Xiao Yu did not act immediately, but observed carefully instead. Once the fighting began, the middle Nascent Soul cultivators on either side were evenly matched, while the six fighting four on the other side held a firm advantage.
The Daoist from the Qingxu Sect and a man from the Covering Moon Sect teamed up against the full-bearded man, battering him until he could not fight back at all;
Kang Ning of the Blade Transforming Dock and Lin Qi of the Heavenly Gate Fort kept the wiry old man firmly on the defensive;
Tuo Feng swung his greatsword and fought a lively battle against the old woman;
As for Nangong Wan, she engaged the woman in colorful robes.
Xiao Yu watched for quite a while, but no one unleashed a major attack. If they aren't hiding much of their strength, this is all they amount to!
No wonder the Six Sects of Yue Kingdom had failed to seize more territory over the past several decades. The course of this battle alone made it clear that, even with eight against six, they lacked the strength to wipe out all six opponents.
Under these circumstances, things really were as they had said: even killing a few enemies with their full strength would be pointless. As long as two or three escaped, the six sects would never know another peaceful day, and their low-ranking disciples could forget about venturing outside.
Seeing that they were making no progress, Xiao Yu delayed no longer. He opened his mouth, and a succession of golden streaks shot out.
These golden streaks were identical Golden Little Swords, each about an inch long. There were thirty-six in all.
After advancing to the Nascent Soul stage, Xiao Yu had enough divine sense and magical power to control all seventy-two Golden Bamboo