Although Ling Tian no longer had a second mature Phoenix Soul Fruit to use against Chi Xue and the others, the fact that they possessed Phoenix Soul Fruits meant someone was bound to attack them. After all, the temptation of a Phoenix Soul Fruit was even greater than they could imagine.
As long as a small number of cultivators made a move, it would draw in the rest, and soon the situation would spiral out of control. Chi Xue and the others would then be caught between enemies attacking from both front and rear. They would suffer heavy losses, perhaps even be wiped out completely, and still fail to break through Lingxiao Pavilion's defenses.
Ling Tian and the others could even have their spies embedded in the various major factions strike first. That would surely bring a swift response from all sides, and the consequences would be the last thing Chi Xue and the others wanted.
If Fairy Huan Cai and the others had once failed to understand how tempting the Phoenix Soul Fruit was, they understood now. They had been besieged by countless cultivators back then, and even now, countless factions had them surrounded. They knew that if they truly attacked Lingxiao Pavilion's temporary base, what Chi Xue feared would almost certainly happen—and they could not afford the consequences.
Fei Ling sighed. "Ling Tian is so clever. Why would he give us such an opportunity? He's probably hoping we'll bring our people to attack Lingxiao Pavilion's base. That way, they can deal us another devastating blow, or even wipe us all out."
"Forget it. We should give up," Ci Xin said helplessly. Then he looked at Chi Xue. "What should we do now? Some people have already left the Beast Soul Realm, and they were a whole group of