They had confirmed that Heavenly Slaves of the same cultivation level would not hunt down a cultivator twice. This meant Po Tian could now wield his true strength without restraint. As a result, the alliance's overall strength had risen dramatically. Not only had their ability to protect themselves improved greatly, but—most importantly—hunting powerful Ancient Divine Beasts had become easier. After some deliberation, Chi Xue and the others decided to form an elite squad and head to the northern region of the God Realm to hunt Ancient Divine Beasts.
As for Chi Xue and the others' main forces, they would remain in the western region of the God Realm. They had left behind several experts at the peak of the fifth Quasi-Saint stage. More importantly, Chi Xue and the others were certain that Ling Tian's faction and the Beast Taming Cultivators would not march in force to the western region of the God Realm to hunt them down. They had also established many sect strongholds and large Teleportation Formations there, so they needn't worry about any danger.
As they traveled toward the northern region of the God Realm, the elite squad concealed their auras and changed their appearances, just as they had before. They remained quite cautious—not because they feared Ling Tian and the others would catch up and stop them, but because they didn't want to alert their prey. After all, if the Ancient Divine Beasts learned they were coming, they would hide, making them even harder to capture. That was the last thing Chi Xue and the others wanted.
As they pressed on, cultivators with long-distance vision techniques kept watch over their surroundings. Along the way, they managed to capture a few Ancient Divine Beasts, but they weren't of particularly high ranks; most were around the second or third