Chi Xue and the others could tell from the fact that Ling Tian had not attacked any Ancient Divine Beasts in thousands of years that he had no intention of improving his strength by refining the Origin Bloodline Power of powerful Ancient Divine Beasts. That let them breathe a little easier. As long as Ling Tian and the others did not do that, they had a chance to catch up to them in strength, or even surpass them. The thought filled them with excitement.
But then another concern occurred to them. If Ling Tian did not attack Ancient Divine Beasts, he would not reveal his aura and be tracked by the Venerable Sword Saint. That meant that even if the latter broke through to the Near-Saint Seventeenth Heaven, he might not be able to threaten Ling Tian. If Ling Tian managed to break through to the Near-Saint Sixteenth Heaven before then, the Venerable Sword Saint would never be able to do anything to him again—not ever.
That made sense. Chi Xue and the others all knew that Ling Tian's strength improved faster than the Venerable Sword Saint's. The latter's Bloodline Power had already begun to decline, which would greatly hinder his progress. It was no exaggeration to say that if the Venerable Sword Saint could not deal with Ling Tian after breaking through to the Near-Saint Seventeenth Heaven, he would never get another chance. And in everyone's judgment, once Ling Tian broke through to the Near-Saint Sixteenth Heaven—even if he had only just reached it—he would be able to escape the Venerable Sword Saint's ambush unscathed. Chi Xue and the others had no doubt about that.
"Don't worry. Once the Venerable Sword Saint breaks through to the Near-Saint Seventeenth Heaven, we'll take further action," Po Di said. As he spoke,