Chi Xue and the others understood why the Eastern Emperor Bell wanted Ling Tian and the others to help it absorb the essence of the Time-Space Stone. After all, this would let it open up a Unique Space inside itself, and the more people helped absorb the essence, the faster it would be able to open that space. Then Chi Xue and the others would have hundreds, even thousands of times more time than they did outside. But they couldn't understand why the Eastern Emperor Bell wanted them to help stockpile Origin Power. In particular, they thought about how giving the Eastern Emperor Bell the power they absorbed and refined into Origin Power would greatly slow the growth of their Small Worlds.
That made sense. To Chi Xue and the others, expanding their Small Worlds was especially important, since the power of many of their secret techniques was closely tied to the size of their Small Worlds. Besides, they figured that since the Eastern Emperor Bell had chosen to follow Ling Tian, it could simply absorb Heavenly Divine Yuan Power under Ling Tian's control and convert it into Origin Power. There was even less reason, then, to "take" Origin Power from others.
The Eastern Emperor Bell quickly explained: ordinarily, Ling Tian only needed to help it absorb Heavenly Divine Yuan Power and convert it into Origin Power to maintain the Unique Space. But when it faced a powerful enemy, it wouldn't have enough time to absorb Divine Yuan Power and convert it into Origin Power. That would undoubtedly greatly diminish the power of the techniques it could use.
Also, combining Origin Power with the essence of the Time-Space Stone would let it open up a larger, more stable space inside its main body. After all, its internal space needed Origin