The number of quasi-Sage-level experts in the God Realm had truly shocked Ling Tian and the others. It was all but certain they would face these people in the future. Just thinking about their sheer numbers was enough to worry Fairy Sword Ji and the others: even if every expert from Fengyun Pavilion joined the fight, they might not gain the slightest advantage.
Clearly, having Little Devourer continue his seclusion to buy time wasn't a good idea either. The longer they delayed, the more quasi-Sage-level experts they would have to face in the future. After all, Lingxiao Pavilion alone couldn't compare to the entire God Realm's growing ranks of quasi-Sage-level experts.
"If only we'd challenged Ci Xin thousands of years ago," Fairy Sword Ji suddenly said, her pretty face icy. "We could've provoked them into a fight and wiped them out. Even if they'd joined forces with the other major sects, we'd still have had a chance to destroy them. Then we wouldn't be facing this situation now."
That was true. If Ling Tian and the others had acted back then, and the Thorn Alliance had really made a move, then even if they'd roped in Heavenly One Path and Huan Xin Pavilion, Fengyun Pavilion's formidable strength would still have given them a good chance of wiping them out.
"Let's set aside whether the Thorn Alliance would've been provoked. If they really had joined forces with Heavenly One Path and the others, their strength still wouldn't have matched ours. But if they'd sent all their experts into battle, then our experts would've had to do the same. We'd merely have brought the turmoil forward," Ling Tian said, looking at everyone. "Besides, under those circumstances, the plan we discussed before wouldn't have worked. Senior Feng Ling and the others would've faced