In Shi Li and the others' minds, the various major factions in the God Realm were itching to get their hands on the Phoenix Soul Fruit and the Nine Reversals Heavenly Technique. As for the Nine Reversals Heavenly Technique, they could simply spread it far and wide. That way, the major factions would not attack them; they would only hunt down Po Tian, who possessed the Phoenix Soul Fruit. Then they could naturally resolve their current crisis. The prerequisite, of course, was that Po Tian leave their elite squad and go out alone, openly displaying the Phoenix Soul Fruit to the major factions of the God Realm.
Po Tian knew perfectly well that going out alone would be dangerous—at the very least, far more dangerous than staying with the squad, or even the alliance. Naturally, he did not want to leave. He had also come up with plenty of sound reasons: he could hide, and once the major factions failed to find him, they would naturally attack Chi Xue and the others. By then, Shi Li and the rest would be in even greater danger.
That made sense. Every cultivator knew Po Tian belonged to Chi Xue's alliance. If they could not find Po Tian, they would naturally attack the alliance to force him out. Without Po Tian, a powerful fighter, Chi Xue and the others would be in even greater danger.
Shi Li and the others were no fools. They knew that once the factions of the God Realm failed to find Po Tian, they would attack them. After all, those factions would not bother reasoning with them. If that happened, it would indeed be better to keep Po Tian with the elite squad. He was a powerful fighter, and by unleashing the God-Devouring Demon Domain and launching attacks,