A very long time ago, a group of cultivators had already followed the Creation Divine Tree. Even back then, they had reached the Twenty-fourth Heaven of Near-Saint or higher. After so many more years of cultivation, especially with the Creation Divine Tree nourishing them, they had no need to worry about running short of life force. For Ling Tian, trying to seize the Creation Divine Tree from them was all but impossible.
Even with Ling Tian's talent and methods far beyond those of ordinary people, and his ability to kill opponents across realms, he likely stood no chance unless he broke through to the Twenty-fourth or even Twenty-fifth Heaven of Near-Saint. Trying to take the Creation Divine Tree before then would be tantamount to throwing his life away. That was why the World-Ending Thunder Dragon had decided not to tell him who had obtained it.
Ling Tian understood the reasons, but he was growing impatient. He knew that even with the aid of several Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures, breaking through to the Twenty-fourth Heaven of Near-Saint would take a very long time. Hua Min'er and the others might not be able to wait that long.
"Twenty-fourth Heaven of Near-Saint, twenty-fourth Heaven of Near-God. I'm only at the Twenty-second Heaven of Near-Saint now, so I still have two major realms to cross. Doesn't that mean it'll take ages?" Ling Tian murmured, his voice filled with helplessness.
"What are you worrying about, kid? So it takes a little longer," the World-Ending Thunder Dragon said crossly. "For cultivators, hundreds of thousands or even millions of years pass in the blink of an eye. Besides, as you said, that Demon God fellow will only grow weaker as time goes on. That's all the better for you. The longer you delay, the more it'll work in