If Ling Tian and the others pretended to fight Chi Xue's side tooth and nail, the other forces in the God Realm and the many Rogue Cultivators definitely wouldn't get involved. They'd be only too happy to see the two sides fight as fiercely as possible, preferably until both were badly injured. Then they could seize the rune formation and obtain the Rune Secret Technique. They could even take the opportunity to wipe out Ling Tian's side. Whether for the Phoenix Soul Fruit or the Nine Reversals Heavenly Technique, it would be worth it to them.
This was a rare opportunity, and the other forces in the God Realm and the many Rogue Cultivators definitely wouldn't let it slip by. At the very least, they could obtain the Rune Secret Technique, so they wouldn't get involved in the battle between the two sides.
If Ling Tian and the others merely pretended to fight Chi Xue and his people, they could buy some time. During that time, the Rune Cultivators could further strengthen the rune formation's defenses. If they bought enough time, the rune formation might even be able to withstand Chi Xue and his people's full-force attacks. Then Ling Tian and the others would no longer have to worry about any of this.
Of course, the major forces in the God Realm and the many Rogue Cultivators would also take the opportunity to attack the Rune Cultivators while Ling Tian and Chi Xue's sides were fighting. But Ling Tian could attack them then, too. With their powerful archery, they could strike like thunder and kill quite a few of them. After all, there weren't many God Devouring Bodies in that force who could use the God Devouring Demon Prison to defend against their arrows.
Ling Tian and the others' attacks