Chi Xue, Po Tian, and the others had each completely refined the Origin Bloodline Power of the Ancient Divine Beasts they had chosen, and then comprehended those beasts' innate secret arts. This meant they could continue refining the Origin Bloodline Power of other Ancient Divine Beasts. Even if they couldn't find an Ancient Divine Beast with Bloodline Power stronger than their own, and thus couldn't improve their Bloodline Power by refining its Origin Bloodline Power, they could still comprehend secret arts and increase their strength. Yet they hadn't done so. Their goal was obvious: they wanted to obtain the Heaven-Devouring Wolf's Origin Bloodline Power, which Venerable Sword Saint had acquired, and perhaps even Venerable Sword Saint's own Origin Bloodline Power. After all, that was the only way to increase their strength as much as possible.
The next steps were simple. Chi Xue and the others would continue improving their strength while waiting for Venerable Sword Saint to come to the southern region of the God Realm and trigger the Ultimate Lightning Tribulation.
Venerable Sword Saint had recovered long ago, and had even brought himself into peak condition. He had simply wanted to try his luck and see if he could find an Ancient Divine Beast whose Origin Bloodline Power was stronger than his own. After all, refining its Origin Bloodline Power could remedy the deterioration of his Bloodline Power. Even if that couldn't extend his life, it could help him grow stronger, giving him a better chance of withstanding the Ultimate Lightning Tribulation and breaking free of the Lord of the Universe's shackles.
But how could it be easy to find an Ancient Divine Beast of that caliber? What's more, he hadn't found Xiao Shi, either. The longer he delayed, the worse his bloodline would become, so he couldn't put