The Netherworld Sect truly did not care about the life and death of Qi Refinement cultivators and did not distribute Earth Escape Talismans at all. The three cultivators who escaped had also brought their own Earth Escape Talismans.
Seeing that the battle in the carriage formation had ended, the Foundation Establishment cultivators did not dare to continue fighting. Earlier on, the demon beasts' target had always been the carriage formation and they could slaughter the demon beasts wantonly from the side.
But now that the carriage formation had been broken, they were the demon beasts' only target. Most of the beasts could not do anything to them. Only a few beasts could release a few long-range innate spells to attack the flying Foundation Establishment cultivators, but it was very difficult to hit them.
The demon beasts were a great threat to the Foundation Establishment cultivators. When Foundation Establishment cultivators flew on their artifacts, their speed was faster than ordinary Rank 1 demon beasts. However, in terms of agility in the air, no cultivator below the Golden Core realm could compare to an ordinary Rank 1 demon beast.
Surrounded by more than a thousand late-stage Rank 1 demon beasts, including a Rank 2 black condor, and coupled with the long-range Dharmic attacks of the demon beasts on the ground, the eleven Foundation Establishment cultivators could very well die here.
The eleven Foundation Establishment cultivators immediately flew towards the east of the valley, where Wang Daoyuan and the others were lying in ambush.
However, the demon beasts were not willing to let them go. Under the command of the black condor, more than a thousand demon beasts began to encircle and intercept the Foundation Establishment cultivators.
The grey robed cultivator flew at the front on his sword and the other Foundation Establishment cultivators followed closely behind, attempting to break through the demon beasts' encirclement in one fell swoop.
The black condor did not fight him head-on and only flew in front of the grey robed cultivator, releasing innate spells continuously.
The other Rank 1 demon beasts followed suit and did not fight the Foundation Establishment cultivators head-on. Instead, they released spells in all directions or launched sneak attacks directly at them.
In order to increase their speed, the Foundation Establishment cultivators poured all the spirit energy in their bodies into their Dharmic weapons, not daring to waste a single bit elsewhere.
If they retaliated, they would slow down their flying speed and allow more demon beasts to catch up. If they did not retaliate, they would be attacked continuously and beaten to death.
Helpless, they could only continuously take out defensive spirit talismans and stick them on their bodies, temporarily blocking the attacks of the demon beasts.
However, there were simply too many attacks and the moment the spirit talismans were released, they were destroyed instantly. If this continued, none of the eleven would be able to escape.
The grey robed cultivator made a prompt decision and shouted, "Scatter and break out!"
The eleven Foundation Establishment cultivators each chose a direction and ran for their lives.
Splitting up to break through the encirclement was indeed effective. The demonic birds swore to get rid of everyone. A thousand or so demonic birds were divided into eleven groups, each of them surrounding the eleven Foundation Establishment cultivators.
There were less than a hundred demon birds in each flock, and the Black Eagle was the only Rank Two demon bird. Without Rank Two demonic birds, it would be very difficult to surround a Foundation Establishment cultivator with less than a hundred Rank One demonic birds.
The grey-robed cultivator was the strongest, and the black condor participated in the encirclement. Before they split up to break out of the encirclement, the gray robed cultivator stood at the front and was able to protect himself.
Now, there were less than a hundred Rank One Demon Birds and a Black Condor. Although they couldn't defeat them in a head-on battle, it was still very easy for them to retreat.
He stepped on a flying sword, holding a horsetail whisk in one hand and a talisman in the other. His body was covered in a thick layer of golden light.
When the spell of the first order demon bird hit the light barrier, it only caused a slight ripple. Only the wind arrow spell from the black condor's wings hit the light barrier, causing it to dim a little.
It would take at least ten Wind Arrow Techniques to break the light barrier. Even Rank Two demonic beasts did not have the ability to release ten Destiny Spells in a short period of time.
Without the omnidirectional attacks of the large group of demon birds, his speed was much faster. Of the demon birds that surrounded him, only the black condor could keep up with him. The others were left behind.
