It had to be said that Chi Xue and the others were quite powerful now. At the very least, their overall strength was even somewhat greater than Ling Tian's. After all, they had captured so many experts at the Twenty-second Heaven of Near-Saint, including cultivators in the mid stage. With their formidable strength, capturing a few mid-stage cultivators was easy.
If they hadn't known that late-stage cultivators at the Twenty-second Heaven were relatively powerful and that attacking them could lead to many complications—not to mention that the effort would be far less efficient than going after mid-stage cultivators—Chi Xue and the others would probably have tried to capture some late-stage cultivators.
But Chi Xue and the others weren't in much of a hurry. In their minds, joining forces with Ling Tian this time would let them capture not only late-stage cultivators at the Twenty-second Heaven but, barring any surprises, a batch of peak-stage cultivators as well. They knew, however, that the cultivators captured in their alliance with Ling Tian wouldn't entirely belong to them. At the very least, they couldn't control those cultivators with soul restrictions, which left them a little disappointed.
Of course, since they had already promised Ling Tian, they wouldn't suddenly go back on their word. Besides, they believed they could try capturing late-stage cultivators at the Twenty-second Heaven after this operation. They were confident they could seize some in the shortest time possible, which would give their strength another considerable boost.
Although Chi Xue and the others had captured some mid-stage cultivators at the Twenty-second Heaven through their formidable strength, causing many cultivators to lose heart—especially those at the Twenty-first Heaven, quite a few of whom had even left the Extreme Ice Plains—many cultivators who considered themselves powerful hadn't given up. For instance, plenty of late-stage