Chen Fan did not act rashly either. Those Monster Beasts were no fools; they would never let off cultivators trying to fish in troubled waters. Going out now would only make one the bird that stuck its head out first. To deter the others, those Monster Beasts would certainly hunt those few to perfection.
But he knew that the instant the Monster Beasts struck would also be the best time for them to leave.
Sure enough, a moment later, three Spirit Refining Stage cultivators led their people deeper into the desert. Yellow sand blew over them, only to be kept apart by a thin layer of True Essence Power, leaving not a speck of dust upon them.
Meanwhile, the dozen or so cultivators mixed into the crowd also proceeded with utmost caution, concealing their auras as much as possible as they crept along.
"Heh heh, knew someone would try to be clever!" Several Monster Beasts sneered, instantly turning into black shadows and swooping toward the crowd.
At once, the crowd stirred in panic. Even the Golden Core cultivators with golden characters engraved on their foreheads changed expression drastically.
"Pay them no heed. Keep moving forward. Those bearing golden characters are protected by a Human Emperor. No one will harm you," said a Spirit Refining Stage powerhouse flatly, utterly ignoring the cultivators who had slipped in.
The Monster Beasts abruptly appeared at that moment, pouncing upon the cultivators without golden characters at lightning speed. Their methods were exceedingly ruthless. In an instant, they snatched their targets from the crowd and shot into the clouds with them, their blade-like claws tearing them apart directly. A rain of blood immediately fell from the sky.
At the same time as they attacked, the cultivators behind the city wall also sprang into motion, darting through