Qinghe Immortal Clan.

Under the fierce attack of the Jade Sword Sect cultivators, the mountain-protecting formation, which was already on the verge of collapse, was now at its last gasp.

At this moment, under the forceful destruction of a high-level "Formation-Breaking Bead" from the opponent, it finally could not hold on and revealed a huge gap that was five or six zhang wide.

"kill."

Seeing that the great formation had been breached by their own forces, the "Tianhai Alliance" cultivators outside immediately rushed into the breach.

Meanwhile, many of the guards on the inner layer of the formation were injured by the disturbance caused by the "Formation-Breaking Pearl" and were unable to step forward to seal the gap.

In a short while, hundreds of enemy cultivators rushed directly into the "mountain-protecting formation".

"Everyone, quickly retreat to the mountaintop and activate the backup formation."

Seeing that the enemy had broken through the "mountain protection formation" below, Bai Yuxian and the others could only desperately cast spells to stop the enemy while directing the cultivator army to retreat to the mountaintop.

Just in case, the group had already set up a low-grade level four magic array at the mountaintop.

This is also the last line of defense on "White Mountain".

Before long, the cultivators who received the order immediately activated the great formation located on the mountaintop, covering the retreat of the cultivator army below the mountain into it.

Meanwhile, the group that was still fighting the Nascent Soul cultivators high in the sky abandoned their opponents and retreated to the last line of defense on the mountaintop.

Meanwhile, the army of cultivators from the "Tianhai Alliance" located at the foot of the mountain took the opportunity to break through the protective formation below and completely surround the mountaintop.

Looking at the "Tianhai Alliance" army outside the formation, preparing to attack again, Bai Yuxian and the others all turned very ugly.

Just over ten days ago, everyone was still fantasizing about how to return to the rear to rest after defeating the enemy.

Unexpectedly, not long afterward, the "Tianhai Alliance" cultivator army had already broken through the mountain-protecting formation, trapping them on the mountaintop.

This sudden turn of events was truly unexpected, and for a moment, many cultivators' faces were filled with dejection.

"Senior Sister Bai, are you alright?"

Song Qingyu, who had just retreated back into the formation, noticed that Bai Yuxian's expression seemed a bit off, so she quickly went up to ask her a question.

Seeing this, Bai Yuxian quickly forced a smile and nodded, saying, "Don't worry, my injuries are nothing serious and won't affect my ability to fight."

After explaining, Bai Yuxian turned to look at Chen Yunxiao beside her.

"I'm afraid we can't hold onto Bai Meng Mountain. Even if we still have enough spirit stones, the great formation outside can only hold out for two or three days at most."

"Fellow Daoist Chen, it seems we must abandon this place and break out on our own."

"What Fellow Daoist Bai said is correct. Fellow Daoist Song and the others will not arrive for at least another month. With this low-grade fourth-level array alone, we have no chance of waiting for reinforcements."

"If we don't make a decision to break through soon, it will be too late for us to escape once the enemy breaches this great formation."

"Fellow Daoist Chen, rest assured, we are only forced to leave this place due to the current situation. We will never give up the State of Lu to the Tianhai Alliance."

Once we reunite with the reinforcements brought by Fellow Daoist Song, we will definitely have a chance to counterattack this place and drive them completely out of the Floating Cloud Mountains.”

“Indeed, we have lost so many cultivators. If we cannot drive them out, how can we face returning to the sect?”

".."

"Well, even if we are to retreat, we need to make some preparations. Please allow me to explain this matter to the elders below."

As the sacred site of the Yunxiao Sect, losing Baimeng Mountain would essentially mean losing the entire State of Lu.

For Chen Yunxiao, the supreme elder of the sect, making the decision to abandon the sect's Lingshan Mountain was no easy task.

But now, forced by circumstances, and seeing that if they didn't leave soon, everyone might be wiped out, he couldn't hesitate any longer, even if he was unwilling.

Faced with the reminders from Bai Yuxian, Zheng Zitong, and the others, Chen Yunxiao nodded slightly and immediately turned and left.

"Fellow Daoist Bai, may I have a word with you in private?"

Watching Chen Yunxiao walk away, Zheng Zitong suddenly sent a secret telepathic message to Bai Yuxian beside him.

Upon hearing this, Bai Yuxian nodded slightly.

