It made sense. If Venerable Sword Saint had attacked Ling Tian and the others earlier, they would probably have been killed long ago. That clearly wasn't what the Lord of the Universe wanted to see. After all, Ling Tian and the others were seeds the Lord of the Universe had deliberately nurtured, so it wasn't impossible that he had deliberately stopped Venerable Sword Saint and Venerable God Devourer from attacking them.
"Mm, that's certainly possible," Ling Tian said. Then his tone shifted. "But it's also possible Venerable Sword Saint and the others have already used the Phoenix Soul Fruit to be reborn through nirvana. If so, there'd be no point in attacking us, which would explain why they haven't."
Before anyone could speak, he continued, "And I feel that's more likely. The Lord of the Universe probably wouldn't outright forbid cultivators from doing something. It's more likely that Venerable Sword Saint and the others have already obtained the Phoenix Soul Fruit and been reborn through nirvana, so they have no need to keep attacking us."
At that, everyone nodded. They agreed wholeheartedly.
"If Venerable Sword Saint and Venerable God Devourer have already obtained the Phoenix Soul Fruit and been reborn through nirvana, doesn't that mean they won't attack us again?!" Tan Tai Chang Feng said, his spirits lifting. As he spoke, he looked around at the others. "Venerable Sword Saint and the others already have so many Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures. Stealing the Phoenix Soul Fruit Tree wouldn't mean much to them, so they won't attack us in the future."
Although Ling Tian, Feng Lingzi, and the others had become extremely powerful after breaking through, strong enough to contend with Quasi-Saints, that only meant they could stand up to experts who had just reached the Quasi-Saint level. If they actually fought