After Daoist Yusu arrived within the Origin Xia World Domain, he did not hasten to join the battle. Instead, he first observed the situation before him.
The situation was even more dire than before he had entered seclusion. Several more Daoists of Pursuit of Completeness had joined Origin Xia's ranks, and Daoist Zhengqing had borne the brunt of their attacks.
A streak of clear light could be seen spanning the void, one man holding several opponents at bay alone. Yet Origin Xia had always adopted a restraining strategy toward this man. As long as they kept him from turning his attention elsewhere, that was enough.
In the other regions, Fang Jinglin led several Daoists of Pursuit of Completeness who had defected and held one corner of the formation against a slightly larger number of opponents. No signs of defeat could yet be seen. The remaining Daoists of Pursuit of Completeness had also each performed admirably in battle, far from being as hard-pressed as imagined.
This was, in truth, the result of prolonged warfare. At the outset, when facing Origin Xia's Daoists of Pursuit of Completeness, only Celestial Xia's own Daoists of Pursuit of Completeness could meet them in battle.
But over the past few years, cultivators who had attained superior fruition, and even Void Reliance cultivators, had been able to use formations to coordinate with Pursuit of Completeness cultivators in battle. By now, even ordinary Profound Venerables could provide them support through controlling formations.
It could be said that behind every Daoist of Pursuit of Completeness stood several, even over a dozen, Profound Venerables working in concert with them. Especially in defense, the power they could exert by relying on formations far surpassed what they could achieve in attack.
Yet even so, they were still the weaker side overall. Origin