Although a few cultivators coveted the Phoenix Soul Fruit and attacked Ling Tian and Little Qi after they revealed their auras, the strongest among them had only reached the mid stage of the Near-Saint Eighteenth Heaven. They posed no threat to Ling Tian and the others, but the attacks still left them disappointed. They had been hoping that cultivators at the peak of the Near-Saint Eighteenth Heaven, or even higher, would come looking for trouble.
Of course, Ling Tian and the others did not actually want anyone to attack them. With their strength, they could handle cultivators at the peak of the Near-Saint Eighteenth Heaven, or even the Near-Saint Nineteenth Heaven, without too much trouble. What they really hoped for was to persuade such cultivators to join them, so they could face the final tribulation together. That would bring them many benefits.
It stood to reason: the more cultivators joined Ling Tian and his companions to face the final tribulation together, the better—especially if they met the required cultivation standard. Then they would not have to worry so much about a shortage of manpower, and a larger group would have a better chance of withstanding the final tribulation and breaking free of the Lord of the Universe's restraints.
Persuading those cultivators would not be difficult for Ling Tian. He knew every cultivator dreamed of breaking free of the Lord of the Universe's restraints. Ever since the cultivators pursuing Hua Min'er had triggered multiple layers of tribulation clouds, cultivators throughout the God Realm had realized that their best chance of overcoming the tribulation was to join forces with a large group. At present, Ling Tian, Chi Xue, and the others seemed most likely to break free of the Lord of the Universe's restraints. Naturally, plenty of cultivators would want to join