That was right. Although Venerable Sword Saint's arrival had made Feng Lingzi withdraw, greatly easing the pressure on Chi Xue and the others and improving their safety, if Ling Tian kept hounding them, they would have no chance to continue improving their strength. The longer this went on, the wider the gap between Ling Tian and them would grow. When the Lord of the Universe eventually gave them a mission, they might no longer be able to kill or capture Ling Tian and Little Devourer.
What was more, with Ling Tian constantly in pursuit, they were still at risk of being killed, however small that risk might be.
So what Chi Xue and the others needed to do now was work with Venerable Sword Saint to find a way to drive Ling Tian away or kill him. Of course, merely escaping Ling Tian and hiding would also do, even if Feng Lingzi and the others found them again before long. After all, they could use that time to refine the Origin Bloodline Power of powerful Ancient Divine Beasts and improve their strength somewhat.
They naturally understood all this. More importantly, it was the best course of action available to them, so they said little and worked with Venerable Sword Saint to face Ling Tian with all their strength, trying to wear him down as quickly as possible.
"As expected, ever since Venerable Sword Saint arrived, it's become much harder for you to kill Chi Xue's people. It'll probably take a long time to kill even one of them," Po Qiong mused aloud. "Why don't they split up and flee in all directions? You'd lose track of many of them, but as long as you locked onto one target, you could kill quite a few—especially those who've taken their cultivators into