Like Ling Tian and the others, the Tu Family Brothers had managed to come up with a way to handle any unexpected developments. At the very least, it was the only plan they could make work. Since that was the case, they stopped worrying. Tu Tian immediately made a condition to Mist Hidden Sect: only a cultivator at the Twenty-fourth Heaven of Near-Saint could escort the "spoils" to the battle site.
As a third party, Mist Hidden Sect had no choice but to accept the demand. However, as Tu Gui had pointed out, there was no way to know whether they would hide powerful cultivators inside that person's Small World.
Tu Gui and the others could only bet that Mist Hidden Sect would keep its word. Of course, they had a contingency plan. If things did turn out that way, they would have to give up the two Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures for the time being and flee into Sacred Ruins Abyss first. Once their cultivation was high enough, they could go back and seize the two Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures.
The Tu Family Brothers wasted no time and continued cultivating to improve their realms. Tu Tian and Tu Di had already reached the peak of the Twenty-fourth Heaven of Near-Saint, but the stronger they became, the better. Greater strength would give them a better chance of handling anything unexpected—and keep them safer.
As before, the Tu Family Brothers weren't particularly worried about Ling Tian and the others. They were certain they could defeat Ling Tian's group and capture them all. Their only concern was that Mist Hidden Sect might have several powerful cultivators secretly hiding inside the Small World of the cultivator escorting the Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures, ready to strike at them.
Time flowed on, and another thousand years passed in