Ever since they'd figured out that the Phoenix Soul Fruit was in Ling Tian and the others' hands, the Outer Realm Cultivators had been targeting them. But in the past, the Outer Realm Cultivators hadn't been very powerful, and they'd been no match for Ling Tian and his companions. That was why they'd kept trying every means to grow stronger: developing new types of Universe Flying Saucers, manufacturing more of them, and building bases.
After the Outer Realm Cultivators built their super-sized Universe Flying Saucers, they'd considered themselves powerful enough to threaten Fengyun Pavilion. Next, they were sure to make their move against it.
Chi Xue was a clever man, and it hadn't taken him long to figure this out. In other words, the Outer Realm Cultivators wouldn't deliberately target them anymore. Naturally, they wouldn't risk suffering heavy casualties to attack the Outer Realm Cultivators, either. They'd be more than happy to see the Outer Realm Cultivators go after Ling Tian and the others.
Having come to the same conclusion, Ling Tian and his companions knew that Chi Xue and the others probably wouldn't attack the Outer Realm Cultivators. They also knew that once the Outer Realm Cultivators grew stronger, they'd come after them. So Fairy Sword Ji proposed that they head to the eastern wilderness of the God Realm at once and stop the Outer Realm Cultivators from building a base.
She'd thought Ling Tian would agree, but to her surprise, he rejected the idea outright. Fairy Sword Ji and the others were baffled.
"Ling Tian, since you've concluded that we're the Outer Realm Cultivators' next target, and that Chi Xue and the others won't go after them, why aren't we stopping them from building a base?" Fairy Sword Ji asked, puzzled. "Are we just going to stand by