"What's coming—?" Hua Yunxiao saw the change in Bi Fan's expression and panicked.
Bi Fan could remain calm even in the face of a great crisis.
But this time, his expression had changed. That alone showed something was wrong.
"We have to withdraw now, or we won't get the chance." Bi Fan had no time to explain and hurriedly gave the order.
He led the experts of the Six Absolutes Divine Mansion away first.
Hua Yunxiao hesitated for a moment, then immediately ordered, "Follow Prefect Bi Fan and withdraw!"
The others had questions, but they still chose to trust Bi Fan.
They had been in the upper hand. If they killed those Spirit Realm experts, they would reap plenty of benefits. Yet at Bi Fan's single word, they withdrew.
That showed how much Bi Fan's influence had grown—even surpassing Hua Yunxiao's.
They had only just broken free of the Spirit Realm cultivators and pulled away when a vast crowd of experts appeared in the distance. They were all cultivators from the Spirit Realm.
"Go." Hua Yunxiao's face changed drastically. How could he dare stay any longer?
He gave Bi Fan an admiring look. "Thank you, Prefect Bi Fan!"
"It was the least I could do!"
If they had kept fighting the Spirit Realm experts, escaping now would have been no easy matter.
But they had gotten away early, so there was no problem fleeing now.
The Spirit Realm experts saw Hua Yunfeng and the others retreating but did not pursue them. Clearly, their main goal was still to seize the territory near the stone forest.
It seemed the Spirit Realm experts already knew the secret of the stone forest, and had come specifically to claim the land surrounding it.
"Stop." They had not gone far when Bi Fan shouted for