And all of this had also been done at Lin Xuan's instruction.
Since they had already struck first and destroyed the Spirit Ghost Sect, it went without saying that they had beaten the grass and startled the snake.
The time left to them from here on was already running short.
Whether they moved against the Taixuan Sect or Heavenly Crystal Valley, neither was a good choice, because the other sect left aside would see that resistance was impossible and, nine times out of ten, would fall apart and scatter.
Such an outcome was not what Lin Xuan wanted to see.
Though it would mean one less powerful enemy, his own sect would not gain any real, tangible benefit from it.
That did not match Lin Xuan's expectations.
Since Lin Xuan had already come to regard the Cloud Hidden Sect as his own force, then if there was an opportunity, of course he had to do his utmost to strengthen it. The more powerful a sect or clan was, the more greatly it benefited him.
Lin Xuan hoped to subdue both the Taixuan Sect and Heavenly Crystal Valley as well.
Yet that was easier said than done. To truly carry it out was fraught with difficulties, and the greatest constraint came from time. If he wanted to achieve his goal, there was only one path... taking a risk!
That was right. It was indeed taking a risk.
Because the perfect solution was to split their forces into two routes and attack the Taixuan Sect and Heavenly Crystal Valley at the same time.
However, the risks this required them to shoulder were actually extremely great.
Either of these two sects, taken at random, was far stronger than the Cloud Hidden Sect by a large margin.
Now that the troops were to be