With the grand formation and the Extreme Ice Plains' geographic advantage, along with Chi Xue and the others' assistance, Ling Tian was confident he could deal with cultivators at the peak of the Twenty-second Heaven of Near-Saint—even if there were many of them. After all, Ling Tian excelled at fighting groups, especially with the combined Myriad Sword Demon Extermination Grand Formation and the formations of the Buddha Kingdom World.
But then Chang Xiangsi asked what they would do if cultivators at the Twenty-third Heaven of Near-Saint attacked them. Given Ling Tian and the others' current strength, they could do nothing to cultivators of that level; facing them would even put them in great danger.
If cultivators of that level entered the Extreme Ice Plains right now, Ling Tian and the others might be forced to abandon this operation. That would make it impossible for them to capture large numbers of Outer Realm Cultivators, which would undoubtedly be a great "loss" for them.
Ling Tian realized that this could indeed happen. After a moment's thought, he said gravely, "If cultivators at the Twenty-third Heaven of Near-Saint enter the Extreme Ice Plains and come close to us, we'll have no choice but to abandon the operation and flee. Finding Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures is important to us, but staying alive is more important. Only by surviving can we keep searching for all kinds of Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures."
"In the future, we can do our best to avoid cultivators at the Twenty-third Heaven of Near-Saint. As long as we don't run into them, we won't be in any danger," Ling Tian added.
"Exactly," Po Qiong replied, then changed his tone. "Besides, as far as we can tell, no cultivators at the Twenty-third Heaven of Near-Saint have entered the Extreme Ice Plains yet. That means