The ten Grand Ancestors exchanged bewildered glances. They clearly couldn't understand what reasoning could possibly drive Jiang Chen to insist on crossing the sea by physical swimming. Swimming across with their physical bodies — aside from the ten Divine Dao Grand Ancestors themselves, practically no one else could claim any degree of certainty in pulling it off.
Moreover, the most critical point was that swimming with their physical bodies offered absolutely no advantages whatsoever. The enemy might not anticipate them resorting to such a method, but the speed of physical swimming was sluggish and the time required was enormous. Even if the enemy was caught off guard at the start, it would be trivial for them to track the group down before long.
Once the enemy caught wind of them, they'd have ample time to organize an ambush.
The moment the enemy reacted, the danger level of physical swimming would skyrocket in an instant.
Given these considerations, everyone simply couldn't fathom what advantage physical swimming could possibly have.
And where did Jiang Chen's confidence come from?
Normally, Jiang Chen didn't strike anyone as the blindly overconfident type — nor was he someone who failed to think things through.
Could he really be making such a serious error?
That didn't seem likely either!
For a moment, all eyes turned to Jiang Chen as everyone waited.
Jiang Chen didn't keep them in suspense. "When I say crossing, I absolutely do not mean crossing by physical swimming. I'm referring to an entirely different secret technique for crossing the sea. However, to execute this crossing and minimize risk, all cultivators must be strictly controlled. Apart from the elite forces of the ten Holy Lands, everyone else must board the flying ships — and the ships must be sealed, so that no one inside can communicate with the outside world. The slightest leak of our trail would risk exposure. My goal is to reach the exit via this crossing technique before the enemy has time to react. That way, even if the exit is ambushed, we can turn the tables and catch them completely off guard."
"A secret crossing technique?" Everyone stared blankly. A secret technique for crossing the sea? They had never heard of such a thing in their lives.
"Jiang Chen, just tell us straight — what kind of secret crossing technique do you have?"
Jiang Chen shook his head. "I can't reveal the details of this technique. All I ask is this: can you guarantee that everyone else will board the flying ships and have absolutely no contact with the outside world? If so, then I can guarantee I'll lead everyone safely to the exit. Whether we can break through the exit itself — that will depend on the fighting strength of you esteemed seniors."
Jiang Chen chose his words carefully. He only promised to bring them to the exit. Whether or not they could successfully break out at that point was naturally not something he could guarantee alone.
When that moment came, the burden of breaking through the defensive line would fall squarely on the shoulders of the ten Grand Ancestors.
The ten Grand Ancestors all wore expressions of suspicion and contemplation, clearly weighing the feasibility of Jiang Chen's proposal. There was no denying that it was an enormously tempting proposition.
The problem was, they still couldn't wrap their minds around this "secret crossing technique." How could there possibly be such a thing?
"Esteemed seniors, please don't worry about the specifics of this technique. All I can say is that it doesn't involve actual physical swimming — there's another method entirely."
Jiang Chen offered yet another reassurance.
The Grand Ancestor of the Zhenwu Holy Land was the first to speak up. "Young friend Jiang Chen is so young, yet he has already accomplished so many things that inspire our trust. His track record speaks for itself — I believe in him."
"Heh heh, I also feel that any method proposed by young friend Jiang Chen tends to be quite reliable." The Grand Ancestor of Light nodded with a warm smile.
"I support young friend Jiang Chen. The Rising Sun Holy Land has always been steadfast in this regard."
"Haha, it seems we don't really have any other options, do we? So why not place our trust in this young man who has created miracle after miracle?"