After seeing that the Sacred Heart Sect Eldest Disciple and the other two hadn't immediately attacked, Ling Tian and the others breathed a sigh of relief. It meant the Sacred Heart Sect cultivators might not forcibly seize the Creation Divine Tree. Even though Ling Tian had already prepared to deal with trouble, he couldn't help relaxing a little.
Hearing that the Sacred Heart Sect Eldest Disciple and the others wanted to test his strength—and had explicitly said they wouldn't rely on their cultivation advantage—put Ling Tian even more at ease. He was now almost certain that the three Sacred Heart Sect cultivators had no intention of forcibly capturing them.
It made sense. If the Sacred Heart Sect Eldest Disciple and the others had wanted to attack Ling Tian and his companions, they could have done so long ago. Even with the Creation Divine Tree and the World-Ending Thunder Dragon nowhere nearby, they could have captured Ling Tian and the others first, then found a way to get their hands on the Creation Divine Tree and the World-Ending Thunder Dragon. After all, capturing Ling Tian and his companions would have given them another bargaining chip.
Besides, even if the three Sacred Heart Sect cultivators feared that doing so would anger the Creation Divine Tree and the World-Ending Thunder Dragon, making it harder to win them over, they could simply have refrained from saying they wouldn't use their cultivation advantage against Ling Tian and the others. Their willingness to do so made it clear they had no intention of fighting over the Creation Divine Tree or the World-Ending Thunder Dragon. With that in mind, Ling Tian could finally relax.
In Ling Tian's eyes, as long as the Sacred Heart Sect Eldest Disciple and the others didn't suppress him with their cultivation advantage,