Seeing Ling Tian give up a piece of Outer Realm Stone to settle the sealed cultivators, Little Shi couldn't stand by. He suggested dividing his own Outer Realm Stone with Ling Tian, and stated outright that if Ling Tian refused, he wouldn't continue refining it either. This left Ling Tian with a headache, and he could only accept—though he would take just a portion.
"That won't do. At the very least, you have to take half." Little Shi shook his wolf's head. "It's best if you and I split it evenly, Brother. That way, we can each refine one and a half pieces of Outer Realm Stone. More importantly, we can both keep refining High-level Outer Realm Power and rapidly increase our strength."
Little Shi had already compromised, so Ling Tian felt too embarrassed to argue further. He could only accept half the Outer Realm Stone, which finally satisfied the former.
"Brother Tian, did you agree to let Senior Feng Lingzi hold on to the Outer Realm Stone just to deceive him?" Little Shi asked as he divided the stone. Before Ling Tian could answer, he continued, "Given your intelligence, you must know why they want to keep it. And knowing you, there's no way you'd stand by and watch them face the Ultimate Lightning Tribulation before you. They're very likely to perish, and that's not something you want to see."
"You don't even want them to cross the tribulation alongside you, because even if they do, they'll still be very likely to perish," Little Shi added.
Little Shi certainly understood Ling Tian well. Aside from the Artifact Spirits such as Poxiong, he was the companion who had been with Ling Tian the longest. Even Hua Min'er and Fairy Meng Shang had spent far less time by Ling Tian's side.