Since they had known all along that Ling Tian and the others would come to make trouble, Chi Xue and his people weren't surprised. As soon as they saw Ling Tian's group arrive, they made their next move: more than half their forces split off, went around Ling Tian, and headed for the places where the other Ancient Divine Beasts were.
That's right, more than half their forces, not just half. Chi Xue and the others knew Ling Tian would surely stay behind to stop them from dealing with the Titan Giant Pythons, so they sent even more forces along the other route. That would make it easier to capture the other Ancient Divine Beasts.
"Uncle Ling Tian, they really have split into two groups." Seeing a large contingent of cultivators go around them, Tian Qi looked at Ling Tian. "Those who left account for six or seven tenths of all Chi Xue's super experts. Only a little over three tenths remain here. Should we keep stopping them from capturing the Titan Giant Pythons, or go after the ones who went around us?"
"Of course we stay and stop Chi Xue's people from capturing the Titan Giant Pythons," Ling Tian replied with certainty.
"Why?" Tian Qi asked, puzzled. "They sent more people away, and those people will have an easier time capturing the next batch of Ancient Divine Beasts."
"Quite a few of these Titan Giant Pythons are injured, so it'll be fairly easy for Chi Xue's people to capture them." Ling Tian saw that Tian Qi was about to say something and cut her off. "Besides, if we go after the ones who left, they'll send half their forces back. Then nearly seven tenths of their people will be here. Are we supposed to turn around and come back