Song Zijian's worries were not without reason. Faced with so many forces joining together, and even more hidden forces, their sect would definitely not be able to hold out for long. Once they broke through the mountain protection formation, they would definitely become meat on the chopping board.
"Should we secretly send some of the core disciples away first? This way, we can preserve the incense and allow the Dan Sect to continue in the future. Otherwise, we would be letting down our ancestors."
"It's not that easy to send them away. I just received a message from Bufan that the stronghold on the border has been destroyed and the teleportation array is no longer usable. It's impossible to repair it in a short time.
I also sense the presence of several powerful auras outside. They've probably laid a tight net to prevent us from escaping."
Song Zichen's words made the atmosphere suddenly darken. They couldn't leave, and they couldn't fight. Was the clan really going to be destroyed?
"Zijian, Zicheng, if anything happens, take Lingtian and leave immediately. Leave the rest to me."
"good!"
Song Zijian and the other man were silent for a while, then said something very seriously. They understood what Song Zichen meant, that this was the worst-case scenario.
It was peaceful and calm for several days, but the atmosphere in the sect was obviously different. Ling Tian in the secret realm also stopped practicing. He knew the seriousness of the matter and was sitting behind Song Zichen listening to their discussion.
"There's been no news from the undercover agents, and it seems they're in dire straits. Although we've caught quite a few of them, I still feel like there are more."
"Yeah, I think so too, but people are in a panic right now. In this state, if the enemy attacks, half the battle is already lost before the battle even begins. It's not a good situation to be optimistic about."
Song Zichen sighed with worry, then turned to Ling Tian and said, "Ling Tian, you must remember what I told you yesterday. If anything unexpected happens, you must follow up with the two Grandmasters. As long as you are here, our Alchemy Alliance has hope."
Ling Tian was also very sad. Song Zichen's words proved that the situation had reached an extremely dangerous point. However, he was only in the Jindan stage and could not influence the affairs of the Huashen stage at all. Moreover, he was the fuse of this life-and-death battle, which made him feel very guilty.
"Don't think too much. Even without you, this war is inevitable. It's just early." Song Zicheng saw what Ling Tian was thinking and comforted him.
Despite this, Ling Tian still felt that he should do something. Of course, he would not say stupid words like "life and death are equal to the sect". Who doesn't want to live?
After much deliberation, Ling Tian searched the entire space and found only the few dozen bottles of spiritual liquid that were of some use. He then took out half of it and said, "Grandmaster, this is a spiritual liquid that I accidentally obtained in my early years. It has a miraculous effect on restoring spiritual power. This place is full of dangers, and I hope it can be of some use to you."
“That’s thoughtful, haha!”
Song Zichen didn't care at all. He had the spiritual liquid on him, and it was just absorbed faster than the spiritual stone. However, in order to make Ling Tian feel less guilty, Song Zichen still took it.
But as soon as he got it, he became serious. This spiritual liquid was different.
"How...how can there be such a miraculous spiritual liquid in this world?"
Song Zichen's exclamation aroused the curiosity of Song Zijian and the other man standing beside him. They came over to check and after a moment they showed the same amazed expression as Song Zichen. It was so shocking.
"Then I'll accept it. With these spiritual liquids, your chances of successfully breaking through will be much greater."
Seeing them accept the spiritual liquid, Ling Tian felt better.
After leaving the secret realm, everyone he met along the way was in a gloomy mood. However, Ling Tian was unable to change the situation, so he had to speed up and leave in a deceptive manner. When he returned to the North Peak, Hu Tao had been waiting for him. Seeing him come back, his face showed joy.
He took Ling Tian to his residence, set up a soundproof barrier, and then said, "Ling Tian, this time is full of dangers. You might be separated from your life after this. This is an item I have collected over the years. It should be helpful for your future cultivation."
"Master, I can't..."
"Here."
Hu Tao spoke sternly, shoving the interspatial ring into Ling Tian's hand. He continued, "My master still has a branch of the Fan family in Qin. I haven't been back for years, so I don't know if they're still there. If you pass by there in the future, please go and take a look for them on my behalf. If they're still there and living a carefree life, don't bother them. If they're poor, please help them."
Ling Tianzhuang nodded, but was about to say something when he was driven out by Hu Tao. He was left alone to reminisce about the past.
When he was leaving, he met his three senior sisters and brothers. Ling Tian chatted with them for a while. When he was leaving, he seemed to want to say something but stopped himself. In the end, he didn't say it. He just gave each of them a bottle of Yunyuan Dan.
"I hope you can survive."
Ling Tian walked out and when he passed by the medicine garden outside, he saw a errand disciple using a very strange tool to apply spiritual water to the medicine field. He stopped and seemed to have thought of something in his mind.
"Uncle Master!"
A shout interrupted Ling Tian's thoughts. He looked at his disciples and asked, "Well, what is this?"
"Uncle Master, this is something we came up with to make it easier to apply water to the elixir. It doesn't have a name."
"Oh, can I take a look?"
"If you like it, I'll give it to you."
Seeing Ling Tian was interested, the man seized the opportunity to please him.
Ling Tian smiled slightly and turned around. Looking at the long tube, there was a simple mechanism underneath. Gently touching a small protruding metal strip, water was ejected through the tube.
"This...gun, yes, it's almost like a gun."
Thinking of the gun, Ling Tian's mind was flooded with memories, and he slowly recalled the end of the world.
"Gatling!"
Ling Tian narrowed his eyes. Perhaps...
"Thank you very much."
The voice was still echoing, Ling Tianren had disappeared, but there were a few more bottles of pills on the ground. The man took a look and quickly put them away, the surprise on his face could not be concealed.
Three days later, Ling Tian was holding a three-foot-long black tubular metal and constantly adjusting it.
“Da da da… bang!”
In the training room, after a burst of smoke, a pile of metal parts were scattered. Ling Tian shook his head and sighed.
"It was a success, but it can't withstand the spiritual power above the tenth level of Qi Refining. It will be of no use in a sect war."
Ling Tian knew that this was a limitation of the refining materials. If he wanted to improve, he had to make a breakthrough in metal. However, different materials were required for each component, which made it much more difficult. If he relied on himself alone, he might not be able to refine a magic weapon even after studying for hundreds or even decades.
"Let's pool our wisdom and see if there's any breakthrough."
Ling Tian spent several hours making two more Gatling guns and brought them to Song Zichen and the others, but the atmosphere was depressing.
"Lingtian, get ready. We'll be leaving through the secret passage in the next few days."
"Master, have they already taken action?"
Ling Tian was also shocked. He didn't expect it to come so soon.
"The enemy is about to arrive at the city. According to the sect's reserve of spirit stones, the mountain protection formation can only last for five days at most."
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