Since Ling Tian and the others had harassed them so relentlessly that they'd had no chance to capture an Ancient Divine Beast, and Chi Xue's group had now obtained two Enlightenment Sacred Trees, Po Tian's group naturally had no reason to keep tangling with Ling Tian and the others. They could return to their base to refine the leaves of the Enlightenment Sacred Tree and cultivate beside it, improving—or even completely solving—the problem of their cultivation realms stagnating after fusing with Ancient Divine Beasts. They knew exactly what to choose.
Ling Tian was clever, too, and quickly understood why Po Tian's group had stopped engaging them. He realized that Po Tian and the others would soon improve their cultivation realms, which would greatly increase their strength. Though their earlier analysis had reassured them, they still felt a little wary. Lei Ying and the others asked Ling Tian what he planned to do next.
After a moment's thought, Ling Tian said, "You've been tangling with Po Tian's group all these years and have gained plenty of practical experience. Now you should return to Lingxiao Pavilion and cultivate. Tell Senior Wu Dao not to be stingy—he should give us more leaves from the Enlightenment Sacred Tree. That way, our cultivation realms won't fall too far behind Chi Xue's group."
Before anyone could speak, he continued, "Next, you'll cultivate beside Senior Wu Dao and Senior Phoenix Soul. That will greatly benefit your cultivation. Improving your cultivation realms will also greatly increase our strength. We still won't match Chi Xue's group, but they're suffering side effects from fusing with Ancient Divine Beasts. Even with leaves from the Enlightenment Sacred Tree, they won't improve their cultivation realms any faster than we do."
Everyone knew Ling Tian was right and had no objections to his plan.