As Po Family's Youngest Brother had said, they could no longer change anything. Even if they joined forces with the other powers in the God Realm and the many Rogue Cultivators, it would be the same. Ling Tian and the others had already built their base, and could use it to deal a heavy blow to Chi Xue and his people. That was the last thing Chi Xue and the others wanted to see, so they wouldn't launch a direct attack.
Since they couldn't launch a direct attack, there was naturally no way to obtain the rune secret arts here.
"That's right. We can no longer obtain the rune secret arts from the Rune Cultivators here. Now, we have only two paths left." Chi Xue picked up the thread and looked at everyone. "The first is to attack Divine Sword Cliff and the Gu Family after Ling Tian and his people obtain the rune secret arts. We could even have our spies in those two sects find ways to get the arts. But this path may not be as easy as it sounds."
"Why not?" Ci Ling asked, puzzled. "The rune secret arts may be mysterious, but they're nowhere near as impressive as the Nine Reversals Heavenly Technique. Surely the Gu Family and Divine Sword Cliff have plenty of cultivators who practice them. We have many spies in both sects, and some have even risen to high positions. It shouldn't be too difficult to learn about these secret arts, should it?"
"Rune secret arts are like array-pattern restrictions. I doubt any of your sects have many grandmasters of formations, do they?" Chi Xue countered. Seeing everyone fall silent, he continued, "Ling Tian and the others naturally know the advantage of keeping the rune secret arts to themselves, so they'll only