Zhou Tian's 'conspiracy' was eventually discovered by the ancient powerful beings, who then could no longer allow Zhou Tian to diminish their strength at that time.
After all, no matter how confident these ancient powerful beings were, they had to admit to Zhou Tian's strength. Considering Zhou Tian's performance, if they were not sufficiently strong, they knew they could not possibly be his opponents. Given the circumstances at the time, as their own strength weakened, they could no longer feel any sense of safety.
There is no doubt that when the ancient powerful beings lost their sense of safety, they did not have the confidence to continue combat with Zhou Tian in such a state.
So...