After learning that Venerable Sword Saint could join forces with them, Shi Lin and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief. In their eyes, Venerable Sword Saint alone was enough to hold Ling Tian back—even if he could only fuse with six golden cores. At the very least, he could stop Ling Tian with ease, leaving their group in no danger. In fact, they believed that as long as Venerable Sword Saint could keep Ling Tian occupied, they would have a chance to kill him. Shi Lin and the others figured that if they formed an Arrow Formation and focused their attacks, they could easily suppress Ling Tian, if not kill him outright. At worst, they could drive him away.
What Shi Lin and the others feared was Ling Tian suddenly teleporting into their ranks. In that situation, Chi Xue's people and the cultivators from the God Realm's major factions would lose much of their numerical advantage, and they would be unable to make use of the Arrow Formation. Shi Lin and the others believed that as long as Ling Tian didn't teleport into their ranks, they could form an Arrow Formation and unleash their arrow techniques together to suppress him with ease, or even kill him. Their only concern was that Ling Tian might teleport into their ranks.
But that problem would disappear once Venerable Sword Saint could step in and intercept him. In their eyes, Venerable Sword Saint, with six golden cores fused, was more than capable of holding Ling Tian back. Even if Ling Tian had already teleported into the ranks of Chi Xue's forces or the God Realm's major factions, Venerable Sword Saint could keep him occupied and deny him the chance to attack the cultivators of either group.
Most importantly, Shi Lin and the