They had thought Ling Tian would come up with a good plan, but it turned out all he wanted was to launch a preemptive strike.
They had already considered whether an offensive was viable. In the end, they had rejected the idea. Even if they killed large numbers of cultivators, they still wouldn't frighten everyone into giving up, and the cultivators who remained would still be more than they could handle—especially since the strongest cultivators would be the ones left.
Besides, launching an offensive meant Ling Tian and the others wouldn't have much time to improve their cultivation, let alone their strength. But improving their strength was fundamental to them, and that was precisely what many had been thinking when they tried to dissuade him. Shen Mi had even suggested that they focus all their efforts on advancing their cultivation, then rely on their strength and the grand formation they had laid to withstand the Outer Realm Cultivators' encirclement.
"If we keep focusing on advancing our cultivation, by then there could be hundreds of millions of cultivators surrounding us. Most importantly, cultivators at the Twenty-eighth Heaven of Near-Saint are already participating in Arrow Formations. There's no telling how many more will join later. Do you have confidence that you can face them, especially when they can use the Origin Power left behind by fallen Saints to advance their cultivation further?" Chi Xue asked. Seeing everyone fall silent, he continued, "If we can't, then we should try launching an offensive. Even if killing large numbers of cultivators won't make everyone give up, the more we kill, the easier it'll be to tear open the encirclement and escape. Once we're out of the Outer Realm Cultivators' encirclement, we'll have plenty of time to deal with them. I believe we'll be the ones