After successfully persuading Xiao Yaozi and the others to follow them, Ling Tian's group had used the space opened by the Eastern Emperor Bell to gain more than ten times, even dozens of times, the time they had to cultivate. With large numbers of cultivators returning to the Demon God Forbidden Ground and taking action against it, everything was moving in a favorable direction. The only thing that still fell short was that the Eastern Emperor Bell remained in a state of chaos, making it difficult to awaken it and have it acknowledge an owner in a short time. But Ling Tian and the others now had an extremely long time to work with. They could cultivate while trying to earn the Eastern Emperor Bell's recognition, so they were not too troubled by the matter.
Besides, even if Ling Tian and the others ultimately failed to make the Eastern Emperor Bell acknowledge an owner, Ling Tian had other ways to control or use this Saint-grade artifact. For example, he could manipulate the surrounding void and force the Eastern Emperor Bell into his Small World. He could also have the Creation Divine Tree and the other Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures try to control it, just as they controlled the Heaven Locking Pillars. Even if they could not control it completely, they could at least manage to use it.
As long as he could use the Eastern Emperor Bell, Ling Tian could rely on it to resist the suppression of a Lord of the Universe's universe when he entered one and faced its power in the future. He could even hide inside the bell. After all, the Eastern Emperor Bell was Saint-grade, with extraordinary quality. Even a Lord of the Universe who had also broken through to the Saint level would likely need