There were simply too many Heavenly Demons besieging Dai Family Ridge, and the Heavenly Devil Domain was simply too vast.
In the end, they still failed to completely wipe out every Heavenly Demon—an almost impossible task.
Although Qu Jianlei pursued them a great distance, one Nascent Soul Realm Heavenly Demon ultimately escaped.
Another Nascent Soul Realm Heavenly Demon was suspected of having escaped with a fragment of its body as well.
Half of the Golden Core Realm Heavenly Demons also got away, despite the more than thirty warships maintaining their assault the entire time.
Otherwise, even more Heavenly Demons would have escaped. There were simply too few Cultivators blocking them at the perimeter.
During this process, the Autumn Water City team led by True Immortal Lei Shun also took action.
Whether they wished to or not, quite a few Heavenly Demons charged straight at them, leaving them no choice but to fight.
However, judging solely by the number of Heavenly Demons they killed, the Autumn Water City Cultivators had indeed not held back.
The Heavenly Demons retreated, but the warships were still clearing away the remaining Demonic Qi—this was not a task that could be completed overnight.
Seeing that the Heavenly Demons had been dealt with for the most part, Dai Family Ridge opened its defensive formation, and one Nascent Soul Realm Cultivator and five Golden Core Realm Cultivators emerged.
True Immortal Lei Shun stared at one of the Golden Core Realm Cultivators in astonishment. "Gao Xi... you're still alive?"
Gao Xi was a Golden Core Realm Cultivator from Autumn Water City. He had disappeared during a scouting mission, and only one severely wounded Foundation Establishment Realm Cultivator from the entire team had escaped.
Lei Shun had truly never expected this man to be alive, much less hiding within Dai