The Heaven Realm had always been the strongest of all realms. Under such circumstances, its cultivators were all an arrogant lot. This time, they had been defeated by the North Profound Realm, and they were deeply unwilling to accept it. That was why they wanted Chi Xue and the others to destroy Lingxiao Pavilion and Ling Tian. At least that way, they could win back some face.
Even aside from that, the Twelve Palace Guards and Three Great Elders of Blood Venerable Palace were all top experts of the Heaven Realm. Blood Venerable and the others didn't want to see them trapped among Lingxiao Pavilion and Mo Fei's people because they had retreated. They had to turn back and hold Mo Fei and the others off to rescue them.
Blood Venerable valued the Twelve Palace Guards and Three Great Elders of Blood Venerable Palace, while Gong Qi valued the Gong Family Nine Envoys. They quickly reached an agreement and prepared to turn back to hold Mo Fei's people off.
That was why Mo Fei and the others had seen Blood Venerable and his group return after leaving.
Knowing that the North Profound side was stronger than theirs, Blood Venerable and the others followed Xue Ye's tactics. They put the Stone Person at the head of their formation, while the rest faced off against the enemy from a distance. Those with long-range secret arts harassed them from afar.
With the God-level Stone Person as cover, whenever Mo Fei and the others advanced, Blood Venerable's group retreated; when the enemy fell back, they advanced. They kept the others tied down this way without ever engaging them head-on.
"What are they even trying to do? They won't fight, but they won't retreat, either." After charging at them and coming up empty once again,