In Chi Xue's eyes, Ling Tian was rather hypocritical and timid. He could clearly have used Fengyun Pavilion's strength to wipe out Heavenly One Path and the Mo Family, yet he held back, afraid that the remnants of those two sects would hide in the shadows and attack Lingxiao Pavilion. To Chi Xue, that was incredibly foolish.
Of course, Ling Tian had other concerns as well. He worried that doing so would provoke a furious counterattack from Heavenly One Path and the Mo Family, perhaps even forcing them to use their hidden reserves. In that case, Fengyun Pavilion's cultivators might suffer heavy losses too, and that was the last thing he wanted to see.
Nearby, Mo Feng could only smile bitterly. "We're lucky Ling Tian has his reservations. Otherwise, we'd have no choice but to hide in the shadows. How else could we have recruited so many God Devouring Bodies? We'd have almost no chance of surpassing them."
"Exactly." Chi Xue nodded, then changed his tone. "It's a pity that no one from Fengyun Pavilion or Lingxiao Pavilion took part in the scramble for the Phoenix Soul Fruit. Their strength won't be diminished, so we have no chance to strike at them. And even if we did, they'd retaliate with everything they had. That's more than we can bear."
Chi Xue was no fool. He knew they couldn't attack Lingxiao Pavilion while Fengyun Pavilion remained unscathed. Ling Tian would never tolerate anyone laying a hand on Lingxiao Pavilion. If they did, they'd face a furious reprisal: Fengyun Pavilion's experts would all be mobilized, and the Mo Family would surely be wiped out. Then they, too, would have no choice but to retreat into the shadows.
As he'd said, the Mo Family was a powerful force, an umbrella that could shield