The elders of White Bone Hall let out long sighs. Their strength was lacking; Town Sea Sect had beaten them every which way, yet they did not have a single solution.
The Great Elder asked, "Town Sea Sect retreated when it held every advantage. Could they have already learned of our plan?"
The meaning behind those words was obvious. Their previous plan had been to fight a great battle, then abandon White Bone Cliff and flee into the Ancient Battlefield.
That plan had been decided upon by the seven Deity Transformation Cultivators present. If Town Sea Sect had learned of it, then a Deity Transformation Cultivator must have betrayed them.
If the sect's upper ranks had betrayed them, every secret of White Bone Hall would have been exposed.
When the matter of White Bone Hall secretly nurturing Deity Transformation Cultivators had first leaked out, some had already suspected that there was a traitor among the upper ranks.
If that suspicion were now confirmed, chaos would first erupt within their own ranks.
The sect master shook his head. "It probably wasn't an internal traitor. Star Shattering Divine Monarch is old and crafty. His withdrawal this time was likely not because he knew our plan.
"At present, the Myriad Demon Sect in the south and west of the Myriad Demon Islands is growing powerful. Town Sea Sect is under tremendous pressure.
"Their attack on White Bone Hall this time may have been an attempt to settle the trouble at their back in advance, so they could focus on dealing with the Myriad Demon Sect afterward.
"He could also see that if they kept fighting, they would certainly win.
"But if we fought to the death, Town Sea Sect's Nascent Soul Cultivators and Flying Warships would inevitably suffer grievous losses as well.
"Over