War Sovereign Soaring The Heavens

Upon hearing Duan Ling Tian's explanation, Yang Qian Ye sighed in relief inwardly. He was the pride of the 10,000 Devils Sect, but in the top emperor-rank sect he had joined, he was only outstanding at best. There were many prodigies who were as outstanding as him and many who were more talented than him, after all, in one of the top emperor-rank forces he had joined. He had only been recruited because he had met the minimum requirements to join the top emperor-rank force. If he were just slightly less talented, he would not have been able to join his current sect. For this reason, he had been alarmed when Duan Ling Tian had addressed him as Young Sect Leader Yang.

Yang Qian Ye could feel the burning gazes of the elders on him earlier. They were not his followers. They accompanied him here not because they were protecting him. Instead, they were sent here to show Duan Ling Tian the sect's sincerity.

After Duan Ling Tian rejected Yang Qian Ye, the elders began to speak one after another, listing out the benefits of joining their sect.

Duan Ling Tian was rather tempted by one or two of the benefits. If it were not for the Imperial War, he might have accepted their invitation. However, in the end, he still refused them.

Although the elders were disappointed, they were not angry. After all, he had also rejected the invitations from the other top emperor-rank forces.

"Duan Ling Tian, if you're interested in joining us after the end of the Imperial War, you can contact me at any time," one of the elders, an old man, said. Then, he handed his Soul Pearl to Duan Ling Tian before he continued to say, "If you decide to join us, we'll welcome you with open arms. All my promises to you will still be valid."

Among the elders present, the old man was the one who had listed the best benefits.

"Thank you, senior," Duan Ling Tian said as he put away the old man's Soul Pearl, "In fact, I do have plans of leaving the Flying Dragon Sect after the end of the Imperial War. At that time, I naturally plan to join one of the top forces in the Eastern Ridge Mansion."

Upon hearing this, the old man's eyes lit up immediately. After thinking about it for a moment, he began to list out other benefits again.

The benefits were much more than what the elders and the sect had discussed previously so the other elders frowned.

"Elder Qin…"

'Are we even from the sect? What are all these benefits that I've never heard of before?'

However, due to the old man's identity in the sect, the others could only sigh inwardly. Moreover, unlike them, the old man was capable of fulfilling the promises he made to Duan Ling Tian. Their status was not as high as the old man in the sect, after all.

"Senior, how should I address you?" Duan Ling Tian asked. His gaze was much friendlier than before. At the same time, he waved his hand, bringing out his Soul Pearl and handing it to the old man.

"My name is Qin Wu Yang. You can call me Elder Qin. That's how most people in the sect address me."

Qin Wu Yang naturally could see that Duan Ling Tian was amenable to the idea of joining his sect. After he put away the Soul Pearl, he smiled widely at Duan Ling Tian.

In the eyes of the others, Qin Wu Yang and Duan Ling Tian were like a pair of grandfather and grandson chatting happily with each other.

"The peak I belong to in the sect specializes in alchemy. If you join the sect, you can join my peak as well. We have all kinds of rare medicinal ingredients there. We even have those that are beyond your imagination," the old man said, further tempting Duan Ling Tian.

Duan Ling Tian's brightened even more upon hearing these words.

At the same time, a worried expression flitted past Yang Qian Ye's face. He secretly sent a message to Kuang Tian Zheng, an inner elder of the Flying Dragon Sect.

"Senior Uncle, an elder who came with me promised Duan Ling Tian many benefits if he joins our sect. Based on his reaction, it seems likely that he'll join my sect after the Imperial War ends. It's best if you find a way to kill him before the end of the war. Otherwise, not only will you be unable to kill him after he joins my sect, but he might even retaliate against you. You should know that with his talents in cultivation and alchemy, it won't take long before he's strong enough to retaliate against you. In fact, it won't take long after he joins my sect for him to seek revenge from you with the help of others…"

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Kuang Tian Zheng's expression changed drastically when he received Yang Qian Ye's message. He quickly sent a message to Zhong Can, his second disciple.

"Can'er, where are you? Can we talk now?"

Kuang Tian Zheng wanted to find Zhong Can so they could come up with a way to kill Duan Ling Tian as soon as they could. To be precise, he wanted to come up with a way for Xue Ming Zhi, a Vice Sect Leader of the Flying Dragon Sect, to kill Duan Ling Tian.

