Fight to the Bitter End

Han Lian was not surprised at all after hearing White Peak's words. Since the Evil Cultivators had not achieved their goal, they naturally would not let the matter rest. It seemed this passage could not be kept; a simple seal would not work.

So she sent White Peak a voice transmission:

"White Peak, I'll have to trouble you to hold on for one more night. We'll be taking action here tomorrow. You must not let the Evil Cultivators approach. Even the damaged formation base must not fall into their hands."

"White Peak understands."

White Peak answered crisply. He had guarded the place for so many days already; one more night made no difference.

After communicating with her Spirit Pet, Han Lian contacted Yunxi.

"Ranxi, the Evil Cultivators have not given up. They seem to be trying to repair this teleportation passage. I've instructed White Peak to guard the destroyed formation base and absolutely not allow the trapped Evil Cultivators near it. We need to find a way to eliminate this hidden danger. Otherwise, even if we reclaim Huaxian Sect later, Huayu and the others won't be able to hold it."

It was not that Han Lian was arrogant. In order to occupy the Weiyu Realm, the upper realm's Evil Cultivators had sent down Spirit Transformation Evil Cultivators while skirting the limits of planar suppression. That enormous palm which had suddenly appeared earlier had even reached the Void-Traversal Realm.

By all rights, any one of the four of them could have utterly defeated the enemy. Yet in order to remain in the Weiyu Realm, they had voluntarily suppressed their cultivation, leaving them somewhat tied hand and foot.

Fortunately, the four of them had joined forces and driven the enemy back. But the heavily devastated Huaxian Sect no longer had the ability