Because they had stayed by Ling Tian's side and learned from him all this time, Ling Chou and Chu Ying had had few chances to experience life-and-death battles. That was their greatest shortcoming now. After all, such battles tempered cultivators immensely. Ling Tian's achievements were proof enough: he had fought countless battles and faced death again and again to reach where he was today.
But by now, nearly every cultivator in the God Realm knew that Ling Tian had taken on disciples. They all knew how powerful he was and how fiercely he protected his own. Even if Ling Chou and Chu Ying reached the Godly Being level and went out to travel, few cultivators would dare attack them. That meant they couldn't use cultivators in the God Realm to temper the two of them. Po Qiong and the other Artifact Spirits were worried, yet could only smile wryly. They had never imagined that Ling Tian's strength could cause this kind of trouble.
Still, when they heard Ling Tian say he had a way to solve the problem, they all grew eager to hear it. Little Shiyou even asked outright what he planned to do.
"I'll spread the word throughout the God Realm: any cultivator whose realm is no more than one major level above Chou'er and Ying'er may attack them. If they can kill the two of them using their own abilities, they'll receive a Phoenix Soul Fruit. And I won't take revenge..." Ling Tian began, but before he could finish, someone cut him off.
"What? You want to use the Phoenix Soul Fruit to lure cultivators in the God Realm into attacking Ling Chou and Chu Ying?!" You Ye's voice rose, thick with worry. "Ling Tian, isn't that too dangerous? Or rather, isn't it too harsh on them?