Although Chi Xue and the others had plenty of talent on their side, and some of them had even comprehended the Buddha Kingdom World long ago—a modified version that could sustain the formation with other energies—they knew they would inevitably lag far behind Ling Tian's side in this regard. That wasn't merely because Ling Tian and Feng Xi were more accomplished in formation patterns and restrictions. Ling Tian also had eighteen Buddhist sariras. Chi Xue and the others knew that the modified Buddha Kingdom World was far less powerful than a formation sustained by sariras. Ling Tian's side could also assemble eighteen golden cores perfectly, whereas theirs could not.
Still, Chi Xue and the others weren't particularly worried about this. It wasn't only because they had obtained Buddhist Cultivation Methods, along with the Buddha Ancestor's and Wu De's experience and insights into them, which would let them cultivate powerful Buddhist practitioners. They also knew they would likely join forces with Ling Tian in the future, so the greater Ling Tian's side's accomplishments in the Buddha Kingdom World, the better.
Of course, Chi Xue and the others weren't in the habit of entrusting their fate entirely to someone else, especially Po Tian. After all, in his view, they might not reconcile with Ling Tian and cross the tribulation together in the future. So it was important for them to master the Buddha Kingdom World themselves and cultivate Buddhist practitioners. That was also the main reason they had passed the Buddhist Cultivation Methods and the Buddha Kingdom World on to the cultivators in their alliance.
"Fellow Daoist Chi Xue, although we've obtained a powerful formation like the Buddha Kingdom World, and some of us can already set it up, it's purely defensive. That alone won't be enough," Po Tian said gravely. As