They had originally thought that Gu Ao and the others leading experts to besiege Heaven's One Path's headquarters would leave it with heavy casualties. Even the Po Family Brothers might lose some men; at the very least, someone would be injured. But Heaven's One Path had only lost two Ancient God-level experts, while the Po Family Brothers had suffered no casualties at all. Chi Xue was quite dissatisfied with the outcome.
After learning what the Po Family Brothers had done upon returning to Heaven's One Path, Chi Xue was disappointed, yet couldn't help admiring their daring and their determination to risk everything.
"What's done is done. There's no point dwelling on it now," the Jade Devouring Sky Python consoled him. Then its tone shifted. "Chi Xue, you said before that we could learn a great deal by analyzing Ling Tian and the others' actions. They're still holding back. Does that mean they're confident the Enlightenment Sacred Tree will choose to follow them?"
"Mm, that proves it." Chi Xue nodded, a smile curling his lips. "This is exactly what we wanted to see. Heh, it's a good thing we didn't act back then. Otherwise, we might really have ended up as Ling Tian and the others' scapegoats."
"Heh heh, thank goodness you planned it all out," the Jade Devouring Sky Python said, offering heartfelt praise.
"It wasn't really a plan. It was based on my recognition of Ling Tian's abilities. That man always leaves us feeling like we can't see how deep he goes," Chi Xue said. He muttered to himself, "Even now, I can't figure out how he made the Enlightenment Sacred Tree trust him so completely. The Po Family Brothers made such a huge commotion in the You Hun Realm, and they still weren't worried that the Enlightenment Sacred