In the Sacred Heart Sect Eighth Disciple's eyes, the Thunder Strike Sect's departure from the Sacred Ruins Abyss and its gift of cultivation techniques and secret arts to Ling Tian were most likely a smokescreen meant to confuse them.
It made sense. If the Sacred Heart Sect cultivators were misled into leaving the Sacred Ruins Abyss, the Thunder Strike Sect cultivators could strike again. By then, the former would be too late to stop them, and the Thunder Strike Sect cultivators would have a much better chance of capturing Ling Tian and the others. Once that happened, it would be too late for the Sacred Heart Sect cultivators to regret it.
"Although, judging by Senior Lei Ba's character, that possibility isn't very likely, the World-Ending Thunder Dragon and the Creation Divine Tree are far too tempting. So it's not impossible. To be safe, we should stay here a while longer. We'll return to the sect after we're sure the Thunder Strike Sect cultivators have gone back," the Sacred Heart Sect Eldest Disciple decided. Seeing everyone nod, he continued, "We'll also need to send people to keep an eye on the Thunder Strike Sect. If we find them heading for the Sacred Ruins Abyss again, we'll have to rush over and stop them immediately."
No one objected to this decision. They said no more and continued keeping watch outside the Sacred Ruins Abyss.
Leaving aside the decision of the Sacred Heart Sect's nine disciples, the people from the Mist Hidden Sect and Dark Pavilion had also learned that the Sacred Heart Sect cultivators had left the Sacred Ruins Abyss. This left Wu Yi and the others puzzled. In their view, even if the Thunder Strike Sect didn't join forces with them, it surely had other trump cards. There was no way