This battle entered a strange balance, or rather stalemate, after Chi Venerable and War Venerable entered the core area of the Heavenly Tribulation.
War Venerable had to contend with the Heavenly Tribulation he had impulsively attracted, while also cautiously maneuvering against Xia Daoyun's attacks.
Chi Venerable and Ming Venerable joined forces to restrain Xia Daoyun, preventing her from freely attacking War Venerable, while also defending against Lu Qingshan's flying sword attacks.
Lu Qingshan, while undergoing the Eight-Nine Heavenly Tribulations, focused on maneuvering his flying sword to launch continuous attacks against Chi Venerable and Ming Venerable, preventing the two from fully encircling Xia Daoyun.
The Heavenly Tribulation, the three Venerables, Lu Qingshan, and Xia Daoyun all restrained and balanced each other.
As for when this stalemate would be broken, it depended on which of these three points would collapse first.