Knowing that the other party had something they were uncomfortable saying in public, they, Zheng Zitong, and Yang Fengyu walked to a secluded spot and set up a soundproof barrier.

After glancing into the distance, Zheng Zitong immediately said, "Fellow Daoists, we certainly cannot defend Baimeng Mountain now."

"But if we simply hand over this sacred mountain to the Tianhai Alliance, once they establish themselves here, it won't be so easy for us to take it back."

"What do you mean by that, Fellow Daoist Zheng? Could it be that you want to..."

"What I mean is, when we retreat, we should just blow up the spiritual vein!"

This move will not only cover our breakout, but also leave the Tianhai Alliance with no foothold for a short period of time, making it a win-win situation for us.

Seeing that Bai Yuxian had already guessed the answer, Zheng Zitong immediately stopped hiding it and revealed his inner thoughts.

"Destroy the spiritual veins of Bai Meng Mountain! What if the Yunxiao Sect disagrees with this?"

Although somewhat surprised by Zheng Zitong's words, Bai Yuxian was clearly prepared, and her expression quickly returned to normal.

Yang Fengyu, who was standing to the side, sighed softly upon hearing this and said, "Destroying the spiritual vein is indeed a detrimental act, but we really don't have any better choice right now."

I agree with Fellow Daoist Zheng's strategy, but Fellow Daoist Chen still needs to consider who to send to persuade him.

Otherwise, if the Cloud Soaring Sect opposes this, our insistence might easily lead to unforeseen circumstances, which could create a rift with Fellow Daoist Chen and his group, allowing the Heavenly Sea Alliance to benefit.

Seeing that Yang Fengyu had taken the lead in agreeing, and Bai Yuxian remained silent and did not object, Zheng Zitong immediately spoke up to the two of them:

"Rest assured, fellow Daoists, I will handle persuading Fellow Daoist Chen. I will definitely get them to agree to this matter."

However, as I've stated beforehand, we'll likely have to make some concessions from the Cloud Soaring Sect in the future. I hope these two fellow Daoists have no objections!

Seeing that Zheng Zitong turned his gaze to him after speaking, Yang Fengyu immediately nodded and replied, "If that's the case, then what Fellow Daoist Zheng said is certainly appropriate."

"But it's too early to talk about that now. We'll discuss the specific compensation details another time."

"If the Cloud Soaring Sect agrees, then let's proceed as Fellow Daoist Zheng suggested! I will explain the matter to Senior Brother Li and Junior Brother Song."

"Then it's settled!"

Seeing that the leaders of the other two major sects had agreed with his idea, Zheng Zitong immediately turned around and left.

".."

The following morning, in a cave deep in the heart of the mountain range at the summit of "White Mountain".

An elderly man with white hair looked at Chen Yunxiao, who was speaking in front of him, and nodded heavily in response, saying, "Uncle Chen, you should leave quickly. We're entrusting Yulin and the others to you."

I'm already old enough to be buried up to my neck, so having the opportunity to lay down the dead for everyone makes my life worthwhile.

If the sect ever has the opportunity to reclaim White Mist Mountain, I hope my martial uncle will erect a monument for me on the mountain.

Faced with the white-haired old man's resolute words, Chen Yunxiao nodded with a hint of reluctance, then led the cultivators behind him out of the cave.

Only after Chen Yunxiao and the others left did the white-haired old man turn around and look into the depths of the cave, a fierce glint in his eyes.

"Tianhai Alliance, today I will first demand an explanation for the destruction of your sect!"

".."

"White Meng Mountain", outside the great formation at the summit.

The army of cultivators from the "Tianhai Alliance" who were attacking the great formation suddenly found that the spiritual light in front of them had retreated on its own, and the "mountain-protecting formation" that had been blocking their way had disappeared from everyone's sight.

"Hahaha, the great formation has been breached! Everyone, charge in together!"

Seeing that the great formation in front seemed to have been broken by their own side, the "Tianhai Alliance" cultivators who were surrounding it were overjoyed and rushed to the top of the mountain.

Just then, more than a hundred streaks of light suddenly flew out from the east side of the great formation, which were a large number of cultivators from the Floating Cloud Mountain Range, led by Bai Yuxian and others.

