Although Ling Chou and Chu Ying seemed to have greater aptitude and potential than Ling Tian, whether their strength would surpass his remained to be seen. Even if it did, they might not be able to bring Hua Min'er and the others safely out of the universe.
In short, as long as Hua Min'er and the others remained in the God Realm, they would be in danger. Ling Tian simply had no confidence that he could bring them all out of the universe safely, so he had no choice but to leave them in the God Realm. It was the wisest course of action for now.
But if he had a chance to bring Hua Min'er and the others all out of the universe safely, Ling Tian would naturally do so. Then he would no longer have to worry about them being in danger, and he could finally stop living on tenterhooks.
Previously, Ling Tian hadn't had much of a chance to bring them all out of the universe. At the very least, he hadn't been fully confident. Now, though, he had a little more confidence, because far more cultivators than they had expected would trigger their final tribulations at the same time as them. And as time passed, the number of cultivators arriving continued to grow rapidly.
With so many cultivators triggering their final tribulations at the same time, they could all attack the firmament together. In that situation, they might be able to force open a passage through it. The cultivators could then escape the Lord of the Universe's restraints through that passage and reach the Outer Realm.
If, when they opened a passage through the firmament, Hua Min'er and the others—no, more precisely, Ling Chou and Chu Ying—were nearby, they could carry the Outer Realm Stone and