A large number of cultivators ahead unleashed their escape light and moved forward at top speed.

Several miles later, the spirit boat slowly moved forward, leading a hundred elite cultivators to cover the rear.

Led by Zhong Kangshun, everyone threw out talismans and array plates behind them.

A flash of inspiration appeared in an instant, and terrifying attacks erupted from time to time.

Lin Xiuyuan was among them, occasionally taking out a stack of spirit talismans and activating them to attack from behind.

It's about 30 miles away.

A large number of streaks of light were relentlessly pursuing them, like a meteor shower, their momentum terrifying.

However, they were all thwarted by the overwhelming onslaught of spiritual creatures.

Without warships or spirit boats, unless one possesses high-level combat power, such as at the Golden Core level, one can stir up the spiritual energy of a region to exert pressure.

Otherwise, such a pursuit is unlikely to be effective.

Although Ku Xuan and the others were willing to obey Princess Hongshang's orders and intend to keep them all,

However, it is difficult to achieve this goal in the present day.

Under the onslaught of numerous spiritual creatures, it was impossible to get close.

The attacks of Foundation Establishment cultivators are generally unable to reach such a distance; only Purple Mansion cultivators can, but even then, their power is greatly reduced! With the combined efforts of the numerous spiritual creatures and Purple Mansion cultivators on Yunxiao's side, the attack can be easily neutralized.

In this situation, only cultivators at the Purple Mansion stage could quickly catch up and break through.

Although they had several times more Purple Mansion cultivators than the opposing side.

However, the opponent's top-tier strength is not inferior.

In particular, there is an unknown hidden power, and it is suspected that there is a fourth peak Purple Mansion expert.

This made the Loose Cultivator Alliance somewhat hesitant to act rashly.

In particular, if only cultivators at the Purple Mansion stage rush forward, they will face a combined attack from numerous enemy cultivators at any time. The large number of cultivators from the Cloud Soaring Sect in front are not far away and can turn their guns around and launch a joint attack in an instant.

Their large number of cultivators, even from dozens of miles away, would take at least a minute or two to catch up and provide assistance.

In addition, there is that unknown, hidden power.

Under such circumstances, even if Ku Xuan and the other two wanted to carry out Princess Hongshang's orders, they were powerless to do so!

He had already led a group of Purple Mansion cultivators in several attacks, but all of them had failed! Under such circumstances, most of the Purple Mansion cultivators under his command were wary and dared not exert their full strength, for fear of being entangled and left behind, thus losing their lives.

In the end, they could only watch helplessly as the Cloud Soaring Sect retreated further and further into the secret realm.

"Sigh, it's going to be hard to explain to Princess Hongshang now. Hopefully, they'll be satisfied with this situation! We've done our best, leading the charge in several attacks, and now we've pushed them back into the secret realm!!"

Ku Xuan Sanren sighed, his face showing a hint of worry.

Xue Yuanzi, standing to the side, remained silent, but he too appeared irritable and restless, his face filled with inexplicable anger and impatience.

Daoist Youqing calmly said, "It's obvious from Princess Hongshang's words and attitude this morning that she is not satisfied with this outcome. Although the Yunxiao Sect has been forced to retreat to the secret realm by us, how many people have they lost since the start of the war? At most, we have only consumed a large number of their spiritual resources."

But then, Daoist Youqing changed the subject, a deep look appearing in his eyes, and said softly, "Princess Hongshang's intention is very clear: she wants to stir up trouble in Fengxia. This is her purpose in supporting our alliance of rogue cultivators. Now, although we haven't achieved our goal, our momentum has already been established!"

"Now it seems that we have successfully taken over the territory of the Cloud Soaring Sect. With the addition of those few cultivation families, our momentum is there. Next, we should seize the opportunity to plan for more resources. Even if Princess Red Robe no longer supports us, it doesn't seem to be a big problem."

Upon hearing this, Ku Xuan Sanren's eyes flashed with a thoughtful look. Although he understood this point, he still felt somewhat uneasy about it and couldn't help but say, "Although our loose cultivator alliance has become quite powerful, the various forces in Fengxia Mountain are not simple. Behind them are either the top forces of the Great Yue or behemoths from the Northwest Demonic Path and the Nine Kingdoms Alliance!"

"We can only stir up trouble for a while at most. Once the situation stabilizes, we'll have a hard time maintaining our position and will still need Princess Hongshang's support. But alas, for now, we can only take it one step at a time. At the very least, we still have to keep the Cloud Soaring Sect under siege. I refuse to believe that the chief seed can hide inside for sixty years."

Upon hearing this, Daoist Youqing nodded in agreement, agreeing that it made sense.

They were ultimately just a small alliance of independent cultivators, and couldn't compare to those powerful forces.

It is precisely because of the current situation that they are able to stir up trouble and reap benefits!

Without the support of powerful forces behind them, they will ultimately be unable to defeat those powerful forces.

Take the Cloud Soaring Sect for example. Once the situation stabilizes, any Golden Core cultivator could easily wipe them out!

Hearing their conversation, Xue Yuanzi snorted coldly. His thinking was much simpler, and he said directly, "Who cares about the future situation? We should just take this opportunity to acquire enough resources. If we can reach the upper realm, why should we care about how the situation changes?"

Upon hearing this, Ku Xuan Sanren and You Qing Daoren couldn't help but chuckle. Afterwards, they both nodded. Indeed, becoming a Golden Core True Person was their greatest desire. As long as they could achieve it, what did it matter if the Loose Cultivator Alliance was gone?

They got involved with Princess Hongshang and went to great lengths to establish the Loose Cultivator Alliance, only to find out in the end that it was nothing more than supplies for the Upper Realm!

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"Alright, the retreat plan has been successfully completed! Now we can finally have some peace and quiet for a while."

Lin Xiuyuan looked at the gray sky and earth before him. It didn't seem very big, only a few miles in radius, and nodded in satisfaction.

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