In mid-air, magical artifacts swirled wildly, and countless "Heavenly Sea Alliance" cultivators who rushed towards the mountaintop were instantly killed by the divine power of the crowd.

Besides Nascent Soul cultivators like Bai Yuxian and Zheng Zitong, the lowest-ranking cultivators following behind them were all at the Golden Core stage.

Faced with such a large army of high-level cultivators composed of Nascent Soul and Golden Core cultivators, the "Heavenly Sea Alliance" cultivators who rushed into the formation had no power to resist and quickly created a gap in the encirclement.

At this moment, more than a dozen large airships had also risen into the sky at the mountaintop, and under the cover of the crowd, they broke through to the east.

Previously, in order to prevent the group from breaking out, the "Tianhai Alliance" had placed its main force in the north, which was the most likely option for them.

At this moment, the eastern direction was the weakest point of the encirclement. Under the surprise attack of Bai Yuxian and many other high-level cultivators, the Tianhai Alliance was caught off guard.

"Hmph, chase after them, we can't let them get away so easily."

Seeing that the "Floating Cloud Mountain Range" finally chose to break through, Yuan Luoshan and others, who were guarding the north side of the mountaintop, directed the army of cultivators below while casting spells to chase after the enemy's location.

Just as everyone was crossing the summit of "White Mist Mountain", a loud noise suddenly came from below, and countless streams of spiritual energy shot into the sky, shocking everyone.

After the explosion, the entire Ling Mountain suddenly began to collapse and crack, with bursts of scorching spiritual energy erupting everywhere. Screams of agony from the mountaintop immediately echoed.

"Ah, the spiritual vein has shattered! Everyone, run!"

".."

The "Tianhai Alliance" cultivators who had just rushed into the formation were swept into the suddenly appearing crack before they could escape.

Countless boulders rained down from the mountaintop, burying many cultivators who hadn't yet managed to escape. In just a short time, at least a thousand cultivators perished on the summit of "White Mist Mountain" while trying to escape.

Many of the Foundation Establishment cultivators who were being rescued in mid-air were also struck by the sudden burst of spiritual energy and fell to the ground.

Seeing this astonishing scene and the chaotic spiritual energy erupting all over the mountain, Yuan Luohua and the others standing in mid-air instantly turned pale.

"Are these guys insane? How dare they destroy a spiritual vein!"

Although they had anticipated that the "Floating Cloud Mountain Range" would choose to break out, they never expected that Zheng Zitong and the others would choose to directly destroy the "White Meng Mountain" spiritual vein.

You should know that a level four spiritual vein is the foundation of a Nascent Soul sect in the cultivation world.

Once a spiritual vein is destroyed, restoring it is not an easy task.

The Yunxiao Sect's actions resulted in mutual destruction, causing significant losses not only to the Tianhai Alliance but also completely disrupting Yuan Luohua and his group's plans.

They originally thought that after occupying "White Meng Mountain", they could use it as a base to control the entire State of Lu and then plan to continue northward.

Seeing the destruction of the Bai Meng Mountain spiritual vein below, the numerous "Tianhai Alliance" cultivators in mid-air were filled with extreme anger.

Meanwhile, Bai Yuxian and her group, who were breaking out to the east, took advantage of the fact that the Tianhai Alliance cultivators were still caught off guard by the explosion of the spiritual vein and had already led more than a dozen flying boats to break through the encirclement from the east.

Then, the group covered the large airship behind them and turned north.

"Forget about this for now, let's chase after the flying boat. We can't let them get away like this."

Seeing that the spiritual vein below had been destroyed beyond repair, Yuan Luohua and his army of cultivators immediately turned north and gave chase.

They finally managed to capture "White Mountain," but the spiritual veins were destroyed by the enemy. Although they seemed to have won this battle, they failed to obtain what they wanted most.

Now, the "Tianhai Alliance" can only do its best to pursue Bai Yuxian and the others who want to retreat, and try to take back the lost gains from them.

For Yuan Luohua and his group, even losing the stronghold of "White Meng Mountain" was not a loss.

As long as the goal of encircling or severely damaging the army of the Floating Cloud Mountains can be achieved, preventing them from organizing a counterattack temporarily, the result is also acceptable.

Meanwhile, Bai Yuxian and the others, facing the pursuing "Tianhai Alliance" cultivators, immediately flashed behind the flying boat to prevent them from getting close.

