The Saint-grade Heavenly Treasure hiding in Thunder Purgatory had easily driven away—or even killed—the Outer Realm Cultivators who had entered the purgatory to search for Ling Tian by gathering the Lightning Power within it. Among them had been cultivators at the Twenty-third Heaven of Near-Saint. This had undoubtedly shocked all the Outer Realm Cultivators, as well as Ling Tian and the others. Of course, so far, this was good news for Ling Tian and his companions, because they no longer had to worry about being disturbed by cultivators. In particular, they had realized that the Heavenly Treasure was deliberately driving away the Outer Realm Cultivators without attacking them. From this, it was easy to tell that the Heavenly Treasure was protecting Ling Tian.
As for why the Heavenly Treasure was protecting Ling Tian, he was clever enough to figure it out. For a moment, he couldn't help feeling a little anticipation.
As for the problem that the Nine Nether Underworld King Flower and the others were worried about—the possibility that a large group of Outer Realm Cultivators would surround them—Ling Tian wasn't concerned at all. It didn't matter whether the cultivators would surround them now; even if they did, he was confident he could escape safely.
After all, Ling Tian had previously decided that if they couldn't obtain the Heavenly Treasure hiding in Thunder Purgatory, they would stay there for a hundred thousand years. That should be enough time for him to break through to the late stage of the Twenty-second Heaven of Near-Saint, and, if all went well, even reach the peak. In Ling Tian's mind, as long as he reached that level, he would be able to fight cultivators at the Twenty-third Heaven of Near-Saint. Escaping from them would be even less of a problem.
If all else