4284 Duan Ling Tian Emerges From Closed-Door Cultivation

In fact, Yun Qing Yan was not the only one who was puzzled by Ning Yi Xuan's action.

Whenever Ning Yi Xuan met an acquaintance In the chaotic region, formed by the intersection of the Divine Sanction Battlefield and another two Realm Battlefields, they would always ask, "Ning Yi Xuan, I heard that Duan Ling Tian almost killed you in the past and that the ancestor of your Ning clan paid a huge price to save your life… Even if you don't consider Duan Ling Tian an enemy, you should still hold a grudge against him, right? Why did you step forward to save his life?"

Faced with such a question, Ning Yi Xuan's answer remained the same.

"Before I surpass and defeat him, I won't allow him to die if I can help it."

To Ning Yi Xuan, surpassing and defeating Duan Ling Tian had become his obsession. This obsession helped him to progress rapidly in his cultivation, and he was now only half a step away from entering the realm of an intermediate Supreme God. If he had one more fortuitous encounter, there was no doubt that he would be able to break through smoothly. Even without a fortuitous encounter, he would be able to break through within ten years relying on his obsession to surpass Duan Ling Tian. If Duan Ling Tian died before he was able to do so, he would lose his source of motivation. Without the motivation, he was not confident he would be able to enter the realm of an intermediate Supreme God in ten, twenty, or thirty years without a fortuitous encounter.

"Duan Ling Tian, I hope that you'll live after that incident… Just you wait! I'll defeat you and reclaim my past glory!"

In fact, there were not many people who dared to gossip about Ning Yi Xuan, and many people also assumed that his defeat at Duan Ling Tian's hand was just a rumor that might not be true. However, Ning Yi Xuan himself felt like he had become a laughingstock after he was defeated by Duan Ling Tian and that the only way for him to redeem himself was to surpass and defeat Duan Ling Tian.

…

Duan Ling Tian was naturally unaware of Ning Yi Xuan's thoughts. At this time, he was prepared to emerge from his closed-door cultivation. He had progressed significantly, and if he continued to cultivate now, the progress would only be negligible. As such, he thought that it would be better for him to leave his closed-door cultivation. Perhaps, he would find an opportunity for further improvements.

"It feels like I still have a long way to go to completely stabilize my cultivation base in the realm of a rudimentary Supreme God."

Although Duan Ling Tian had been in closed-door cultivation for several years, he was not satisfied with his improvement. In fact, he was very dissatisfied with the improvements he made. His cultivation speed could be considered quick, and yet, his improvements were not much. A few years ago, he had been under a great deal of pressure, and the pressure drove him to improve quickly after he entered closed-door cultivation. However, now that the pressure was gone, his progress had slowed down as well.

"I can still obtain battle merits by killing people in the chaotic region to open a secret realm… I'll gather battle merits and open a secret realm. Previously, my battle merits allowed me to open a single-person secret realm. It was there that I met Ning Yi Xuan. I'll try to accumulate a little more battle merits this time and open a multi-person secret realm. More battle merits are needed to open a secret realm that can accommodate more people after all. With more people, the rewards will definitely be better…"

Duan Ling Tian found a new goal very quickly. While he worked toward his goal, he naturally did not forget his wife; Ke'er, his mother-in-law; Linghu Ren Feng, and his sister-in-law; Linghu Chu Yin. He was still searching for the trio in the chaotic region. He knew that the chaotic region was vast, and searching for them was no different from searching for a needle in a haystack. In the end, he knew that everything depended on fate.

"I'll go to the base camp first and see if the descendants of the supreme powerhouses are still targeting me…"

Duan Ling Tian knew that he could not stay in one place for long and that he had to be very cautious. The base camp was a good place to check if the descendants of the supreme powerhouses were still out to get him. Apart from that, he also wanted to find out what the current situation in the chaotic region was like.

Duan Ling Tian was also slightly hopeful that he would run into Ke'er, Linghu Ren Feng, or Linghu Chu Yin in the base camp.

…

Duan Ling Tian traveled for a few days before he finally arrived at the entrance of the nearest base camp. He had once passed by this base camp.

"It seems like there are only a few base camps in the chaotic region. However, the base camps have many entrances and exits. This entrance is just one of many…"

It did not matter which Realm of Gods one was from, one would be able to freely enter all base camps.

