Hearing that only a small number of the Outer Realm Demon Race had clashed with Divine Sword Cliff and the Gu Family, and that they were still merely facing off instead of engaging in a major battle, Ling Tian let out a sigh of relief. He knew there might still be room to turn things around, and that the Lord of the Universe might not necessarily have been favoring Chi Xue and the others, prompting the Outer Realm Demon Race to attack the Gu Family and Divine Sword Cliff.
"Mm, I asked around carefully. The Outer Realm Demon Race only wants to challenge the super experts of our sect. They haven't started attacking us yet," Fairy Sword Ji said, looking at Ling Tian. "But you and I both know that most of our elders at Divine Sword Cliff haven't killed any Heavenly Slaves, so they can't use their full strength. That means they're almost certainly no match for the Outer Realm Demon Race. Master and the others can only ask us to go over and deal with them."
"If it's only a challenge, then this is easy to handle. It won't come to a direct clash," Ling Tian said. Then, thinking of something, he instructed Gu Ao and Fairy Sword Ji, "Ask the seniors to stall for time. Tell them we'll be there soon, and make sure they don't attack the Outer Realm Demon Race cultivators."
"Understood." Fairy Sword Ji and Gu Ao nodded. Without saying anything more, they went to relay his instructions to the people from their sects.
"If it's just a challenge, then it's simple. We only need to accept and make sure we don't kill them," Ling Tian murmured. After a moment's thought, he looked at Fairy Meng Shang and the others. "Let's split into two