The three cultivators hadn't attacked Ling Tian and the others. Instead, they had secluded themselves in the northern region of the God Realm, leaving Chi Xue's people thoroughly frustrated. After all, in their eyes, this had been a chance to inflict casualties on Ling Tian's group or destroy the Myriad Sword Demon Extermination Grand Formation. Yet not only had things failed to turn out that way, Ling Tian's group would benefit greatly from it. Naturally, that left them deeply vexed. As clever as Chi Xue and the others were, they could guess how much Ling Tian's group had gained while the three cultivators were keeping watch. At the very least, after those cultivators tried to break free of the Lord of the Universe's restraints, they would leave behind a great deal of Ultimate Lightning Tribulation Power—and that would benefit Ling Tian's group immensely.
What frustrated Chi Xue's people most was that they had thought Venerable Sword Saint would take further action, but he showed no sign of making a move. This made many of them suspect that Chi Xue and the others had analyzed the situation incorrectly.
Chi Xue, however, remained quite calm. He quickly figured out why Venerable Sword Saint hadn't acted. The three cultivators stationed in the northern region of the God Realm were comparable in strength to Venerable Sword Saint. They would be only too happy if he rushed over and got dragged into their predicament. After all, Venerable Sword Saint was stronger than they were and had refined more Ultimate Lightning Tribulation Power. If they could drag him in and have him try to break free of the Lord of the Universe's restraints alongside them, their chances of success would undoubtedly improve. Once Venerable Sword Saint realized this, he naturally wouldn't act rashly.
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