Ling Tian did not agree with Fairy Lei Ying's suggestion that they go bother the other cultivators. After all, if they failed to eliminate Chi Xue and everyone else who threatened their chance of obtaining the Haotian Tower, someone else would reap the benefits.
"You're just too cautious, always looking over your shoulder," Fairy Lei Ying said crossly.
"A little caution is a good thing. Otherwise, we might lose our chance at the Haotian Tower," Fairy Meng Shang said. Then she looked around. "We finished the sixth trial early, so we have plenty of time to rest. The others aren't so lucky. Their situation will only get worse. As the trials grow harder, they'll gradually reach their limits. Even if we don't act, they'll be eliminated."
"Exactly. Let's leave each other alone and rely on our own abilities to get through the trials. We're no weaker than the others, so we have a better chance of obtaining the Haotian Tower," Ling Tian added. Seeing Fairy Lei Ying fall silent, he chuckled. "Release your aura and draw Little Devourer and Brother Huan Xin over. If we stick together, the others will be even less likely to pick a fight with us."
Knowing that Ling Tian was unlikely to change his mind once he'd made a decision, Fairy Lei Ying said no more and released her aura as he'd suggested.
Before long, Little Devourer and Huan Xin arrived as well. With all five of them gathered, their overall strength increased considerably.
Time drifted by. In the blink of an eye, another hour or two passed.
After all that time, quite a few more people had reached the seventh level of the Haotian Tower, including Tan Tai Chang Feng. Seeing him covered in blood and looking exhausted, everyone grew solemn.
"Brother Tan Tai,