For instance, if the situation turned bad, they planned to directly abandon the territories of the Yunhuang Alliance and the Demonic Path Alliance, retreating across the board to Zhenyou City, protected by natural barriers and a fifth-rank grand array.
From Li Tieniu's words, it was clear that this situation had already come to pass—and far sooner than Ning Fa had anticipated.
Clearly, the crisis of the war had far exceeded his imagination.
Over the past six or seven years, he had been in complete secluded cultivation, wholly focused on breaking through his realm.
He had previously instructed them not to disturb him unless there was a crisis, so he had no idea how the situation had developed.
Li Tieniu nodded and immediately began explaining, balancing detail and brevity.
By now, he had completely shed the introverted shyness he had possessed when Ning Fa first met him. He was steady and composed, carrying himself with the air of a great general.
In roughly the time it took to drink a cup of tea, Li Tieniu gave Ning Fa an overview of how the war had changed over the past six or seven years.
Ning Fa's expression changed several times as he listened.
The situation on the battlefield was even more dire than he had expected.
Aside from Tianli, the Sea Race and the Rakshasa Immortal Realm had also dispatched massive reinforcements. Under the siege of all three sides, Cangyuan was now hanging by a thread.
No wonder there were so few disciples still stationed at the sect, and most of them were wounded. They had all gone to the front lines.
Over these years, Cangyuan had suffered grievous casualties.
The Huayu Sect and the Ning Clan had also lost many disciples.
Qian Ziang and Zhan Yi, the two newly advanced Core