For the past hundred thousand years, Chi Xue and the others had not only captured several experts at the Twenty-second Heaven of Near-Saint, but had also found more than forty kinds of Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures—far more than Ling Tian's group. When Xiao Shi and Po Qiong learned this, they were a little shocked, but they were not worried. The situation was considerably better than they had previously expected. Po Qiong and the others had thought Chi Xue's group had found more than half of the Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures. The actual number was only a little over forty, which Xiao Shi and the others could accept.
Of course, the most important thing was that, by all appearances, Ling Tian would soon break through to the peak of the Twenty-first Heaven of Near-Saint. Once he did, dealing with cultivators at the Twenty-second Heaven of Near-Saint would be no problem for him. With his formidable strength, finding all kinds of Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures would naturally be much easier.
On top of that, Ling Tian's group had already obtained leads on many Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures. Unless something unexpected happened, their search would soon become far more efficient than Chi Xue's. It was entirely possible for them to catch up and overtake the others.
Besides, as long as Chi Xue's group could not defeat and capture Ling Tian's, they had only one path open to them: joining forces. Since they would have to work together in the end anyway, the more Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures Chi Xue's group found, the better. After all, that would make it easier for Ling Tian's group to locate every last one.
Once they had considered all this, Xiao Shi and the others stopped worrying. Their thoughts turned to another matter: telling Chi Xue's group the Celestial Master's true purpose in