Author: Lotus Heart Mortal
In the offensive and defensive battle at Horizon Sea Pavilion in the Outer Seas of Cloud Province, let us first look at the surface situation of the high-level standoff:
On the Ten Thousand Buddhas Sect and Ghost Soul Valley side, there were two early Lihe cultivators and one mid-Lihe cultivator; while Horizon Sea Pavilion had only Meng Ruyan, at the peak of early Lihe, along with the two extraordinary late Nascent Soul cultivators, Lin Xuan and Yue'er.
Although Ruyan could move through this environment more freely than other Lihe cultivators, I did not believe that would let her defeat Hui Xuan, a mid-Lihe cultivator. After all, the enhancement was limited; this could be glimpsed from her battle with Sky Lion. At most, she could hold out for a while.
And what about Lin Xuan?
Although he had defeated early Lihe cultivators on several occasions, it was either because they had already suffered severe damage to their vital energy, or because he had companions assisting him. The book had also said that in a normal one-on-one fight, Lin Xuan still could not beat an early Lihe cultivator. Yue'er, whose strength was slightly below Lin Xuan's, needed even less mention.
So, from the above analysis, Lin Xuan's side appeared to be in a very bad position. Let us now see what possibilities might arise that could instead give Horizon Sea Pavilion the advantage:
From the current situation, Lin Xuan's clever scheme had dragged the other powers of the Outer Seas of Cloud Province into the water. This would inevitably tie down a large portion of the Nascent Soul forces from Ten Thousand Buddhas and Ghost Soul Valley. Horizon Sea Pavilion might then have quite a few Nascent Soul cultivators to spare, allowing them to form the Nine Palaces