Ling Tian had also broken through to the Near-Saint Seventeenth Heaven, and this let Hua Min'er and the others finally breathe a sigh of relief. After all, his strength had leaped forward with the breakthrough, so he would have no problem facing Chi Xue and Po Tian now—even if Shi Lin, Po Di, and the others joined the mission.
Most importantly, Hua Min'er and the others knew that Ling Tian's cultivation would advance faster than Po Tian and Chi Xue's. The latter could no longer improve their strength by refining powerful Origin Bloodline Power, while Ling Tian had plenty of advantages. It was hardly impossible for his strength to improve faster than theirs. In other words, Ling Tian might well surpass the two of them in cultivation someday. When that happened, even if they had to face another mission from the Lord of the Universe, it would be no problem.
After breaking through to the Near-Saint Seventeenth Heaven, Ling Tian spent some time consolidating his cultivation. Then he found Xiao Shi and discussed how they could work together, such as jointly mobilizing the Origin Power in their Small Worlds. Xiao Shi immediately understood the benefits. He had never cultivated the Externalized Small World Secret Technique, so no matter how vast his Small World was, he could not bring it to bear. That had long been a source of frustration for him.
However, Xiao Shi also knew how difficult it was to comprehend the Externalized Small World Secret Technique, especially for Ancient Divine Beasts like them. Ancient Divine Beasts possessed Core Worlds, which were entirely different from Small Worlds. Unless they had an innate secret technique, mastering the Externalized Small World Secret Technique was practically impossible.
It made sense. Ancient Divine Beasts had powerful physiques, Bloodline Power, and far larger Core