In Shi Meng and the others' minds, Ling Tian and Little Devourer wouldn't give up searching for Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures. Searching for them would cause as much commotion in the Outer Realm as their own search had, making it easy for the Dark Pavilion to gather intelligence about them.
But the Dark Pavilion had lost track of Ling Tian and the others for over a hundred thousand years. No wonder Shi Meng and the others had guessed they'd fallen. If Ling Tian and the others were still alive, they would surely have drawn the attention of many cultivators in the Outer Realm and been discovered by the Dark Pavilion.
Chi Xue and Po Tian, however, were certain Ling Tian hadn't fallen. It was just a feeling. They couldn't believe someone like Ling Tian would fall so easily.
Since Ling Tian hadn't fallen, and there was no trace of him in the Outer Realm, one possibility was that the Dark Pavilion had been brought under his control. After all, once Ling Tian and the others had complete control of the Dark Pavilion, they could naturally keep Chi Xue and the others from learning of their whereabouts.
Thinking of the Dark Pavilion being controlled by Ling Tian, and what that could mean, Shi Meng and the others grew grave, their expressions turning almost ugly.
They were so worried because the Dark Pavilion was a powerful sect. It excelled not only at gathering intelligence but also in overall strength. According to the information Chi Xue and the others had obtained from the head of one of its branches, the Dark Pavilion had several cultivators at the Twenty-second Heaven of Near-Saint stationed there, and might even have cultivators at the twenty-third heaven or higher. Naturally, controlling a sect like that would require tremendous strength.