Shi Meng and the others had made excellent progress in their cultivation, especially Chi Xue and Po Tian. This was not only because their cultivation had originally been higher than Shi Meng and the others', but, more importantly, because the Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures they had found had remained in their Small Worlds. As a result, they had gained even more from them, and their cultivation had advanced further than Shi Meng and the others'. By now, Chi Xue and Po Tian had already broken through to the mid-stage of the Twenty-first Heaven of Near-Saint, the same level Ling Tian had reached when he broke free of the Lord of the Universe's control.
That was right: Chi Xue and Po Tian had already broken through to the mid-stage of the Twenty-first Heaven of Near-Saint. In just over a hundred thousand years, they had gone from the peak of the Twentieth Heaven to the mid-stage of the Twenty-first. Their cultivation speed had been astonishing.
The reason Chi Xue and the others had made such great progress was not only that they had remained at the peak of the Twentieth Heaven for a long time, building up their strength so that it could now surge forth. Most importantly, they had several Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures to assist them. In particular, they had consumed Bodhi Fruits and other Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures that could improve their cultivation or help them gain insights. It was no exaggeration to say that Chi Xue and the others believed their cultivation speed had far surpassed Ling Tian and his companions'.
Of course, Chi Xue and the others had no idea that Ling Tian had entered a selfless state of cultivation, nor that Little Snipe had experienced another epiphany after consuming a Bodhi Fruit. In those states, Ling Tian and Little