Based on the state of their bloodlines and the situations of Ling Tian and Xiao Shi, Chi Xue and Po Tian quickly concluded that they had no chance of breaking through to the Twenty-first Heaven of Near-Saint. This left them deeply disappointed and dejected.
Still, they knew how to accept what they couldn't change, and soon returned to normal. In particular, they thought of how, once they escaped the Lord of the Universe's restraints in the future, they might find Primordial Chaos Qi. If that happened, they could not only break through to the Twenty-first Heaven, but reach the Saint level as well—perhaps even before Ling Tian. At the thought, their earlier disappointment vanished, and hope rekindled in their hearts.
"Since we have no chance of breaking through to the Twenty-first Heaven of Near-Saint while we're in the God Realm, and based on our current state, we know we'll have to seal ourselves away in a few hundred thousand years," Po Tian said gravely. As he spoke, he looked at Chi Xue. "Should we decide who gets the Phoenix Soul Fruits?"
Over all this time, Chi Xue and the others had narrowed the final candidates down to four. However, they still couldn't decide which two of them to choose.
Now, Chi Xue and the others didn't have much time left. They would have to settle the matter before sealing themselves away, so they needed to move it up their list of priorities.
"Mm." Chi Xue nodded, then fell into thought. After a long while, he looked up at Po Tian. "We can rule out Devouring Buddha. That little fellow has decent potential, but he's too hesitant. You and I both know that this kind of temperament affects a cultivator's state of mind and, in turn, his future achievements. So we