“Yes, Fellow Daoist Cheng is right. We still need to proceed cautiously and leave no room for the Cloud Soaring Sect. It seems that the first surprise attack team was just a smokescreen. In that case, we should recall them and organize them into three armies to overwhelm them.”
Daoist Youqing nodded, agreeing with the man's words.
Ultimately, after discussion, Daoist Youqing adopted a more prudent approach.
Since the start of their confrontation with the Cloud Soaring Sect, the opposing side had been methodical and cunning, causing the rogue cultivators to suffer considerable losses.
This also caused Daoist Youqing to lose a lot of confidence, feeling that there was a significant gap in the leadership abilities of the two sides.
This made him more cautious and prudent, fearing that the Cloud Soaring Sect might actually turn the tables on him.
"Hmph, this time I'll be even more cautious. Let's see what tricks you can pull now! I'll suppress you with my absolute advantage!"
Daoist Youqing sneered inwardly.
They immediately began troop deployment.
Since the stronghold is empty, there is no need for too many strong people here.
The Yunxiao Sect mobilized its entire force, and experts at the Purple Mansion Perfection stage also followed suit, naturally requiring the same arrangements.
The army of rogue cultivators, in terms of both the number of powerful individuals and the number of experts at the Purple Mansion stage, outnumbered the enemy by several times.
Even if the troops are divided and sent out, each army will have a great advantage.
In the end, Daoist Youqing led the central army and guards, nearly two thousand cultivators, plus two or three Purple Mansion stage cultivators, to continue building a defensive line here and attack the stronghold of the Cloud Soaring Sect, completely destroying the Cloud Soaring Sect's retreat route.
At the same time, they can also move at any time to support any army, depending on the changes in the battle situation.
The first reinforcements were recalled and divided into three routes, each with over a thousand people, each led by a Purple Mansion Perfection expert, and each with six or seven Purple Mansion cultivators stationed in charge.
"Yes, that is indeed the most suitable approach. Divide the army into three routes, each with nearly a thousand cultivators, led by a Purple Mansion Perfection expert, and with so many Purple Mansion stage cultivators. No matter which route we attack, it will be enough to defeat the Cloud Soaring Sect's forces."
"Moreover, even if the Cloud Soaring Sect is feinting and intends to join forces to deal with one of the armies, each of our armies has such strength that even if we are not able to defeat them, we can still hold them off. At that time, whether Daoist Youqing leads the central army or the two armies return to reinforce, we can easily resolve the situation."
"Let's slowly chase after the Cloud Soaring Sect like this. Once we break through this stronghold, we can cut off their retreat. Hehe, then we can gather manpower from all the major resource areas, surround and intercept them, and crush the Cloud Soaring Sect to death!"
"At that point, the other side will either have to return to the secret realm, withdraw from this resource-rich area, or seek help..."
"hehe!"
The crowd sneered. Although they had suffered a temporary setback, the Cloud Soaring Sect's use of such a cunning tactic was somewhat unexpected.
Although forced to divide their forces due to the enemy's scheming, the arrangements were well-organized, and each group was formidable. In their view, with absolute strength, they could easily overwhelm them. No matter how cunning and resourceful the Cloud Soaring Sect was, what trouble could they possibly cause?
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"Boom, boom!"
As the sky flashed with spiritual light, countless talismans and array plates poured out as if they were free.
One powerful spell after another was unleashed.
It forms a colorful and dazzling scene, like fireworks exploding, which is beautiful and magnificent.
But beneath this surface, an incredibly violent aura surged and collided, bursting forth all at once.
This caused the spiritual energy of heaven and earth here to become extremely chaotic and filled with violence.
Among them, the black giant hammer emitted the most violent aura.
The hammers pounded down relentlessly, as if carrying immense force. Each strike caused the void to tremble incessantly, like an invisible thunderclap exploding, producing a deafening sound that made one's eardrums vibrate continuously.
The relentless, continuous attacks combined to unleash a terrifying force.
This caused the array barrier in front of them to tremble precariously.
The resource sites are not strongholds, and there are many of them. The formations set up are not very advanced, at most they are medium-sized formations.
Most of them are low-level cultivators, responsible for resource mining and cultivation, with only a few Foundation Establishment cultivators.
The area here is small and there are no cultivators at the Purple Mansion stage, so there is little ability to retaliate.
In less than a quarter of an hour, the continuous offensive led by Lin Xiuyuan had already caused cracks to appear in the formation in front of them.
At this point, the rogue cultivators inside, seeing that the situation was not good, opened a portal in the formation from the back and fled.
Lin Xiuyuan did not send anyone to chase after them; there was no need to waste the already limited manpower on some low-level cultivators.
Here.
The lack of cultivators to maintain the formation allowed them to break it much faster.
In no time at all.
The array barrier shattered with a roar, and the dense array patterns dimmed, extinguishing and dissipating like sparks.
"Take turns to restore mana and cooperate with the Xuanmai disciples to construct the formation."
Lin Xiuyuan ordered, "Low-level cultivators, take over the mining operations in this mine."
After giving all the instructions...
Lin Xiuyuan did not go to rest immediately, but instead called over a disciple and asked, "Has any information come from the scout team?"
Between major battles, Lin Xiuyuan entrusted Qianlixiang to this person for safekeeping, instructing him to keep a close eye on news and developments.
"Yes, reporting to Steward Lin, the earlier burning of the Thousand Mile Incense indicates that the army of rogue cultivators has split into three groups, and there seems to be a sign that the first reinforcements are being withdrawn. They are being desperately delayed by Protector Zhong and his men."
The man replied respectfully with a solemn expression.
"Only three armies were dispatched? As expected..."
Lin Xiuyuan frowned immediately. According to the pre-battle plan, this situation was not the best possible outcome; it was the worst-case scenario they had anticipated.
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