Before long, Lin Xiuyuan led his team to break through the barrier and charge in. The demonic cultivators only symbolically resisted for a while to buy some time before ceasing their pursuit.
Seeing that both armies of the Cloud Soaring Sect were poised to break through the barriers and charge, they chose to retreat entirely, fearing that they might end up being surrounded and attacked from both sides.
Seeing this, Lin Xiuyuan easily took over the place and couldn't help but sneer. He had a firm grasp on the psychology of the demonic faction!
"That's good. Let's take control of this place and establish defenses as soon as possible to deal with the situation ahead!"
Although they failed to defeat the main force of the demonic path in one fell swoop, they gained a lot of extra time, which was quite good.
"Next, we'll see whether we want to spend the rest of our guarding period on it, or whether we can cultivate more easily."
Lin Xiuyuan had already anticipated that the Nine Nations Alliance would not want to continue fighting and would instead protect the interests and advantages they had already gained.
Lin Xiuyuan had no complaints whatsoever, as this was the original purpose of the cooperation agreement.
It is very clear that we need to turn things around on our own, otherwise we will easily become the henchmen of the Nine Kingdoms Alliance and be dragged into the quagmire.
After all, the cooperation between the two sides was to jointly capture the Lingyan Mountains.
The strategic objectives are now being achieved smoothly, and the cooperation has yielded positive results.
There's nothing to criticize about this.
Next, let's see if we can turn things around.
...
The border of the three places.
At the Lanxiu Mountain defense line, countless corpses lay scattered, along with broken magical artifacts, tattered talismans, and array plates. The scene was one of utter devastation, crisscrossed by trenches like ravines. It was as if the entire landscape was riddled with holes, the surrounding forests hollowed out, leaving only broken tree trunks rooted to the ground.
This shows just how intense the previous battle was...
The Nine Kingdoms Alliance's defensive line, stretching for over ten miles along Lanxiu Mountain, was in ruins, with all the formations broken, leaving only dried spirit stones and shattered array bases.
There was no one there.
Facing the main force of Juling Valley, which had been reinforced to over 30,000 men—almost twice their size—holding out for two days was already their limit.
There are too many defensive positions to face, and attacks are breaking through restrictions from all sides, making it difficult to defend against.
Therefore, even with a strong foundation to support its defenses, it is difficult to withstand.
Within two days, the defense line had been breached.
Zhu Yuanqing did not linger in the battle, but instead tightened his defenses and allowed them to pass. However, he did not retreat too far, instead forming two armies, one near Juling Valley for defense and the other near Lingyan Mountain Range. This put pressure on the rear of the demonic path, preventing them from launching a full-scale attack and forcing them to send troops to garrison their rear.
"The strategic objective has been achieved, and the cooperation is now over..."
Amidst the bustling and restorative camp, Zhu Yuanqing's dark red robe was somewhat disheveled, with bloodstains stained at the torn parts.
He looked at the Lingyan Mountains and murmured to himself, "I overruled everyone's objections and delayed the demonic army for two days, which can be considered as fulfilling our cooperative obligations. Now you can't blame me for holding back."
He smiled immediately. Without needing to think too much, Lin Xiuyuan probably already understood this point, given the other party's resourcefulness.
What intrigued him was...
"What will you do next? Will you be dragged into the quagmire, or will you bow down to the demonic army, or... will you truly be like the God of War, able to withstand the overwhelming force of the demonic army?"
For a moment, Zhu Yuanqing couldn't help but feel a little curious.
He wouldn't have thought that way about anyone else.
But Lin Xiuyuan is a different story...
At their first meeting, the other party was just an ordinary cultivator.
The second time, however, he had already reached the level of chief combatant.
This third time, Yu Fengxia Mountain displayed even greater prowess, earning him the reputation of a military genius...
This made Zhu Yuanqing feel a little expectant, wondering how someone like Lin Xiuyuan would deal with the situation.
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