Although Tu Gui and the others suspected that the Lord of the Universe might be trying to buy time, Ling Tian's Clone still refused to let everyone attack the Demon God Forbidden Ground at once and then use Space Shatter. He wanted to keep dragging things out—the thousand years in the outside world would amount to a million years in the Eastern Emperor Bell's main-body space. That much time would still allow Ling Tian's main body, Hua Min'er, and the others to improve their strength considerably. In particular, more of Hua Min'er and the others might reach the Thirty-fifth Heaven of Near-Saint or even break through to a higher realm. That would undoubtedly give them a better chance of resisting the Lord of the Universe's attacks when they joined forces with Ling Tian's main body later.
After pondering for a long while, Tu Gui nodded. "That's true. More importantly, even if we go all out now, we won't be able to find the Demon God's true body anytime soon. In other words, we can't immediately cause him trouble and weaken his strength. Later, only Ling Tian's main body and your friends and family will be able to hold off the Lord of the Universe, so they need to improve their strength as much as possible. That's why buying time is necessary."
"Mm, that's true." Shi Meng nodded, but then she thought of something and furrowed her brow. "But what if the Lord of the Universe has made thorough preparations? Wouldn't that make him a much greater threat to us and Ling Tian's main body?"
"The Lord of the Universe has already been preparing for a long time. Perhaps he's long since readied many methods, and all this delay is just giving him time to refine them further. In other words,