The only people across the entire Outer Realm starfield who could contact Ling Tian were the cultivators of the Dark Pavilion and the Mist Hidden Sect. And those two factions had mostly contacted him and the others because of the Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures. Thinking of this, Shi Ying and the others grew hopeful. They felt there was a good chance some Outer Realm Cultivators were willing to trade them the remaining two Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures.
As they had said before, it would be best if they could obtain the remaining Heavenly Treasures without having to fight. After all, with Ling Tian and the others' current strength, dealing with cultivators at the Twenty-fourth Heaven of Near-Saint or even the Twenty-fifth Heaven of Near-Saint would still be difficult. According to the information they had received, the remaining two Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures were in the hands of major factions, which had cultivators at the Twenty-fourth Heaven of Near-Saint—and possibly even higher realms—standing guard.
Ling Tian and Chi Xue had also considered that this might be the case, and they grew excited. Suppressing their excitement, they took out their Spirit Talismans and sent their divine senses into them. Soon, both men's expressions turned grave. Shi Ying and the others, standing nearby, grew solemn as well. From the two men's faces, they realized things were not looking good—perhaps even quite bad.
"Fellow Daoists Ling Tian and Chi Xue, what happened? Did the Mist Hidden Sect or the Dark Pavilion send bad news?!" Po Tian asked. He sounded a little tense.
"Mm. You could call it bad news." Chi Xue's voice was heavy. Without waiting for Po Tian and the others to ask further, he continued, "The Dark Pavilion sent word that the factions holding those two Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures have joined forces. Several of the