Chi Xue and the others had always believed that Soul Severing Cliff and Fengyun Pavilion would come to blows over the Phoenix Soul Fruit. The reason it had been placed in Lingxiao Pavilion was that neither sect would agree to let it be kept at the other's headquarters, so they had reached a compromise. Of course, the fact that the Phoenix Soul Fruit had already stopped bearing fruit had also helped them compromise—no matter how precious it was, without ripe fruit to tempt them, its appeal had been cut by more than half.
But with the ripe Phoenix Soul Fruit's immense allure right before them, those two sects would naturally lose control, and a fierce fight was inevitable.
Although Chi Xue and the others knew that the sinister Ling Tian would certainly stay out of the conflict between the two sects, leaving them to suffer heavy losses, the disappearance of the powerful threats posed by Soul Severing Cliff and Fengyun Pavilion would mean they no longer had to act with their hands tied. That was worth celebrating, too.
It was only natural. If they hadn't feared retaliation from Soul Severing Cliff and Fengyun Pavilion, Chi Xue and the others would have led their armies and numerous Universe Flying Saucers to blockade the entrance to the Lingxiao Realm long ago. That would have left Ling Tian and the others with a thorn in their side.
Thinking of this, Chi Xue and the others grew excited. Some of them could hardly wait for the Phoenix Soul Fruit to ripen and set Fengyun Pavilion and Soul Severing Cliff at each other's throats.
"If that's really the case, what should we do next?" Po Family Seventeenth Brother asked curiously. "Should we just sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight? Should we try