So much time had passed, and the Jade Devouring Sky Python had discovered the downside to forcibly fusing with an Ancient Divine Beast to raise one's cultivation realm: it became very difficult to advance any further. This left it deeply worried, because it didn't want Chi Xue to remain stuck at this level forever.
It made sense. Perhaps Chi Xue and the others currently had higher cultivation realms than Ling Tian and his companions, but as time passed, the latter could continue to advance while Chi Xue would struggle to make any further progress. Once Ling Tian and the others surpassed him, Chi Xue would no longer be their match.
After the Jade Devouring Sky Python pointed this out, Chi Xue realized it too. But there was nothing he could do—not only because he had already fused with an Ancient Divine Beast, but because under the current circumstances, he had no other choice. Faced with Ling Tian's faction and the Beast Taming Cultivators, Chi Xue and the others could only forcibly fuse with Ancient Divine Beasts to raise their cultivation realms.
Since things had come to this, the Jade Devouring Sky Python could only hope there was a way to solve the problem. It looked at Chi Xue expectantly, hoping he might have an answer.
"Perhaps forcibly raising our cultivation realms left our foundations unstable, which is why we can't advance for a long time. If we work hard to comprehend the Heaven and Earth Great Dao and make up for those weak foundations, we should be able to continue advancing. We'll just have to remain at each realm for longer," Chi Xue said. He wasn't too worried about it.
"I hope so," the Jade Devouring Sky Python said. Then, thinking of something, it looked at Chi Xue. "I've thought