After adapting to the peak of the sixth stage of the Quasi-Sage Realm, Ling Tian had successfully killed the Heavenly Slave. Now he could unleash his true strength without restraint. More importantly, reaching this level had made him incredibly powerful. Even against a mid- or high-grade seventh-stage Quasi-Sage, he could escape unscathed. That included cultivators like Feng Qing, who had mastered the Nine Reversals Heavenly Technique, and Qing Lin, who had fused with an Ancient Divine Beast. With this strength, he could harass Chi Xue and the others while they captured the remaining demonic dragons. After resting for a while, he set off with Tian Qi toward the demonic dragons' location.
He had brought Tian Qi because she belonged to the Profound Ice Celestial Silkworm Race and possessed a clairvoyant eye technique. She also wouldn't need to reverse her golden core for a short while, making her the ideal companion.
Xiao Shi, Fairy Meng Shang, and the others had wanted to come along, but Ling Tian turned them down. Xiao Shi needed to go into seclusion and cultivate until he broke through to the peak of the sixth stage of the Quasi-Sage Realm. And although Fairy Meng Shang and Hua Min'er were already sixth-stage Quasi-Sages, they would still struggle against seventh-stage cultivators—especially Hua Min'er, Lian Yue, and the other women. So he hadn't let them accompany him.
Leaving aside Ling Tian, who was speeding toward the demonic dragons as fast as he could, the aura from his battle against the seventh-stage Quasi-Sage Heavenly Slave had also reached Chi Xue and the others.
Once they sensed Ling Tian fighting a seventh-stage Quasi-Sage Heavenly Slave, Chi Xue and the others grew solemn. As clever as they were, they naturally understood what it meant for Ling Tian to be battling a Heavenly Slave