The Nascent Soul and Golden Core cultivators from both sides instantly clashed in a chaotic battle.

Meanwhile, the Foundation Establishment cultivators with lower cultivation levels quickly caught up with the flying boat ahead by riding their flying swords and began to continuously attack it, preventing it from escaping easily.

Not only in the Floating Cloud Mountains, but also in the "Sky Sea Alliance" camp, there were many large flying boats stored. Soon, several flying boats took off from the foot of the mountain to chase after them.

Although the two sides were getting further and further away from "White Mountain", they never stopped fighting along the way.

The battle between the Nascent Soul cultivators high above was filled with earth-shattering sounds that made the many lower-level cultivators below tremble.

Compared to the battle between the two sides a few days ago, now that they have reached a critical moment, it is clear that these Nascent Soul cultivators have also begun to fight each other to the death.

Previously, the "Tianhai Alliance" already held a slight advantage in the number of Nascent Soul cultivators on both sides.

Now, with the addition of two Nascent Soul elders from the Jade Sword Sect who have been resurrected through possession, the pressure on the people of Floating Cloud Mountain Range has also increased.

High in the sky, Bai Yuxian faced Han Feng of the Jade Sword Sect and Wang Zilong, another elder of the Qingyang Sect, all by herself.

Although Bai Yuxian's cultivation level was higher than the two, she had been injured by the "Jade Sword Sect" possessing her nascent soul, and her injuries had not yet healed, which affected her strength.

Faced with the combined attack of the two, Bai Yuxian could only forcefully activate her magic weapon to deal with it, and soon she was at a disadvantage.

Seeing that Bai Yuxian seemed to be in a bad situation, Song Qingyu originally wanted to step aside and go to help.

Upon seeing that she had this idea, Xiao Haoran immediately launched several powerful attacks, leaving Song Qingyu unable to help Bai Yuxian in the distance.

On other battlefields, apart from Ling Zhentian being able to consistently suppress Yuan Luohua.

The remaining five, Zheng Zitong, Yang Fengyu, Li Mufeng, Chu Lingyun, and Chen Yunxiao, faced off against Wu De Zhenren, Yun Xuan, Zhou Zhihe, Chixia, Zhang Yuping, and two Nascent Soul cultivators possessed by the "Jade Sword Sect".

The "Tianhai Alliance" still holds a significant advantage in overall strength. Zheng Zitong and others can only deal with their current opponents and cannot spare any resources to support others.

Meanwhile, the number of Golden Core cultivators fighting below was about 60% greater on the "Tianhai Alliance" side than on the Floating Cloud Mountain Range.

Zhou Ziyang and the others could only surround the flying boat and rely on the protective mountain formation above it to barely deal with their opponents.

Fortunately, the enemy only has five or six flying boats chasing them. The Floating Cloud Mountains can rely on their numerical advantage in flying boats, along with the help of many low-level cultivators, to hold them off for a while.

Although their speed was significantly affected, the numerous flying boats on the "Floating Cloud Mountains" side still managed to retreat rapidly northward under the desperate cover of the group.

The great battle lasted for most of the day, and the group fought their way from Baimeng Mountain all the way to the northern part of Lu State.

Although two large airships were lost on the way to the "Floating Cloud Mountains", most of the airships still managed to reach this place successfully under their cover.

Several hundred miles further ahead lies Yuntong Mountain, a medium-sized market town in the northern part of the State of Lu.

This place is a mid-grade level three spiritual vein, and inside there is a high-grade level three mountain-protecting array, which is also the place where Bai Yuxian and the others plan to rest first.

Seeing that the group from the Floating Cloud Mountains were heading towards "Yuntong Mountain", many people from the "Tianhai Alliance" could naturally see through their intentions.

Looking at Bai Yuxian, who was being suppressed by Han Feng and Wang Zilong on the battlefield not far away, he seemed to be on the verge of collapse.

Suddenly, a golden light flashed in the eyes of "Martial Virtue Master," and he then cast a spell to condense a powerful golden flying sword in front of him.

With a single, powerful sword strike, "Martial Virtue Master" successfully repelled Zheng Zitong and Chen Yunxiao, who were standing in front of him.

