Chi Xue and the others had followed Venerable Sword Saint in pursuit of Ling Tian. Although they hadn't been chasing him for long, and Venerable Sword Saint still couldn't be certain he could capture or kill Ling Tian, it was no trouble for him to capture any powerful Ancient Divine Beasts they encountered along the way. After all, Venerable Sword Saint vaguely sensed that killing Ling Tian wouldn't be easy. He would still need the Lord of the Universe to assign him a mission later, which meant Chi Xue and the others would have to improve their strength. For now, the only way they could do so quickly was by refining the Origin Bloodline Power of powerful Ancient Divine Beasts.
Of course, that wasn't the only benefit for Chi Xue and the others. Following Venerable Sword Saint also kept them safer—at least safer than Po Di and the others, who were hiding somewhere in the God Realm. Ling Tian still had a chance of finding their group and attacking them, and if he did, he might kill some of them. Chi Xue and the others believed that, as long as they stayed with Venerable Sword Saint, he could protect them even if Ling Tian launched a surprise attack. Besides, they weren't pushovers. After creating multiple Phantom Clones, they could teleport to any of them at a moment's notice and keep themselves safe.
Ling Tian wasn't particularly concerned when he learned this, though. In his view, even if Venerable Sword Saint captured many powerful Ancient Divine Beasts, it would take Chi Xue and the others quite some time to refine their Origin Power. During that time, he and Little Devourer would make good progress, and might well reach the peak of the Near-Saint Fifteenth Heaven or even the Sixteenth Heaven. If