Ling Tian was no fool. He wouldn't clash head-on with Venerable Sword Saint. Next, he would use the Teleportation Secret Technique to shake off his pursuer, while still attacking Chi Xue and the others. Sometimes he unleashed powerful arrow techniques infused with the Time Secret Technique; other times, he teleported straight into Chi Xue's group and attacked them. This caused them plenty of trouble. He even killed several cultivators, though he hadn't managed to kill any of Chi Xue's God Devouring Body cultivators.
Ling Tian's attacks posed a serious threat to Chi Xue and the others, forcing them to hold back. Under these circumstances, capturing the Ancient Divine Beasts would undoubtedly be difficult. Still, they weren't too worried. They had already captured three or five powerful Ancient Divine Beasts, and, more importantly, they believed Ling Tian would soon be nearly exhausted and withdraw. Then they would have a chance to capture more Ancient Divine Beasts.
That was right. If Ling Tian only used the Teleportation Secret Technique to keep Venerable Sword Saint at bay, he could naturally keep it up for a long time. But he also had to attack Chi Xue and the others and use all sorts of secret techniques. In particular, Chi Xue's God Devouring Body cultivators could join forces to use techniques such as the God-Devouring Demon Domain to suppress him, draining him even faster. Under these circumstances, Ling Tian couldn't hold out for long.
Chi Xue and the others knew that although Ling Tian had powerful recovery abilities, he would still need time to recover fully. During that time, they would have a chance to capture more Ancient Divine Beasts, and the number they captured would keep growing.
It was worth mentioning that Chi Xue's people had already taken away the few Ancient Divine Beasts