Everyone was a little puzzled when Ling Tian refused to try breaking through immediately. In the end, Tu Gui figured out why—he guessed Ling Tian was worried that those mid-stage cultivators at the Twenty-ninth Heaven of Near-Saint would put up fierce resistance and cause something to go wrong.
"Those mid-stage cultivators at the Twenty-ninth Heaven of Near-Saint can certainly cause us some trouble, especially if they join forces with all the other cultivators at the Twenty-ninth Heaven of Near-Saint and the ones surrounding the Sacred Ruins Abyss," Chi Xue said gravely. After a brief pause, he continued, "But there's no need to worry. Those people can't catch up to us, and they can't protect the cultivators surrounding the Sacred Ruins Abyss, either. If we attack, we'll certainly inflict heavy casualties. At worst, if things look bad, we can simply retreat. I'm sure that even those mid-stage cultivators at the Twenty-ninth Heaven of Near-Saint won't be able to do anything to us."
"Exactly," Shi Ling chimed in. "We'll definitely inflict heavy casualties on the cultivators surrounding us next time—far more than before. Most importantly, everyone will realize that they can't do anything to us. I'm sure many cultivators will give up surrounding us, and then we'll have a great chance of breaking through."
"The heavier the casualties we inflict, the more likely the cultivators surrounding us are to be frightened into giving up. Then we'll have an even better chance of breaking out early," Shi Ling added, looking at Ling Tian as she spoke. "That's why we should act sooner rather than later, especially since the space we can move around in is already limited. In other words, we don't have much time left."
Shi Ling's words immediately won the support of many people. They, too, agreed that they should act