Then he secretly transmitted his voice to the two possessed ancestors beside him:
“My two ancestors, it seems we can’t stop them now. Please go and help Junior Brother Han first, and see if you can kill one of their Nascent Soul cultivators.”

Compared to the numerous low-level cultivators in the large flying boats in mid-air, "Martial Virtue True Man" clearly preferred to kill the Nascent Soul cultivators.

The two Nascent Soul cultivators from the Jade Sword Sect, after receiving instructions from "Martial Virtue True Man," withdrew from the battlefield without saying a word.

Zheng Zitong and Chen Yunxiao, who were standing nearby, naturally saw through each other's thoughts and quickly sent one of them to provide support.

But just as Chen Yunxiao set off, the golden giant sword in the hands of "Martial Virtue Master" suddenly transformed into a golden light and blocked his way.

Seeing that all that had come after him was a magical artifact, Chen Yunxiao didn't pay any attention at first and even wanted to take advantage of Zheng Zitong holding off "Martial Virtue Master" to bypass the opponent.

Just as Chen Yunxiao moved, the golden giant sword suddenly slashed fiercely in the direction he was sitting, forcing him to dodge.

Before Chen Yunxiao could move again, the golden giant sword once more pressed towards his location, and surprisingly, it fought back and forth with Chen Yunxiao even without anyone controlling it.

"This sword, does it actually possess a self-sustaining spirit?"

Seeing that "Martial Virtue Master" in the distance showed no signs of casting spells to control the golden sword, yet the golden flying sword could autonomously unleash power comparable to that of a Nascent Soul cultivator, Chen Yunxiao found it hard to believe.

Unexpectedly,

For a moment, he could only watch helplessly as his two opponents approached Bai Yuxian, who was not far away.

"Senior Sister Bai, watch out!"

Song Qingyu, who was fighting Xiao Haoran at the moment, had obviously seen that Bai Yuxian was in danger. He quickly sent a telepathic message, wanting to leave the battlefield and go to support her.

But this momentary lapse in concentration gave her opponent, Xiao Haoran, an opportunity. With a flick of his golden pen, he sent Song Qingyu flying more than ten feet away.

"Fellow Daoist Qingyu, your opponent is me!"

".."

At this moment, Song Qingyu, whose body was blocked by Xiao Haoran, looked at Bai Yuxian, who was already in danger not far away. She was extremely anxious but also felt powerless.

After the two Nascent Soul elders of the Jade Sword Sect arrived on the battlefield, they exchanged a glance and immediately began to cast a spell together, gathering a powerful sword intent in front of them, aiming directly at Bai Yuxian not far away.

On the battlefield, Bai Yuxian had clearly already sensed the danger behind her.

At this moment, she was already struggling to deal with the combined attacks of Han Feng and the other man in front of her, and had no way to escape the battlefield.

Seeing that she seemed powerless to dodge the opponent's attack, Bai Yuxian first threw out a talisman to force Han Feng and the other person in front of her back.

He then quickly cast a spell to control his natal magic weapon, the "Azure Jade Lotus," which unfolded and engulfed him, causing him to disappear without a trace.

This move was not intended to evade the opponent's attack, but rather to use the power of her natal magic weapon to help her minimize the damage from this blow.

This is the most effective way for Bai Yuxian to deal with the situation.

Just as Bai Yuxian finished casting her spell, two Nascent Soul cultivators from the Jade Sword Sect not far away had already condensed a fierce sword intent in front of them.

"go with!"

With a slight raise of their hands, a white flying sword carrying a powerful aura flew swiftly toward Bai Yuxian's location.

The power of this sword intent surprised even Han Feng and his companion standing to the side.

At this moment, Bai Yuxian, who was hiding in her natal magic weapon, also felt a powerful crisis approaching. She couldn't help but frown and reveal a trace of despair.

"I'm afraid I can't escape this calamity today!"

Just as Bai Yuxian was at her wits' end and could only wait for the sword light to descend, a golden light suddenly shone in the void not far in front of her.

Immediately afterwards, a loud "boom" rang out, shaking her to her core.

Only when she saw the scene before her did she realize that the crisis she had anticipated had not materialized.

Not far in front of her, a huge golden bronze mirror had appeared out of nowhere, directly blocking the fierce white sword light released by the opponent.

"Senior Sister Bai, I'm sorry, I seem to be a little late!" (End of Chapter)