Chi Xue and the others hadn't pinned all their hopes on the Lord of the Universe tempering Ling Tian and his companions. They were prepared to deal with them, too. For example, they planned to build a heavily fortified base and join forces with the Outer Realm Cultivators to fend off Ling Tian and his companions. If they also manufactured a large number of super-large Universe Flying Saucers, they could hold off Ling Tian and his companions' surprise attacks and encirclement. At the very least, they could buy themselves a lot more time.
With more time, the cultivation levels of Chi Xue and the other God Devouring Body possessors would rise further. If they could also fuse with Quasi-Saint Ninth Order Ancient Divine Beasts, they might have a chance to fight Ling Tian and his companions. At the very least, their ability to protect themselves would grow much stronger.
That made sense. Although Ling Tian and his companions had cultivated the Nine Reversals Heavenly Technique and reversed their Golden Cores multiple times, making them stronger than Chi Xue and the other God Devouring Body possessors at the same cultivation level, things would be different if they fused with Quasi-Saint Ninth Order Ancient Divine Beasts. That would not only increase their strength at the same level, but, more importantly, fusing with Quasi-Saint Ninth Order Ancient Divine Beasts would greatly raise their cultivation levels. Since they couldn't defeat Ling Tian and his companions at the same level, they could keep improving their cultivation—and fusing with Quasi-Saint Ninth Order Ancient Divine Beasts would undoubtedly give them a huge boost.
With that in mind, Chi Xue and the others planned to join forces with the Outer Realm Cultivators. After weighing their options, they decided to build another powerful base in Sunset Canyon and support