Chi Xue and the others knew that facing Ling Tian's force would bring them considerable trouble. And if the major forces attacked them at the same time, they could easily destroy all their bases and inflict heavy casualties on Chi Xue's people and the Outer Realm Demon Race cultivators in the ensuing pursuit. However, as long as Chi Xue and the other experts nearing the Sage-level were not killed, there was still a good chance of turning things around later. They could consume Phoenix Soul Fruits, be reborn through nirvana, and then cultivate the Nine Reversals Heavenly Technique.
That was right. Even during this pursuit, Chi Xue and the others still had a good chance of killing large numbers of cultivators and obtaining more Phoenix Soul Fruits. They might even obtain more than Ling Tian's group, including the fruits borne by the Phoenix Soul Fruit Tree. That would give Chi Xue and the others a chance to surpass Ling Tian's group in overall strength and kill them.
In fact, Chi Xue, Po Tian, and the other God Devouring Body cultivators had even less to worry about. They were the most likely to obtain Phoenix Soul Fruits, and they were confident they could escape safely during the coming pursuit and hide. It would not be difficult to stay out of Ling Tian's group's reach after that.
Given enough time, after being reborn through nirvana and cultivating the Nine Reversals Heavenly Technique, they could reverse their golden cores eight or even nine times. Unless something unexpected happened, they would surely break through to the level of a near-Sage. Even if they still could not defeat Ling Tian's group, they would be strong enough to protect themselves. Since that was the case, they had nothing to worry about.
What was more, Chi Xue's