Ling Tian figured Venerable Sword Saint would not make a move for some time. Besides, Little Devourer might already have devoured and fused with the Lingxiao Realm, greatly increasing his strength. Ling Tian no longer worried. What was more, the Young Leader, Feng Lingzi, and the others would be able to help a great deal in the future. After taking the Phoenix Soul Fruit, being reborn through nirvana, and cultivating the Nine Reversals Heavenly Technique once more, they would improve rapidly as well.
Ling Tian continued working hard to refine High-level Outer Realm Power and other forces. The benefits of his earlier standoff with Venerable Sword Saint were gradually becoming clear: his cultivation had improved noticeably. He had not yet broken through to the next minor realm, but he was already showing signs of reaching the middle-to-late stage of the twelfth Heavenly Layer of the Quasi-Saints. Most importantly, his control over his mind had improved tremendously, which had also noticeably increased his strength.
Not long afterward, five or six senior cultivators arrived in the northern region of the God Realm. They had naturally been drawn there by Ling Tian's earlier remarks. Not all of them would necessarily settle in the northern region, and some might not even undergo tribulation there. Even so, Ling Tian and the others could still benefit greatly. For instance, those senior cultivators traded Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, cultivation techniques, and secret arts for Chaos Qi, all of which would give Ling Tian and the others a fine boost in strength.
"Some of the senior cultivators who competed for the Ultimate Lightning Tribulation Power last time still haven't come to the northern region of the God Realm. Two or three of them are Chi Xue and the others' elders from their sects," Fairy Sword Ji suddenly