Compared with realms like Xuan and Bei Xuan, every other realm except the Eastern Lands was far weaker, ranking near the bottom among all the realms. Without an alliance between Bei Xuan and the Xuan Realm, these realms would normally have had no hope of escaping punishment. Now they had a good chance of avoiding it, and might even receive rewards. They owed all of that to Bei Xuan and the Xuan Realm.
Thinking of this, Dong Ye and the others had little objection to handing the Yin Yang Bagua Plate over to Bei Xuan. Besides, they knew that Bei Xuan had the best chance of claiming it with its strength. They might as well do Ling Tian a favor, which would further improve their relationship—and that would benefit them, too.
Ling Tian could naturally guess what Dong Ye and the others had in mind, but he didn't mind. He secretly praised them for knowing how to read the situation.
"Brother Zhuge, I'll leave the task of killing the Stone People and collecting their soul crystals to you." Ling Tian looked at Zhuge Xun. When the latter nodded, he chuckled. "I won't say much more. With your abilities, Brother Zhuge, there shouldn't be any problems. But it'd be best to remind everyone not to wander too far from here. After all, four or five out of every ten of us are still cultivating in the treasure."
"Don't worry." Zhuge Xun nodded, then urged them, "You need to be even more careful when you go out. If anything seems wrong, withdraw and wait for our main force to reinforce you."
Ling Tian nodded, then looked at Mo Yu, Qiong Lie, and the others. "Cousin, Brother Qiong, don't forget to cultivate while collecting soul crystals. Have Brother Li Huo practice his archery