Although shielded by the Flying Cavalry Tribe, quite a few Moonwatch Realm cultivators still infiltrated the Spirit Stone veins around Xuan Ye City from the major camps near Moonwatch City, launching intermittent attacks on Spirit mines already in the hands of foreign cultivators, as well as regions rich in spirit herbs. Even with the Flying Cavalry Tribe's cover, they could not watch over everything. Many places around Xuan Ye City were steep mountains and rugged ridges, filled with towering trees, while others were shrouded in noxious miasma. Even spirit birds were reluctant to venture into such places.
There were also areas wreathed in mist and muddled with mixed auras, where it was difficult to detect the traces of small cultivation squads. Asking the Flying Cavalry Tribe to land and search was naturally unrealistic. Once they descended to the ground and lost their aerial advantage, they would be like tigers with their teeth pulled, holding little deterrence for Moonwatch Realm cultivators. In ground combat, Moonwatch Realm cultivators were actually more experienced.
"Why are there so many Flying Cavalry Tribe cultivators? More than thirty riders—heavens! They usually act alone in a single squad. Unless they run into a large number of Moonwatch Realm cultivators, they would only dispatch two, or even three squads together. What are they trying to do? Have they found us?"
At that moment, no one noticed several fissures of varying widths beneath the dense shrubbery on the ground. Strands of earth spiritual energy continually rose from underground through the cracks, while the auras of the surrounding low-grade spirit herbs concealed the auras of the cultivators hiding within. So long as those inside did not reveal themselves, even ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators passing nearby would not discover anything amiss. The cultivation world was vast, and strange terrains were countless.