Without Feng Lingzi, Hua Min'er, and their other friends and family, Ling Tian might well have struggled to survive the previous battle. It was easy to see why: without Feng Lingzi and the others, the cultivators from Chi Xue's two factions could have easily destroyed every one of Ling Tian's Teleportation Formations. After that, killing Ling Tian would have been far easier.
With Venerable Sword Saint tying Ling Tian down, Chi Xue's side could easily suppress everyone else on Ling Tian's side. After all, Feng Lingzi and the others were the main force holding back Chi Xue's two factions. Without them, Ling Tian's people would have been unable to resist, and the destruction of all their Teleportation Formations would have been inevitable.
Even if Ling Tian's group had managed to catch their breath and set up some more Teleportation Formations, if Feng Lingzi and the other experts were killed, Chi Xue's side would still have been entirely confident of destroying every last one. Then killing Ling Tian would have been a simple matter, practically a foregone conclusion.
If Ling Tian chose a hundred cultivators to take part in the first type of mission, Feng Lingzi and the others would certainly join them. After all, Ling Tian's side had only a handful of experts who had broken through to the Near-Saint Fourteenth Heaven. If Feng Lingzi and the others were all killed, it would mean a drastic reduction in the overall strength of Ling Tian's side, perhaps leaving them with less than half their former strength. In that situation, the cultivators from Chi Xue's two factions could easily suppress them and destroy their Teleportation Formations.
Killing Feng Lingzi and the others would also be easy for Chi Xue's side. In a confined space, they and Venerable Sword Saint could easily pose