Nearly ten thousand years had passed since the Sacred Heart Sect cultivators first discovered Ling Tian and the others. During that time, the Sacred Heart Sect cultivators had pursued them relentlessly, but had never managed to catch up. They had never again gotten as close to Ling Tian and his companions as they had before. Naturally, this made the Sacred Heart Sect cultivators realize that capturing them would not be easy.
What excited Ling Tian and the others was that, despite this, the Sacred Heart Sect had not sent any stronger cultivators after them. After all, those eight men alone posed no threat to them. In particular, as time passed and Ling Tian's cultivation grew higher and his strength increased, evading the Sacred Heart Sect cultivators' pursuit became easier and easier.
"Even so, we can't let our guard down. The Sacred Heart Sect could send stronger cultivators into the Sacred Ruins Abyss at any time, or even send their entire force. We'd still be in danger—in the very least, the pressure on us would increase greatly." Chi Xue said gravely. He paused briefly, then continued, "So we still have to work hard to improve our strength. Only by becoming stronger can we better ensure our safety."
Everyone agreed wholeheartedly.
"It would be great if the Sacred Heart Sect never sent stronger cultivators into the Sacred Ruins Abyss," Shi Meng said suddenly. "Then we could improve our strength in relative safety. More importantly, judging by how things stand, once we reach the late stage of the Twenty-sixth Heaven of Near-Saint, we may be able to capture or even kill the Sacred Heart Sect cultivators pursuing us. In other words, we might be able to seize the Creation Divine Tree."
"Though our cultivation is advancing quickly, it'll probably take tens of thousands