Yan Zhaoge gazed into the distant horizon, "The Grand Xuan Dynasty's attacks are very ferocious, and their retreat will be very swift as well. Even if we come into contact with the anti-Xuan coalition now, it would be very difficult to keep them here."
He shook his head, "At the end of the day, the Grand Xuan Dynasty is more powerful and has more resources. Still …"
Carefully observing the two clashing forces, Yan Zhaoge smiled, "… Still, it might not be the case in other directions."
Saying thus, he brought Feng Yunsheng and Ah Hu along in approaching the outskirts of the battlefield.
The direction they were in was naturally the direction in which the anti-Xuan coalition was retreating.
The momentum of the attacking side was unprecedentedly ferocious, causing the anti-Xuan coalition to be unable to stabilise their footing for a time.
In order to avoid being completely surrounded and having a decisive battle outside, the anti-Xuan forces retreated time and time again, speedily heading north as they left this region of sea.
Finally, the Grand Xuan Dynasty's attacks gradually ceased.
With the anti-Xuan forces having successfully pulled away from them, everyone heaved a sigh of relief before sending people to scout and ascertain the Grand Xuan Dynasty's movements once more.
After ceasing their attacks, the Grand Xuan Dynasty halted, seemingly having given up on their pursuit once more as they turned and continued on their previous journey.
Both sides were incomparably familiar with this scene as they had already experienced it many times.
Now, it seemed like the same situation was repeating itself once more.
The only difference was that the Grand Xuan Dynasty's earlier attacks had been too ferocious, causing the anti-Xuan coalition to retreat a little more.
When the anti-Xuan coalition attempted to catch up to and keep an eye on the Grand Xuan Dynasty once more, they suddenly discovered to their surprise that the Grand Xuan Dynasty was moving faster and faster as they were actually about to be unable to keep up.
The higher echelon experts of the anti-Xuan forces were all very surprised, their abnormal actions causing them to become vigilant.
This caused the anti-Xuan coalition's speed of pursuit to instead slow down a little as everyone seemed to be hesitating.
Yan Zhaoge's group now neared the camp of the anti-Xuan coalition.
Seeing the anti-Xuan coalition's speed of pursuit instead slow as they revealed a hesitant attitude, Yan Zhaoge and the other two exchanged looks, smiling bitterly.
The Grand Xuan Dynasty was stronger. With them suddenly acting abnormally, the anti-Xuan coalition would naturally be nervous as they feared falling into their schemes.
It was only natural for them to be a little cautious at a time like this. Sadly, the Grand Xuan Dynasty was precisely making use of this mentality of theirs.
Now that their speed had slowed, their final hopes of catching up to the Grand Xuan Dynasty were extinguished, allowing them to successfully retreat.
Yan Zhaoge shook his head slightly, smiling as he looked at the person who was coming towards him, "Long time no see, Elder Wu. How have you been?"
A black-clothed old man approached. It was precisely the Dim Darkness Sect Elder, the First Seat Seat Wu Zixiu of the Non-Brightness Hall whom Yan Zhaoge had met in a branch altar of the Dim Darkness Sect in the south of the Royal Reed Sea.
Yan Zhaoge first contacted a Dim Darkness Sect disciple in the outskirts, asking him to relay the news.
Having received Yan Zhaoge's news, the Dim Darkness Sect clearly viewed it with great importance as Wu Zixiu very quickly came out to greet him.
Seeing Wu Zixiu, Yan Zhaoge smiled, "You also came all the way here from the south of the Royal Reed Sea?"
Wu Zixiu was an expert of the fifth level of the Martial Saint realm, the mid Seeing Divinity stage. He was one of the First Seats of the Dim Darkness Sect's three palaces, a heavyweight figure who was a higher echelon figure even amongst the entire anti-Xuan coalition.
With the Dim Sun Cold Moon Ritual having ended and the Dim Darkness Sect's main altar having been destroyed, he was in urgent need of reinforcements. Thus, appearing alongside the Dim Darkness Sect's main forces in the northern region of sea was something that could be predicted.
Wu Zixiu sighed, "It seems like it was only yesterday that we parted. Not only are you safe and sound, Little Friend Yan, you have even Transcended Mortality and entered Sainthood. That is truly admirable."
He clearly knew that from having stepped into the Transcending Mortality Martial Grandmaster realm to having successfully entered the Martial Saint realm, Yan Zhaoge had only been around a year at most.
