Because they had obtained the Phoenix Soul Fruit Tree earlier and the Enlightenment Sacred Tree had subsequently been refined by the essence of these Heavenly Treasures, and, most importantly, because Ling Tian and the others had cultivated the Nine Reversals Heavenly Technique, they had lived longer than Chi Xue and the others. Even Hua Min'er and the others might have lived no shorter than Shi Lin and the other God Devouring Bodies.
Although Hua Min'er and the others' Bloodline Power was still in fairly good shape, that was because they had taken refuge inside the Outer Realm Stone long ago. Shi Lin and the others had needed to prepare for the Lord of the Universe's future tasks and join forces to face the tribulations, and, most importantly, they had the Phoenix Soul Fruit. So they had not taken refuge inside the Outer Realm Stone. After all, cultivators who entered the Outer Realm Stone cultivated much more slowly. For that very reason, their Bloodline Power must already have begun to decline, and they might even have taken the Phoenix Soul Fruit and undergone nirvana rebirth.
If Shi Lin and the other God Devouring Bodies took the Phoenix Soul Fruit and underwent nirvana rebirth, then Po Tian and Chi Xue would not be far behind. Even refining Venerable Sword Saint's Origin Bloodline Power would only extend their lives by so much. Once Chi Xue and the others had all taken the Phoenix Soul Fruit and undergone nirvana rebirth, the Lord of the Universe would very likely assign Ling Tian and the others a task next. After undergoing nirvana rebirth, Chi Xue and the others' cultivation would surpass Ling Tian and Xiao Shi's by a little. At that point, they would be most likely to threaten Ling Tian and Xiao Shi, and fighting