As Zhuge Xun and the others saw it, even if Chi Xue and his people captured some Ancient Divine Beasts and fused with them, they still wouldn't pose much of a threat. More importantly, they feared Venerable Sword Saint was hiding behind Chi Xue and the others, waiting to ambush them like a hare running into a stump. So they saw no need to risk going out to stop Chi Xue and his people. But just then, Ling Tian had a different opinion. He planned to go out.
"Hm?" Fairy Sword Ji paused, then blurted out, "Isn't the reason Chi Xue and his people are capturing powerful Ancient Divine Beasts so they can fuse with them and increase their strength? That's the only way they can improve quickly. But as we analyzed earlier, even if they capture some Ancient Divine Beasts and fuse with them, their strength won't increase all that much—certainly not enough to threaten us. Since that's the case, there's no need for us to stop them."
"Exactly. Especially since Venerable Sword Saint might be hiding behind them, waiting to ambush you and me." Fairy Lei Ying picked up the thread. "That makes it even less wise to stop Chi Xue and his people. It'll take them tens of thousands of years to fuse with the Ancient Divine Beasts, and by then our cultivation will have improved. We might not be weaker than them. Even if they surpass us, they won't be able to do anything to us, since they might not find us—and even if they do, we can easily get away. After all, we can all hide inside your Small World, Ling Tian."
"No. I'm afraid Brother Tian is right: Chi Xue and his people aren't attacking the Ancient Divine Beasts to fuse with them." Little