Worried that Ling Tian might launch a sneak attack, they had concealed their auras. They had never expected that, during that time, Ling Tian would recruit two cultivators at the peak of the Near-Saint Eighteenth Heaven. This made Shi Lin and the others grow anxious. After all, in their minds, if Ling Tian really managed to recruit enough cultivators to join them and later cross the tribulation together, they might no longer join forces with Chi Xue and the others. This was especially likely given that Ling Tian could live far longer than Chi Xue and Po Tian, who could preserve themselves through self-sealing.
Because Ling Tian, Xiao Shi, and the others had revealed their auras, Chi Xue and his group understood the two's situation very well. From their assessment, Ling Tian and Xiao Shi could break through to the peak of the Near-Saint Eighteenth Heaven at any time. Their bloodline power was also quite impressive, so they might even continue advancing to the Near-Saint Nineteenth Heaven. That meant they could live for a very long time.
They could reach the Near-Saint Nineteenth Heaven without taking the Phoenix Soul Fruit and being reborn through nirvana. That made them far more powerful than Chi Xue and Po Tian, and naturally meant they could live longer, too. They might even outlast Chi Xue and Po Tian, who could preserve themselves through self-sealing. If nothing unexpected happened, Ling Tian and Xiao Shi would later take the Phoenix Soul Fruit and be reborn through nirvana, then cultivate the Nine Reversals Heavenly Technique and further strengthen their bloodline power. They had also already lived for a long time before their rebirth through nirvana. Under those circumstances, it was not impossible for them—especially Ling Tian—to outlive Chi Xue and Po Tian.
Since Ling Tian could live