Come to think of it, the great powers of the God Realm were determined to get the Nine Reversals Heavenly Technique. Especially after obtaining Phoenix Soul Fruits, if they couldn't get the technique through other channels, they would naturally turn against Ling Tian and his people. And it wouldn't be just one power attacking them, but several. Most importantly, to obtain the technique and the Phoenix Soul Fruit Tree, those powers would fight Ling Tian's group to the death rather than retreat after suffering a few casualties as they had before. That would put enormous pressure on Ling Tian and his people, and they might even suffer casualties—something they didn't want to see.
But if cultivators could obtain the Nine Reversals Heavenly Technique while hunting ten thousand cultivators to earn a Phoenix Soul Fruit, then the great powers would have little reason to attack Ling Tian's side. That would make things much easier for them. From this perspective, the news really was good.
At that, Fairy Sword Ji and the others' expressions relaxed somewhat. They stopped deliberately complaining that the Lord of the Universe was favoring Chi Xue and the other cultivators of the God Realm.
"That's not all. The Lord of the Universe's arrangement brings us other benefits, too," Ling Tian said. A smile curled his lips as he continued, "By publicly announcing that anyone who kills ten thousand cultivators can obtain the Nine Reversals Heavenly Technique, the Lord of the Universe has undoubtedly given cultivators an even stronger incentive to hunt one another. That will throw the God Realm into greater chaos, so no one will pay attention to the strange happenings in its southern region. Little Swallow and Senior Phoenix Soul will be much safer, too."
"That's true." Fairy Lei Ying nodded, then chuckled. "What's more, the