They were wary of Lin Xiuyuan's monstrous combat prowess at the chief level.
The gray-haired old man immediately directed everyone to step back and adjust their formation.
They even ignored the group of independent cultivators who were shrouded in yellow sand.
They simply followed the other two Purple Mansion cultivators, each activating their magical artifacts or casting spells to suppress Zhong Kangshun's sword aura and the power of Lin Xiuyuan's spiritual talismans, in order to prevent further casualties.
They simply organized the scattered cultivators into a formation and slowly retreated, neither retreating nor fighting with all their might, but only intending to suppress the momentum of Yunxiao's attack and maintain a stalemate.
This situation naturally made the rogue cultivators at the front hesitant to fight, with the enemy's Purple Mansion cultivators charging forward while their own high-level combatants held the line from behind.
Already lacking cohesion and a sense of belonging, they have clearly lost their fighting spirit in this situation, and none of them dare to go all out or rush forward to fight.
If it weren't for the presence of Purple Mansion cultivators overseeing the battle, many would probably have fled at the mere sight of them.
"Let's lend a hand too. With a combined attack, suppressing them shouldn't be a problem. We can't let this Cloud Squad wipe us out, can we?"
"Wait a little longer, the camp should send a message soon. Then we can decide whether to fight or retreat!"
The gray-haired old man said calmly.
The two Purple Mansion cultivators beside him nodded in agreement.
The three of them then unleashed their full power, their magical artifacts shining brightly, and the spells they activated were incredibly powerful.
They joined forces and pressed forward together.
At the same time, it mobilized a group of independent cultivators to form a joint offensive.
They wanted to stop Yunxiao's advance.
However, the three of them did not step forward, but remained at the back, only exerting more effort.
Although Lin Xiuyuan and his group have only led about two hundred men to charge forward so far...
Seeing this situation, Lin Xiuyuan roughly guessed the mindset of the group. After pondering for a moment, he decided not to continue leading his team to exert pressure, as maintaining the current stalemate was not a bad idea.
Enveloped by the yellow sand talisman, the surrounding rogue cultivators dared not advance too aggressively when they saw Lin Xiuyuan and Zhong Kangshun charging ahead, and were hesitant and timid.
This resulted in a situation where they were outnumbered but still gained the upper hand.
If desired, there is a very high chance of achieving substantial results.
However, such results are not enough to determine anything.
In order to prevent this group of rogue cultivators from fleeing, and if they see that they cannot play a restraining role and do not intend to send reinforcements, then his purpose in coming here will come to nothing.
Maintaining a stalemate and observing the other party's next move is an excellent strategy.
They are currently slowly reaping the lives of rogue cultivators, which seems extremely worthwhile!
...
…………
now.
In the camp of independent cultivators.
Just as Lin Xiuyuan had expected, Daoist Youqing learned of this news through Qianlixiang.
His first thought was to mobilize three reinforcements to overwhelm Lin Xiuyuan and capture him!
There were only two hundred elite cultivators, and although there were several hundred other cultivators, according to intelligence, they were mostly rogue cultivators who had surrendered and were not a cause for concern. Most of them were brought to build resource sites and maintain formations to resist the invasion of the main army.
This opportunity seems like the perfect chance to win over Lin Xiuyuan!
After all, once you win against such a top seed, you've basically secured the victory.
The Yunxiao Sect is still stubbornly resisting at Fengxia Mountain, isn't it all because of the guardianship period of this chief seed?
However, after several clashes, they suffered considerable losses.
"Could this be some kind of scheme? Such a person probably already knows we've sent reinforcements, so why would he expose himself with such limited strength..."
"Could it be that they've secretly gathered those raiding squads? And are they going to take them down once reinforcements arrive?"
"…………"
After suffering several losses, Daoist Youqing became somewhat insecure, hesitant, and overthinking.
Now that most of the top executives have been sent out, it seems there's no time to discuss countermeasures!
But as the leader of the Loose Cultivator Alliance, he quickly devised a countermeasure.
He immediately stood up, walked to the sand table, and a glint of shrewdness appeared in his eyes.
The area on the sand table represents half of the resource land occupied by the Loose Cultivator Alliance, with densely packed red dots representing the Loose Cultivator side.
At the edge of the sand table, a fork in the road and a blue dot mark the location of the Cloud Soaring Sect's secret realm and stronghold.
In addition, six resource sites that are not far apart have been changed to blue dots.
Compared to the entire sand table, the densely packed red dots are so insignificant.
But, like a spark, it was about to start a prairie fire!
Daoist Youqing took three small red flags and planted them on the three blue dots.
Representing the three reinforcements, they marched directly towards Pang Hongbo, Xu Zeda, and Lin Xiuyuan.
Now that Lin Xiuyuan has appeared at Zhong Kangshun's place...
Daoist Youqing picked up the small red flag on the blue dot, considered it carefully, and then planted it on the blue dot marking the resource area where Zhong Kangshun was located!
Then they pulled up another small red flag.
It was placed at the blue dot position where He Chengji was.
Therefore, the three reinforcements have now changed, and are now aimed directly at the resource area where Zhong Kangshun, Lin Xiuyuan, Pang Hongbo, and He Chengji are located!
"With a large army providing support, they should be able to gain an overwhelming advantage. However, given the combat strength of this top seed, it's still hard to say..."
Upon realizing this, Daoist Youqing couldn't help but show a hint of apprehension in his eyes.
Given his level of cultivation at the peak of the Purple Mansion realm, he was already a powerful figure and shouldn't have harbored such thoughts. Even if Lin Xiuyuan was a prodigy, the difference in their cultivation levels was still enormous, posing no threat to him whatsoever.
But Lin Xiuyuan's record was so impressive that it was incomprehensible, allowing him to experience for the first time what it meant to be a prodigy among the top students!
This cannot help but inspire fear!
"Even if this army can't take him down, there are two more armies nearby, ready to provide support at any time. Once we confirm his strength, we can overwhelm him. Successfully capturing him will secure our victory!"
The Daoist Youqing muttered to himself.
After thinking it over for a moment, he concluded that this approach should be correct, and issued the order without hesitation!
Regardless of what the top seed is really thinking.
This arrangement is sufficient to handle the situation with ease.
The three armies are not far apart, so if any one side encounters an unexpected situation, the other two armies will not be affected and can provide support at any time.
Just like now, a large army is pressing towards Lin Xiuyuan.
After the other two armies were mobilized, they were not far apart. Once they discovered the situation, they could join forces to press on Lin Xiuyuan at any time.
Slay it in one fell swoop!
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