As I've said before, the Lord of the Universe wouldn't pass up any chance to get cultivators from the God Realm to help him complete his tasks. If he could trade some Phoenix Soul Fruits he had no use for in exchange for such a chance, he would surely think it worthwhile and do so.
But Ling Chou and the others could benefit from this in the end, too. Fighting stronger cultivators would give them better opportunities to temper themselves and further improve their strength. Thinking of this, Little Wolf felt a faint sense of anticipation as well.
Of course, this was only Ling Tian and the others' guess. They couldn't know yet whether things would really turn out that way. Still, they didn't care too much. They would keep cultivating, striving to break through to the Near-Saint Twentieth Heaven peak as soon as possible. Only then could they ensure they would reach the Twenty-first Heaven of Near-Saint.
Let's leave Ling Tian and the others to continue cultivating and improving their strength, and turn to Chi Xue and his companions, who had received a reply from Ling Tian. When Chi Xue saw that the reply contained only four words, his expression grew grave, and a little ugly. As clever as he was, he could infer certain things from those four words alone.
"Fellow Daoist Chi Xue, did Ling Tian reply to you?" Po Tian asked. Though phrased as a guess, his tone was certain. Seeing Chi Xue's grave expression, he frowned. "Don't tell me Ling Tian refused to let our people undergo tribulation alongside Ling Chou and Chu Ying. If so, he wouldn't have chosen to undergo tribulation with us himself. Since he agreed to do that, naturally he'd also want Ling Chou and Chu Ying to join forces with