The million-year deadline set by the Lord of the Universe had already passed its halfway mark, yet Ling Tian and the others had made little progress in their cultivation. Ling Tian, the strongest among them, had only reached the late stage of the Thirty-second Heaven of Near-Saint. At this rate, he'd be lucky to break through to the Thirty-third Heaven of Near-Saint by the time the deadline arrived. And despite the tremendous strength of his Bloodline Power, the vast gap between him and the Thirty-sixth Heaven of Near-Saint might keep him from breaking through—or even from getting infinitely close to the Saint level. Naturally, Shi Lin and the others couldn't help worrying.
Ling Tian felt a faint urgency too, but his expression remained calm. He reassured everyone, knowing full well that if they let this unsettled them, their cultivation would suffer, leaving them with even less chance of defeating the Lord of the Universe.
"Exactly. The stronger we get, the better our chances of defeating the Lord of the Universe. Besides, we still have six or seven hundred thousand years. I believe we can make a qualitative leap in that time. Some of us might even break through or get infinitely close to the Saint level." Chi Xue immediately understood why Ling Tian had said those words. He backed him up and began reassuring everyone as well.
Seeing how calm and confident Ling Tian and Chi Xue were, everyone felt much better. They wasted no time and continued cultivating with all their might. Ling Tian and Chi Xue did the same, relentlessly working to grow stronger. It was worth mentioning that Ling Tian never stopped studying various cultivation arts and secret techniques even as he cultivated. He still hoped to create a powerful secret technique through his research, because he