As An Shun and the others had predicted, after seeing that two cultivators at the Twenty-ninth Heaven of Near-Saint were enough to deal with Ling Tian and his group, more cultivators at that level joined the pursuit. And once they saw a chance to capture Ling Tian and the others, many more joined the ranks surrounding the Sacred Ruins Abyss, including some who had previously given up. The encirclement around the Sacred Ruins Abyss grew even denser than before, and the pressure on Ling Tian's group naturally increased considerably. At the very least, they had less time than before to attack the cultivators surrounding the Sacred Ruins Abyss.
What was worth noting was that, after facing this situation, Ling Tian not only didn't increase his attacks on the cultivators surrounding the Sacred Ruins Abyss, but stopped acting altogether and focused on cultivation. For a time, many cultivators were baffled. In their eyes, Ling Tian's actions were no different from sitting back and waiting to die.
Of course, Ling Tian and the others weren't doing nothing. From time to time, they attacked cultivators at the Twenty-ninth Heaven of Near-Saint, but they couldn't pose any threat to them, even when they used the cultivators they had captured before.
"Fellow Daoist Ling Tian, there are more and more cultivators at the Twenty-ninth Heaven of Near-Saint pursuing us, and many more have joined the ranks surrounding us. We have even less time now to ambush the cultivators around the Sacred Ruins Abyss than we did before capturing those cultivators at the Twenty-ninth Heaven of Near-Saint." Shi Lin spoke gravely. "We can't let this continue, especially since, as time goes on, no one knows how many more cultivators will jump into the fray. Once they see a good chance to capture us, it'll be extremely