Cultivators from the Heaven, Profound, and other realms had also arrived. Apart from the North Profound Realm, every realm was now present, and they had naturally reached an alliance agreement. However, each realm had its own agenda, especially the strongest ones, like the Heaven and Profound Realms. After all, these realms also had a good chance of taking first place in the realm competition—and there could only be one winner.
The alliance had been formed. Now they had to discuss what to do next: wage a major battle against the North Profound Realm, or focus on completing the dangerous mission assigned by the Lord of the Universe.
For Chi Xue, killing Ling Tian and the others first was most important. That would remove a grave threat. As for Meng Du, Jiu Jie, and the rest, they were no major concern. Chi Xue was confident he could kill them without much trouble once he revealed his true strength. What was more, he planned to make them pay a heavy price in the showdown with Ling Tian and the others.
The weaker realms naturally wanted to complete the Lord of the Universe's mission first. The task hung over them like a sword above their heads, keeping them on tenterhooks.
Chi Xue gave a cold laugh inwardly, cursing them for being cowardly and short-sighted. His expression remained unchanged, however. "Fellow cultivators, there's still plenty of time before the five-thousand-year deadline. Though we might be able to wear down the God-level Stone Person by working together, it would be a difficult fight. We'd be better off waiting another four thousand years, growing stronger, and then killing it. That should make things much easier."
"In the meantime, we can also tame an army of savage beasts to help us," the Jade Devouring Sky Python said.