More than one Outer Realm Cultivator had seen the Demon Slayer Alliance cultivators capturing and collecting Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures that day. On top of that, people from the Dark Pavilion and Mist Hidden Sect had deliberately spread the news. It immediately caused an uproar throughout the Outer Realm star domain, and soon large numbers of Outer Realm Cultivators headed for the Demon Slayer Alliance's base. They eyed it covetously, looking ready to attack at the slightest provocation.
Just as Ling Tian had said, Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures held great allure for Outer Realm Cultivators. This was especially true after Ling Tian and the others deliberately spread the word that several Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures could greatly help cultivators advance their cultivation. What was more, the Demon Slayer Alliance had gained over a hundred of them all at once. That was enough to make droves of cultivators covet them.
It had to be said that Chi Xue and the others had come up with an excellent plan. The Demon Slayer Alliance had suddenly acquired so many Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures, and nearly every Outer Realm Cultivator knew they must have come from Ling Tian and his companions. On top of that, some had previously witnessed Ling Tian near the Demon Slayer Alliance's base. More Outer Realm Cultivators were thus convinced that Ling Tian had given the treasures to the alliance, which undoubtedly meant the Demon Slayer Alliance had colluded with Ling Tian and his companions.
Colluding with "outsiders"—and, more importantly, possessing a treasure was a crime in itself. For a time, many Outer Realm Cultivators eyed the Demon Slayer Alliance covetously. They now had an excuse, too. If several cultivators at the Twenty-fourth Heaven of Near-Saint hadn't been stationed within the alliance, those cultivators would likely have attacked at once.
Although no cultivators had