The tremendous boost the Outer Realm Stone gave Ling Tian and Xiao Shi had been plain for all to see. So when everyone realized they might have another chance to obtain one, they were thrilled and eagerly anticipating it. But just then, Mo Lei thought of another problem: Chi Xue and Po Tian might also obtain an Outer Realm Stone.
It made sense. Chi Xue and Po Tian's cultivation realms were far higher than Ling Tian and Xiao Shi's. More importantly, their mission would last only a year. Killing Chi Xue and Po Tian within that year was practically impossible—which meant they, too, could obtain an Outer Realm Stone. Once everyone considered how much such a stone could strengthen a cultivator, they couldn't help but feel anxious.
"Heh, even if Chi Xue and the others get an Outer Realm Stone, that doesn't mean they'll be able to refine High-level Outer Realm Power," Yao Yu said, unconcerned. As she spoke, she looked around at everyone. "You and I both know how difficult it is to refine High-level Outer Realm Power. Even with our current cultivation realms, we couldn't refine it. As things stand, only Ling Tian and Xiao Shi can. So Chi Xue and the others may well be unable to refine it, either. In that case, even if they obtain an Outer Realm Stone, it'll be nothing but a useless rock. It won't help them at all."
At that, everyone's eyes lit up. They all agreed.
It made sense. Even the Young Leader and Feng Lingzi, who had just broken through to the Near-Saint Sixteenth Heaven, still couldn't refine High-level Outer Realm Power. In their minds, Chi Xue and Po Tian wouldn't be able to, either. So obtaining an Outer Realm Stone would be no different from getting a useless