Ling Tian had abandoned the formation some time ago. If the Lord of the Universe had truly planned to attack while Ling Tian could no longer draw on the formation, he would have done so long ago. But he hadn't, which only further convinced Ling Tian and the others that he intended to wait until the Purgatory Nether Sea had spread across the entire universe before making his move. In other words, just as Ling Tian had planned, he could buy Hua Min'er and the others hundreds or even thousands of years—or more. They could use that time to help more cultivators among them break through to the Thirty-fifth Heaven of Near-Saint and qualify to take part in the future battle between Ling Tian and the Lord of the Universe. Of course, those who had already reached the Thirty-fifth Heaven of Near-Saint would advance further as well. By then, even more cultivators might come infinitely close to the level of a Saint.
In short, everything was unfolding just as Ling Tian had predicted, and the situation was still very much in his favor.
"Even so, we can't let our guard down. We still have to be ready for the Demon God to ambush Ling Tian at any moment," the Creation Divine Tree said gravely. "Especially since, from what we can tell, Chi Xue and the others won't be able to destroy the Demon God Forbidden Ground and find the Demon God's true body anytime soon. That means we'll be Ling Tian's greatest support in the future."
"That's true," the World-Ending Thunder Dragon replied. Then its tone shifted. "But we'll never let our guard down. We'll be ready to face the Demon God at any moment, so we won't give him an opening."
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