Ling Tian asked Feng Xi to lead a group of cultivators skilled in formations and restrictions around the Outer Realm Demon Race cultivators and set up temporary bases behind them. Mo Lei and the others were puzzled. In their view, setting up temporary bases wouldn't tie down many of the Outer Realm Demon Race cultivators, and it would expose Feng Xi's group to danger. More importantly, Feng Xi could help Ling Tian control the temporary bases at his side, buying them more time. The longer they could stall, the more losses they could inflict on the Outer Realm Demon Race cultivators, making things easier for them.
Mo Lei didn't understand what Ling Tian was trying to do, but Fairy Meng Shang, Si Kong Xuan, and the others immediately caught on. Zhuge Xun smiled. "Brother Ling's plan is excellent. Setting up temporary bases behind the Outer Realm Demon Race cultivators will not only tie down some of their forces and keep them from attacking at full strength, but, more importantly, it'll delay the cultivators pursuing Chi Xue and the others later on. Chi Xue and the others will sooner or later realize that we've been hiding our strength."
Though Ling Tian and the others weren't showing their true strength now, they would one day. Once they did, Chi Xue and the others would realize they'd been fooled. They would then try to shake off the Outer Realm Demon Race cultivators pursuing them, and the rest would naturally turn back. By then, the temporary bases Feng Xi's group had set up could hold them back. The longer they were delayed, the better for Ling Tian and the others. Chi Xue and his group couldn't possibly kill every Outer Realm Demon Race cultivator pursuing them, so many would still return. If those cultivators