That was right. The Small World had grown much larger, and Ling Tian's mastery of various secret arts and laws had improved. So even though he hadn't broken through to the Near-Saint Seventeenth Heaven, his strength was no weaker than Xiao Shi's—at the very least, he was no weaker than Po Tian and Chi Xue after they broke through to the Near-Saint Seventeenth Heaven. That meant that even if the two of them broke through now, they still wouldn't pose any threat to him or Xiao Shi. He had nothing to worry about.
What was more, Po Tian and Chi Xue hadn't broken through to the Near-Saint Seventeenth Heaven yet. They might not even break through before Ling Tian did. So he had even less reason to worry.
"Ling Tian, you and I are still in pretty good shape, but more and more of the cultivators around us are running short on life force. Even Uncle Yuan Hao and Aunt Mo Xin are facing this problem," Xiao Shi said gravely. "Before long, your sisters-in-law will be facing it too. What should we do? Should we settle them in the space inside the Outer Realm Stone, or have them take Phoenix Soul Fruits and be reborn through nirvana?"
Xiao Shi was troubled because they didn't have many Phoenix Soul Fruits left. There weren't enough for everyone to have one, and even Hua Min'er and the others might not get any. He very much wanted Fairy Meng Shang and Hua Min'er to have the chance to undergo nirvana rebirth with Phoenix Soul Fruits, which was why he had asked.
Ling Tian furrowed his brow. "We've lived for a very long time. Min'er and the others have special physiques and have cultivated the Nine Reversals Heavenly Technique, but they'll still gradually face the