Thousands upon thousands of years had passed. Some of Chi Xue's people had mastered the secret art of merging with Ancient Divine Beasts. Now they could merge with Ancient Divine Beasts and greatly increase their strength. But they faced another problem: capturing powerful Ancient Divine Beasts would not be easy, and the moment they made a move, they would expose their whereabouts. That could very well draw a joint pursuit from Ling Tian's forces and the Beast Taming Cultivators.
Chi Xue wasn't too concerned about that, and he had a reason: no one would expect them to be hiding in the southern region of the God Realm. What's more, the Beast Taming Cultivators had settled in the central region, so the Ancient Divine Beasts in the southern region believed they were safe. That made them perfect targets for Chi Xue and his people.
It made sense. Everyone in the God Realm knew that the southern and northern regions were Ling Tian's territory. In the southern region, three major sects—the Gu Family, Divine Sword Cliff, and Soul Severing Cliff—held sway. No one would expect Chi Xue and his people to be hiding there, especially the Ancient Divine Beasts.
If the Beast Taming Cultivators had still been living in the southern region, the Ancient Divine Beasts would naturally have worried about them making a move. But now, cultivators throughout the God Realm knew that the Beast Taming Cultivators had settled in the central region. They hadn't set foot in the southern region for thousands upon thousands of years. As a result, the Ancient Divine Beasts there believed the region was safe and had no need to keep hiding in sects like Soul Severing Cliff. In other words, Chi Xue and his people would have no trouble finding Ancient Divine Beasts in the