Although Hua Min'er and the others had successfully refined the Heaven Locking Pillars, and each of them had refined three, the pillars would only provide powerful attacks for the Externalized Small World and resist destruction once they had been nurtured to a sufficiently high grade. The higher their grade, the more they would strengthen the formation's defenses, and the harder it would be for the Lord of the Universe to destroy them.
That made sense. If the Heaven Locking Pillars were too low-grade, they would naturally be destroyed with ease when facing the Lord of the Universe's attacks. After that, they could no longer greatly strengthen the Externalized Small World's defenses. Raising them to a sufficiently high grade was therefore crucial, and that would take time.
Dan Bi and the others felt that the Lord of the Universe might not delay for a long time again, and could attack Ling Tian and the others at any moment.
But then Dan Bi thought of something and continued, "Fortunately, the Lord of the Universe hasn't shown any sign of attacking Ling Tian yet. As long as he doesn't attack now, Ling Tian's friends and family can keep nurturing the Heaven Locking Pillars. The longer the Lord of the Universe delays, the higher their grade will become, and the more defense they'll add when integrated into the Externalized Small World. So there's no need to worry too much. When in Rome, do as the Romans do."
"That's right. We don't need to worry. Min'er and the others should just do their best to nurture the Heaven Locking Pillars," Ling Tian's true body said. Then he thought of something and changed his tone. "Of course, once the pillars' grade has risen a little, we'll still need to try integrating them into the Externalized Small