After quite a bit of effort, Ling Tian finally dealt Long Li a grievous wound—one that would take thousands upon thousands of years to recover from. The countless cultivators watching expected him to finish Long Li off next, but to everyone's surprise, he didn't. Instead, he drew him into the Small World.
Among the cultivators watching were plenty of clever ones. They quickly realized Ling Tian hadn't spared Long Li out of mercy; he had other motives. For instance, he could search Long Li's soul to obtain Heavenly One Path's Soul Secret Technique. And it would make it easier to capture the Sarira and the armor containing the Power of Life and Death, among other things.
That was right. Ever since fighting Po Tian, Ling Tian had been quite interested in Heavenly One Path's Soul Secret Technique. It wasn't just because he wanted to increase his own strength; more importantly, it was because of Lian Xin. He simply hadn't had the chance to act before. After all, back then, the Nine Great Superpowers were beyond his reach, and he had no reason to make a move.
But things were different now. He had joined Fengyun Pavilion and had thoroughly offended Thorn Alliance, Heavenly One Path, and Huan Xin Pavilion, so he wasn't afraid of antagonizing them further. What was more, his side had right on its side in this challenge, and at last he had a chance to act.
In fact, he had wanted to capture his opponents earlier—and all of them. He wasn't only interested in Heavenly One Path's Soul Secret Technique; he was also keen on Huan Xin Pavilion's illusions and Thorn Alliance's assassination techniques. At the very least, they could serve as insights for the other disciples of Lingxiao Pavilion.
However, most of those he had fought