Ling Tian didn't believe Gu Ao would stab him in the back at such a crucial moment. He also knew that if Gu Ao dared to attack him, the people of Fengyun Pavilion and Lingxiao Pavilion would surely avenge them and kill him—and they had more than enough strength to do so. So he had never believed Gu Ao was only pretending to help them.
It stood to reason. If Gu Ao were clever, he wouldn't do such a thing, and anyone who could become the successor to a superpower was hardly a fool.
If Gu Ao coveted the Nine Reversals Heavenly Technique, he could simply do nothing and wait until the major powers of the God Realm attacked Ling Tian and the others before seizing an opportunity to act. That would give him a much better chance of success.
Besides, Ling Tian didn't really mind giving the Nine Reversals Heavenly Technique away. What mattered to him was making sure that his enemies, such as the Po Family Brothers and Chi Xue, couldn't get their hands on it.
If Gu Ao truly helped him this time, Ling Tian would give him the technique without hesitation. In fact, he would give it to him even if Gu Ao didn't help, because he considered him a friend, and Ling Tian had always been generous with his friends. He had been generous with Fairy Sword Ji and Fairy Lei Ying, as well as Meng Xiong and the others. Naturally, he could do the same for Gu Ao.
After hearing Ling Tian's explanation, everyone nodded and stopped doubting why Gu Ao had suddenly led most of the ancient divine beasts and Gu Family disciples here.
"Heh, sounds like we'll soon have a gathering of beast souls here. That'll give us another powerful ally," Tan