Although they knew they couldn't withstand the Beast Taming Cultivators' counterattack, Chi Xue and the others also knew this was their best chance to capture some of them and obtain the secret technique for merging with Ancient Divine Beasts. More importantly, Ling Tian's side had already blocked their escape route, and they were much slower. With Ling Tian's forces and the Beast Taming Cultivators hunting them down, they were bound to suffer heavy casualties. Their losses might be no lighter than if they kept attacking the Beast Taming Cultivators. Of course, they might still manage to drive back the counterattacking cultivators. If so, those who remained would still be strong enough to repel Ling Tian's forces.
Besides, in Chi Xue and the others' minds, all that mattered was capturing some Beast Taming Cultivators and obtaining the technique for merging with Ancient Divine Beasts. They were confident that once they had it, their strength would increase tremendously, allowing them to roam unchecked throughout the God Realm. They believed at least some of their own people would survive, and when joined by the one or two thousand Quasi-Sage experts stationed in the central region of the God Realm, they would have enough strength to contend with Ling Tian's side, the Beast Taming Cultivators, and the other major forces.
"That's not all. Our sect has tens of millions of disciples, and quite a few of them can break through to the Quasi-Sage level, especially after obtaining all kinds of Quenching Liquid. Though they'd only just reached the Quasi-Sage level, after cultivating the secret technique for merging with Ancient Divine Beasts and capturing and merging with one, they could reach at least the third Quasi-Sage stage. That would be a tremendous force. Soon, we'll be strong enough to sweep across the entire God Realm."