Ling Tian Sword God

Central Region, Divine Capital.

It has been seven days since the Nine Streams Conference ended. During these seven days, the final results of this Nine Streams Conference have spread almost throughout the Nine Provinces Land.

The top young talents of the generation have undergone an unprecedented reshuffle, and the four original Youth Kings at the top of the pyramid have been replaced by six new emerging Youth Kings.

Demon Sword King, Mysterious Female King, Ten Thousand Swords King, Heavenly Eye King.

This time, the Nine Streams Conference has produced as many as four new kings.

Each one of them is exceptionally talented, with an extraordinary battle record.

The Demon Sword King, inheritor of the Sword Demon, drew with the King of Golden Buddha.

Mysterious Female King lived up to expectations and defeated the Holy Heart Queen.

Ten Thousand Swords King, with superior swordsmanship, won against the King of Snowy Night.

While the Heavenly Eye King, with the secret art of the Heavenly Eyes, forced a draw with the King of Taisu.

These events, just hearing them, make one feel immensely shocked.

The four of them today are like the sun at midday, and some Sects use them as examples and role models for their disciples.

Ling Chen, being one of them, naturally also became the subject of discussion among swordsmen across the land. After all, Wei Wuxian only managed a draw with the King of Golden Buddha, while Ling Chen truly defeated the King of Snowy Night. In the hearts of many young swordsmen, Ling Chen is still slightly superior to Wei Wuxian.

Moreover, everyone knows the good show has not ended. In half a year, the Six Youth Kings are scheduled to battle at the summit of Kunlun, which will be another earth-shaking combat.

Many of the younger generation have already set their sights on the clash six months later, eager to witness the showdown among the Six Kings.

However, amid the external commotion, Ling Chen, residing in the Divine Capital, did not have the opportunity to appreciate it. He was peacefully secluded in a quiet inn, cultivating.

During the Nine Streams Conference, Ling Chen reaped a lot. This time, he expended great effort to defeat the King of Snowy Night. During the battles with many young talents, Ling Chen’s swordsmanship undoubtedly improved significantly.

Whether it was the sword techniques or pioneering the Dual Sword Stream, these were considerable breakthroughs.

And Ling Chen’s cultivation had also reached the point of breaking through.

In the guest room.

Ling Chen sat cross-legged on the bed. Around his body, True Qi swiftly circulated, converging into a vortex in the Dantian, crazily absorbing the surrounding Heavenly Earth Energy.

Suddenly, crackling sounds echoed from the Dantian, and the True Qi Spirit Sea within it abruptly underwent a transformation.

After approximately five minutes, the transformation in the Dantian subsided, while the ample True Qi within had reached the storage limit of the Dantian.

Sky Apex Realm Ninth Level!

Ling Chen slowly exhaled a breath. His cultivation had finally broken through the boundary of the Eighth Layer of Sky Apex Realm, reaching the Ninth Level.

He was undoubtedly one step closer to the level of the Saint Path.

"Now I just need to completely condense the Saint Body to charge into the realm of the Saint Path."

Ling Chen’s eyes gleamed with a bright light. Ordinary warriors need to go through the Half-Saint level, which includes elementary, intermediate, and advanced stages, to attempt the Saint Path, but he did not.

The Saint Path Realm is no small matter; ordinary people wish to linger enough time at the Sky Apex Realm level to ensure a breakthrough to become a Saint, and the Half-Saint level is merely a preparation phase for that breakthrough.

And Ling Chen, having almost all the conditions fulfilled, and with the Sword Spirit Embryo already reaching a formidable level, could directly aim for the Saint Path Realm once the Saint Body is condensed!

Of course, Ling Chen himself needed to expend considerable effort to condense the Saint Body, and crossing over the preparation phase of the Half-Saint was not easily achievable. A single careless mistake could lead to a drop in realm, posing enormous latent risks.

After successfully advancing to the Ninth Level of Sky Apex Realm, Ling Chen stepped down from the bed, opened the room door, and headed towards the courtyard outside.

At that moment, in the courtyard stood a black-robed girl, none other than Ling Yin.

After the Nine Streams Conference ended, Ling Yin accompanied Ling Chen to the Divine Capital. The Heavenly Eye Clan had long promised her that after she claimed the title of Youth King, she would no longer be forced to stay in the family. With that constraint lifted, she naturally wasn’t in a rush to the Heavenly Eye Clan; she naturally wanted to follow her Brother Ling Chen.

"Xiao Yin."

Seeing Ling Yin, Ling Chen walked over casually.

"Brother Ling Chen, you finished cultivating?"

Seeing it was Ling Chen coming, a happy expression appeared on Ling Yin’s charming face.

"Yes, finished."

Ling Chen nodded and then asked, "Recently, how has it been for you in the Heavenly Eye Clan? Your clansmen didn’t bully you, did they?"

"No, who dares to bully me."

Ling Yin smiled and shook her head, "With Grandpa around, no one has the guts. As for now, there aren’t many in the family who can bully me."

"That is true."

Ling Chen laughed, now Ling Yin, who could even hold her own against the King of Taisu, faced no threat from most Saints below the Third Realm, and above that were Middle-rank Saints, which were rare looking across the entire Nine Provinces Sect Realm.

"By the way."

Ling Chen suddenly recalled the incident on Lotus Island, "On Lotus Island, you and your grandfather bid on an ice-blue tower. In the end, did you find anything unusual about that ice-blue tower?"

That ice-blue tower is related to the Ice Emperor Order’s clue; who knows if the Heavenly Eye Clan is aware of this secret about the ice-blue tower.

"It’s said...it involves a clue to a Treasure."

Ling Yin only hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Grandpa said there is information about a Void Emperor’s royal decree inside that ice-blue tower."

This matter, the Heavenly Eye Ancestor had instructed her absolutely not to tell outsiders, but for Ling Yin, this didn’t include Ling Chen.

"As expected, the Heavenly Eye Ancestor already knew!"

Ling Chen gave a bitter smile. It seems that at the auction back then, the Heavenly Eye Ancestor already knew about the connection between the ice-blue tower and the Ice Emperor Order. Though the other party might not know as clearly as he did, they certainly knew there was a relationship.

"Two months ago, Grandpa and several Elders from the clan had already gone to the place indicated by the clue. If nothing goes wrong, they should obtain it."

Ling Yin looked at Ling Chen, saying, "Why, Brother Ling Chen, do you want that Void Emperor’s royal decree? From what I see, Grandpa seems to value it highly. It wouldn’t be easy to steal it from them."

"What are you thinking, girl?"

Ling Chen poked Ling Yin’s forehead speechlessly, "When did I say I want to steal it?"

What did this girl think of him?

"If you’re not stealing it, why ask about it?" Ling Yin’s expression appeared somewhat innocent.

Ling Chen said, "I just think, in the future, if there’s an opportunity, make sure to get that Void Emperor’s royal decree and keep it well. That thing is of immense value. If your Grandpa wants to give it to you, don’t refuse."

The Void Emperor’s royal decree, each one is a peerless Treasure, asking Ling Yin to risk taking the Ice Emperor Order from the Heavenly Eye Ancestor is something Ling Chen couldn’t do, and concentrating such items excessively in one person may not be beneficial, at least not until one possesses enough strength.