Although the situation was very much in Chi Xue and the others' favor, he couldn't shake the feeling that capturing or killing Ling Tian would be difficult—perhaps they didn't have a chance at all. It was an instinct honed by fighting Ling Tian for so long, and he had always trusted his instincts.
Chi Xue wasn't the only one who felt that way. The others had seen far too many of Ling Tian's methods, and they also thought that capturing or killing him wouldn't be easy. They grew much more cautious, doing everything they could to intercept Ling Tian and wear him down. After all, the more exhausted Ling Tian became, the better Venerable Sword Saint's chances of capturing him.
And so Chi Xue and the others pursued and intercepted Ling Tian, while Ling Tian repeatedly shook them off. The two sides gave chase, then blocked one another's way, and before long, several years had passed.
For years, Ling Tian and the others had almost constantly used the Teleportation Secret Technique. Even Ling Tian was beginning to struggle with such relentless use of the technique. At the very least, he was already feeling tired, and it seemed he was close to running out of strength.
Venerable Sword Saint was tired too, but he was in better shape than Ling Tian. Anyone could see that he could hold out longer. In other words, Ling Tian would be exhausted before him, giving Venerable Sword Saint a chance to capture him. The thought filled Venerable Sword Saint with excitement. Capturing Ling Tian would let him wipe away the humiliation of his past defeat, but more importantly, he could obtain High-level Outer Realm Power and learn how Ling Tian used Intent Power to influence and control the Circulatory Universe. Those methods would greatly increase