Ling Tian, Chi Xue, and Po Tian didn't have to worry about running out of life force because too much time had passed, nor were they particularly concerned that Hua Min'er and their other friends and family might be in danger. They believed the Lord of the Universe would keep Chi Xue and the others alive so he could use them as leverage. But Shi Meng and the others were different. The Lord of the Universe had placed soul restrictions on them, and unless they found a way to remove them, they would perish when the million-year deadline arrived.
Nearly two hundred thousand years had passed since the million-year deadline began. Finding the remaining Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures would take a long time, and after obtaining them all, Ling Tian and the others would need a long time to break through to Sainthood. That process could very well exceed the million-year deadline—not to mention that after one person reached Sainthood, the others would have to wait another million years.
Thinking of all this, Shi Meng and the others had voiced their objections in no uncertain terms. It was a concern shared by Chi Xue and Po Tian. Shi Meng and the others were quite powerful, and after obtaining various Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures, they still had a chance to reach Sainthood. They would surely be of great help in the battle against the Lord of the Universe, so Chi Xue and the others naturally didn't want them to perish when the deadline arrived.
Chi Xue and the others had already taken the search for cultivators and sects skilled in soul restrictions seriously, and they had found a few. But after examining the soul restrictions, those people had no idea how to deal with them. This had weighed heavily on Chi Xue and