That was right. Even with three cultivators joining forces, they hadn't escaped the Lord of the Universe's restraint. They hadn't even had the slightest hope of doing so. Ling Tian realized that even if some cultivators risked facing the Ultimate Lightning Tribulation early to drag Venerable Sword Saint into the fray, they would have almost no chance of escaping the Lord of the Universe's restraint. That was especially true before they refined the Ultimate Lightning Tribulation Power. The four cultivators currently charging toward Fengyun Realm had probably realized this too, so they might not attack Venerable Sword Saint after all—or at the very least, they wouldn't try to kill him.
Venerable Sword Saint had lived for countless years and was as crafty as an old fox. He might have realized this as well, so he wouldn't be too wary. In that case, he might well continue attacking Ling Tian and the others. After hearing Ling Tian's analysis, everyone's expressions grew slightly grave, because they knew what he said was very likely to happen.
"If Venerable Sword Saint really can attack us, what should we do?!" Fairy Sword Ji asked, looking at Ling Tian with concern.
"What's there to fear? Even if Venerable Sword Saint can attack us, he'll only have fused seven golden cores, not nine. Though his strength with seven fused golden cores will be formidable, his cultivation will only be two realms above ours. With the Myriad Sword Demon Extermination Grand Formation, we can still hold them off." Tan Tai Chang Feng said dismissively. Before anyone could speak, he continued, "Thanks to the aid of Chaos Qi, quite a few of us have refined Ultimate Lightning Tribulation Power that's purer than Venerable Sword Saint's. And so many of us have cultivation levels not far below his and have