With Ling Tian's intelligence, it was easy enough for him to figure out what Chi Xue and the others were planning. He wasn't particularly concerned about it, but Gu Ao had noticed the words "kill all the Heavenly Slaves" and wanted to understand why Ling Tian had said that. After all, Chi Xue and the others would face some danger in fighting the Heavenly Slaves. And if they each killed or drove away the Heavenly Slave who had targeted them, they would no longer be hunted by one. There would be no point in attacking the Heavenly Slaves after that.
Indeed, if things went as Ling Tian had said, and Chi Xue and the others confirmed that a second Heavenly Slave would not target the same cultivator, then they could simply leave the remaining Heavenly Slaves alone. They would no longer need to worry about them. However, the super experts among Ling Tian's group would still have to guard against the Heavenly Slaves, and could even attack them when they struck first. This would undoubtedly work in Chi Xue's favor.
Ling Tian smiled faintly and looked at Gu Ao. He didn't explain right away, but instead asked, "Brother Gu, when do you think one of us will break through to the sixth level of the Quasi-Saint realm? Will many of us reach that level?"
Gu Ao was a clever man, too. Hearing Ling Tian's question, he had a vague idea of what Ling Tian meant. After pondering for a moment, he said, "Among us, Brother Ling and Little Devourer should be the first to reach the sixth level of the Quasi-Saint realm. But from the looks of things, it'll still take a long time—at least tens of thousands of years."
After a brief pause, he continued, "As for how many