When the black condor released a spell, he would receive it with his protective light barrier. When the black condor attacked him in close combat, he would chase it away with his horsetail whisk. When the 'followers' behind caught up, he would throw a few talismans.
It could be said that the small group of demon birds could do nothing to him. He was not in a hurry to escape either. Instead, he led the group of demon birds in circles.
To Wang Daoyuan, this was to buy time for the others to escape. Once he escaped, the black condor would definitely surround the others. They did not have the strength of the gray robed cultivator.
Now that the gray robed cultivator's efforts were effective, the other Foundation Establishment cultivators were also relaxed. Without the interference of Rank Two demonic beasts, none of the less than a hundred Rank One demonic birds could catch up to the Foundation Establishment cultivators who were flying at full speed.
Only a few of the demonic beasts on the ground could release long-range spells. However, they did not dare to do so for fear of accidentally injuring the demon birds.
Like the gray robed cultivator, the other Foundation Establishment cultivators were not in a hurry to leave the battlefield. Instead, they led the small group of demon birds in circles.
Wang Daoyuan could not help but find it strange. Both sides had been fighting for so long and the cultivators had been flying at full speed on their weapons. They should not have much spirit energy left.
On the other hand, the demon birds' ability to fly was innate and did not consume spirit energy at all. It was a piece of cake for them to fly for a few days. If the Foundation Establishment cultivators were to continue fighting like this, they would definitely die once their spirit energy was exhausted.
The chase did not last long. Soon, the sounds of birds chirping and beasts roaring could be heard from the west of Returning Goose Valley.
A moment later, a group of demon birds flew over from afar. Among them, four of them were flying at the same speed as the black condor. They should be Rank Two demonic birds as well.
The four Rank Two demonic birds pounced towards an early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. This Foundation Establishment cultivator had the lowest cultivation and was the weakest among the eleven of them. It was difficult for him to take on a Rank Two demonic bird alone.
Furthermore, this Foundation Establishment cultivator had expended too much spirit energy and could not even defend himself against the attacks of the four Rank Two demonic birds. After throwing out a few spirit talismans, he died to the sharp claws of the demonic birds.
Another group of demon beasts sprinted out of the forest. Seven of them were clearly larger than their peers and should be Rank Two demonic beasts. There were more than ten thousand demon beasts and demon birds added together.
When he saw that, the gray robed cultivator laughed instead of getting angry. "The mission is complete. Retreat!"
The remaining ten Foundation Establishment cultivators did not take a stroll and fled towards the East.
There was no way the demon birds would give up just like that when they had the absolute advantage. The 3,000 odd demon birds that came later joined with the 1,000 demon beasts from before and chased after the Foundation Establishment cultivators relentlessly.
Three early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators did not have enough spirit energy and were caught by the demon birds, dying an unnatural death. The other seven managed to escape to where Wang Daoyuan and the others were lying in ambush.
Yang Zhiyuan hollered, "Kill!"
There were more than 20 Foundation Establishment cultivators and more than 300 Qi Refinement cultivators in his team. After lying in ambush for half a day and watching the caravan cultivators fight with the demon beasts without being able to make a move, they were already impatient.
The other teams of cultivators lying in ambush on the east side of Guiyan Valley struck as well, sending spirit talismans and flying swords everywhere. The demon birds were caught off guard and 500 to 600 of them died instantly.
The demon birds retreated immediately and the seven Foundation Establishment cultivators managed to escape their pursuit. They landed behind Wang Daoyuan and the others who were lying in ambush and consumed elixirs to meditate and recover their spirit energy.
When he saw the demon birds retreat, Yang Zhiyuan immediately assigned missions to the various families. The Yang family and the other seven families were to guard the plains on the right side of the hill. The Wang and Li families were to guard the small hill and prevent the demon birds from escaping. If there was a chance, they were to reinforce the right side. Two families and 30 odd cultivators were to guard the left cliff to prevent the demon birds from escaping.
If the demon birds did not take the initiative to attack, the Qi Refinement cultivators did not have any means to attack them. Therefore, it was mainly up to the Foundation Establishment cultivators to stop the demon birds. The Qi Refinement cultivators were only there to provide cover.
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