last resort."
He didn't tell anyone about his ulterior motives. If they knew that there was a voice inside this demonic cave that was drawing him in from the shadows, they would probably be even more worried.
Wang Lixue and the others all looked helpless.
"It seems there are no other options."
The Twelve Cities Alliance was the most passive party, with tens of millions of innocent people standing behind them. As the rulers of the twelve cities, they had no choice but to trust Lin Jinglong.
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