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Seeing how sincere Qin Wu Yang was, Duan Ling Tian was rather moved by the offer. The other two top emperor-rank forces that had come to recruit him did not promise him any benefits yet, and even if they did, he did not think it could surpass what Qin Wu Yang had promised him. Moreover, the other emperor-rank forces were clans. He preferred to join a sect to a clan.

Duan Ling Tian, who was quite knowledgeable about the Imperial War, said, "Let's talk about the details when the Imperial War ends. After all, I don't know how long it'll take for the war to end. It may end in a few years, or it may end after a few decades. It may not even end after 100 years. After all, in the history of the Realms of Gods, the longest Imperial War lasted for 1,000 years. In the end, a top lord-rank rank force had to step in to end the war. It was also because of that specific Imperial War, that a rule was imposed that Imperial Wars can't last more than 1,000 years, and the Imperial War Realm would close after 1,000 years have passed."

"Very well. Duan Ling Tian, I'll be waiting for you at the Pure Yang Sect," Qin Wu Yang said through Voice Transmission before he left with the others.

'Pure Yang Sect…' This was the first time that he learned of the name of the emperor-rank force that Qin Wu Yang and Yang Qian Ye belonged to.

'Pure Yang? Is Pure Yang Sect related to Lu Dong Bin, one of the Eight Immortals in the ancient myths on Earth? Lu Dong Bing was known as Master Pure Yang, after all…'

After a moment, Duan Ling Tian shook his head, dismissing the thought. After all, logically, Lu Dong Bing should have ascended to the Jade Emperor Heaven, a Devata Realm. However, he had never heard anything about Lu Dong Bing while he was still in the Devata Realms. If Lu Dong Bing went to a Realm of Gods from the Devata Realm and founded a sect, Lu Dong Bing would be highly praised and known throughout the Devata Realms.

Naturally, there was also a small possibility that Lu Dong Bing had maintained a low profile so no one knew about his great achievements. There were nearly 20 Realms of Gods, and those who came from the Devata Realms might not necessarily come to the Profound Energy Land. With this, there was a possibility that those from the Jade Emperor Heaven or the Yan Huang Realm were unaware of Lu Dong Bin's achievements.

'I'll better continue to cultivate. Now that I've stabilized my cultivation base, I should continue cultivating. I have enough divine pills to boost my cultivation now to become a rudimentary Lord of Gods as soon as possible. After becoming a Lord of Gods, I'll have to spend some time stabilizing my cultivation base again. Fortunately, there are many lord-grade divine pills that can help with stabilizing my cultivation base once I become a Lord of Gods…'

With this thought in mind, Duan Ling Tian dismissed all necessary thoughts from his mind and returned to his room to cultivate.

Before he began to cultivate, he also sent a message to Xue Hai Chuan, telling Xue Hai Chuan to directly refuse other top emperor-rank forces that tried to recruit him.

Then, without waiting for Xue Hai Chuan's reply, he activated the Formation and began to cultivate. This time, he did not plan to stop cultivating until the Imperial War began.

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"He's going to refuse all top emperor-rank forces in the Eastern Ridge Mansion going forward?"

Xue Hai Chun sighed as he shook his head. If he were in Duan Ling Tian's shoes, he did not think he would have the courage to do such a thing. Nonetheless, he knew Duan Ling Tian had the qualifications to do so based on Duan Ling Tian's talent. At most, those from the top emperor-rank forces would say a few words of complaints, but they definitely would not do anything excessive. After all, based on Duan Ling Tian's age and achievements thus far, as long as there were no unforeseen accidents, Duan Ling Tian would definitely rise to the top. Even if they could not recruit Duan Ling Tian, they would not make an enemy out of Duan Ling Tian for no good reason.

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Time flew by. In just a blink of an eye, three years had passed.

The Imperial War was drawing even closer.

The Imperial War Realm had already been created, and the high-ranking officials from the Flying Dragon Sect and the Tai Yi Sect had already brought many people into the realm as early as a year ago to build the respective bases.

In the Imperial War Realm where most places were battlefields, the bases were the only safe place.