Because Ling Tian kept showing himself from time to time and even used hundreds, if not thousands, of Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures, countless Outer Realm Cultivators went after him. This included the cultivators who had been in the Extreme Ice Plains before, since they had entered the Extreme Ice Plains in the first place to capture Ling Tian and his companions, then claim those Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures.
Although some Outer Realm Cultivators remained in the Extreme Ice Plains, none of them had reached the Twenty-third Heaven of Near-Saint. Most of those left had either been injured in the earlier battle or had relatively low cultivation and moved too slowly to leave in time. They posed no threat at all to Chi Xue and the others. Besides, Chi Xue and his companions could deliberately avoid them, so they reached the ice lake and slipped beneath its surface without trouble.
Chi Xue and the others could rely on their many Ice Cicada Flowers and other Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures. The Ice Cicada Flowers in particular were like fish returning to the sea after entering the Extreme Ice Plains; this was practically their territory. It was easy for them to learn what was happening there and guide Chi Xue and his companions.
Before long, Chi Xue and the others reached the ice lake and dove beneath its surface. Their next task was to cultivate with all their strength, relying on the pressure of the lake and the support of their many Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures to raise their cultivation.
Chi Xue and the others had obtained many Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures—two more than Ling Tian, in fact. Once fused, the treasures gave off an aura remarkably close to Primordial Chaos Qi. Cultivators who absorbed this aura could greatly accelerate the transformation of their Small Worlds into universes,