After so much time had passed, the Lord of the Universe still hadn't announced that any cultivators from the various realms had fallen. It was easy to tell that the cultivators from realms like Heaven and Profound had completed their soul-crystal collection missions. Yet even after all this time, Chi Xue and the others still hadn't entered the Fifth Heaven of the Nine Heavens Realm, which left Ling Tian and the others somewhat puzzled.
"That makes sense. Those people with Chi Xue were beaten black and blue when they ambushed us last time. They know how strong we are, so they don't want to face us this soon either." Fairy Lei Ying gave a cold laugh. "Taming an army of savage beasts is a pretty wise move, though. After all, it's one way to counter powerful arrow techniques."
"They may also have found some strange secret realms and plan to stay there for a while before coming over." Tan Tai Chang Feng wasn't too worried. "As long as we reach the Fifth Heaven of the Nine Heavens Realm within the deadline set by the Lord of the Universe, we'll be fine. We still have seven or eight hundred years, which is plenty of time."
Everyone nodded, knowing he was right.
"Of course, it's also possible that they're too far away for me to sense them," Po Qiong added, making sure to mention it. "After all, this realm isn't small. If Chi Xue and the others have learned some unusual secret art that conceals the auras of their Order Divine Artifacts, it's not impossible that I wouldn't sense them, though it's unlikely."
"Mm, that's possible too." Ling Tian nodded, then looked toward the center of the realm. "There's no need to worry about them. We'll run into each other sooner or