Come to think of it, since they knew Venerable Sword Saint couldn't attack Little Wolf, Ling Tian and the others naturally wouldn't waste time going to the Lingxiao Realm. Instead, they continued refining various energies to improve their strength.
Even so, Ling Tian and the others didn't let their guard down. They feared Venerable Sword Saint might head straight for the northern region of the God Realm and attack the Myriad Sword Demon Extermination Grand Formation, so they prepared to face him. However, several Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures had locked onto his aura, and Ling Tian and the others could even vaguely sense his location now. Venerable Sword Saint therefore had no chance to suddenly appear in the northern region of the God Realm and attack the formation.
Meanwhile, Venerable Sword Saint soon reached the northern region of the God Realm, but he stopped flying as soon as he arrived at its edge. He saw no sign that Ling Tian and the others were taking action, which further confirmed their earlier analysis: even that final, slim chance was gone. Since that was the case, there was no need to continue on to the Lingxiao Realm. Doing so would only waste time; he was better off using it to improve his strength as much as possible.
And so, Venerable Sword Saint turned back at once. This left Chi Xue and the others deeply disappointed, though they had already realized that his trip would likely come to nothing.
"Alas, as expected, Ling Tian and the others know the Lord of the Universe won't let Venerable Sword Saint attack that Heaven-Devouring Wolf." Shi Ying sighed, then glanced toward the northern region of the God Realm. "Ling Tian and the others aren't much weaker than Venerable Sword Saint now. If we keep dragging this out,