Chi Xue knew that the Outer Realm Demon Race cultivators had been brought into the God Realm by the Lord of the Universe to temper its cultivators. Plenty of clues pointed to that. Under the circumstances, an alliance with the Outer Realm Demon Race cultivators was all but impossible. That was why Fei Ling had deliberately reminded Chi Xue to give up on the idea and start planning how to divide the Saint Beetles. As they had discussed before, the Saint Beetles were useful to Chi Xue and the others too. If they couldn't ally with the Outer Realm Demon Race cultivators, the latter wouldn't let them stay near the Saint Beetles.
Chi Xue understood at once, which was why he had made that suggestion: find a way to split the Saint Beetles into two groups, so they and the Outer Realm Demon Race cultivators could each take one without getting in each other's way.
"That's easy to say, but it'll be very difficult to pull off. Saint Beetles are social creatures. They recognize only the Mother Gu, and each colony has just one," Shi Ying said, shaking her head. In her view, splitting a colony of Saint Beetles into two groups was all but impossible.
Shi Ying wasn't the only one who thought so. The others felt the same, and they all turned to Chi Xue and the others. They were clever and resourceful, after all, and surely they could come up with a solution.
"That's true. Splitting the Saint Beetles into two groups really is unlikely," Chi Xue said gravely. He glanced up at the sky. "Unless another group of Saint Beetles enters the God Realm. But that's unlikely too. All these years, only this one group has made its way in."
At that, everyone fell silent. Chi