The people who had struck just now were mostly followers of Yu Qiudi, while the Zhao Family martial artists brought by Zhao Jingmen had yet to make a move.
At this moment, the Ninth Ancestor and the Sacred Emperor were also standing beside Zhao Jingmen.
Lin Bai had already deduced that only a very small number of people in the Ancient Immortal Sect knew about the fragments on the Barren Ancient Continent.
First, the Zhao Family knew about it. After all, when the Sacred Emperor had reported this matter back then, he had first informed the Zhao Family within the Ancient Immortal Sect.
Next came Yu Qiudi's faction. This was something Lin Bai could not make sense of. Logically speaking, how could an outsider like Yu Qiudi have learned of the news the Sacred Emperor had sent to the Zhao Family in the Spirit Realm? There had to be some deeply hidden secret behind it.
Yu Qiudi and Zhao Jingmen appeared to have come to the Barren Ancient Continent in solidarity to search for the fragments, but in reality, each had their own plans. Both wanted to find the fragments, yet neither wanted to share them with the other. After all, the fragments were connected to a tremendous secret, and handing them over to the Giant God Race could even earn an extremely generous reward.
"Cousin, we should hold off for now. Once Lin Bai and Yu Qiudi have fought each other to mutual ruin, we can act according to the situation."
"That's right. Lin Bai's edge is at its sharpest right now. This clearly isn't the best opportunity to strike."
"But Lin Bai's strength is far beyond what we anticipated. Even Yu Qiudi was defeated by him... If we delay any longer and Yu Qiudi can't hold on, then