The Po Family Brothers had deduced that Ling Tian had obtained the Enlightenment Sacred Tree. Naturally, they didn't want someone from their own sect to kill him, or they wouldn't be able to keep the tree for themselves. So they ordered their subordinates to capture Ling Tian alive.
Ling Tian could see that the people from Heavenly One Path and the Thorn Alliance were itching to move. He was worried, but his expression remained unchanged. Raising his voice, he said, "Since I'm certain to die today, I won't let the Corpse Incense Demon Lotus or the Spiritual Treasure Purple Rat fall into your hands, either. If you dare come any closer, I'll kill them both, then blow myself up!"
The Thorn Alliance didn't care whether Ling Tian lived or died, but they were worried he would kill the Spiritual Treasure Purple Rat. Hearing his threat, they didn't dare act rashly and stopped pressing forward.
As for the people from Huan Xin Pavilion, they had much the same concerns as the Thorn Alliance. They didn't want anything to happen to the Corpse Incense Demon Lotus, so they, too, held back.
The Po Family Brothers had ordered their people to capture Ling Tian alive. Seeing the energy surging through his body, as though he were about to blow himself up, they didn't dare make a move either. For a time, they stopped advancing.
Although the Mo Family hadn't received any special instructions earlier, Chi Xue had notified them before they made their move to abandon their attack on Ling Tian and leave at once, going as far away as they could.
Chi Xue had issued the order because he was worried about Fengyun Pavilion's retaliation.
The moment the Mo Family discovered Ling Tian's whereabouts, they notified Chi Xue. He was overjoyed and