"If that is truly the case, we will withdraw for now, watch how things unfold, and leave the rest for later," Gu Yuanqing said calmly.
Even he found these matters somewhat troublesome.
He could annihilate the people before him with a wave of his hand, but what would that accomplish?
The Great Wei Divine Dynasty had far more men than these. If he killed them, others would come.
Quite apart from the fact that he could hardly slaughter everyone in this world, even if he did, once the full moon night passed, they would return from the dead and attack again, bringing another great battle.
To these beings who neither lived nor died, it might even be entertaining. Gu Yuanqing, however, could not keep killing them forever.
Of course, it was no great concern for him personally. These people could neither stop nor hurt him, and he could leave whenever he wished. The others could not. Even entering the Ancient Realm would be extremely dangerous for Li Chengyi.
Thus, if the Great Wei Divine Dynasty insisted on this course, perhaps the entire Exquisite World would have to abandon the Ancient Realm's resources.
"That is our only option. It is just a pity to lose this foothold we have cultivated for several centuries," Li Chengyi said.
Gu Yuanqing smiled. "As long as the green mountains remain, there will always be firewood to burn. Once the Qian Yuan Realm grows stronger, we can come back. Besides, there is not actually much here beyond this formation. Setting it up again would not take much time."
"Mm," Li Chengyi said.
Gu Yuanqing smiled again and continued, "Strictly speaking, it might not be much of a loss to our Qian Yuan Realm. Nine Bends Mountain was merely a foothold I casually established. Its spiritual vein