Whether the Lord of the Universe spent more effort teaching the Nine Nether Nether Soldiers and Demon Soldiers new secret arts, or continued creating Nine Nether Nether Soldiers, either outcome was good news for Chi Xue and the others. If it was the former, then Chi Xue and the others still had a chance to kill all the modified Nine Nether Nether Soldiers. That way, Ling Tian's clone could lead the cultivators in repairing the destroyed formation.
If the Lord of the Universe chose to keep modifying the Nine Nether Nether Soldiers, then he would constantly expend the power of the World-Ending Lightning Tribulation and the Creation Divine Tree's Origin Power. This would inevitably affect his strength, and his weakened strength would naturally benefit Chi Xue and the others, as well as Ling Tian's true body, since it meant they would have a better chance of defeating him.
After thinking it through, Chi Xue and the others stopped dwelling on the matter and continued holding off the Nine Nether Nether Soldiers. Thanks to their various methods, some of the modified Nine Nether Nether Soldiers were killed from time to time. This meant that if the Lord of the Universe stopped modifying them, Chi Xue and the others still had a chance to wipe them all out.
It was worth mentioning that Chi Xue and the others now made a point of keeping themselves in peak condition. They did so not merely because the Nine Nether Nether Soldiers posed less of a threat, giving them the chance to recover. More importantly, they were worried that the Lord of the Universe might attack them or Ling Tian's true body at any moment. By staying at their peak, they would be better prepared for any sudden turn of events. In particular, they could