Of course, the more kinds of Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures Ling Tian possessed, the more likely he was to break through to the Saint level ahead of time. That wasn't good news for Chi Xue and the others, so they now somewhat regretted giving those nine Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures to Ling Tian.
Chi Xue and Po Tian were worried, but they didn't regret it. At least, they weren't as torn about it as Shi Lin and the others.
Glancing at Shi Meng and the others, Chi Xue said quietly, "Although I don't want to admit it, we owe Ling Tian a debt, both in the God Realm and beyond it. I won't bring up what happened in the God Realm, since we all benefited from him. As for Ling Tian telling us his suspicions earlier, he did it largely for his own sake, but it was important to us, too. If we really found all the Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures and then went to turn in the mission, we'd likely be walking straight into a tiger's den. You and I both know what would happen then."
At that, Shi Meng and the others fell silent. They knew that if Ling Tian hadn't warned them, they would never have guessed the Lord of the Universe's true intentions. They might have gone straight to seek out the Lord of the Universe after finding all the Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures. It was easy to imagine what would have happened next. That alone meant they owed Ling Tian a great deal.
That was why Shi Meng and the others had fallen silent. They also vaguely understood why Chi Xue and Po Tian had given some Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures to Ling Tian.
"Besides, there's something even more important: Ling Tian and the others have a better chance of