Sect Master’s Immortal Journey

Chapter 637: Retreating

Hai Pofeng was highly regarded by both the Merman Clan and the Sea Patrolling Yaksha Clan's ancestors. He was entrusted with the important task of commanding the Sea Clan's army because he was cautious and had a broad perspective.

When the Human Clan cultivators suddenly launched a large-scale attack, it was a significant event, and he didn't want to make hasty decisions. Apart from the two ancestors, there was also a strong-willed figure above him whom he didn't want to displease.

In any case, the demon beasts had been completely annihilated. Even if there were a few stragglers, they posed no threat to the overall situation. Moreover, there were still many Third Rank experts from the Sea Clan scattered throughout Demon Wind Gobi. The Sea Clan's army would be at its strongest state after gathering them.

With this in mind, Hai Pofeng quickly made a decision. Under his personal command, the Sea Clan's army did not engage the Human Clan cultivators directly but instead gradually withdrew and left the battlefield.

Some of the hot-tempered Sea Patrolling Yaksha within the Sea Clan's army were dissatisfied with his order. In their view, with the army's strength, they could easily tear apart the weak Human Clan cultivators before them. However, when it came to matters concerning his command authority, Hai Pofeng was absolutely cautious and treated it even more importantly than fighting the enemy.

It took some effort and means to suppress the disgruntled Sea Patrolling Yaksha, but he managed to do so. After experiencing this situation, he had even less fighting spirit.

Under Hai Pofeng's command, the Sea Clan's army accelerated their retreat from the battlefield. Neither the cultivator army of the Hanhai Alliance nor the Beast King Mountain cultivators had any intention of engaging the Sea Clan's army. Seeing the enemy voluntarily withdraw, the leaders of both sides looked at each other, suspecting if there were any hidden schemes.

However, they would never take the initiative to invite a battle. They were well aware of their own strength. Even the proud Beast King Mountain cultivators were unwilling to rashly engage a formidable enemy like the Sea Clan's army. The enemy's withdrawal was indeed the best outcome for them.

The Sea Clan's army quickly retreated and showed no intention of lingering. At last, the Human Clan cultivators confirmed that the enemy didn't seem to have any hidden plots.

After the Sea Clan's army had gone far enough, the Beast King Mountain cultivators couldn't hold back any longer. Led by four Gold Core Daoist Masters, they began to chase after the injured demon beasts that were scattered and fleeing.

These demon beasts had just managed to break free from the encirclement of the Sea Clan's army. They were covered in wounds, exhausted, and couldn't escape too far. The Beast King Mountain cultivators had extensive experience in hunting demon beasts and were very familiar with their habits. After spreading out, they quickly made some gains.

However, the Beast King Mountain cultivators paused their pursuit. Niu Dawei, leading this motley crew, didn't have the confidence to confront the Sea Clan's army directly. If they rushed forward and bumped into the Sea Clan's army head-on, it would be a disastrous situation.

In fact, before Meng Zhang left, he had given Niu Dawei the order to gather the forces of the Hanhai Alliance and attract the attention of the Sea Clan's army. If the situation allowed, they could engage in battle with the Sea Clan's army. If they didn't have the advantage, they should preserve their strength and avoid fighting recklessly.

This wasn't because Meng Zhang cherished the Hanhai Alliance's cannon fodder cultivators, but rather Niu Dawei's approach of maintaining a defensive stance and not launching a full-scale attack had made the Sea Clan's army wary, preventing them from launching a full-scale siege on Red Rock Valley.

The cultivators from Beast King Mountain were gaining numerous rewards, and the cultivators of the Hanhai Alliance couldn't hide their envy. Niu Dawei pondered for a moment and decided to let the horses run and let them graze. Since they had already mobilized, he thought it would be good to let them benefit a little.

So, Niu Dawei also dispatched his cultivator army in batches to search for advantages around the battlefield. These Hanhai Alliance cultivators were self-aware and didn't compete with the Beast King Mountain cultivators for prey.

The Sea Clan's army had withdrawn hastily and didn't thoroughly clean up the battlefield. Inside and outside the battlefield, there were still many demon beast corpses. The Hanhai Alliance cultivators took them as targets and started looting and dividing these demon beast corpses.

The Beast King Mountain cultivators had very high standards and didn't pay much attention to the corpses of ordinary demon beasts unless they were Third Rank or some special ones. Their main mission this time was to capture various live demon beasts, especially their offspring, which was their top priority.

For now, they were temporary allies, and as long as the Hanhai Alliance cultivators knew their place, they could tolerate them reluctantly.

In this way, both sides of cultivators cooperated tacitly around the battlefield, scavenging, and to some extent, gaining rewards.

Grey Horse Plain, as an important habitat for demon beasts within Demon Wind Gobi, housed many demon beast tribes. Even after the sweep by the Sea Clan's army, there were still some stragglers. Many fleeing demon beasts had left obvious traces.

The Beast King Mountain cultivators were chasing the demon beasts all over, but they didn't have the intention to continue advancing. However, Niu Dawei's army couldn't stay here indefinitely.

According to his and Wen Qiansun's plan, his cultivator army should follow far behind the Sea Clan's army, diverting their attention. Niu Dawei felt that his army's strength was insufficient. So, he took the initiative and flew to the Beast King Mountain cultivators' group to discuss with Qiu Mingze.

Niu Dawei didn't hide his intentions and went straight to the point. He requested that the Beast King Mountain cultivators continue advancing together with his army.

At this moment, Qiu Mingze didn't need to beat around the bush. They were all members of the Jiuqu League, and he didn't bring up any of Beast King Mountain's help to Taiyi Sect against the demon beasts.

The purpose of Beast King Mountain was to take advantage of the Sea Clan's army wiping out the demon beast side and gain some benefits by entering deeper into Demon Wind Gobi.

Niu Dawei, representing Taiyi Sect as the proxy Sect Master, promised Qiu Mingze many benefits and made many concessions, which finally convinced Qiu Mingze to agree to continue advancing.

Next, Niu Dawei gathered the cultivator army of the Hanhai Alliance. Except for leaving a few cultivators here for the handover with Beast King Mountain, the majority of the cultivators marched with the army.

On the side of Beast King Mountain, half of the cultivators remained to continue chasing demon beasts. The other half, led by Qiu Mingze personally, marched forward with the Hanhai Alliance cultivators. The four Gold Core Daoist Masters were also divided into two groups, each leading one.

After some reorganization, the joint forces of the Hanhai Alliance and Beast King Mountain set off again and continued to advance westward into Demon Wind Gobi.

The reason Qiu Mingze agreed to Niu Dawei's request, besides the benefits promised by Niu Dawei, was that he himself wanted to delve deeper into Demon Wind Gobi to see if there were more advantages to be gained. The demon beast resources in Demon Wind Gobi were too rich, and how could Beast King Mountain not be tempted.

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