Ling Tian had been harassing Chi Xue's side so relentlessly that they couldn't focus on cultivating around the Enlightenment Sacred Tree. He could even kill their people. As clever as Chi Xue was, he naturally knew that it was impossible to quickly improve their cultivation under Ling Tian's harassment unless they got away from him and found a secluded place to cultivate in seclusion. That wouldn't be difficult for them.
But it meant abandoning everything at this stronghold: the many temporary bases, the Universe Flying Saucers, and the super main cannons. They would need all of those to deal with the Heavenly Slaves in the future, so abandoning them would be a terrible waste. It would take a long time to rebuild so many temporary bases and produce so many Universe Flying Saucers, and the longer they delayed, the worse it would be for them.
Chi Xue was clever, too, and naturally knew that if they delayed much longer, Ling Tian might break through to the Quasi-Saint Seventh Order. If that happened, he alone could cause them plenty of trouble. They might even kill every last Heavenly Slave and still be unable to do anything about Ling Tian.
That was why Chi Xue was so conflicted. Of course, the most important reason was that Po Tian and the others hadn't returned yet. He couldn't make such a decision on his own.
"But staying here and dragging things out with Ling Tian is a waste of time, too. As long as he's here, we can't focus on dealing with the Heavenly Slaves or refining Enlightenment Sacred Tree leaves, let alone cultivating around the Enlightenment Sacred Tree to improve our cultivation," the Jade Devouring Sky Python said. As it spoke, it looked around. "Besides, our people have suffered from the side effects