Cultivation: From Servant to Revered Immortal-Chapter 233 - 163: Great Minds Think Alike!
"With the battle today, managing to hold White Cloud Immortal City has already been a great fortune. By tomorrow, I really have no confidence!"
"Now that Junior Brother Qing Yuan has already fallen, our Cloud Light Sect has done everything in our power,"
"Leaving at this time, no one can say anything about it."
"Yes, Senior Brother Yun Feng is right, staying here is probably just delivering ourselves to death!" The other two Fake Pill Cultivators chimed in.
They really didn’t want to lose their lives here, perishing alongside White Cloud Immortal City at the hands of Demon Beasts.
Master Jin Hong glanced at the elder in front of him, then at the other two junior brothers, lowered his head in thought for a moment, and then nodded.
He whispered:
"Actually... I also have this plan!"
As the leader of this Cloud Light Sect group, he has the duty to preserve the lives of his comrades.
And under the current circumstances, the possibility of holding the Immortal City is not large.
Even if they manage to hold it, the casualties would be extremely high.
Obviously, by the next day, the three Fake Pill Cultivators of Cloud Light Sect would each have to face one Tier Three Low-Grade Demon Beast individually.
If they’re not careful, they’ll lose another person.
The entire Cloud Light Sect now has only a little over ten Fake Pill Cultivators.
They truly cannot afford the loss.
Therefore, the elder’s words happened to coincide with his thoughts.
The elder, delighted by the words, busily asked:
"Since Senior Brother Jin Hong also has this thought, let us discuss the matters of retreat!"
"I think sooner rather than later, we should leave tonight!"
Another middle-aged Fake Pill Cultivator joined the conversation.
"What you said makes sense, hurry and inform the disciples. We’ll depart at 3:15 AM!"
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On the other side, Master White Cloud returned to the Cave Mansion and immediately spat out a mouthful of blood.
His face was extremely pale.
When Master White Cloud faced the five Great Demons alone, he seemed to handle it with ease, successfully blocking and wounding the Giant Bear Demon.
In fact, when Master Jin Hong was retreating into the Array, he secretly activated a Secret Technique, forcibly enhancing his own cultivation.
This allowed him to trigger several Talismans in a very short time and block the Three-Headed Great Demon.
Furthermore, he controlled the Magical Treasure, severely injuring the Fengg Yong Demon King.
If he interrupted the Secret Technique at this time, at most his foundation would be slightly damaged.
But unexpectedly, the cunning Qing Yu Demon King took advantage and severely wounded the Fire Phoenix Demon Spirit, greatly reducing its Divine Soul Power.
It should be known that the Fire Phoenix Demon Spirit was refined into that Manipulation Command Flag.
And this Command Flag had already been refined by Master White Cloud.
It was nurtured with his own mana and Divine Sense, which is also why the Fire Phoenix Demon Spirit, after having its Demon Soul extracted and refined into a Demon Spirit, could maintain its strength unchanged.
But this also deepened his connection with the Fire Phoenix Demon Spirit.
Therefore, when the Fire Phoenix Demon Spirit was seriously injured, he was also implicated, and coupled with the use of Secret Techniques, he suffered backlash from the combined damages.
His Divine Sense, mana, and foundation were all severely damaged, and to prevent others from noticing, he endured it until he returned to the Cave Mansion before allowing it to erupt.
He patted his waist and took out a Tier Three Healing Pill to consume.
After adjusting his breaths for a long time, his face finally looked much better.
At this time, Zhou Xun and the other disciples also arrived at his Cave Mansion.
This was Master White Cloud calling them over.
"Greetings, Master!"
Zhou Xun and the others stepped forward to salute.
Master White Cloud raised a hand, and a gentle force helped them up.
"I called you here to arrange your departure!"
Without much small talk, Master White Cloud directly spoke about the reason for calling them over.
This sentence left everyone looking at each other in confusion.
"Leave? Master, do you mean to abandon the Immortal City?"
Xing Huai’an looked around at his fellow senior and junior brothers, all with bewildered faces, so he asked.
To be honest, they had never thought of retreating.
White Cloud Immortal City was their place of survival, and most of their possessions were in this city.
With this Immortal City, they could have abundant resources for cultivation, progress quickly, and have a chance to reach the Core Formation Realm.
Without the Immortal City, they would lose their foundation, and it would be difficult to obtain Core Formation Spiritual Objects.
"Huai’an is right. We are indeed abandoning White Cloud Immortal City!"
Master White Cloud nodded.
"The demon beasts are overwhelming, and even with the friends from Cloud Light Sect, they are hard to resist!"
"You saw today’s battle, Master Qing Yuan died in combat!"
"By tomorrow, the three Fake Pill Masters of Cloud Light Sect each have to face one Tier Three Great Demon. If you were them, would you risk your life for this irrelevant White Cloud Immortal City?"
"If I’m right, they’ll leave tonight!"
Master White Cloud said leisurely.
"Once they leave, the fall of White Cloud Immortal City is only a matter of time!"
"Therefore, I must prepare in advance!"
Their words left everyone in silence.
Except for Zhou Xun, they had lived in White Cloud Immortal City for almost a hundred years, and it was really hard to accept leaving now.
And since Zhou Xun was the youngest disciple, it was inappropriate for him to speak up, so he too remained silent.
Seeing this, Master White Cloud was somewhat angry and said:
"It’s just a mere Immortal City, the beast tide will retreat in the future and it will still be ours!"
"The key lies in people. As long as you’re all still here, there’s still hope to rebuild White Cloud Immortal City. If you die here, White Cloud Immortal City will fall into others’ hands!"
Seeing Master White Cloud really angry, everyone nodded in agreement.
"We will follow Master’s command!"
"Master, if we withdraw, what about the cultivators in the city?" Yuan Pan’er hesitated.
"When the nest is overturned, how can there be intact eggs, they have survived till today thanks to our White Cloud Immortal City’s strength!"
Zuo Qifan answered from the side.
"That’s right,"
"When you leave, I’ll naturally let them go. Whether they can escape the hunt of demon beasts will depend on their fate!"
Master White Cloud said calmly.
He planned to use the Loose Cultivators of the whole city as a cover for their retreat.
"Then, when shall we proceed?" Xing Huai’an asked.
"Of course, the sooner the better. Now that the cultivators of Cloud Light Sect are also retreating, the earlier you leave, the more caught off guard the demon beasts will be. Those who leave later will face an exponentially increased difficulty!"
"I think we should leave in one hour!"
At this time, Zhou Xun spoke up.
"Right, let’s do as Xunn’er suggested!"
Master White Cloud nodded approvingly.
"Half an hour from now, I’ll be waiting for you at the East City Gate, each of you can bring at most ten people with you. Remember, do not leak the information!"
"Yes!"
Everyone bowed in thanks and prepared to leave.
"Huai’an, stay for a moment!"
Seeing this, Xing Huai’an stayed behind while Zhou Xun and the others left.
"Master, do you have any other instructions?"
"Huai’an, you are my direct disciple and the one among you with the greatest chance of achieving a True Pill. The future of White Cloud Immortal City is entrusted to you!"
"If there is a chance, you must rebuild White Cloud Immortal City!"
Master White Cloud displayed a kindly expression, looking at his most hopeful disciple.
The elder spoke, and upon hearing, everyone discussed the departure!
On the other side, Master White Cloud discussed the departure!
Leaving Xing Huai’an alone, conversing, and giving him some treasures!
