Pang Xue and the others had exchanged blows with Zhang Yu's group of three for no more than a few breaths before falling into a disadvantage.
In terms of magical power and cultivation, all three were inferior to Zhang Yu's group. Moreover, aside from Pang Xue, the other two did not trust each other much. Defeat was almost inevitable.
It was only because layers of protection covered them, and because Origin Upper Hall was coordinating with them this time in wielding the treasure that suppressed the Dao, that they had not been allowed to throw away their lives before Celestial Xia's methods had been tested. At the moment they were about to lose, and their external bodies might have been exposed, the "Azure Goose-Riding Plume" carried them back.
After they retreated, Zhang Yu looked at the rainbow light fleeing through the void and said, "They will surely return before long."
Lin Tingzhi said, "Zhang Tingzhi, they are waiting for you to make a move."
Zhang Yu nodded. "If they cast out enough bait, why should I begrudge revealing my methods?"
Wu Tingzhi said gravely, "Even if these three pose no threat to us, this is still detrimental to us. So long as they keep us tied down, our control of the treasure will inevitably be affected."
Zhang Yu knew he was right. They were using cultivators of the same level to contain them, then gaining an advantage in the contest between the treasures that suppressed the Dao. Whenever danger arose, they would take the people away as they had just done. Even if they could not defeat them, they could still gradually squeeze them out.
And with a single misstep, they might expose a flaw, allowing a tiny crack to trigger the collapse of the entire board.
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