Chapter 714: Chapter 714 Alliance
Ling Chen checked the number of Spirit Crystals in his storage ring, and only after confirming there were no errors did he store the ring away.
"Alright, you may go now!"
Ling Chen smiled faintly and made his way down toward Feiyun Inn.
He believed that having shown his prowess in Sword Dao, he had already intimidated the people from the ten major sects.
"Young Master Ling, please wait!"
Qin Wufa suddenly spoke up.
"Hm?"
Ling Chen paused, turning his head to look back, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, he said: "Young Master Qin, I have already shown mercy earlier, are you still not satisfied?"
"No, no, you misunderstand, Young Master Ling!"
Qin Wufa hurriedly replied with a smile: "Both of us are to participate in the Qing Province Heavenly Pride Ranking. How about this, let’s set off together!"
"No need."
Ling Chen flatly refused.
He had no acquaintance with Qin Wufa; why should he travel together with this person?
Qin Wufa didn’t mind in the slightest, and smilingly said: "Young Master Ling, I know you look down on my strength. However, I believe that with my abilities, I should not be a burden to you."
"That’s true."
Ling Chen nodded.
Although Qin Wufa was not his match, after all, he was a genius possessing a Heavenly Pride Token.
"I know that your strength is unmatched, Young Master. But sometimes, one cannot fight against many. Your strength may reign over the Eastern and Middle Domains, but once you reach the Northern Territory, things might not be the same."
Qin Wufa said, smiling.
Ling Chen nodded. Among the five regions of Qing Province, the Northern Territory was the strongest.
And it was not just one or two levels stronger than the other four regions.
It was said that there were geniuses possessing Heavenly Pride Tokens in the Northern Territory!
Those were the most powerful geniuses in all of Qing Province!
Seeing Ling Chen show a trace of interest, Qin Wufa continued: "The Northern Territory is filled with talents, their numbers completely overwhelming our four domains. Plus, they are quite united. If our four domains cannot join forces, I’m afraid we’ll be defeated by the talents of the Northern Territory one by one!"
"In each Qing Province Heavenly Pride Ranking, the Northern Territory geniuses occupy an overwhelming majority. Only when our four domains unite do we have a few geniuses climb onto the Heavenly Pride Ranking and claim the true position of Heavenly Pride!"
"Young Master Ling, forgive my directness, the Eastern Domain has been too weak in the past, not even qualified to unite with our three domains. Only now, with a figure of peerless elegance like you emerging from the Eastern Domain, do I speak frankly. I hope that you will represent the Eastern Domain and form an alliance with our three domains!"
"Only by forming an alliance with our four domains, can we avoid being swept away in the battle of the Heavenly Pride Ranking by the Northern Territory. I hope you will consider it!"
"An alliance?"
Ling Chen mused quietly.
He had indeed heard the Pavilion Master mention this.
For the past few thousand years, people from the Eastern Domain have participated in the Qing Province Heavenly Pride Ranking, but not a single one had made it to the ranking.
After all, the Eastern Domain was too weak.
Not even worth a glance from the other four domains.
"Young Master Qin, do you know the strength of the Northern Territory geniuses?"
Ling Chen inquired.
Qin Wufa’s face turned serious as he replied: "The Northern Territory has twelve cities. Each city has at least two to three talents at the level of proud children, while some have up to seven or eight. As for Heavenly Pride level talents, we are not clear."
"So many?"
Ling Chen was astonished.
That is to say, one city in the Northern Territory could match the entire Middle Domain.
And this was just counting the proud children with Heavenly Pride Tokens.
As for the Heavenly Pride level talents, they were completely unknown.
Although Ling Chen knew the Northern Territory was strong, he had not expected it to be this formidable!
Just one city in the Northern Territory had a terrifying number of geniuses at the level of Qin Wufa, amounting to dozens.
Although Ling Chen could defeat Qin Wufa, facing so many strong opponents at once, he might not be able to defeat many.
If the talents of the Northern Territory really joined together, they could potentially sweep all the talents from the other four domains out of the competition, and then fight among themselves for the rankings of the Heavenly Pride Listing.
