Though techniques like the God Devouring Treasure Bottle and God-Devouring Cage had greatly affected the Demon Slayer Alliance's cultivators, using these secret arts also took a heavy toll on Chi Xue and the others, all of whom possessed the God Devouring Body. They could still hold on for now, but many of the Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures around them could no longer summon strange energy to attack. At this rate, the Demon Slayer Alliance's cultivators would soon be able to unleash their full strength against the Myriad Swords Punish Demons and Buddha Kingdom World formations. Once the formations were breached—or even before that—Ling Tian and the others would have no choice but to retreat.
They could withdraw safely, without worrying about losing their lives. But the thought of letting those two Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures slip through their fingers filled Chi Xue and the others with regret, especially since obtaining them later would take a long time.
"There's nothing we can do. It's not that we had no chance; we just had a bit of bad luck. We happened to run into this right as Fellow Daoist Ling Tian was breaking through." Shi Wei spoke gravely. It was hard to tell whether he was comforting the others or himself. "Fortunately, our strength is increasing rapidly in the Sacred Ruins Abyss. In particular, Fellow Daoist Ling Tian will soon break through to the Twenty-fourth Heaven of Near-Saint. It won't be long before we're strong enough to defeat the Demon Slayer Alliance's cultivators outright. Then we can simply take the Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures from them by force."
Although everyone knew this approach would be more difficult, they also understood that if they couldn't defeat the Demon Slayer Alliance's cultivators now, they would have to put it off until later. They didn't dwell on it.