Before the cultivator could finish speaking, the Third Elder asked urgently, "Where is Yizhou located?"

The cultivator was interrupted, and a look of doubt flashed in his eyes.

But he still answered, "Yizhou City is located about 1,200 li northwest of Ciyi City..."

After hearing what he said, the Third Elder quickly turned to look at Lin Bo and the other person beside him.

"Where are the two cities you are defending located?"

Lin Bo frowned and quickly replied, "Qinglan City, which we are assisting in defending, is located eight hundred li to the west."

"Due west, southwest..."

The Third Elder murmured the two directions, his eyes gradually narrowing.

He was guessing the direction in which the Dragon King, having gathered the sea creatures, was about to attack.

Currently, the sea race is moving in a fan shape, gradually eliminating human strongholds from the northwest, west, and southwest, and approaching Ciyi City.

Now the sea tribes in the northwest and due west directions have withdrawn their troops.

The main direction of the Dragon King's assembled army's attack became obvious.

southwest!

Thinking of this, the Third Elder quickly cut off his thoughts.

He said to the three people in front of him, "You three, hurry to the city in the southwest and tell them not to fight the Dragon King's army head-on. Retreat as soon as possible!"

After the Third Elder finished speaking, the three men quickly nodded and said in unison, "We obey your orders!"

After saying that, Lin Bo and the other two turned around to carry out the orders given by the Third Elder.

However, they had barely stepped out of the Lingyun Pavilion when...

Then a figure was seen landing hastily.

Like the other three, the man was disheveled, hurried, and had an anxious expression on his face.

Upon landing, he swiftly knelt on one knee and addressed the Lingyun Pavilion, saying, "This subordinate has urgent business to discuss with the Third Elder..."

After he finished speaking, the man noticed Lin Bo and the other two.

A hint of doubt flashed in his eyes, and he quickly asked, "Fellow Daoists, may I ask if the Third Elder is in the pavilion? I have some urgent military information to report to the Elder."

Looking at him, Lin Bo asked, almost as if possessed, "Did your sea tribe also retreat?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a look of surprise flashed across the man's face.

He clearly hadn't expected Lin Bo to ask him that question.

He slowly nodded: "That's right... your sea creatures have also retreated?"

Lin Bo nodded: "The Third Elder already knows about this, so you don't need to bother him anymore."

He had barely finished speaking when Wei Jia chimed in, saying, "Now the Third Elder wants us to send messages to the cities on the southwestern front."

"Fellow Daoist, why don't you come with us?"

However, the monk did not accept the invitation; instead, an awkward expression appeared on his face.

He said, "But...but I came back from the Southwest Front."

Upon hearing this, the three of them immediately froze on the spot...

...

Lingyun Pavilion, in Ciyi City, in the eastern region of Yuzhou.

The Third Elder paced back and forth in Lingyun Pavilion.

A row of cultivators stood before them, including Lin Bo, Wei Jia, and a third cultivator who had come to deliver a message.

"This shouldn't be happening, this shouldn't be happening."

The Third Elder paced back and forth, muttering to himself, his face filled with a look of surprise and uncertainty.

When he reached Lin Bo, he suddenly stopped and asked with a serious expression, "Are you sure you retreated from the west?"

Faced with his question, Lin Bo nodded firmly: "I'm sure!"

The Third Elder then walked up to another cultivator and asked, "And you, are you sure you're from the Northwest?"

The cultivator nodded, his face full of certainty.

Subsequently, the Third Elder asked several other cultivators the same question.

"Which direction did you retire from?"

There were three answers: northwest, southwest, and due west.

However, the doubt on the Third Elder's face grew deeper and deeper.

According to his understanding, when the Dragon King ordered the sea creatures to retreat, it must be because he wanted to gather a large army to break through in one direction.

Thus, they conquered the nearly 10,000-mile-long area surrounding Ciyi City.

However, to his surprise, based on various reports from the front lines...

The sea creatures have completely retreated!

This situation has never occurred before, nearly half a year since the sea creatures set foot on land.

What is he planning to do?

The Third Elder stroked his white beard, utterly perplexed.

They couldn't figure out what the Dragon King was planning to do.

So he turned to the few Nascent Soul cultivators in the crowd and said, "You few, sneak into the area controlled by the sea race and find out their movements!"

He couldn't figure out what the Dragon King was thinking.

Sitting idly by and waiting to die is definitely not an option.

Fortunately, the sea creatures were so large that their mobilization could not be concealed.

Regardless of which direction the Dragon King intends to attack.

It will be absolutely inevitable to mobilize a large army.

Therefore, as long as we can figure out the movements of the main force of the sea creatures.

You can then guess what the Dragon King is thinking.

Upon hearing the order, the Nascent Soul cultivators nodded quickly.

"I will certainly live up to the elders' expectations!"

The group bowed and quickly retreated.

Immediately afterwards, the Third Elder looked at the remaining people and said, "You all go to the major cities now and summon the people back to prepare for the next move."

The Third Elder did this because he wanted to gather everyone together.

We'll make specific plans after we get back the details.

Otherwise, if we wait until the Dragon King actually attacks before making any plans, everything will be over.

This is the most reasonable solution at the moment.

Lin Bo and the others naturally had no reason to disobey, so they bowed in agreement and flew off in different directions...

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