To keep the other forces in the God Realm and the many Rogue Cultivators from harassing Feng Xi, Ling Tian came up with the idea of going into seclusion—and doing so inside their stronghold. That way, any cultivators who tried to probe the rune formation could be accused of disturbing his seclusion, giving them grounds to attack. Under these circumstances, no cultivator would dare make a move. After seeing Ling Tian and the others in action, the entire God Realm knew how powerful their faction was, especially now that they had several formidable strongholds.
Indeed, even if Chi Xue's two factions joined forces, it would be difficult for them to gain an advantage against Ling Tian and the others. They might even suffer heavy losses. Under these circumstances, no one would risk provoking them just to launch a probing attack on the Rune Cultivators. That would leave Feng Xi free to focus entirely on comprehending rune secret arts.
To be safe, they stationed several experts near Feng Xi to guard her. Little Devourer even stood watch around the area, so there was even less chance of anything going wrong.
Strictly speaking, it wasn't accurate to say that Ling Tian was invincible below the sixth rank of Quasi-Sage. Little Devourer was stronger than him. At the very least, if the two of them fought on the arena stage, Ling Tian would be the one to run out of strength first. In a battle of attrition, Ling Tian simply wasn't his match.
That alone showed how formidable Little Devourer was. With him guarding the area near Feng Xi, her safety was assured. Cultivators below the sixth rank of Quasi-Sage couldn't do anything to him, and he could even hold his own for a while against sixth-rank Quasi-Sages.
As long as he held