They had stopped the Outer Realm Cultivators from converting Thorn Alliance's sect grounds into a base and destroyed quite a few Universe Flying Saucers. As far as Chi Xue and the others were concerned, their mission was complete. On top of that, Ling Tian's group had left without a word, leaving Chi Xue's side furious. One after another, they began thinking of retreating and stopped tangling with the Outer Realm Cultivators.
That was all just an excuse. More importantly, after all this time, their respective sects had refined a batch of Six-Turn Quenching Liquid. Returning to their sects to use it mattered more to them. After all, their sects had only produced a limited supply, and if they got back too late, it would all be gone.
Chi Xue was no fool. He naturally saw through their little schemes. But the Mo Family had also refined a batch of Six-Turn Quenching Liquid, and he wanted to claim a larger share. After all, he had quite a few Quasi-Saint experts at his disposal, so he had no reason to oppose them.
After a moment's thought, Chi Xue said, "The Outer Realm Cultivators aren't building a base right now, nor do they seem intent on attacking the God Realm. Let's return to our sects first. If they try to build another base, we can intervene then. There's no point in dragging this out with them forever."
Clearly, Chi Xue was giving everyone a way out. Naturally, no one refused, and they all agreed.
Next, Chi Xue and the others used various secret arts to shake off the Outer Realm Cultivators, then each returned to their own sect.
As for the Outer Realm Cultivators, they had killed some God Realm cultivators during this operation, but overall, their losses had been considerable. Most importantly,