Ling Tian had killed Situ Feiying and Wen Yan with a thunderous strike. This was naturally a huge slap in Li Huo's face. Everyone in the Cultivation World thought Li Huo would retaliate immediately, and couldn't help looking forward to it. After all, many had come to Chaos City largely to see the showdown between Li Huo and Ling Tian's side. They naturally hoped the show would begin sooner rather than later.
But several days passed, and Li Huo's side showed no sign of making a move. It was as if the two men who had died hadn't been on their side at all. This left many people baffled, and they began speculating among themselves.
The cultivators of the Cultivation World didn't know that the Immortal Realm's Immortal Venerate had ordered Li Huo to capture Ling Tian alive. Naturally, they couldn't guess that Li Huo feared Ling Tian might stop honoring their agreement and flee—or threaten them by taking his own life.
Others didn't know, but Ling Tian did. When Li Huo didn't come looking for trouble, Ling Tian sneered. Though he knew Li Huo wouldn't attack Lingxiao Pavilion or its allies for the time being, Ling Tian and the others still warned their disciples not to leave the Yang Stage, in case Li Huo's side retaliated.
And so, the furor over Ling Tian killing Situ Feiying and the other man gradually died down, and the Cultivation World's attention returned to the individual competition at the Cultivation Convention.
The individual competition would last for more than a decade. It was a long, tedious process, but for the younger generation, it was a chance to temper themselves, and it had its benefits.
The younger generation either took part in the competition or accepted challenges at the Yang Stage, while Ling Tian