"You have worked hard. Go tend to your wounds first. A great war will soon erupt, and we will still need your strength then."
Xiao Lingyun had no doubts about what Li Xuancang said.
As for Li Xuancang falling into the Abyss, the thought had never even crossed his mind.
Anyone who fell into the Abyss would be assimilated by it. There could be no exceptions. If Li Xuancang had fallen into the Abyss, there was no way he could have returned unscathed.
"Yes!"
Li Xuancang withdrew and returned to his residence.
Li Xuancang resumed his old routine, constantly poring over all kinds of ancient texts in an attempt to find a way back to the Wild Continent.
For over a month, bad news had arrived without cease.
Of Abundant Peace Commandery's seven county cities, three had already fallen.
The Abyss's offensive this time far surpassed anything before, relentlessly squeezing the Human Race's living space.
Wild Continent, Cloud Prefecture battlefield.
The cries of slaughter shook the heavens, while a thick stench of blood drifted through the air.
Great Yan had thrown most of its forces into the battlefield. Zhu Xuanye, Lin Fengxian, and other powerful experts had all been dispatched, yet they still could not stop the army from suffering defeat after defeat.
"Your Highness, we cannot hold them back! Retreat quickly!"
Once an army was defeated, it collapsed like a mountain. The tide had turned; though they had the will to slay the enemy, they lacked the strength to turn the heavens around.
Lin Fengxian urged Zhu Xuanye to retreat.
Once the Barbarians' Divine Repository Realm experts made their move, they would surely die.
"Retreat to the Imperial City."
Zhu Xuanye gave the order bitterly, his face filled with unwillingness.
They could not hold Cloud Prefecture, nor could they