Ling Tian had already shown faint signs of a breakthrough. That was good news for him; it was certainly better than showing no signs at all. What was more, as he'd said, the signs would grow clearer with time. Who knew? He might break through any day now. Once he did, his strength would increase tremendously, and he might even be able to fight Venerable Sword Saint and escape unscathed.
"That's true. Venerable Sword Saint still shows no sign of making a move against you, and that's good news," Po Qiong replied. "The longer you can delay, the better. Ideally, you'd put it off for another hundred thousand years or even several hundred thousand. Of course, if you could stretch it to a million years, that would be even better. By then, you might even have a chance of defeating Venerable Sword Saint one-on-one."
Ling Tian smiled but made no comment. The confidence at the corners of his mouth said it all.
As they were talking, Fairy Swordji, Gu Ao, and the others came over. Hua Min'er and the others hurried over as well. They knew that Fairy Swordji and Gu Ao coming to see Ling Tian meant something big was about to happen, and it was easy to guess what: the cultivators from the God Realm's major powers had joined forces and were about to make another move.
"Aunt Swordji, are the cultivators from the God Realm's alliance coming after us again?" Mo Lei asked. She was practically itching for a fight, and Xing Zhan and the others looked just as eager.
It was only natural. So many years had passed. Mo Lei and the others had remained just shy of the Near-Sage level, but their strength had increased tremendously. They believed they were no weaker than ordinary Near-Sages