Faced with the crowd's words, Lin Xiuyuan waved his hand and said, "It's alright. I won't be able to continue fighting here. I will focus on healing and recovering first. It's just that I can't rest easy without being here in person to oversee things, so I'm just trying to avoid any unexpected situations. Everyone, we'll be relying on you from now on. The key to the success of this counterattack lies in whether we can stop the overwhelming force of this army of rogue cultivators."
Although he was not in good condition, Lin Xiuyuan still had Xuanfa talismans in his hands. As long as his magic power was restored, he could still provide great assistance to the situation at critical moments.
That's why, even though this place wasn't the final line of defense, he couldn't rest easy and had to be there in person to feel at ease.
At this moment, it is of paramount importance whether they can successfully hold off the large army of independent cultivators and buy themselves ample time to recuperate.
After all, their own forces were really scarce. The initial nearly five hundred elite cultivators, plus the people gathered from various resource areas, barely made up a thousand.
The additional 500 cultivators were mostly low-level cultivators from the three families, who were simply engaged in mining, planting, and excavation in various resource-rich areas, and their cultivation and combat experience were limited.
After the previous battle, most of them were injured or had exhausted their magic power, so their overall combat strength was greatly reduced.
Only when everyone is fully recovered can we steadily take steps to fight back.
Therefore, Lin Xiuyuan needed to personally oversee things to feel at ease.
"Okay, going out to fight might be a bit uncertain, but defending is definitely not a problem."
"Not to mention that so many fellow disciples from the Xuanmai lineage have joined us. With their expertise in formations, they are more than capable of holding out until we recover."
"Master Lin, rest assured and focus on recovering. We will do our utmost to help you."
Immediately, many people cupped their hands in greeting.
Each of them was highly motivated and full of fighting spirit.
Aside from the high morale brought about by Lin Xiuyuan, a large part of the reason was... that they were just too pent up.
A seclusion period of nearly thirty years... For those in the Purple Mansion stage, it's alright; a single seclusion cultivation session usually lasts about this long.
However, this is not the case for lower-level cultivators.
For them, thirty years is ultimately too long.
It was also thanks to Lin Xiuyuan who had prepared many cultivation pills and rare treasures in advance, and generously distributed them in large quantities ahead of time.
Otherwise, many people might not have been willing to follow us into the secret realm when we retreated.
During this period, many people's cultivation level has been raised by a small level, or dozens of cultivators have broken through to the Foundation Establishment Realm!
Naturally, quite a few Qi Refining stage cultivators also passed away peacefully...
In short, they were all incredibly frustrated, their fighting spirit soared, and none of them wanted to be forced back into the secret realm by the Loose Cultivator Alliance. Their fighting will continued to ignite.
Now, facing an enemy ten times their size, aside from the stabilizing effect of Lin Xiuyuan, the reason they are not afraid at all is precisely because of this.
Lin Xiuyuan headed straight for the innermost secret chamber of the spirit boat. Unless something unexpected happened, he didn't plan to make a move again.
These two lines of defense were basically unable to stop the advance of the rogue cultivator army.
This was merely a delaying tactic to give everyone a chance to catch their breath and recover.
In the end, they will most likely retreat to the front of the secret realm, that sacred mountain, which was originally the stronghold of rogue cultivators.
The Cloud Array that is currently in place was meticulously crafted by Zhong Jiajia, Junior Brother Huang, and other disciples of the Xuan lineage. It has the foundation of a large-scale array and is sufficient to form a solid base for defense!
That will be the true beginning of the grand battle!
As Lin Xiuyuan entered the secret chamber and began to sit cross-legged in meditation, a series of booming sounds could be heard from outside.
Like thunderclaps, they kept exploding until they were deafening.
It was clear that the army of rogue cultivators had launched an offensive.
Lin Xiuyuan seemed not to hear anything. After activating the soundproof array in the secret chamber, he took out a series of pills and swallowed them. He then sat down to meditate, recovering his mana and healing his injuries!
After being thwarted by several lines of defense, Daoist Youqing had already figured out the Cloud Soaring Sect's purpose: to buy time for reorganization. After all, it was impossible for the secret realm stronghold to have no losses after such a great battle. He could basically see through this without much thought.
Naturally, Daoist Youqing would not cooperate with the Yunxiao Sect's ideas. He spared no expense and continuously released talismans and array plates, making the attack even more fierce.
Although the entire army of independent cultivators surpasses the Cloud Soaring Sect in every way, regardless of their quality, their numbers alone are nearly ten times greater.
This gave him confidence, but Daoist Youqing did not underestimate him in the slightest; on the contrary, he treated him with great caution.
Daoist Youqing has a cautious and meticulous personality, which is why Kuxuan Sanren and Xueyuanzi admire him for being stationed at their headquarters.
Besides, it's because this is, after all, the Cloud Soaring Sect, with an extraordinary foundation!
Having endured for many years, clearly retreating with some kind of strategy, they are now launching an attack from the secret realm, making a comeback once again.
They are not to be underestimated!
Thus, under such a fierce offensive...
Yunxiao Sect originally thought they had enough manpower to hold out for at least four or five hours.
Although it is only a medium-sized formation, it is a defensive shield formation, ranking among the top among many purely defensive formations.
Based on this, I am confident that I can hold on for this long.
Unexpectedly, the attack of the rogue cultivator army was extremely fierce, and they only lasted for less than three hours...
There weren't too many unexpected events during the retreat.
Most of the cultivators were evacuated in advance, and only a few disciples of the Purple Mansion stage remained to control the formation, so they were not afraid of being caught up by rogue cultivators.
Because no one dared to pursue them... The number of top-tier experts among them was not much different, and as they were the elite of their sects, their combat strength was a notch above that of independent cultivators.
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