They had thought the God-level Stone People would follow Ling Tian and the others out, but more than a thousand years had passed, and there was still no sign of them emerging. Everyone was baffled, and many even speculated that the God-level Stone People would never pour into the Immortal Realm.
Of course, they knew how troublesome it would be if the Stone People did pour out. Coupled with Ling Tian and the others' strict orders, no one had withdrawn. They remained on high alert.
The situation soon spread throughout the entire Immortal Realm and naturally reached Chi Xue's ears. He became even more certain that "the Stone People pouring into the North Profound Realm" was a ploy by Ling Tian to lure him out. So he was even less inclined to launch a sneak attack on them and continued cultivating that young God Devouring Body.
"Ling Tian, could it be that these Stone People really only drove us out and won't actually pour out?" After so long without any movement, Fairy Lei Ying had begun to wonder as well.
"They won't." Ling Tian shook his head, though his tone no longer held the certainty it once had.
"If they pour out, we'll be in trouble, so we can't let our guard down," Huan Xin said. Then, as if he'd thought of something, he murmured to himself, "There's another way to find out whether those God-level Stone People have come out: go into the Nine Heavens Realm again and see if they've withdrawn."
At that, everyone's eyes lit up. They all thought it was a good idea, but soon their brows furrowed.
If the God-level Stone People had already withdrawn, that would be ideal. But if they were all guarding the entrance to the First Heaven, then going in would