When they learned that more than forty people from Joyful Pavilion were nearby, Fairy Sword Ji and the others grew excited. Once the two sides joined forces, their group would number more than 180. They would be nearly equal in numbers to Chi Xue's group. What was more, Fei Peng, the Gu Family, and the others had nearly a hundred people. They refused to believe Chi Xue's side could eliminate every cultivator from the Gu Family and Carefree Sect without suffering any losses.
The Small World was much smaller now than it had been at the beginning. Ling Tian and the others had failed to find Fei Peng and his group after all these years, and they had no idea whether Chi Xue's side had eliminated them. So Ling Tian guessed that Carefree Sect and the Gu Family had joined forces.
A group of more than a hundred people—even if Chi Xue's group launched a sneak attack, they would suffer considerable casualties when the others fought back. That would leave Ling Tian's group no smaller than theirs.
"Hey, even if Fei Peng and the others were ambushed by Chi Xue's people, they wouldn't all be eliminated." Fairy Sword Ji smiled. "The cultivators of Carefree Sect are skilled in speed, especially Fei Peng, Fei Ling, and Fei Yi. If they went all out, even Chi Xue and Po Tian couldn't do anything to them. As long as they weren't eliminated, they'd eventually join us. Then, when we face Chi Xue's group again, we won't be at a disadvantage."
Knowing she was right, everyone perked up and picked up the pace.
Less than half an incense stick later, Ling Tian and the others encountered people from Joyful Pavilion. As Po Qiong had said, their group had more than forty members, including a