Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye.
Su Jiu had not emerged from the barrier, but Chu Luohen had already cleared out more than half the foxes single-handedly.
After killing so many, however, Chu Luohen looked as though he had been hauled out of a pool of blood. His white robes were so thoroughly stained that their original color was no longer visible.
The disciples of the Mystic Dharma Immortal Sect had withdrawn from the battle earlier. The disciples of the Enforcement Hall and Shadow Pavilion had taken over the Nine-Tailed Foxes they could not handle, while they recuperated and treated their injuries within the formation.
"Sect Master, let's leave!"
"Senior Brother, let's leave..."
"This really isn't something we can handle..."
Looking at those faces, some weak and others pleading, Hu Yucheng finally gave a stiff nod.
He took the Teleportation Array Disc Su Jiu had given him earlier out of his Storage Ring and channeled spiritual qi into it. In little more than a dozen breaths, the disc shone with a brilliant, dazzling light.
To the disciples of the Mystic Dharma Immortal Sect, this was the light of hope leading them toward survival.
The formation patterns slowly spread, stopping only when they had expanded enough to accommodate roughly one person.
"Take Jiaojiao and leave first."
Lin Jiaojiao froze, then turned her head. "What about you?"
Hu Yucheng glanced at the Azure Tide Sect disciples still fighting and shook his head with a bitter smile. "As the Sect Master of the Azure Tide Sect, I ought to at least say a word to them."
"But don't worry, Jiaojiao. Judging by the situation, the battle should be over soon. Be good and return to the sect with the others first. I'll follow shortly."
Lin Jiaojiao eyed Hu Yucheng