Such a sudden leap in cultivation was truly shocking.
This was especially so for such a young man who was powerful to the extreme, which was even more rare and valuable.
"This old man heard from my fellow disciples that the one who broke the Heavenly Fire Tribulation Thunder Formation was precisely you, Little Friend Yan. That Radiant Light Sect's Nong Yuxuan was merely a shameless person who sought fame." Wu Zixiu sighed emotionally, "This old man and my fellow disciples were also within the Grinding Hut Region's sword domain at the time. Speaking of which, I really have to thank you."
"The situation in the Heavenly Inheritance Region and the Suffering River Region was very chaotic. Afterwards, you and those of the Radiant Light Sect all disappeared without a trace. Hearing the news, my sect felt rather regretful. Fortunately, you and your fellow disciples are blessed by the heavens."
Yan Zhaoge waved his hands, "Elder Wu is polite."
He looked at Wu Zixiu, "We can slowly talk about other things later. This Yan actually has something important to tell you in coming here this time, regarding the Grand Xuan Dynasty and the Southeastern Exalt."
Hearing the words' Grand Xuan Dynasty ', Wu Zixiu's expression was calm.
However, hearing Yan Zhaoge mention the Southeastern Exalt next, the old man's expression instantly turned solemn.
In the southeastern Yang Heaven Territory, matters that were related to the Southeastern Exalt were all not minor matters.
At the same time, matters that were related to the Grand Xuan Dynasty and the Southeastern Exalt drew the attention of the Dim Darkness Sect's Elder Wu Zixiu.
Yan Zhaoge narrated the matter briefly, Wu Zixiu could not help but be rendered wide-eyed and tongue-tied.
The Grand Xuan Dynasty had secretly set up the Heaven Bearing Efficate Formation in the Royal Reed Sea for many years, always keeping it hidden from the eyes and ears of the world. This matter was related to the legendary Earth Queen of the Four Imperials of Daoism, and the Southeastern Exalt had already learnt of it now.
In order to avoid further enraging the Southeastern Exalt, the Grand Xuan Dynasty had been forced to retreat, having no choice but to temporarily keep a low profile as they had dispatched someone to Golden Court Mountain to meet the Southeastern Exalt and explain the situation.
As a bigwig of the Dim Darkness Sect, after having learnt of this news, Wu Zixiu instantly thought of many things.
Looking at the pondering Wu Zixiu, Yan Zhaoge pointed in the direction in which the Grand Xuan Dynasty had retreated, "The Grand Xuan Dynasty's current reaction actually proves the veracity of this Yan's intelligence."
Gazing in that direction as well, Wu Zixiu sighed in a daze, "If it really is so, we would have missed out on a good chance. While we might not have been able to deal a serious blow to the Grand Xuan Dynasty, we would have been able to make use of this chance to take advantage of them."
Yan Zhaoge smiled, "Actually, it is still not too late now. There is still a chance."
Wu Zixiu was taken aback, "Oh?"
He pondered slightly, "Please come with me, Little Friend Yan. My Chief has always wanted to meet you. Sadly, we never had the chance to do so."
Yan Zhaoge smiled, "Time waits for no man. Let's go quickly."
Even as they saw Zhou Haosheng, they also saw the other bigwigs of the anti-Xuan coalition.
Pavilion Lord of the North Sea Sword Pavilion, the 'North Sea Divine Sword' Gu Hong, of the early Immortal Bridge stage.
Chief of Copper Men Island, the 'Three Headed Dragon Elephant' Gongsun Wu, of the late Seeing Divinity stage.
And Chief of the Radiant Light Sect, the 'Light Dazzling Nine Heavens' Luo Zhiyuan, of the late Seeing Divinity stage.
Apart from them, the other peak experts of the North Sea Sword Pavilion, the Radiant Light Sect, the Dim Darkness Sect and Copper Men Island were all gathered here as well. Besides these four powers, there were also the leaders of the other sects or solitary practitioners who had joined the anti-Xuan coalition.
While most of them were appraising Yan Zhaoge, the gazes of those of the Radiant Light Sect appeared rather domineering.
This was also the first time they were seeing Yan Zhaoge in person.
That youth whose cultivation base was limited yet had caused the entire Radiant Light Sect to be incomparably vexed. (To be continued.)
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