Chi Xue and the others were clever, too. They knew that if they entered the northern region of the God Realm, Ling Tian would very likely go all out against them, and they weren't confident they could withstand a surprise attack from him. So they decided not to enter the northern region of the God Realm. In Chi Xue and the others' minds, Venerable Sword Saint, who could fuse with eight golden cores, also had a chance of capturing some powerful Ancient Divine Beasts. There was no need for them to go along, and besides, they wouldn't just sit idle.
That was right. Chi Xue and the others weren't going to return to the eastern region of the God Realm. They would invade the western region instead, where there were still some powerful Ancient Divine Beasts. They believed they had a very good chance of capturing them. Chi Xue and the others knew Ling Tian would most likely go intercept Venerable Sword Saint rather than stop them. Without Ling Tian interfering, not only would they be much safer, they would also be able to capture those powerful Ancient Divine Beasts more easily.
It made sense. Venerable Sword Saint was rushing to the northern region of the God Realm, and he wouldn't just capture Ancient Divine Beasts; he might also attack Fengyun Realm, especially with Ling Tian away. To prevent that, Ling Tian would have to stay in the northern region of the God Realm and keep Venerable Sword Saint occupied. More importantly, he had to stop him from attacking Fengyun Realm. Under those circumstances, Ling Tian naturally wouldn't go to the western region of the God Realm to intercept Chi Xue and the others.
Since Ling Tian wouldn't intercept them, Chi Xue and the others would naturally be in no