Ling Tian and the others understood why Xi Yue and the rest wanted Xiao Shi to come help set up the trials. After all, since they were familiar with Xiao Shi and Yin-Yang, they would have an edge when facing the trials. That meant more cultivators from the North Profound Realm could advance.
Qiong Rou, who was usually gentle, found this difficult to understand. In her eyes, it was cheating.
"Rou'er, no one's saying Xiao Shi has to go easy on us. Just having him take part in the trials will give us a considerable advantage. We're familiar with his and Yin-Yang's attack styles, so we'll be better able to deal with them," Ling Tian explained. Seeing that Qiong Rou was beginning to understand, he continued, "Besides, the cultivators from the Earth and Yellow Realms will surely do the same and look after the interests of their own people."
Before Qiong Rou could respond, he went on, "For example, most cultivators from the Yellow Realm specialize in illusions, so the trials they set up will favor that. The Order Divine Artifacts held by the Heavenly Lords of the Yellow Realm also mostly have the ability to cast illusions. So even if people like Huang Xiao use those artifacts to set up the trial grounds, cultivators from the other realms won't complain. That's simply what their Order Divine Artifacts do."
"Exactly." Si Kong Xuan nodded and picked up where Ling Tian had left off. "That's why the people from the Earth and North Profound Realms won't object to their doing that. But the Yellow Realm cultivators taking the trials will have a relatively easier time advancing, since they're familiar with those Order Divine Artifacts and with illusions. That's their advantage."
"Likewise, most of the Order Divine Artifacts owned by the Heavenly