The steady stream of Outer Realm Cultivators breaking into the God Realm had continuously strengthened the major factions there. Some factions now had tens of thousands, or even over a hundred thousand, Ninth Order experts, including no shortage of Ninth Order Peak experts and those nearing the Saint level. If this continued, they would pose a serious threat to Ling Tian and the others—especially if, in the future, the major factions joined forces and attacked the Fengyun Realm at Chi Xue and the others' urging. Once Ling Tian and the others considered this possibility, they grew quite worried and proposed several ways to deal with it, but every one of them was rejected.
Everyone turned to Ling Tian, waiting to see if he had a better solution.
After a moment's thought, Ling Tian said, "In short, forming elite teams to launch preemptive strikes won't work for now. But we can gradually extend our reach outward. For example, we can set up temporary bases one after another. Though some of the major factions have mastered secret teleportation techniques, our temporary bases can still inflict heavy casualties on them. At the very least, we can deal them greater losses along the way."
Before anyone could speak, he continued, "Although we'll be setting up temporary bases farther out, this is still a defensive approach. It won't provoke the major factions too much, so they shouldn't attack us immediately."
"And even if some factions do attack us because of it, so what? We can use the temporary bases to inflict massive casualties on them. As long as the major factions don't join forces to attack, they won't pose much of a threat to us." Zhuge Xun picked up the thread, then shifted his tone. "Besides, the situation is still somewhat in our favor. For