After careful thought, Chi Xue and the others decided not to interfere with Ling Tian and his companions as they built their base. Instead, they would wait and see what happened. Of course, they weren't going to sit idle. They planned to spread rumors exposing Ling Tian and his companions' "conspiracy." They knew the rumors couldn't change the current situation, but they could still bring many benefits later.
Then they put their plan into action. Members of the Mo Family and the other major factions began spreading the rumors.
"Chi Xue, if Ling Tian and his people build a powerful base near the rune formation, we'll never get another chance to break through the formation and obtain the rune secret arts." Back on the Mo Family's territory, the Jade Devouring Sky Python spoke gravely. "We can still try other ways to get them—for example, from the second batch of Rune Cultivators to enter the God Realm. But we don't know whether any other Rune Cultivators will make it into the God Realm, and even if a second batch does arrive, we don't know when. In that regard, we'll fall behind Ling Tian and his people."
"Ling Tian and his people definitely haven't befriended the Rune Cultivators," Chi Xue said gravely. After a brief pause, he continued, "And even if they have, so what? The Rune Cultivators won't casually pass their clan's secret arts to outsiders. In other words, Ling Tian and his people won't be able to obtain the rune secret arts for a long time. They might even get them later than we do. So what is there to worry about?"
Before the Jade Devouring Sky Python could speak, he went on, "Ling Tian has chosen the path of befriending the Rune Cultivators. That means he can't rush things;