Although they had great faith in Ling Tian's strength and his plans, Hua Min'er and the others were still worried when he went to face Venerable Sword Saint. They were especially concerned when they saw Ling Tian leave the northern region of the God Realm and head straight for Venerable Sword Saint. Fortunately, after fighting him for some time, Ling Tian seemed to be all right, which let them breathe a little easier.
Then they saw that Ling Tian could easily shake off Venerable Sword Saint and, instead of retreating straight to the northern region of the God Realm, was heading toward its western region. They felt even more relieved. At the very least, Ling Tian could use Teleportation Formations and the corpses he had prepared in advance to keep Venerable Sword Saint at bay. That meant he could use the Teleportation Formations in the northern region of the God Realm to buy himself a long time—perhaps even keep delaying him indefinitely. Naturally, the thought put them at ease.
But they did not sit idle. They followed Ling Tian's earlier instructions: some ordered cultivators who had been lying low in the various regions of the God Realm for a long time to emerge and set up Teleportation Formations in secluded places, while others sought out the Divine Beast Alliance and once again urged its members to hide in Ling Tian's Small World in the future.
That was right. Persuading the Ancient Divine Beasts of the Divine Beast Alliance was important to Hua Min'er and the others. They had grown attached to these Ancient Divine Beasts after spending so much time together, but more importantly, they feared that Chi Xue and the others would capture them. After all, fusing with these Ancient Divine Beasts would give Chi Xue's side many more