Thousands upon tens of thousands of years passed, and Ling Tian and the others had all made clear improvements in strength. Lei Ba and the Divine Emperor had also broken through in turn and stabilized their realms. They still needed to wait a while before they arrived at the Sacred Ruins Abyss, but once they did, Ling Tian could ask them about the Sage realm.
Of course, throughout these tens of thousands of years, Ling Tian and the others had also kept close watch on the Demon God Forbidden Ground. More and more cultivators had joined the siege over time, attacking the forbidden ground, and their efforts had greatly increased the rate at which it was being destroyed. By now, the Demon God Forbidden Ground had shrunk by roughly two-tenths. If Chi Xue and the others made their move later, they would undoubtedly spend far less time clearing it, giving Ling Tian a better chance of holding out until they found the Lord of the Universe's true body.
In addition, as time went on, the cultivators surrounding the Demon God Forbidden Ground continued to push deeper and destroy more of it. This would be a great help to Ling Tian and the others when they fought the Lord of the Universe later.
The Demon God Forbidden Ground had shown no further signs of anything unusual. Not only had no terrifying aura flowed out, the Lord of the Universe had also made no move against the cultivators surrounding it. He had not even repaired the areas that cultivators from the starfields had previously destroyed. This outcome left Ling Tian and the others somewhat disappointed. After all, they would have preferred the Lord of the Universe to act, so they could use the resulting clues to judge his current condition. As the