When Li Shao had rushed out just now, the two remaining cultivators outside had already been dealt with by Shi Yanxin and Yao Zhenjun working together.
Without Li Shao shielding them from the illusionary scenery, they could not tell where the sword light came from or where it would fall. At the final moment, they had once tried to withdraw, only to crash headlong into the defensive line of Creation alchemists Yin Huanting had arranged. Then Yao Zhenjun, who caught up with them in an instant, cut them down one by one with her sword.
Under the influence of the illusionary scenery, they had not even managed to put up a proper resistance.
Yin Huanting looked at the broad city walls still standing outside the Sleeping Foothills and secretly found it a pity. Had they not needed to guard against King Xi dispatching more people to consolidate his gains, he would have preferred to wait several days before fighting Li Shao and the others. By then, the city walls encircling the Sleeping Foothills should have been completely laid out.
Then, once the three Mystic Venerables drove these people back or killed them, they could take over all those city walls intact. They could also use them to set up another line of defense outside.
There was also the blazing Creation great sun overhead. He raised his head for a glance. He did not understand what those flames were, but he could sense that the spirituality within was being eroded bit by bit. Once it had been completely infected by the fire, this Creation would likely no longer be usable.
That made him feel slightly regretful. But on further thought, the Creation Sunstar contained many mechanisms. King Xi might well have a way to control it, so keeping it would not