There was no denying that Ling Tian and the others' earlier threat to destroy the Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures had cowed all the Outer Realm Cultivators. After all, they had come for those treasures. If Ling Tian and his companions really destroyed them all, their trip would have been for nothing—and that was the last thing they wanted. So they abandoned the idea of attacking Ling Tian and the others right away, allowing them to buy more time.
As the saying went, the longer they stalled, the more Outer Realm Cultivators would end up trapped in the grand formation. That would be a great advantage for Ling Tian and his companions.
However, Chi Xue and the others knew they couldn't keep stalling forever. The surrounding Outer Realm Cultivators couldn't be held back by that one threat indefinitely. More importantly, even though the grand formation Ling Tian had set up covered a vast area, it could only hold a limited number of cultivators. Their overall strength was limited too. If too many experts arrived, they might exceed the number they could control—and that was the last thing they wanted.
Of course, Ling Tian and the others were even more worried about the arrival of cultivators at the Twenty-third Heaven of Near-Saint. They knew that even with the grand formation's help, they couldn't threaten cultivators of that level, especially with a large number of other Outer Realm Cultivators joining the attack.
"Mm, that's right. We can't keep stalling forever." Ling Tian nodded, then looked beyond the grand formation. "Besides, our words only caught them off guard for the moment. It won't be long before they attack us. They won't wait around forever, especially since once cultivators at the Twenty-third Heaven of Near-Saint arrive, there'll be almost nothing left for them. That's not what