Chi Xue and the others believed that Fengyun Pavilion and Soul Severing Cliff would surely fight fiercely over the Phoenix Soul Fruit, while Ling Tian and the others would stand by and watch. Considering the powerful forces Ling Tian had at his disposal, they knew that if they wanted to snatch back the Phoenix Soul Fruit, they had to form an alliance. Then, with the combined strength in their hands, they could wipe out Ling Tian and his people.
In the past, Po Family Brothers and Chi Xue had all been confident they could defeat Ling Tian and his people on their own. But the situation was different now. Ling Tian had ambushed them earlier, dealing them heavy losses. In particular, most of the God Devouring Bodies and Ancient Divine Beasts they had recruited had perished. In the future, once the people around Ling Tian broke through to the Quasi-Sage level, only God Devouring Bodies and Ancient Divine Beasts would be able to compete with them. After all, Ling Tian's people had all cultivated the Nine Reversals Heavenly Technique, and most had reversed their golden cores two or three times.
In a one-on-one fight, God Devouring Bodies and Ancient Divine Beasts could usually gain the upper hand against cultivators who had reversed their golden cores only two or three times. But as time went on, that advantage would shrink until it was eventually reversed. What was more, Ling Tian's group outnumbered them, and the people from Lingxiao Pavilion were no ordinary cultivators. Besides cultivating the Nine Reversals Heavenly Technique, they had also learned far too many other techniques and secret arts.
That was precisely why Chi Xue and Po Family Brothers had agreed to the alliance. Only by joining forces could they defeat Ling Tian and his people and then