The struggle for supremacy between dynasties was not merely a contest for territory.
It was a struggle for providence.
It was also a struggle for cultivation resources.
To truly subjugate a territory, one had to defeat not only its soldiers, but also the immortal cultivation factions behind it.
Otherwise, it could not be considered truly subjugated.
The Nine Li Dynasty might temporarily abandon its invasion of the Xuanwu Kingdom because of this setback.
But one day, once its strength soared or an Eternal Giant of the Human Immortal Realm emerged, it would continue expanding its influence.
Lin Fei and the others returned to the Xuanwu Kingdom.
Those five Void Insight Realm auras belonged to White Bone Divine Lord, Lady Blood Ji, Netherworld Old Ghost, and the two Corpse Puppets, Ye Guanyun and Ji Hanchuan.
Lin Fei had specially summoned them from Jade Capital City to intimidate the Nine Li Dynasty.
Although the contest between the cultivators on both sides had ended, the fighting between the two nations' soldiers had not.
The war lasted more than two full months. In the end, the Nine Li Dynasty failed to seize another city and instead suffered defeat after defeat, finally having no choice but to withdraw its troops.
The Dragon Abyss Dynasty's covert support played no small part in this.
Lin Fei had Xiao Yifei dispatch quite a few Qi Refining Cultivators to join the fighting, but he did not directly deploy any troops.
The Xuanwu Royal Family formally pledged allegiance to the Water Moon Sacred Land.
On the surface, the Xuanwu Kingdom remained under the rule of the Huyan Clan.
Behind the scenes, however, the Water Moon Sacred Land held absolute authority in the Xuanwu Kingdom and began recruiting disciples and talent throughout the nation.
Even the descendants of the Huyan Clan