When they heard Ling Tian say that the Lord of the Universe hadn't "come calling" this time to assign a task, Feng Lingzi and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief. After all, as long as Ling Tian and Chi Xue weren't being ordered to fight to the death, they could join forces later to resist the Lord of the Universe—and they would have a good chance of breaking free from his shackles.
But when they heard what Ling Tian said next, they froze. Feng Xing blurted out, "What? He actually forbade you from hiding in the Outer Realm Stones?!"
The space inside an Outer Realm Stone was peculiar. High-level Outer Realm Power could isolate it from the outside world to the greatest extent, including from the erosion of the Law of Time. This meant that cultivators who hid inside would lose far less vitality. That was especially true of sealed cultivators. It was no exaggeration to say that those hiding in an Outer Realm Stone could drag things out for a very long time—millions of years or even longer. That was extremely important to cultivators. Even though sealed cultivators could no longer improve their strength, the longer they could hold out, the weaker the Lord of the Universe would become, making it easier for them to break free from his shackles later.
Yet the Lord of the Universe had forbidden Ling Tian and Chi Xue from hiding in the Outer Realm Stones. That meant their chances of breaking free from the universe's restraints would be drastically reduced, which was what Feng Lingzi and the others cared about most. No wonder Feng Xing had been so shocked to hear it.
Feng Xing wasn't the only one. Feng Lingzi and the Young Leader also looked grave, their expressions almost ugly.