Chapter 930: Cao Tian's Analysis

At first, the crowd did not quite dare to believe Cao Tian's words.

They only thought Cao Tian was joking.

More than three hundred Cultivators plus two Leader Stage Cultivators, merely pursuing and killing fewer than one hundred Cultivators led by Jiuyou.

How could they possibly fail?

However, immediately after, the crowd noticed that Cao Tian's expression did not look like he was joking.

Moreover, his complexion was indeed somewhat pale, and his aura was much weaker than usual, clearly a sign of being injured.

The crowd's hearts sank.

Could it be...

It is true!

Has the Wuzhou Leader really fallen?

If it were when they had just entered the Outer Realm Battlefield, a Leader falling would mean one less person to share the cake.

They might have felt happy.

But now, the team has suffered huge losses; preserving strength and striving for the most stability is what is most important.

On this basis, losing a Leader Stage combatant is truly adding frost to snow.

Just at this moment.

Yuwei looked at Cao Tian, her fair and smooth brow already furrowed at some unknown time, "Senior Brother Cao, where are the others?"

She asked again, her words containing, as always, a hint of timidity.

But beyond this timidity, there was also a bit of obvious urgency.

Hearing this obviously changing tone from Yuwei, Cao Tian's heart skipped a beat.

Given Yuwei's personality, such a tone meant that she was already somewhat angry.

Yuwei rarely got angry, but once she was angry...

He had only seen Yuwei angry once, and that scene remained fresh in his memory to this day!

He shivered.

Not daring to continue deliberately ignoring Yuwei's inquiry, he looked at Yuwei, his face showing a pained expression, "When I broke away from the battle with Jiuyou, the Cultivators of the Ancient God Palace had already disappeared without a trace."

"However, judging from what I saw along the way and the transmissions from my fellow sect members..."

Speaking to this point, a flash of hesitation crossed his face.

Seeing this, Yuwei's delicate brows furrowed even tighter, "Go on~"

Cao Tian swallowed a mouthful of saliva, "According to my deduction, the other Cultivators of the Ancient God Palace~ should all be in grave danger!"

Hearing this, Yuwei's expression tightened.

She remained silent.

Seeing this, Cao Tian was filled with anxiety, his throat feeling dry.

Fortunately, after waiting for a moment, Yuwei did not seem to have any intention of venting her anger on him; she did not pursue the matter, but merely fell into thought, not knowing what she was thinking about.

He secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Daoist Friend Cao, what about the fellow Daoists from Wuzhou?"

Qingshui and the others on the side had already changed their expressions the moment they heard Cao Tian say that the Ancient God Palace Cultivators might have all fallen.

Although they already had their guesses, they still held a sliver of hope in their hearts as they asked Cao Tian.

Hearing Qingshui's inquiry, Cao Tian looked at Qingshui and the others.

Facing the crowd's gazes, he was silent for a moment, then said, "I do not have the transmission method for the Wuzhou team's Cultivators, but according to my deduction, the fellow Daoists from Wuzhou have very likely also been wiped out!"

Hearing Cao Tian's personal confirmation.

Qingshui took a deep breath.

A look of disbelief flashed across his face, "The Wuzhou team plus the Ancient God Palace team led by you had over three hundred Cultivators."

"Even if you and the Wuzhou Leader were caught off guard because you underestimated Jiuyou's strength, resulting in one death and one injury."

"With such a large gap, Jiuyou's strength alone would not be enough to completely turn the tide."

"Let alone causing the Wuzhou team and your Ancient God Palace Cultivators to be completely wiped out?"

"How is this possible?"

Upon hearing this, a gloomy look flashed in Cao Tian's eyes, and he slowly spat out a name, "It is because of Lu Xiu."

"Lu Xiu?"

Hearing Cao Tian's words, Xuan Che furrowed his brows, "As far as I know, is she not just an Eighth-Order Will Stage Cultivator?"

Cao Tian shook his head, "But according to the transmissions from my Ancient God Palace Cultivators, she is actually a Ninth-Order Will Stage Cultivator, and her strength is extremely powerful, at least reaching the Leader Stage."

Hearing Cao Tian's words, everyone present showed a look of astonishment.

Lu Xiu's strength had actually reached the Leader Stage?

Why had they not noticed it at all before?

Could it be that she practiced a profound concealment technique?

If Lu Xiu was a Leader Stage combatant, then the total annihilation of the pursuit team could be understood.

A Leader Stage combatant hidden in the dark suddenly erupting would be enough to throw the pursuit team into chaos.

With Lu Xiu then uniting with the Beast Taming Sect and other Sacred Palace Cultivators, while having planned against the unprepared and acting in an orderly fashion against the disorderly.

It was indeed possible to cause the pursuit team to be completely wiped out.

After the crowd regained their senses.

Their expressions simultaneously became grave.

Jiuyou's combat strength was already stronger than they had expected, and now a Leader Stage Lu Xiu had appeared.

They will likely need to re-evaluate the strength of the team led by Jiuyou and the others.

"Jiuyou and the others are quite loyal to Wan Guiyuan; as long as Wan Guiyuan has not escaped from Wenxian City, if we attack Wenxian City, they might intentionally trip us up."

"The strength they possess is already enough to pose a threat to us, so before attacking Wenxian City, we must deal with Jiuyou and the others to eliminate future trouble."

A flash of ruthlessness crossed Qingshui's face, and then, his brows furrowed again, "However, judging by their performance, it probably won't be easy to wipe them out."

"This is troublesome."

Hearing this, the expressions of everyone present became increasingly grave.

"I said long ago that we should wait for Daoist Friend Wan to return before taking action."

"If you had listened to me, how could things have developed to this point?"

Just then, Yuwei suddenly sighed, "Let's reconcile. I will go find Jiuyou and Lu Xiu to negotiate with them and promise them that we will only launch an attack on Wenxian City after Daoist Friend Wan has left."

"Absolutely not!"

Hearing Yuwei's words, Cao Tian immediately shook his head in rebuttal, "Junior Sister Yuwei, that Jiuyou is not only powerful but also extremely stubborn."

"If you go to negotiate with her, I fear she might do you harm."

Yuwei shook her head and said confidently, "Rest assured, Senior Brother, I know what I am doing."

Cao Tian shook his head again, "Junior Sister, it is useless."

"Not to mention whether you can persuade Jiuyou to reconcile with us, even if you could..."

"Are you suggesting we really wait until Wan Guiyuan leaves Wenxian City before attacking it?"

"We have already wasted too much time, and now the Immortal Abandoned Land has clearly sensed the crisis."

"For every day we delay the attack, Wenxian City will be one step more prepared."

"Our advantage over Wenxian City has already diminished too much; we cannot let them continue to prepare."

"Furthermore, are you so certain that Wan Guiyuan can escape safely? What if he falls into the hands of Wenxian City?"

Hearing this last point, everyone felt a shiver in their hearts, their expressions flickering.

Jiuyou and the others value Wan Guiyuan so highly that they might even disregard the plan to attack Wenxian City for his sake.

If Wan Guiyuan were captured by Wenxian City, and the Cultivators of Wenxian City used his life as a bargaining chip to make Jiuyou and the others rebel.

Jiuyou and the others would likely not refuse...

Yuwei parted her red lips, but could not speak, and fell silent.

Seeing this, Cao Tian smiled inwardly, while a cold murderous intent surfaced on his face.

"Therefore, Jiuyou and the others must die!"

"Their strength is indeed very strong, but if Junior Sister allows me to lead five hundred Cultivators, I am confident I can completely annihilate them."