Ling Tian had spread the word that after Fairy Sword Ji and the others arrived, he would take revenge on those who had hunted him before. This left the Jade Devouring Sky Python and the other cultivators puzzled.
It made sense to wonder why. After Ling Tian spread all those earlier rumors, the major factions of the God Realm and the many Rogue Cultivators had already abandoned the idea of attacking the Rune Cultivators. At the very least, there was no need to worry about them before Fairy Sword Ji and the others arrived. Ling Tian had no reason to make that threat now.
"That's right. What does Ling Tian mean by saying all that?" Fairy Huan Cai furrowed her brows deeply. "Doing this will scare off some of the major factions in the God Realm and some of the Rogue Cultivators. But they pose no threat to him anyway. Instead, it'll weaken the forces available to attack the Rune Cultivators later. By rights, Ling Tian has no reason to do this. After all, those cultivators could still be of some help."
Before anyone could speak, she continued, "Could it be that Ling Tian doesn't want that faction to get a share, and only wants the two of our factions to split the spoils?"
"That could be it." Ninth Brother of Po Family replied gravely. He looked at everyone, his tone brimming with confidence. "Ling Tian knows that our two factions alone can break through the Rune Cultivators' rune formations, so naturally he doesn't need another faction to get a share."
Most of them agreed with Ninth Brother of Po Family and Fairy Huan Cai. Only a few, including Chi Xue and Po Family's Youngest Brother, frowned slightly and shook their heads. Clearly, they didn't agree.
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