As expected, nothing unexpected happened.
Now, most of the Lingyan Mountains have fallen into the hands of the Yunxiao Sect. After several major battles, the demonic army has suffered heavy casualties and has gone from being able to fight head-on to barely holding on.
After a series of defeats in battle and being repeatedly outmaneuvered by Lin Xiuyuan, they had lost all courage to confront him head-on, fearing another major defeat that would mean losing even their last remaining base.
At this point, preserving the base of operations in the rear can still be considered a non-criminal mistake, after all, the power of the Cloud Soaring Sect and the name of Lin Xiuyuan are well-known!
But with reinforcements on the horizon and the disparity in strength between the two sides not being overwhelming, in this offensive and defensive situation, if even the rear cannot be held, resulting in such a crushing defeat, it would be a serious loss. Returning to the sect and facing imprisonment would be the least of my worries... At that point, my path to immortality might be severed.
Faced with the fall of the Huangsha mine, Lin Xiuyuan led his army back. Wu Xingteng dared not confront him directly and turned to leave.
They went back to their huddled, sandy mine and set up multiple lines of defense.
But it's completely useless.
After integrating the two lines of defense, Lin Xiuyuan directly ordered the mobilization of the remaining cultivators stationed in the Liushi Mine. Although most of them were low-ranking, they were able to form a formidable force when integrated into an army.
Thus, they saw two large armies attacking from both sides.
Wu Xingteng's already dwindling fighting spirit vanished completely. Relying on the numerous barriers he had set up outside, he managed to buy some time.
Seeing the overwhelming army pressing in, and disregarding the relatively even disparity in strength between the two sides, Lin Xiuyuan launched a powerful attack, breaking through the barriers and charging forward!
This shocked and enraged Wu Xingteng!
"This kid is really going too far..."
With a 'bang', Wu Xingteng slammed his fist on the table, stood up abruptly, and looked at the array barrier, where violent fluctuations were already visible, clearly showing the breaking of the barrier.
This infuriated Wu Xingteng.
It was as if the other party didn't take him seriously at all.
It's important to understand that this isn't a sandy mining area; it's the location of the main defense line.
Although there is a certain difference in the number of people, it is not more than double.
In this offensive and defensive posture, the gap is significantly reduced.
After all, it relies on the formation.
If it's a direct attack from the outside, then it's not a big deal.
However, if they break through the barrier directly, and the difference in strength is not significant, relying on the formation can reverse the situation and easily cause heavy damage to their own side.
Lin Xiuyuan's actions clearly showed that he didn't take him seriously.
This made Wu Xingteng's expression extremely ugly, as if a raging fire was burning in his heart, constantly surging up.
"How dare this brat... He has truly bullied and humiliated me!!"
Wu Xingteng cursed incessantly, his gaze dark as he stared at the violently fluctuating array barrier. "This is outrageous! I refuse to believe they are truly an invincible army! Men, gather the entire army and see how they can attack when we hold out against this array barrier!"
Wu Xingteng was furious and adopted a desperate stance, ready to fight to the death.
"No, Protector Witch, you absolutely mustn't!"
Someone immediately stepped forward to dissuade him, saying, "This young man is a master strategist, full of cunning schemes. There's probably some other trick up his sleeve."
"Furthermore, the chief senior brother has already ordered us not to engage in direct combat, but to hold our ground. In case anything goes wrong, the chief will blame us..."
After being persuaded by everyone, Wu Xingteng seemed to calm down, especially when he heard the words "Chief Senior Brother," his face showed a 'helpless' expression, and then he reluctantly said:
"Alright, if it weren't for the Chief's order, I would definitely make sure this kid is completely screwed up!!"
"This is outrageous! How dare they look down on us like this..."
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