Though they had figured out Sword Demon's intentions and realized that Sword One was the expert hiding behind him, Chi Xue and the others weren't too concerned. They were confident they could shake off anyone following them, and they weren't sharing any information with Sword Demon. Besides, they were heading to the northern region of the God Realm, a place Fairy Huan Cai and the others had ruled out.
Chi Xue and the others continued refining the Enlightenment Sacred Tree leaves. Only after they had completely refined them would they be able to avoid detection by the Enlightenment Sacred Tree and approach it without anyone noticing, so they could capture Ling Tian.
Time flowed on. In the blink of an eye, another one or two thousand years passed.
Even after all this time, the Po Family Brothers still hadn't gotten the Enlightenment Sacred Tree back. They became even more certain that someone had captured it. The result infuriated them, but they had no time to suspect anyone else, since they were busy trying to clear themselves of the suspicion that they wanted to keep the Enlightenment Sacred Tree for themselves.
Now that they were certain the Enlightenment Sacred Tree had been captured, the Po Family Brothers couldn't stay in You Hun Realm forever. They had no choice but to steel themselves and come out.
The moment the Po Family Brothers emerged from You Hun Realm, a huge commotion erupted throughout the God Realm. Countless experts were eager to attack, but at the last moment, Heavenly One Path brought out its sect-protecting treasures and revealed its full strength, showing every sign of being ready to perish alongside the other major sects. This gave the various factions pause, and they held back from attacking immediately.
Afterward, the Po Family Brothers were escorted