Chapter 388: Truce


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    After defeating the demon army, the cultivators of Taiyi Sect and Qiaoshou Sect worked diligently for a whole month to clean up the battlefield and basically clear out therge groups of demons in both territories.


    Despite their best efforts, there were still some small groups of demons roaming the sects'' territories and even escaping to nearby areas. As for the isted demons, their numbers were even greater. These demons posed a significant threat to the nearby oases, endangering both ordinary people and low-ranking cultivators.


    Relying solely on the disciples of the two sects, it was not an easy task topletely cleanse such vast territories in a short period.


    In Singing Sand City and Firewell Market, many loose cultivators stayed behind. Both sects offered rewards to encourage these loose cultivators to join the expedition teams to hunt down the fleeing demons. Killing demons not only yielded spoils of war but also allowed them to im rewards from the sects. Why would they not take up this opportunity?


    Consequently, groups of loose cultivators left the market and headed to the surrounding areas to hunt down various demons.


    Originally, ording to Zhao Liefeng''s orders, Taiyi Sect and Qiaoshou Sect should have immediately rushed to the frontline to join the battle against the Flying Swan Sect and the demon army. However, both sects suffered heavy losses, and their cultivators were exhausted. After such a long period of recuperation, they were still not fully restored.


    Furthermore, after experiencing two bloody battles in session, Meng Zhang and others also harbored the intention to avoid further conflict and were unwilling to engage in another life-and-death battle on the frontline for the Flying Swan Sect.


    Thus, Meng Zhang used all sorts of methods to dy the time and didn''t move towards the frontline for a long time. There was no need to fabricate any excuses; the reasons were readily avable.


    Many demon groups had not withdrawn and were still facing off against the cultivators of the two sects. Arge number of demons had even invaded the territories of the two sects, causing significant damage. Both sects needed to spend a considerable amount of time and effort to eliminate these demons.


    In short, Taiyi Sect and Qiaoshou Sect were both tied up by the demons, unable to spare any manpower or resources to support the frontline.


    Just as Meng Zhang continued to find ways to dy and avoid engaging in battles with the demon army, the situation on the frontline where the Flying Swan Sect and the demon army shed underwent a change.


    In a sudden outbreak of bloody fighting, with the support of others, Fei JiangDaoist Master paid a heavy price by being severely injured but managed to kill the Third Rank giant python.


    Upon hearing news of the death of the Third Rank lizard Demon General before, Lion Demon General was now losing another Third Rank demon, and the thought of retreat began to arise in his mind.


    The demon army had invaded the Endless Sea of Sand and had been battling the Flying Swan Sect for a long time without gaining much advantage, while sustaining heavy losses. It had significantly reduced their strength.


    Lion Demon General was not without enemies in Demon Wind Gobi. If they suffered too much loss here, it might give the enemy an opportunity.


    After another frustrated attack, Lion Demon General finally decided to retreat. The demon army withdrew swiftly like receding tides. With several Third Rank demons inmand, their retreat did not appear chaotic at all, leaving no chance for the Flying Swan Sect cultivators to pursue them.


    Seeing that the enemy had not revealed any weaknesses and considering the heavy losses and exhaustion on their side during this period, the high-ranking members of the Flying Swan Sect could only watch the demon army withdraw and were unable tounch a pursuit.


    Nevertheless, no matter what, the retreat of the demon army brought temporary peace to the frontline, and the Flying Swan Sect could finally free up their hands.


    After the demon army''s retreat, Xianghe Daoist Master and Yunhe Daoist Master, despite Fei YuDaoist Master''s enthusiastic retention, epted the remaining rewards and prepared to leave. Helping the Flying Swan Sect fight against the demon army was eptable, but continuing to stay and assist in the battle against the Fire Cloud Sect was absolutely out of the question.


    Within the Jiuqu League, despite their internal conflicts and even the desire to devour their enemies, they maintained a united front in front of outsiders and must not easily incite internal strife.


    After Yunhe Daoist Master and Xianghe Daoist Master left, Fei JiangDaoist Master had to enter seclusion for healing due to his serious injuries. Only Fei YuDaoist Master remained, single-handedly holding the fort on the frontline.


    Even though the demon army had retreated, Fei YuDaoist Master dared not leave easily. If the demon army made a surprise return, he could at least resist for a while.


    Near the entrance of the Flying Swan Sect, six Gold Core Daoist Masters had been engaged in a prolonged confrontation. Despite their long engagement, none could gain an advantage over the others, resulting in a stalemate.


    These six individuals maintained contact, not fighting nor leaving, waiting for an opportunity to exploit each other''s weaknesses.


    After the demon army''s retreat, the three Gold Core Daoist Masters from the Fire Cloud Sect knew that their chance had passed, so they quickly withdrew and left the area.


    The two Gold Core Daoist Masters from the Qi Family had no intention of pursuing, while Fei ShiDaoist Master, with no backup, could only watch as the sworn enemies of his sect left so easily.


    Thus, the conflict in the Endless Sea of Sand came to a temporary truce.


    In arge desert not too far from the borders of Fire Cloud Sect and Flying Swan Sect, Jin LiDaoist Master, who had been wandering there all this time, finally breathed a sigh of relief upon receiving news of the ceasefire from the rear.


    She took out a scroll and shook it vigorously. When she opened the scroll, it revealed a painting of the Ten Thousand Li Desert. In the vast expanse of yellow sand, one could see some small ck dots moving around.


    Jin LiDaoist Master spread the entire scroll in the air and performed a spell to activate it.


    After a while, the Fire Cloud Sect disciples who had been trapped in the painting for many days suddenly felt their vision blur, and they found themselves in a different world, back outside.


    During the inexplicable period of being trapped in the painting, the Fire Cloud Sect disciples had used all their strength and various methods but couldn''t escape.


    These disciples,ing from major sects, may not have had impressive cultivation bases, but they were insightful. They quickly realized that they had been trapped in a small independent world using extraordinary methods.


    Having brought ample supplies for this expedition, the cultivators were quite resilient. Although they felt somewhat mentally fatigued after being trapped for so long, they hadn''t suffered any other harm.


    Upon escaping the painting, the Fire Cloud Sect disciples knew that they had encountered an unmatched expert. Therefore, they didn''t dare linger and immediately fled back to Fire Cloud Sect.


    Seeing the Fire Cloud Sect cultivators escape, Jin LiDaoist Master also breathed a sigh of relief.


    If these cultivators had stayed or continued forward, she wouldn''t have any good ways to stop them. Entrapping them in the Yellow Sand Ten Thousand Li Chart was already the limit. Trying to interfere further would only bring unnecessary trouble.


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