It wasn't wise for Ling Tian and the others to take the initiative. They were outnumbered, and if their targets used their sect-protecting formation to defend themselves, the battle would be a headache. Even if they won, they might suffer casualties—and other factions could take advantage of the situation. So they could only wait for others to provoke them.
Ling Tian and the others had been in the Beast Soul Realm for decades, nearly a century. Yet aside from a few scattered cultivators harassing them, no major faction had made trouble for them. This left Fairy Sword Princess and the others rather anxious.
"Could it be that after seeing how formidable we are, those people won't dare attack us at all?" Fairy Sword Princess added.
"No, they'll definitely make a move," Ling Tian said with certainty. "Even if it isn't to seize Senior Wu Dao and then capture the Phoenix Soul Fruit, they'll attack us for the Nine Reversals Heavenly Technique. They're just waiting for the best moment to strike. They wouldn't come charging at us recklessly."
"The best moment?" Fairy Sword Princess paused, then looked at Ling Tian. "When do you think that would be? Will such a moment even come?"
"When the Phoenix Soul Fruit appears again—perhaps even several times—but nobody manages to capture it." Ling Tian gazed into the distance. "If the Phoenix Soul Fruit appears repeatedly without being captured, those in the Beast Soul Realm will realize that catching it is nearly impossible. At that point, Chi Xue and the others will surely spread the word again that Senior Wu Dao can help find and capture it. The cultivators in the Beast Soul Realm will then risk everything to attack us. The major factions will lead the charge, and even the Po Family Brothers and Chi