Urban Peerless Expert

Time flies as swift as water, in the blink of an eye, Lin Chen and his companions have spent nearly a year in the military camp.

Lin Chen guided the three women, offering advice and selecting appropriate targets for their contemplation and understanding of Dao.

Under Lin Chen's careful guidance, Gu Yuexi, with her wood attribute, was the first to break through, successfully advancing to quasi-saint.

Next was Shang Wenyao, with her water attribute, benefiting from dual cultivation. Her comprehension also progressed rapidly, finally succeeding in breaking the realm.

Yao Xuanji's breakthrough was relatively slower; her path differed significantly from the others', and Lin Chen could only provide inspiration rather than hand-on guidance. However, with the help of Qingming Divine Fruit, Yao Xuanji eventually broke through successfully.

Hence, Lin Chen's wives, except for the missing Purple Cloud, all advanced to quasi-saint.

To conceal their advancements, whenever the three women were about to break through, Lin Chen would lead them to the million-li Barbaric Wilderness. Additionally, breaking through to quasi-saint from Daluo Peak does not invoke thunder tribulation, causing no earth-shattering disturbance, thus nobody was alarmed.

While Lin Chen was cultivating, battle reports from the Sacred Heart Immortal Domain continuously flowed to the rear military camp.

With kryptonite, the Five Saints steadily pushed forward, destroying one purple crystal pillar after another. Following the destruction of the pillars, they would vehemently attack all abyssal demons in the vicinity. Subsequently, the quasi-saint teams would conduct thorough searches throughout the areas, exterminating all surviving demons.

The demons awakened inside the purple crystal pillars couldn't escape. Without the purple crystal pillar as a vessel for the arrival of the abyss lord, the Five Saints had nothing to fear.

Possessing kryptonite, the Five Saints were invincible against abyssal demons, eliminating the threat of the abyss lord.

Lord Ao Jue and Lord of Incineration dared not fight; they kept retreating and shrinking back.

Finally, through the efforts of the Five Saints, hundreds of purple crystal pillars in the Sacred Heart Immortal Domain were completely destroyed!

The news brought celebrations within and around the camps.

The Five Saints did not stop; along with the quasi-saints, they teleported back to the Crimson Immortal Domain.

After a brief pause, they traversed the cross-realm area, entered the Demon World, and proceeded to the Crimson Demon Domain to continue their assault on the invading demons there.

Before the remote destruction of the purple crystal pillars, the Five Saints would not approach them. Once the pillars were destroyed, and kryptonite in hand, nobody could stand in their way.

Mu Tian did not follow the team into the Demon World but stayed in the military camp of the Crimson Immortal Domain, handling the cleaning and reconstruction of the Sacred Heart Immortal Domain.

Though at least half of the Sacred Heart Immortal Domain's territory had its life force consumed by the purple crystal pillars, turning into lifeless dead stars, nearly half of its domain still remained.

Order in the Sacred Heart Immortal Domain had almost entirely collapsed after the demonic invasion. Now that the demons had been annihilated, new order must be established.

These matters didn't concern Lin Chen much; he quietly observed the changes in the situation.

After Mu Tian returned to the camp, Lin Chen actively went to visit him.

"I heard you've guided many Daluo Peak cultivators in the camp, helping them successfully break through?"

Lin Chen said with a laugh: "Just exchanges; they had already grasped much. Although I shared my experiences, their success in breaking through was due to themselves, not me."

The true credit belonged to the Qingming Divine Fruit. Without it, Lin Chen's methods wouldn't have worked.

Lin Chen had uprooted the Qingming Divine Fruit Tree and planted it in the Linglong Tower, where more than twenty mature fruits had been consumed by Lin Chen and his companions. Though there were still many immature fruits, the mature ones had nearly run out.

Fortunately, before exhausting the Qingming Divine Fruits, Gu Yuexi and the other two women had all surpassed to quasi-saint. Temporarily, they had no further need for the fruits.

Mu Tian merely mentioned it without delving deeply. After all, if Lin Chen could help others become quasi-saints, that was his merit and a blessing for the entire Immortal Realm.

This war against the abyssal demons caused significant losses to the Immortal Realm. Coupled with previous wars against the Demon World, even quasi-saints were lost significantly. Now, quickly replenishing and enhancing the Immortal Realm's overall combat power was undoubtedly beneficial.

"Thanks to the kryptonite you brought back, the battlefield situation has become clear. With caution, the invading abyssal demons will soon be exterminated, and all purple crystal pillars will be destroyed. This war should end soon."

Lin Chen reminded: "What about the abyss lord? He hasn't revealed himself. As long as he's around, this war won't end..."

Mu Tian nodded: "There's no choice; we can only evade him. Fortunately, he won't personally descend here. Otherwise, no one could stop him."

Lin Chen asked: "Is it because he can't, or because he doesn't dare?"

Mu Tian replied: "If he could descend, why did he watch the destruction of so many purple crystal pillars? Despite the loss of these pillars, the abyss lord suffers greatly, given that every pillar housed a sleeping demon lord. Though demons can be amplified indefinitely, the deciding factor in victory is not those numerous but weak low-level demons, but the quantity of demon lords."

"As long as the saints are cautious and don't give the abyss lord an opportunity to descend and counterattack, I don't think the trajectory of this war will change significantly."

"Even if he fails to siege the Immortal and Demon Worlds, he can try again. But if he personally appears and the Heavenly God Clan traces him, catches him, he risks complete annihilation in body and soul. This risk, he knows well."

Mu Tian's words resonated with what Lord Charm Erosion had said, so Lin Chen did not dwell on it further.

"What about the three Immortal Monarchs? Did they go to the Demon World together?"

Mu Tian nodded: "Yes, though primarily the Five Saints fought, everyone else followed to sweep the battlefield. In prior Sacred Heart Immortal Domain battles, Little Demon Emperor Cheng Tuo and the Great Wilderness Palace lord participated and assisted. Now, it's our turn to help clear the enemy out of the Demon World."

Alright, it's to repay the favor.

Lin Chen acknowledged, asking: "Any updates on other matters?"

Mu Tian asked: "Which aspects are you referring to?"

Lin Chen was now also a quasi-saint, having the power to converse on equal terms with Mu Tian, thus he wasn't evasive: "Firstly, the current situation of the Land of Opportunity, and secondly, regarding Qingluan Immortal Monarch's significant contributions, if she has earned the quota for sanctum ascension, and if there are any arrangements by the Emperor concerning this matter?"

Mu Tian stared at Lin Chen with a subtle expression: "I understand the first matter, but why such concern about the progress of the second?"

Lin Chen said with a laugh: "I've invested, after all. I hope to see the results. If it doesn't work, wouldn't my investment and choices have been in vain?"