After learning that all their family and friends had been taken into a Boundary Stone—and that it was the one Ling Tian had opened—Po Tian was overcome with excitement. He was especially relieved to hear that they wouldn't face a shortage of life force anytime soon. Seeing Chi Xue, Shi Ying, and the others just as excited, he knew they all understood that having their loved ones settled in the Boundary Stone was about as safe as they could be.
"It wasn't only your family and friends, seniors. The loved ones of every cultivator who successfully survived the tribulation and broke free of the Lord of the Universe's constraints were taken into the Boundary Stone," a disciple of the War Buddha Hall said. There was a hint of pride in his voice as he continued, "That was arranged by our junior uncle. By the way, our junior uncle is now the strongest expert in the God Realm. He's even more powerful than all of us. If he hadn't obeyed the Pavilion Master's orders to protect everyone, he could have broken free too—and our tribulations would have gone much more smoothly."
Before anyone could speak, he gave a self-deprecating smile and said, "Of course, now it seems all of this was arranged by the Lord of the Universe. Anyone with decent talent can break free."
"Ling Chou did well, especially in arranging for all our fellow daoists' loved ones to stay in the Boundary Stone," Little Devourer praised. Then he looked at Ling Tian. "Brother Tian, you really do have a knack for raising disciples..."
"Ahem. That kid did well on his own. My teaching didn't have much to do with it." Ling Tian coughed a few times. After all, he had always taken a hands-off approach to teaching his disciples,