After all these years, Ling Tian and Little Devourer had only shown slight signs of nearing a breakthrough to the peak of the Near-Saint Eighteenth Heaven, and no one knew how much longer it would take. What excited them, though, was that every cultivator around Feng Lingzi—except those who had been sealed away—had broken through to the middle stage of the Near-Saint Eighteenth Heaven. The Young Leader had even shown signs of reaching the late stage.
Feng Lingzi and the others were in fairly good shape, bloodline-wise. In particular, after their breakthroughs, their Bloodline Power could grow stronger still, allowing them to live for more years. They were certain to reach the peak of the Near-Saint Eighteenth Heaven, a level that qualified them to join Ling Tian and the others in facing the tribulation. What was more, Feng Lingzi and the others still had a chance to break through to the Near-Saint Nineteenth Heaven. If they did, they could help Ling Tian and his companions even more in the future.
Ling Tian was so excited not merely because Feng Lingzi and the others would live longer and grow stronger. Most importantly, they would qualify to face the tribulation alongside his group. All these years, Ling Tian and the others had recruited very few cultivators who met the requirements—in fact, the only one they had recruited in all that time was the one Po Di had brought in. That had put some pressure on them, so they naturally hoped Feng Lingzi and the others would break through and meet the requirements to join them.
That was right. Ling Tian still wanted to find an opportunity to seal Feng Lingzi and the others away, but only on the condition that he found enough cultivators to face the tribulation alongside his group. If