After Ling Tian guessed that the Lord of the Universe would very likely possess cultivators who had broken through to the Saint level, he realized the Lord of the Universe was lying—at least about assigning them the task.
And since the Lord of the Universe might be lying about this, he might be lying about other things too. For example, his promise that Hua Min'er and the others would stay alive might also be a lie. This made Ling Tian and the others feel even more pressed for time. He wanted to find all the Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures as quickly as possible and combine them to form Primordial Chaos Qi. Only then might he be able to break through to the Saint level and enter the God Realm once more to rescue Hua Min'er and the others.
It was precisely because he felt such urgency that Ling Tian changed his earlier decision. He was preparing to go after the Bodhi Fruit Tree belonging to the Yu Family. After all, if he seized this Saint-grade Heavenly Treasure and placed it in his Small World, it would help him improve his strength as much as possible, which would also be very useful in his search for other Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures.
Besides doing everything he could to seize Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures, Ling Tian also planned to look for allies. He would have them join forces with Little Devourer to fight the Lord of the Universe from the outside. Then, by attacking from both within and without, Ling Tian and the others would have a much better chance of breaking free from the Lord of the Universe's control.
"Mm, that's true. In fact, we need to lure Outer Realm Cultivators into attacking the Lord of the Universe right now. That'll weaken him as much