Most of the experts led by Chi Xue were only at the early Saint God stage, and they couldn't hold off the attacks of so many soul energy bodies. The experts from the major factions were all ready to fight the people of the Heavenly One Path at any moment, so they couldn't spare anyone to help Chi Xue.
Of course, the most important reason was that Chi Xue and the Jade Devouring Sky Python never imagined Ling Tian and so many others were hiding beneath the sea. He had no idea there was a secret realm underwater.
And so, Chi Xue and the others missed their chance to find Ling Tian and continued searching elsewhere.
Setting aside how Chi Xue and the others missed discovering the Lingxiao Realm, let's turn to what was happening inside it.
By then, Ling Tian and the others had been living in the Lingxiao Realm for over ten thousand years. As far back as three or four thousand years ago, the disciples of Lingxiao Pavilion had driven all the Ghostly Fiends and sinister spirits out of the realm, then sealed its entrance. It was precisely because of this that the Heaven and Earth Great Dao Power and the various Law Powers no longer spilled out, and the ocean beyond the Lingxiao Realm gradually came to resemble its surroundings.
After driving out the Ghostly Fiends and sinister spirits, the people of Lingxiao Pavilion began improving the environment. They cleared the broken walls and ruins, gathered up the White Bones scattered throughout, transplanted ancient trees and flowers, and brought in Spirit Beasts, birds, streams, fish, and insects. The Lingxiao Realm slowly began to recover. It would take a long time before it could become a paradise surpassing the sacred grounds of the nine great superpowers, but