The alliance of the major powers knew when to advance and when to retreat. Once they saw they could do nothing to Ling Tian and the others, they decisively withdrew. This let Ling Tian and the others breathe a little easier. At least they no longer had to worry about casualties on their side. If the alliance had truly fought to the death and sent a large number of cultivators teleporting to their side—say, to Hua Min'er and the others—then they could hardly have guaranteed that no one would be hurt, especially with the eight Quasi-Saints entangling Ling Tian, the Young Leader, and the others. Ling Tian and his companions did not want that to happen.
Now that the alliance of the major powers had chosen to retreat, things could not have gone better for Ling Tian and the others. That was why they had let out a long sigh of relief.
Fairy Lei Ying and the others, however, did not want to let things end there. They wanted to pursue the alliance and keep inflicting casualties, and they offered plenty of reasons: the alliance would continue to build up its strength, for one, and would find ways to counter their current tactics, for another.
Ling Tian rejected their proposal outright. He stated plainly that they would not pursue the enemy; instead, they would continue to grow stronger.
"Ling Tian, the alliance of the major powers has far more cultivators than we do. They even have far more cultivators close to the Quasi-Saint level than we have ninth-grade cultivators. Those experts have been nourished by Black Tortoise Fruits for so many years that they could break through to the Quasi-Saint level at any time. Just eight Quasi-Saints are already a serious threat to us. If more of them reach that