Chi Xue and the others knew how powerful Ling Tian's group of three was. So when their cultivators, skilled in long-range vision techniques, spotted Ling Tian and the others, they immediately locked onto their Phantom Clone Technique and withdrew without hesitation, giving Ling Tian's group no chance to get close. After all, Chi Xue and the others were weaker than Ling Tian's group. If the three got within striking distance, they could kill Chi Xue's people. Chi Xue's side clearly understood that, so they gave Ling Tian's group no opening to approach.
Seeing Chi Xue's side retreat so decisively, the Young Leader couldn't help laughing. "Those youngsters are pretty sharp. They saw we hadn't even gotten close and fled right away, giving us no chance to strike."
"They know that once we get close, we'll have a chance to kill their people, even if those people have the God Devouring Body," Feng Lingzi said gravely. "Looks like they've already guessed we'd come after them, so they have cultivators skilled in long-range vision techniques keeping watch around the clock. It must be that youngster Chi Xue. He's highly intelligent, hardly any less so than Ling Tian."
"Exactly. Since Po Di and Po Family's Youngest Brother aren't here, Chi Xue must be in command. Given his intelligence, it's only natural he'd figure out we'd come to stop them, and coming up with a response would be easy for him. It'll be difficult to kill any of his people now," Ling Tian said with certainty. Then he changed tack. "Still, our main goal this time is to drive Chi Xue's group away, so the Ancient Divine Beasts at the Quasi-Sage level can go around them and hide in the northern region of the God Realm. Since Chi Xue's group withdrew immediately, achieving our