Because many of the teleportation formations across the starfields had been destroyed, and, more importantly, the Nine Nether Nether Soldiers had chased their targets a long way, even if they headed straight back to the Demon God Forbidden Ground, it would take them two or three hundred years to return. And that was only a small fraction of them. It would take a very long time for all the Nine Nether Nether Soldiers to make it back. As things stood, it would be difficult for them all to return before the five-thousand-year deadline Ling Tian had agreed on with the Lord of the Universe.
In addition, Ling Tian and the others had set up many teleportation formations and arrays around the Demon God Forbidden Ground. With their help, they could intercept some of the Nine Nether Nether Soldiers and rescue the starfield cultivators they had captured. As a result, far fewer starfield cultivators would ultimately "fall into" the Lord of the Universe's hands. He might have to send out the Nine Nether Nether Soldiers to capture more starfield cultivators, but that would take additional time. This made it very possible that, just as Chi Xue and the others had previously suspected, the Lord of the Universe would be forced to delay things of his own accord. As things stood, a delay would greatly benefit Ling Tian, Hua Min'er, and the others once they returned to the God Realm.
Thinking this over, Chi Xue and the others made even more thorough preparations, determined to intercept as many of the Nine Nether Nether Soldiers as possible.
"Fellow Daoist Chi Xue, Fellow Daoist Ling Tian, things don't look good. A large number of Nine Nether Nether Soldiers have suddenly appeared inside the Demon God Forbidden Ground. They look ready to charge out and