"Young Master Ling, there’s no need to worry. The twelve cities of the Northern Territory are not of one mind. There is also great competition between the cities. Only if our four domains unite do we have the chance to contend!"
Seeing Ling Chen somewhat moved, Qin Wufa eagerly continued.
Ling Chen nodded slightly and asked, "How about the strength of the Western and Southern Domains?"
"The Western Domain should have four proud children, while the Southern Domain is a bit stronger, with six, I believe!"
Qin Wufa said, "Including Young Master, our four domains together boast fourteen prodigies, nearly equal to the number in the three cities of the Northern Territory. As long as we form an alliance, at the very least we will not face a situation where we are annihilated by the geniuses of a single city in the Northern Territory."
Ling Chen pondered for a long while.
It seems I really must join the alliance of the four domains.
Otherwise, even he might not be able to emerge unscathed under the siege of all the prodigies.
Let alone Liu Yu and Ling Wu.
Since he has brought these two out, naturally, he hopes that they can also achieve some ranking.
"Good! On behalf of the Eastern Domain, I join!"
Ling Chen finally made his decision.
"Good!"
Qin Wufa too was ecstatic.
With a powerhouse genius like Ling Chen joining, their four-domain alliance would be even stronger.
Even if faced with the siege of geniuses from three or four cities of the Northern Territory, they would have the strength to fight.
"The prodigies of our four-domain alliance will gather in Nether City of the Northern Territory."
Qin Wufa spoke again.
Nether City is located within the Netherworld Capital of the Northern Territory.
It is the center of the Netherworld Capital.
The Netherworld Capital is considered the weakest among the twelve cities of the Northern Territory.
There were only three prodigious-level geniuses.
Therefore, it’s a very good choice to convene there.
"No problem, just notify me when you leave."
Ling Chen replied with a smile.
There was nothing more to deal with in Yan City, after resting for a day or two, he could set out.
This place is the northernmost city of the Central Region.
Not far from Nether City.
Only a three-day journey.
Three days later.
Ling Chen and his party set out from Yan City, flying towards the north.
The team’s lineup expanded once again, with the addition of Qin Wufa, Yun Yan, and Xun Wenxian.
What Qin Wufa referred to as the alliance of the four domains, specifically meant the alliance of prodigious-level talents.
At most, each prodigy could bring a few exceptional talents.
Most of the individuals on the Qing Province Heavenly Pride List were prodigy token holders.
Only a few exceptional talent token holders, if lucky enough, would make it onto the Heavenly Pride List.
The group didn’t take a Transmission Spirit Array but relied on Spiritual Power to fly.
The main reason was to temper their Spiritual Power.
Ling Wu, Ling Tianxing, and Yan Huo stayed within Ling Chen’s internal world.
Now Ling Wu has cultivated to the pinnacle of the ninth level of the Palace Mansion Realm, just at the time of a breakthrough.
Therefore, Ling Chen let Ling Wu break through in his own world.
As for Yan Huo, she asked Ling Chen to take her along.
Seeing that she had the Harmonization Fruit, Ling Chen agreed.
Yan Huo’s cultivation was at the early stages of the second level of the World Realm, having condensed a Super World, also at the level of exceptional talent.
One day later, the party of five entered the Northern Territory Netherworld.
Entering the scope of the Netherworld Capital, Ling Chen faithfully kept his promise and released Qin Wutian and the others.
Qin Wutian and his eight companions were almost moved to tears.
They had been trapped in Ling Chen’s internal world for over a month, shrouded in darkness, as if in prison.
Naturally, Ling Chen wouldn’t allow these captives to move freely within his world but confined them within a certain area.
"Brother, you must teach Ling Chen a good lesson for me!"
With a somber face, Qin Wutian cried out to Qin Wufa.
"Slap!"
Qin Wufa slapped Qin Wutian across the face, coldly saying, "Offending Young Master Ling was a consequence of your own actions!"
Qin Wutian and the others were left stunned.