Chi Xue was quite clever. Once he learned of the rumors spreading through the God Realm and Fengyun Pavilion's growing reputation, he realized something was wrong. He also accurately predicted that Fengyun Pavilion's experts would soon reveal their formidable strength to establish their authority, killing one as a warning to a hundred and driving some Quasi-Sage experts away. That way, when Xiao Shi emerged from seclusion, the pressure they faced would be much lighter.
At the thought, Chi Xue's expression turned grave.
It made sense. After the cultivation arts that guarded the nine great superpowers had leaked, dozens of Quasi-Sage experts in the God Realm had perished over the jade slip of the Nine Reversals Heavenly Technique that had surfaced in the Gods and Devils Forbidden Land. If some of the Quasi-Sage experts near Soul Severing Cliff were frightened away as well, the remaining experts would naturally have their reservations and wouldn't dare attack Fengyun Pavilion's people in the future.
The cultivators of the God Realm all knew how powerful Fengyun Pavilion was. If a hundred Quasi-Sage experts were there, they might dare attack, since they would have a good chance of killing everyone from Fengyun Pavilion. But if there were only fifty, fewer would dare. Even if their overall strength still surpassed that of the few Fengyun Pavilion cultivators, they knew that if they rashly attacked, they would face the fiercest counterattack. Everyone understood that the bird that stuck its head out would get shot.
The Quasi-Sage experts of the God Realm were all clever people; naturally, none of them wanted to be the one to stick their necks out, especially when they were outnumbered. That would leave even fewer willing to attack Fengyun Pavilion's many experts.
"Hey, Fengyun Pavilion barely has any people. Even if they reveal their