If Chi Xue and the others made no moves, Ling Tian and his companions would have to stay on guard, always worried that Chi Xue might attack them at any moment. But once Chi Xue and the others took action—like now, when they had begun destroying Ling Tian's temporary bases and Teleportation Formations in the Central Region of the God Realm and replacing them with their own—they would not make another move for a short while. At the very least, they would not attack recklessly before setting up a large number of temporary bases and Teleportation Formations in the Central Region.
It made sense. Ling Tian could easily deduce that Chi Xue's actions in the Southern Region were meant to shrink their area of activity. That way, after the Outer Realm Demon Race cultivators destroyed the Fengyun Realm, Ling Tian's group would have nowhere to hide and would be captured or even killed. Since that was the plan, Chi Xue and the others would naturally take it to the limit. In other words, they would set up temporary bases and Teleportation Formations throughout the entire Central Region of the God Realm, and would not rashly attack Ling Tian's group before then.
If so, Ling Tian and the others could continue with their "cross the sea under cover of darkness" plan. Once more of them broke through to the Quasi-Saint Ninth Order, they would be in a much better position to face Chi Xue and the others—even if they were also facing the Outer Realm Demon Race cultivators at the same time.
Thinking of this, the group no longer worried about the problem. Some of them even found themselves hoping that Chi Xue and the others would proceed as planned.
Ling Tian and his companions continued to maneuver against the Outer