If Jie Mie Lao Ren alone had failed to become a Saint after breaking through to the Thirty-fifth Heaven of Near-Saint, everyone could still have thought his aptitude was lacking. But when more than ten others, including Xiao Yaozi, had also failed to become Saints after reaching the Thirty-fifth Heaven of Near-Saint, that was a different matter. Ling Tian realized that becoming a Saint was no easy feat. He feared that even after he broke through to the Thirty-fifth Heaven of Near-Saint, he would still find it difficult to become one.
Moreover, Ling Tian vaguely suspected that he might not be able to break through to the Thirty-sixth Heaven of Near-Saint at all, even if he had plenty of time. This much was clear from how each breakthrough became increasingly difficult. Thus, even with ample time, there was no guarantee he could reach the Thirty-sixth Heaven of Near-Saint.
And if he could not break through to the Thirty-sixth Heaven of Near-Saint, Ling Tian naturally had no confidence that he could reach that level. He even began to doubt whether the ancient records left behind by the Third Blade Emperor's predecessor were true. Perhaps breaking through to the Thirty-sixth Heaven of Near-Saint did not necessarily mean a cultivator would become a Saint.
Ling Tian and Po Qiong believed that for Ling Tian to become a Saint, he would have to devour and fuse with the Lord of the Universe's universe, reclaiming the Origin Power of the World-Ending Thunder Dragon that the Lord of the Universe had stolen. This worried Zhu Xian and the other Artifact Spirits. They feared that if Ling Tian could not reach the Saint level, he might not be able to withstand the pressure of the Lord of the Universe's universe, even though he had already mastered many