After Chi Xue and the others had killed all the Heavenly Slaves, they could finally show their true strength, which had greatly increased their overall power. Most importantly, their cultivation realms had improved over the years. Although they hadn't merged with any more powerful Ancient Divine Beasts, their strength had still risen considerably. On top of that, they had spent all these years honing their archery skills against the Saint Beetles, making a qualitative leap in their proficiency. So they had no trouble dealing with a few isolated Quasi-Saint Eighth Order Ancient Divine Beasts.
With that, after Chi Xue and the others made their decision, they split into two groups and set out.
Leaving Chi Xue and the others' decision and their subsequent actions aside, after Ling Tian and the others dealt with the Mother Gu of the first batch of Saint Beetles, they headed for the second batch at top speed. Of course, along the way, they didn't forget to keep a close watch on Chi Xue and the others.
Although it didn't matter to Ling Tian and the others what Chi Xue's group chose to do, Fairy Sword Ji and the others still hoped they would turn back. That way, they could face off against them directly, and if nothing unexpected happened, they would soon be able to cause Chi Xue's group some trouble and even inflict casualties. Then Fairy Sword Ji, Gu Ao, and the other disciples of Divine Sword Cliff and the Gu Family could vent their fury over having to abandon their sect strongholds. That was why Fairy Sword Ji and the others had deliberately assigned people to monitor Chi Xue's every move, and they were ready to face them in battle at any moment if they came back.
It was precisely because they had