They swept across the land.
As if entering an uninhabited land, like a group of killing gods, they were invincible.
All enemies that stood in their way were instantly destroyed.
Even with the combined efforts of cultivators at the Purple Mansion stage, it was to no avail.
Immediately, cultivators of equal rank from the Yunxiao group emerged and directly entangled the high-level combat power of these rogue cultivators.
It was incredibly easy to merely defend against it.
Once Yunxiao and his group had passed through successfully, they returned to the queue.
This process is repeated.
There was absolutely no possibility of stopping the momentum of Yunxiao's attack.
But the speed has already begun to decrease.
It was like a sharp blade, charging in recklessly.
They didn't linger in battle along the way, nor did they pay any attention to the scattered cultivators who fled in all directions.
Therefore, as they delved deeper, even though the independent cultivators were still hastily forming ranks, the pressure they inevitably faced gradually increased.
The attacks came from all directions. Although they did not form an effective large-scale offensive, they were extremely scattered, almost fighting independently, and launching spells or magical artifacts sporadically.
However, it also poses a considerable threat.
It's impossible to ignore it completely; doing so would only increase casualties.
Lin Xiuyuan had already considered this point and organized the troops accordingly. The rear guard consisted mainly of cultivators skilled in defensive spells and possessing powerful defensive magical artifacts.
At his command, he immediately ordered the rear guard to unleash defensive spells to defend the entire army against sporadic attacks from all directions.
As a result, the team's forward speed naturally slowed down.
But overall, it wasn't much slower.
It still maintained a terrifying aura as if it were an uninhabited land, slaughtering its way through.
Countless corpses were left along the way, and the front half of the camp was completely slaughtered.
It only stopped in the middle.
Because Daoist Youqing was no pushover, he quickly mobilized his guards and gathered the central army to take the lead in resisting and launching a frontal attack, which barely managed to contain the offensive momentum of Yunxiao's forces.
Then, taking advantage of this opportunity, Daoist Youqing arranged for a group of high-ranking rogue cultivators to gather manpower and assemble the left and right wings, and they were pressing in from both sides.
Seeing this, Lin Xiuyuan sighed, "It seems that this is the only way!"
The results achieved so far are already very encouraging.
However, for Lin Xiuyuan, if he had enough men, he might be able to take advantage of this surprise attack to break through the camp and achieve even greater results.
Unfortunately, the difference in manpower and horses was too great, more than tenfold!
The enemy only gathered a portion of their central army as guards, yet they already numbered nearly two thousand cultivators…
Such a victory was achieved thanks to the element of surprise.
A direct confrontation would be absolutely impossible.
With the central army gathering and forcefully suppressing the momentum of the Cloud Soaring Sect's attack, it signified that this surprise attack had come to an end.
Therefore, Lin Xiuyuan had this regret. If the number of personnel had been doubled, they might not have been able to contain the enemy. There was even a greater than 60% chance that they could have broken through the central army and achieved even greater results!
At that moment, Lin Xiuyuan was also extremely decisive. Seeing that the enemy's central army was pressing forward, and without even attempting to engage in a confrontation to see if they could risk breaking through, he directly ordered the entire army to retreat.
Seeing this, Daoist Youqing naturally wouldn't let Yunxiao's forces retreat safely. He immediately ordered the central army to advance and try to entangle this Yunxiao army.
Then, with a grim face, he personally led a large number of Purple Mansion cultivators out to attack.
His ashen face was not only because of the cowardly guards of the vanguard, but also because the camp had been almost completely wiped out.
If this gets out, it will be a huge loss of face for him.
A mere troop of less than six hundred men nearly overwhelmed a camp of nearly seven thousand... One can only imagine the discussions that would provoke and the fodder for gossip he would become.
I'm afraid everyone will think he's a useless piece of trash, incompetent at commanding!
Even if they were a group of independent cultivators, in terms of foundation and quality, they could not compare to the cultivators of these sects.
But to achieve such a result with such a massive number of people, more than ten times the number of the enemy, is simply an astonishing feat!
This filled Daoist Youqing with rage, his eyes brimming with an indescribable sense of suppression, his face contorted with rage, and he led a group of powerful figures out in a frenzied manner.
It will be difficult to gather more in a short period of time, but there are still more than twenty Purple Mansion cultivators, including three Purple Mansion Perfection cultivators.
This has created an extremely powerful fighting force and threat.
But Lin Xiuyuan remained expressionless, handed over command to his deputy, and turned to face the enemy.
Nearly ten Purple Mansion cultivators, including Pang Hongbo, Ge Yun, and He Chengji, followed closely behind.
Although the number of people was less than half.
But their auras suggested they were evenly matched.
After all, they were cultivators from a sect, and even in the realm of cultivation techniques alone, a considerable gap had arisen.
Their magical power is generally a notch higher.
Pang Hongbo casually summoned his magic sword, unleashing a surge of profound cultivation power. Ten thousand swords rose up and roared out, connecting with the Sword Dragon technique. The soaring dragon directly engulfed the two cultivators at the peak of the Purple Mansion realm.
Although it was only a brief encounter, the two cultivators at the peak of the Purple Mansion realm on the enemy side also unleashed a terrifying offensive, combining their strength to overwhelm Pang Hongbo and put him at a disadvantage.
However, achieving absolute suppression and ultimately annihilation is not something that can be accomplished in a short period of time.
Taking advantage of this, they fought and retreated, making it impossible for them to force their way in.
Unless one possesses the power of a grand formation or the most powerful means, such as an inherited artifact or the Heavenly Thunder Pearl, it is difficult to forcibly suppress what it left behind.
The other cultivators in the Purple Mansion were in the same situation, each basically fighting two opponents at once. Calling them opponents might be a bit of a stretch; it would be more appropriate to call them a restraint.
Lin Xiuyuan then unleashed a misty yellow sand attack, which directly enveloped the four cultivators at the early and middle stages of the Purple Mansion realm.
By single-handedly holding back four Purple Mansion cultivators, their retreat became much easier.
With the foundation of sect cultivators, they are generally stronger than independent cultivators. Even if there are outstanding individuals among them, such as Daoist Youqing, they are not as outstanding as sect cultivators. They can basically be compared to sect cultivators, but at most they are only in the middle. With the methods of Pang Hongbo and others, it is more than enough to restrain the two of them for the time being.
For a time, they fought and retreated simultaneously.
And so, slowly, they protected the army as it retreated.
They fought their way out from there, and then fought their way back from there.
Just as easy and simple...
Although the cultivators from both sides gathered together, they had been largely scattered after the previous attack. Although they gathered together, they lacked organization and coordination. Their attacks came one after another, but they could not form a large offensive and were easily blocked by the rear army.
Yunxiao's two wings also alternated between offense and defense, resisting the attacks of the rogue cultivators while also causing considerable bloodshed.
The central and vanguard armies, though consisting of only three hundred cultivators, carried a large number of spiritual talismans, array plates, and other spiritual objects, and even activated ancient treasures passed down through generations.
A large number of spirit talisman array plates were continuously thrown out, and with the support of the ancient treasures passed down through generations, they forcefully resisted the advancing momentum of the enemy's central army.
And so, fighting and retreating, they slowly left the camp area and began to return to their stronghold.
Then, under the cover of the large formation, they calmly retreated back to their base!
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