Ling Tian and the others had to admit they were lucky. The cultivators Fairy Sword Ji and the others had sent out discovered Chi Xue's people, who were returning along the same route they had taken before. That meant Ling Tian's plan to "wait by the stump for a rabbit" had worked. The moment he spotted Chi Xue's men, he launched a surprise attack, easily grievously wounding and capturing two of them. Even after that, the other cultivator remained within his range of perception, and with Ling Tian's speed, catching up and capturing him would be easy.
Ling Tian had already captured two men, and in his mind, obtaining the secret technique for refining the Bloodline Power of powerful Ancient Divine Beasts was no longer a problem. After all, those two were considered elite among Chi Xue's people, so they would certainly know the technique—assuming, of course, that Chi Xue and the others had already obtained it from Venerable Sword Saint.
Ling Tian's reason for going after the third man wasn't that capturing or killing him would cost Chi Xue's side another fighter. More importantly, the man might have acquired the Ancient Divine Beast Chi Xue's group had captured earlier. If he made it back alive, Po Di and the others would be able to refine that beast's Bloodline Power and grow stronger. That was the last thing Ling Tian wanted to see.
After capturing the second cultivator, Ling Tian used his Teleportation Secret Technique and pursued the fleeing man at top speed. Of course, chasing after the other two had cost him a little time, allowing the third man to get some distance. Ling Tian couldn't catch up with just one or two teleports. Still, he wasn't in a hurry. The man had no time to use a Teleportation