Top-level Qi Luck: Leading My Clan to Cultivate Chapter 2191: 1120: Leaving Seclusion (Part 2)
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After that, the Myriad Cultivators Alliance members faced the same dilemma, caught between honoring their pledge to back the Lin Family and dreading the real risk of angering the Blood Red Alliance.
Everyone knew full well the Blood Red Alliance’s infamous reputation and their overbearing methods.
Even with backing from the Liang and Lin families, the Myriad Cultivators Alliance members weren’t bound by blood ties, so their commitment fell short of true kin loyalty.
Built on this shaky ground, plus the Blood Red Alliance’s long-standing intimidation, and after running into one of their squads en route, the Myriad Cultivators Alliance grew even more daunted.
In this scenario, the fractured Myriad Cultivators Alliance saw their determination to help the Lin Family falter badly.
Through this, the Blood Red Alliance successfully pulled off their intimidation tactic once more.
On the other hand, the Lin Family’s two allies in Jinfeng Nation couldn’t provide prompt aid, cowed by the Blood Red Alliance’s threats.
As days turned into nearly a month with no aid from the Liang Family or Myriad Cultivators Alliance, Lin Shilu realized these allies probably wouldn’t show up.
He had a rough idea of why.
Reports indicated the Blood Red Alliance sent almost thirty Golden Core Stage powerhouses.
Once the Yang Clan fell, their spirit lands got seized and gradually integrated by the Blood Red Alliance.
So, once they shifted some of those experts free, the Blood Red Alliance could field at least twenty Golden Core Stage cultivators.
Beyond the Lin Family Clan Grounds, only a bit over a dozen Golden Core Stage experts stood guard, making up roughly half the force.
That left the other half unaccounted for, minus a handful securing the Yang Clan lands—most were doubtless pressuring the Liang Family and Myriad Cultivators Alliance.
The Blood Red Alliance’s ranks mostly featured Mid Stage Golden Core cultivators, their collective might outstripping the Myriad Cultivators Alliance’s Golden Core Stage fighters.
It’s no wonder, then, that fear of the Blood Red Alliance’s might made the Myriad Cultivators Alliance waver on sending support.
Whether the Liang Family hit major roadblocks or simply lacked the will to aid the Lin Family, Lin Shilu couldn’t tell right now.
Still, he knew even if Liang Family reinforcements came, they’d barely dent the Lin Family’s dire straits.
The Lin Family’s biggest menace remained Song Chufeng, fresh in Nascent Soul Early Stage.
Against such a titan, extra Golden Core Stage cultivators—even Late Stage ones—likely wouldn’t tip the scales much.
Besides, the Liang Family couldn’t spare tons of Late Stage Golden Core experts for the Lin Family; at best, their leader qualified, but the rest hovered at Early or Middle Stage Golden Core.
In the Lin Family’s bind, reinforcements wouldn’t change the big picture much.
Lin Shilu saw this clearly.
Thus, the Lin Family had to stand alone, stalling for time as best they could.
Once Lin Tianming solidified his cultivation base, his emergence would shatter every obstacle.
Grasping this, the Lin Family kept up the fight, burning through heaps of Spirit Stones each day to fuel the Formation’s defenses.
Thankfully, their solid foundations let them keep the Mountain Protection Array robust even now.
Meanwhile, the Blood Red Alliance hammered the Lin Family’s Mountain Protection Array nonstop for a full month.
This involved their Third Order Formation Masters, Xiao Chen and Xie Feng, who relentlessly hunted for flaws in the array.
Yet after thirty days, their progress stayed minimal.
Xiao Chen and Xie Feng felt utterly frustrated by it.
What could they do? The Lin Family’s Formation was top-notch to begin with, and endless Spirit Stone infusions kept its defenses ironclad.
On top of that, the Lin Family sporadically unleashed the Defensive Great Formation against the Blood Red Alliance’s Golden Core Stage experts, greatly hampering their siege.
These advantages locked both sides into a tense deadlock.
As a result, breaching the Formation grew even tougher for the Blood Red Alliance.
Though Xiao Chen and Xie Feng excelled in formations, cracking a flawless Fourth Order Great Array proved no simple task.
So the impasse dragged on.
A month in, Song Chufeng’s impatience mounted sharply.
To him, the Lin Family’s defensive array was tough, holding up under such heavy drain.
If this dragged further, breaking the Mountain Protection Array anytime soon seemed impossible for the Blood Red Alliance.
Right now, Song Chufeng refused to call off the assault on the Lin Family.
After all, time wasn’t on his side either.
Should Lin Tianming breakthrough and stabilize, it’d spell doom too late to fix.
Aware of this, despite his weariness, Song Chufeng couldn’t back down lightly.
Hence, he pressed on doggedly, pounding the Lin Family’s Mountain Protection Array without mercy.
At the same time, Xiao Chen and Xie Feng, per Song Chufeng’s orders, scrambled to pinpoint the Formation’s vulnerabilities.
The deadlock held firm without end.
Inside the Lin Family Clan Grounds, at the Sect Entrance Plaza, Lin Shilu sat in meditation, gaze locked on Song Chufeng beyond the Formation.
His face stayed grim, showing clear signs of fatigue.
This past month, he’d barely left the spot, watching Song Chufeng’s crew like a hawk.
All countermeasures came from his planning too, like triggering the Defensive Great Formation to strike back at Song Chufeng’s forces.
Thanks to his leadership, Lin Family efforts flowed seamlessly, and the Defensive Great Formation repelled the onslaught from Song Chufeng and company.
By now, exhaustion gripped both camps.
But in a fight for survival, neither side yielded an inch.
For the Lin Family especially, they knew Lin Tianming had advanced to Nascent Soul Stage and was steadying his realm in seclusion.
This outcome was what they’d all hoped for.
With victory in sight at last, no Lin Family member would squander this pivotal chance.
Thus, resolve burned fierce as they glimpsed hope, treasures deployed without hesitation.
Bound by these drives, the Lin Family stayed cohesive, ensuring the Defensive Great Formation ran at full strength.
The deadlock wouldn’t last much longer.
Lin Tianming had endured the Sixfold Thunder Tribulation over a year ago.
Ever since, he’d secluded in his Cave Mansion, cultivating without pause.
After a year’s closed-door training, his Nascent Soul had ripened fully, brimming with life force.
His True Essence Mana stood fully transformed too.
Now, his realm sat firm. True Essence Mana surged abundantly, perfectly fitting a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator.
Days from now, he’d exit seclusion.
That moment approached swiftly.
One day, deep in the Lin Family Clan Grounds, within a Cave Mansion, Lin Tianming’s eyes snapped open, pupils gleaming brightly.
Sensing the vast True Essence Mana coursing through him and the surging power, Lin Tianming let out a quiet laugh.
“From stepping into this retreat spot until today, almost five years have slipped by unnoticed…”
“At last, my cultivation realm is stable. Time to leave seclusion…”
Lin Tianming murmured, a faint smile crossing his face.
Moments later, his look sobered, as if detecting the turmoil in the Lin Family Clan Grounds.
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