Although the Xue Family had suffered heavy casualties under the Ghost Fiends' attacks, they believed there was no danger in the ruins besides the Ghost Fiends. So they had not left the ruins, and, worried that others would claim most of the credit, they had not asked their Lineage for reinforcements.
The Xue Family cultivators had all suffered some injuries in their earlier battle with the Ghost Fiends, and they had expended a great deal of energy. So they decided to rest for a while before pressing on.
"Ling Tian, if you can avoid having Little White step in, then do your best not to let him." Poqiong spoke with a slightly grave expression. "But the Xue Family still has four or five hundred people left. It'll be very difficult for you to kill them all by yourself, so you need to think of another way to whittle their numbers down."
Knowing this was the best course, Ling Tian asked, "Poqiong, besides these Ghost Fiends, is there nothing else dangerous in these ruins?"
"The ruins have been sealed by formation runes. They're shrouded in darkness, and who knows how many tens of thousands of years have passed? Even cultivators died here after their lifespans ran out. What could possibly have survived? I'm afraid only Ghost Fiends, which can absorb Corpse Qi and baleful energy to survive, could have endured." Poqiong sighed. "Besides those Ghost Fiends, I haven't sensed any other living beings."
"I see. What a pity." Ling Tian sighed inwardly. "Then I can only lure them deeper into the ruins and use the formation runes here to kill them one by one. Fortunately, the runes here are very powerful, and they grow stronger the farther in you go."
"Ling Tian, lead them deep into the ruins, then look for