Ling Tian knew that their squad alone could easily deal with the savage beasts guarding the Yin Yang Bagua Plate. There was no need to bring Little Shi along. He also knew that Po Qiong wouldn't specifically ask him to bring Little Shi for the reasons he'd mentioned, so Po Qiong must have had another motive.
As it turned out, Po Qiong suspected that the place where the Yin Yang Bagua Plate was located was an independent Small World. That was why he'd specifically asked Ling Tian to bring Little Shi.
"What does the closure of all the treasure troves have to do with your guess?" Ling Tian asked, puzzled.
"You need something special to enter the place where the Yin Yang Bagua Plate is. You've already deduced that it's soul crystals of various colors. Doesn't that make this place seem a lot like a treasure trove?" Po Qiong said. Seeing Ling Tian nod, he continued, "All the treasure troves have been sealed, but this place still exists. That means it's special, which is why I suspect it's an independent Small World."
Wen Yan, Ling Tian's eyes lit up. He could see some merit in Po Qiong's reasoning.
"Of course, that's only my guess. It may not actually be an independent Small World," Po Qiong said, then changed tack. "But if it really is an independent Small World, that'd be great. Little Shi has no use for staying here anyway, so he might as well come with you and try his luck."
"That's true." Ling Tian nodded, murmuring to himself, "Even if it isn't an independent Small World, bringing Little Shi along will still help a lot. At the very least, his bloodline suppression can weaken the guarding savage beasts."
Though he said that, Po Qiong could easily hear the