Entering a high-level secret realm required Soul Crystals of the corresponding grade. The secret realm Ling Tian and the others were about to enter, for example, required two Nine-Colored Soul Crystals that had all their attributes fused and contained four kinds of peculiar Law Power of Energy. To obtain such Soul Crystals, they had to kill the Stone Person guarding the realm—the very one Ling Tian and the others were fighting now.
Being able to kill a Stone Person like that meant they were strong enough to enter the secret realm, and would have to put in just as much effort as Ling Tian and the others. That way, whether Chi Xue's group could enter or not would depend on their own strength, rather than on Ling Tian and the others' help.
Thinking of this, Tan Tai Chang Feng and the others breathed a sigh of relief. After all, they didn't want their hard-won achievement to come easily to someone else—especially not their enemies.
"Ling Tian, do you think Chi Xue and the others can kill a Stone Person that has all its attributes fused and contains four kinds of peculiar Law Power of Energy?" Fairy Lei Ying asked, smiling at Ling Tian.
"They still have nineteen people, so their overall strength isn't bad," Ling Tian replied, his face bright with amusement. "But they only know the Heaven Qian Spear technique. That technique needs a large number of people to unleash its full power. With nineteen people, well, they do have a chance—but at their pace, it'll take them at least three or four thousand years to kill one."
"That's assuming everything goes smoothly. Don't forget, Stone People of this grade aren't easy opponents. One slip, and they'll be eliminated," Tan Tai Chang Feng said, wearing a playful expression. "I