Ling Tian Sword God

WHOOSH...

Strong winds rushed past Ling Chen's ears. Due to excessive blood loss, he could barely keep his eyes open, and the world around him had plunged into an incomparable silence. He could not hear anything, nor did he want to bother about anything. All Ling Chen wanted now was to sleep soundly for a while, preferably never to wake up again.

Biting his tongue for what felt like the umpteenth time, Ling Chen used the pain to keep himself conscious, then stuffed a handful of Elixirs into his mouth to replenish his True Qi.

Shaking his head slightly, Ling Chen felt his thoughts had become much slower. At this point, even an ordinary Martial artist could bring him down with a single blow.

I was too careless! To think I almost lost my life just to kill a mere Song Hailan and Yun Tianhe, Ling Chen chastised himself, reflecting on his error. He hadn't considered things thoroughly enough; he shouldn't have acted impulsively, which almost led to his death at Longyang's hands.

When he first entered the Tienzong Ruins, Ling Chen had solemnly reminded himself not to become arrogant. The opponents here were top-tier young talents and genius experts from among the Five Kingdoms; there were far too many people who could kill him.

Now, his sole thought was to find a place to heal. If he didn't treat his wounds soon, he might very well die from them.

However, there were no suitable hiding places along his path. Choosing a random spot to recuperate would likely lead to an even quicker death.

Fortunately, about half an hour later, just as Ling Chen was on the verge of collapse, he found a hidden chamber. The stone door to this chamber moved up and down, with an opening mechanism on the outside. Without a second thought, Ling Chen punched the switch. The stone door slowly rose. SWISH. He slipped into the chamber and then closed the stone door.

As soon as he entered, Ling Chen immediately sat down cross-legged and began to circulate the True Qi within his body. He quickly fell into a semi-comatose state, clinging to a mere sliver of consciousness.

An unknown amount of time passed before Ling Chen finally awoke from his semi-comatose state.

He took an hourglass from the Heavenly Mansion Ring and discovered that three days had passed.

Unknowingly, three days have already gone by, he thought.

Ling Chen slowly exhaled a turbid breath and surveyed his injuries. The sword wounds inflicted by Longyang had mostly healed and scabbed over.

Although Longyang had stabbed him several times, none of the blows had struck vital points. After consuming a considerable number of healing and blood-staunching Elixirs, these flesh wounds were about seventy to eighty percent healed after three days of recuperation.

Ling Chen's primary concern was his internal injuries. However, with his external wounds improved, he would at least no longer lose consciousness and could focus entirely on treating his internal damage.

During the deadly battle with Longyang, Ling Chen's True Qi had been severely depleted, with only about twenty percent remaining—merely one-fifth of his original strength.

Undoubtedly, the exhaustion of True Qi would be a troublesome matter for others. Here in the Tienzong Ruins, time was precious. Most people couldn't fully recover from such a severe loss of True Qi even in ten days to half a month.

But Ling Chen was different. He possessed Solid Reality Pills. He had only used twenty during his last Cultivation session, leaving thirty-six in his possession.

Using Solid Reality Pills to replenish True Qi was much faster than ordinary Elixirs, though it was a bit extravagant, as Solid Reality Pills were primarily meant for Cultivation. They were extremely beneficial for those at the Martial Teacher Level and rarely used for healing.

However, Ling Chen's current state was dire. He had just broken through to the Martial Artist Sixth Realm and urgently needed to consolidate his current Realm. If this internal injury lingered unhealed, it might lead to lasting complications that could hinder his subsequent Realm improvement.

After expending ten Solid Reality Pills, Ling Chen's depleted True Qi had finally recovered by about seventy to eighty percent.

His Lingtian True Qi was exceptionally potent; however, it was also an extremely pure form of Energy that required a vast amount of Medicinal Power from the Solid Reality Pills to condense.

Ling Chen's Ling Tian Sword Scripture was currently at the Third-level "Embracing All Rivers" stage. His True Qi was more than ten times that of an ordinary Sixth Realm Martial Warrior.

Typically, possessing True Qi twice as potent as other warriors of the same realm already qualified one as a gifted youth. Three times made one a top-tier talent. Anything beyond that signified a peerless genius—the kind that might not appear for decades, or even a century.

Currently, Ling Chen, cultivating the Ling Tian Sword Scripture—a peerless divine technique—was considered such a once-in-a-century genius within the Five Kingdoms. However, since others were unaware of his true foundation, they couldn't accurately judge Ling Chen's talent.

Only individuals themselves could truly know the extent of their talent; others could only glean a partial view, unable to see the full picture.

At this point, five days had passed since Ling Chen entered the stone chamber.

Standing up and limbering his body, Ling Chen didn't hurry to leave the secret chamber. Instead, he drew the Cloud-hidden Sword from his waist and began practicing within the confines of the chamber.

Now that Ling Chen had reached the Martial Artist Sixth Realm, his comprehension of Swordsmanship had also ascended to a new level with the increase in his Cultivation.

Ling Chen executed the first six moves of the Dragon Seeking Sword Technique one by one.

The first three moves were Hidden Dragon in the Abyss, White Dragon Passing the Gap, and Seeking Dragon without Shadows. These initial three moves focused primarily on speed—not only the Swordsman's own movement speed but also the speed of his sword strikes.

Starting from the fourth move, Seeing Dragon in the Field, and progressing through White Dragon Breath and Divine Dragon's Head, the emphasis shifted to a significant increase in power. These moves not only displayed astonishing speed but also showcased overwhelming might.

Every three moves of the Dragon Seeking Sword Technique marked a watershed; the style of the subsequent moves would change. This unpredictability and immense power were precisely what made the sword technique formidable.

After executing the first six sword moves, Ling Chen suddenly swung his Cloud-hidden Sword. An extraordinary scene unfolded: the unleashed sword qi transformed into crescent-shaped Sword Energy, which cleaved through the thick stone chamber wall with unstoppable might, shattering it with a loud CRACK.

This sword strike was Slaughtering Dragon in the Wild, the seventh move of the Dragon Seeking Sword Technique.

The essence of this move was an abrupt shift from sheer power to lethal slaughter. This sword strike was like a dragon's talons—all-penetrating and indestructible—and also like a dragon-slaying blade, capable of annihilating all life.

This is the power of the seventh move of the Dragon Seeking Sword Technique!

Ling Chen's eyes lit up. He had only just begun to comprehend this sword move, achieving about twenty to thirty percent proficiency, yet it already possessed such destructive power. If he could master its use, its might would likely increase by another two or three times.

Now that my Cultivation has advanced, if I can become proficient with this sword move, I won't have to fear Longyang even if we meet again!

A flicker of excitement crossed Ling Chen's face, though he sneered inwardly. Longyang, Yun Tianhe, and the others would never have dreamed that, even in such dire straits, he could rise to the challenge and experience another explosive increase in strength.

Ling Chen had transformed this immense crisis into boundless motivation, fueling his explosive growth.

Ling Chen was now brimming with confidence. The day he emerged from this secret chamber would be the day he astounded the world.

Longyang, so what if you're Heavenly Ranking Eighth? Just wait. Sooner or later, I will avenge this!