The Phoenix Soul Fruit had followed Ling Tian's instructions, and the results were quite significant. In particular, the words it had spoken with a sigh not only cleared it of any suspicion that it was acting with Ling Tian, but also made Chi Xue and the others targets of public outrage. By now, many cultivators had gathered around the Myriad Manifestation Gate's base, and some minor clashes had even broken out.
After hearing the news, Fairy Sword Maiden and the others were tremendously excited and clamored to take action, but Ling Tian stopped them. As he put it, the time wasn't right yet.
Though rather impatient, Fairy Sword Maiden and the others grew curious when they heard Ling Tian say he wanted to add fuel to the fire. Mo Lei asked directly, "Uncle, do you have another way to deal with Chi Xue and the others? What is it? Why didn't you do this before?"
"The time wasn't right. The method I'm about to tell you can only be used once the time is ripe," Ling Tian said. Seeing that Mo Lei and the others were even more curious, he stopped keeping them in suspense and looked at Fairy Sword Maiden and Gu Ao. "What we need to do next is have the cultivators scattered throughout the Beast Soul Realm spread the news—including the spies we've planted in the various major factions. They should tell everyone that Chi Xue and the others gathered the major factions for a reason: they want the other factions to help them withstand attacks from still other forces. Given the current situation, someone is bound to believe it."
At that, Fairy Sword Maiden and the others' eyes lit up. They knew Ling Tian was right.
That was true. If they had spread this news before,