Above the flying vessel.
Three cultivators clad in the deep crimson Daoist Robes of the True Sun Sect watched the brutal battle on Nanlin Island with cold detachment. From the assigned Communication Tokens, they could clearly sense that nearly every quarter hour, an Immortal Realm cultivator was severely wounded or fell.
As for the Qi practitioners fighting on the ground for control of the island, their casualties were beyond counting.
Of the three, Daoist Zi Chen stood in the center as their leader. Five years ago, Daoist Zi Chen had replaced Hua Yun in garrisoning Nanlin Road, and was the Third Realm cultivator with the highest standing in the True Sun Sect's Nan Fang.
For this campaign against Linshui Prefecture, Le Xin had originally intended to put Ruan Chunzi in charge, so they could better communicate with Thousand Wood Temple. But Ruan Chunzi had no interest whatsoever in this war. He was focused on matters in outer space and did not wish to pull away.
"Linshui Prefecture is truly good at enduring this time. We've already fought our way here, yet none of their core disciples have come out to meet us!"
Ru Zheng and Gong Yi stood on either side of Daoist Zi Chen. Since joining forces with Thousand Wood Temple to repel Linshui Prefecture cultivators from the Liangjiang region, the two had remained stationed on Dongjiang Road, monitoring Linshui Prefecture for any counterattack.
When attacking the heartland of Linshui Prefecture this time, Le Xin had immediately transferred them to the front lines to work alongside Daoist Zi Chen.
It was Gong Yi who had just spoken.
A faint smile crossed Daoist Zi Chen's cold face. "Linshui Prefecture must be having quite a headache right now."
"Why?"
Ru Zheng looked as though he were humbly seeking instruction, his tone