Duan Ling Tian looked at the entrance to the base camp, which was a barrier that emitted a blue light. The base camp could not be seen at all. He knew that the base camp was not located directly behind the entrance.

"Even if two people use the same entrance, it doesn't mean that they'll be transported to the same base camp…"

The entrances of the base camps were not fixed to a specific base camp; the destination was constantly changing.

Even if three people held hands and stepped into the entrance, there was still a chance that they would be sent to different base camps. For this reason, many people who traveled together would not go to base camps unless they were in danger. After all, there was a high chance they would be separated.

The exits of the base camps operated in the same manner. One would be transported to random locations after leaving the base camps.

Perhaps, the only way for one to ensure that one's group stayed together was with the help of a treasure or method by a supreme powerhouse. To do so, everyone had to be in agreement. For example, the descendant of the supreme powerhouse, who gathered more than a dozen intermediate Supreme Gods to deal with Duan Ling Tian in the past, possessed the means left to him by his ancestor to ensure everyone in his group stayed together when entering and exiting a base camp.

"Alright, let's go in…"

After a few moments, Duan Ling Tian stepped into the entrance. His vision darkened briefly, and when his sight was restored, he found himself in a vast base camp.

In order to avoid trouble, Duan Ling Tian had altered his appearance. As such, no one paid attention to him when he arrived at the base camp. In fact, even a rudimentary Supreme God would be able to see through his disguise if they had probed him with their Divine Consciousness, let alone intermediate and advanced Supreme Gods. However, the base camps were rather peaceful, and very few people would probe others with their Divine Consciousness in the base camps. Probing another person with one's Divine Consciousness was a provocative and offensive act, after all. Perhaps, if the other party was just an ordinary cultivator, there would be no problems. However, if one accidentally probed someone with a good background, one would definitely get into trouble.

After entering the base camp, Duan Ling Tian was still slightly worried that his disguise would be seen through. However, he soon realized that he had been thinking too much. After all, not only was the base camp vast, but there were not many people as well. Moreover, there were also a few people who wore disguises in the base camps.

Not long after, a voice caught Duan Ling Tian's attention.

"Hey, do you think Duan Ling Tian from the Profound Energy Land's Myriad Laws Academy is dead as some people had speculated? Or do you think he just found a good place to hide?"

Not far away from Duan Ling Tian, several people gathered to speak.

Upon hearing those words, Duan Ling Tian was rather surprised. He did not expect his origin would be found out. However, after a moment, he thought that it was only natural that his origin was exposed. After all, it was not difficult for descendants of supreme powerhouses to find out such things even without the direct help of supreme powerhouses.

Duan Ling Tian continued to eavesdrop on the conversation. He discovered that apart from his origin, people had also found out that he was not even a thousand years old. Not only that, but word about his encounters with Ning Yi Xuan had also spread.

"Hey, do you think that Duan Ling Tian really managed to defeat Ning Yi Xuan?"

"I don't think so…"

"I don't think so either. However, my cousin is familiar with a descendant of a supreme powerhouse. According to that person, it's true that Duan Ling Tian managed to defeat Ning Yi Xuan. At that time, the supreme powerhouse from the Ning clan had to intervene to save Ning Yi Xuan's life, and he was punished as a result."

"Punished? Who could punish a supreme powerhouse?"

Many people were puzzled by this incident, and some people who had spoken to Ning Yi Xuan also repeated his answer to the others.

Duan Ling Tian shook his head inwardly. 'I didn't expect that people are still talking about this after so many years…'

As Duan Ling Tian wandered the base camp, he heard people discussing various topics. However, it had to be said that he was the topic of most discussions.

Duan Ling Tian also learned that many descendants of supreme powerhouses had given up on looking for him to search for fortuitous encounters. After all, most of them only had one supreme powerhouse in their respective forces, and there were many fortuitous encounters, which could only be found on the Realm Battlefield, that their respective supreme powerhouses could not provide them. These unique fortuitous encounters were placed on the Realm Battlefield under the joint effort of a group of supreme powerhouses to cultivate talented juniors.

Apart from that, Duan Ling Tian also heard about the mysterious Outer Boundary, which he had briefly heard about before. However, it was his first time hearing about the God Defying World which consisted of 18 Realms of Gods, 81 Devata Realms, and countless mundane realms.