"Retreat!"
Hu Yunni suddenly cried out.
The Star Picking Cliff experts, locked in fierce battle, were instantly invigorated, their sword lights surging.
It was difficult for them to kill the Ghost Bone Sect experts, but retreating was not.
Covering one another, they drifted back gracefully.
The Ghost Bone Sect experts had no intention of stopping them and allowed them to withdraw from the valley.
Hu Yunni called out, "Senior Brother Zhuang, you retreat first!"
She waved her deep-blue Sword Light, and a pool of azure radiance enveloped both herself and the old man.
"Junior Sister Hu..."
"Don't mind me!"
"Alright."
The Star Picking Cliff experts retreated into the woods and gradually disappeared into the distance.
Hu Yunni fought as she withdrew, leaving the valley and retreating all the way to the mountaintop.
The old man's jujube-red face grew increasingly gloomy as his palms danced, blocking the deep-blue Sword Light.
There were tears in the shoulder and waist of his purple robe.
Hu Yunni chuckled. "Your Ghost Bone Sect has grown stronger."
"Our Ghost Bone Sect will no longer let your Star Picking Cliff slaughter us like fish and meat!"
"If we fail to destroy you today, it won't just be Star Picking Cliff next time. Several other sects will join forces as well. Will you still be able to stop us?"
The old man's eyes burned as he sneered repeatedly, his gaze revealing disdain and pride. "Then we shall wait and see!"
Hu Yunni sneered as well. Her bright eyes flickered while she rapidly deliberated inwardly.
The sudden strengthening of these Ghost Bone Sect experts had immediately put her on guard.
If one altar had grown stronger, the other nine likely had as well.
The Ghost Bone Sect was no longer a small dish on a plate. It had become