Through Chi Xue, they had obtained two Enlightenment Sacred Trees. Ling Tian and the others easily concluded that the Lord of the Universe was favoring Chi Xue's side. What was more, they had already reached this conclusion earlier, and now they were even more certain of it. This blatant favoritism left Po Qiong furious.
Ling Tian, however, remained calm. "We already concluded that the Lord of the Universe was favoring Chi Xue and the others. What's there to get angry about?"
"Before, whether it was letting the Beast Taming Cultivators enter the God Realm or letting the Ancient Divine Beasts enter the God Realm, the favoritism wasn't too excessive. After all, those things benefited you too. At the very least, you had a chance to stop Chi Xue and the others. For example, you can still stop them from capturing the Ancient Divine Beasts now," Po Qiong said, then changed his tone. "But giving Chi Xue and the others two Enlightenment Sacred Trees outright is going too far."
"Even so, what can we do about it?" Ling Tian retorted. Seeing Po Qiong fall silent, he continued, "Let him favor them if he wants. We're still in the driver's seat, and Chi Xue and the others won't be able to threaten us for a long time. As time goes by, our overall strength will keep growing. If I really break through to the seventh rank of the Quasi-Saint realm, then even if they obtain an Enlightenment Sacred Tree, it won't do them much good."
Before Po Qiong could speak, he continued, "Besides, the aftereffects of fusing with an Ancient Divine Beast aren't easy to deal with. Even if Chi Xue and the others obtain an Enlightenment Sacred Tree, it'll take them a long time to resolve the problem. We can accomplish