Although Ling Tian had expected Venerable God Devourer to make a move against them, he wasn't too worried. They could use their temporary base to fend him off. After all, he was alone, and they had a chance of driving him back—or even killing him—by joining forces. At worst, they could retreat to Fengyun Realm and use the Myriad Sword Demon Extermination Grand Formation. That would surely be enough. Ling Tian and the others were confident they could use the formation to hold off Venerable Sword Saint, let alone Venerable God Devourer, whose strength was slightly inferior.
Of course, Venerable God Devourer still hadn't attacked them, which put Ling Tian and the others somewhat at ease. They could use the time to continue improving their strength.
With that in mind, they had little reason to worry. Their task now was to figure out how to grow stronger.
"Little Devourer, from now on, cultivate around the Black Tortoise Fruit Tree. Absorbing Mystic Turtle Energy can temper your body, and more importantly, once you've absorbed enough, you can condense Black Tortoise Aura. That will greatly improve your defense," Ling Tian said with a smile. "The Black Tortoise Aura technique is perfectly suited to close combat, especially when paired with the Sacred Beast Seven-Style Severing Slash. You might even be able to fight Venerable God Devourer and Venerable Sword Saint as soon as you reach the near-sage level. It's not certain that either of them knows the Sacred Beast Seven-Style Severing Slash."
The Sacred Beast Seven-Style Severing Slash was the most powerful technique of the Ancient Divine Beast lineage, as well as a close-combat secret art. The Ancient Divine Beasts were also especially suited to close combat. Those were Little Devourer's greatest advantages against Venerable Sword Saint and Venerable God Devourer.
Wen Yan,