The army had been defeated, utterly crushed!
Li Si and the others fled in panic like dogs driven from their homes, terrified of falling behind.
At least they knew their own situation. Given the evil deeds unorthodox cultivators like them had committed, whether they fell into the hands of the Heavenly Court or the Immortal Alliance, or even ran into ordinary cultivators, only one fate awaited them: extermination as demons and fiends.
At first, Li Si and the others stayed together, intending to head north and find the Corpse Immortal Sect's main force.
But halfway there, they suddenly discovered that the righteous army had planned ahead, advancing in concert and even sealing off the waters ahead.
"We can't keep heading north. The righteous forces chose to launch their offensive from this side, so they're very likely trying to cut off the Corpse Immortal Sect's retreat. If an army is attacking from that direction and we plunge straight into it, we'll be walking right into their net!"
Someone stopped to perform a divination. Although the workings of heaven felt clouded and indistinct, an ominous sense of unfathomable danger refused to fade.
Continuing along this escape route would probably bring more disaster than fortune.
"Then what should we do?"
"In my opinion, we should go to another island first. Once we get there, we can honestly explain that we were scattered on Centipede Island and have come to rejoin the ranks."
After saying this, that person chose a route and left alone.
Li Si thought for a moment, then said, "I'm heading west to find Fellow Daoist Hong of the Iron Corpse Gate. Does anyone intend to come with me?"
"We'll go with you, Senior Li!" several unorthodox cultivators in the Qi Refining Realm hurriedly answered.
They were among the lucky ones