That was right. Ling Tian's strength was improving, but so was everyone else's—especially Feng Lingzi, who had just taken the Phoenix Soul Fruit and undergone rebirth through nirvana. If nothing unexpected happened, his cultivation realm would rise at an extremely fast pace from here on. Ling Tian even believed that after reversing his golden core two or three more times, Feng Lingzi should be strong enough to contend with Venerable Sword Saint. At the very least, he could retreat safely from under his hand. And that was all Ling Tian and the others needed—as long as they could escape Venerable Sword Saint safely, they would have plenty of time to keep improving their strength. Even if it took Ling Tian a long time to reach Venerable Sword Saint's level, Feng Lingzi wouldn't need nearly as long. Reversing his golden core four or five times should be enough, and that wouldn't take too long.
"That's true, so you don't need to worry too much about Venerable Sword Saint, especially since he hasn't shown any sign of making a move against you so far." Po Xiong paused, then changed tack. "By the way, Ling Tian, that technique of yours that condenses a Pseudo Small World on your fingertip is excellent. It'll greatly increase your combat strength. Jiu Nan is a Third Heaven near-sage expert, yet you used that secret technique to suppress him with a single strike. That's incredible."
Indeed, even a Fifth Heaven near-sage cultivator wouldn't find it easy to defeat a Third Heaven quasi-sage cultivator with one strike, let alone Jiu Nan, an outstanding expert among Third Heaven cultivators. This alone showed just how powerful Ling Tian's secret technique of condensing a Pseudo Small World on his fingertip was.
"Compressing the Pseudo Small World makes its energy incredibly dense. On