To keep Feng Ying and the others safe, let them successfully take Xiao Shi into the Small World, and then get away, they had to reduce the number of Quasi-Sage experts at Soul Severing Cliff—and by a lot. They needed to thin them out enough for Feng Ying and the others to break through.
Wu Ling proposed a strategy of besieging Wei to rescue Zhao. Most of the Quasi-Sage experts near Soul Severing Cliff belonged to the nine great superpowers. If those people returned to defend their sects after hearing they were under attack, the number of Quasi-Sage experts near the cliff would drop considerably.
"That's a good idea, but it would mean making enemies of the nine great superpowers. Those major sects care a great deal about face. If we attacked them directly, they'd surely fight us. We might not come out ahead, given how many major sects we'd be dealing with this time." Fairy Sword Ji furrowed her brows. "In the past, those sects fought on their own. If we attacked one, they'd certainly join forces. Even our powerful Fengyun Pavilion might not be able to stand against eight superpowers."
Before anyone could speak, she continued, "Besides, attacking all those superpowers won't be easy. We'd need at least two Quasi-Sage experts for each one—that's sixteen people for eight sects. Unless Fengyun Pavilion draws on its hidden strength, we simply don't have enough."
Because of Fairy Sword Ji and Sword Venerable, Divine Sword Cliff wouldn't take part in attacking Feng Ying and the others. But the other eight superpowers still had to be guarded against. Attacking them would be no simple matter.
"Heh, they'll definitely come after us sooner or later. There's nothing wrong with striking first." Feng Lei wasn't concerned. He gave a cold laugh. "According to our