Although they could sense that Ling Tian was showing increasingly clear signs of a breakthrough and might reach the Near-Saint Nineteenth Heaven at any moment, Shi Wei and the others were not particularly worried. That was not only because even such obvious signs did not guarantee that Ling Tian would succeed. They also believed that even if he broke through, he would not pose much of a threat to them. They still had confidence that their grand formation could wear him down and kill him.
That was only natural. Although Shi Wei and the others knew a little about Ling Tian, they did not know much. At the very least, they had no idea that as Ling Tian's cultivation advanced, the scale of his Small World would grow dramatically. This would allow the Myriad Sword Demon Extermination Grand Formation and Buddha Kingdom World he had set up to merge more perfectly. And because they could provide more Origin Power, the formation's might would increase greatly. Since Shi Wei and the others knew none of this, they naturally had confidence that their own formation could keep Ling Tian trapped.
And so what if Ling Tian could break through their formation? Shi Wei and the others had left many Phantom Clones outside beforehand. They might not be able to win, but they could still escape.
Since their lives were not in danger, Shi Wei and the others had no reason to hurry and give up. They continued to wear Ling Tian down. Of course, every so often they tried to "persuade" him to surrender. Shi Wei and the others had come mainly for the Phoenix Soul Fruit and those Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures. They did not necessarily have to kill Ling Tian. In fact, they very much hoped he would survive. After all,