If Ling Tian could really break free from the Lord of the Universe's universe with Hua Min'er and their other friends and family, then there would naturally be no need to fight him to the death. They could simply grow stronger before dealing with the Lord of the Universe and taking Guixu from him.
However, everyone realized that the Lord of the Universe would surely pursue them with all his might. After all, if he couldn't seize the bodies of cultivators like Ling Tian, who had the potential to break through to the Sage Realm, then he, too, would be doomed to die. The rest of his life would amount to little more than a wretched struggle to survive.
But Chi Xue and the others weren't worried about that. They believed that if Ling Tian really could escape from the Lord of the Universe's universe, he would have no trouble dealing with the pursuit. Without the Lord of the Universe's universe and the Demon God Forbidden Ground suppressing them, the pressure on them would be much lighter. They might even have a good chance of defeating the Lord of the Universe outright and taking Guixu from him.
That was why, when they heard Ling Tian's clone say that facing the Lord of the Universe's pursuit would be even more perilous, they were so baffled. They couldn't make heads or tails of it.
"Fellow Daoist Ling Tian, could it be that you're worried we'll all be at the end of our tether after helping your main body break free from the Lord of the Universe's universe, leaving us easy prey for him?" Shi Ying guessed. She grew more and more certain of her theory, then gave a light laugh. "There's no need to worry. By then, the Lord of the Universe