Li Yan looked at the ten people with a calm expression.
"Fellow Daoists, please continue to explore. Are we really going to ignore our companions down there?"
Having said this, he stopped looking at the ten people and turned his gaze to the rest.
"I know that without the protection of the formation, if an attack like the one just now comes just once, all of us here will surely die.
But the last round of attacks was like a violent storm, which did not give us any breathing space at all, and then it stopped and there was no movement until now. This should show that the opponent's use of such a powerful magic weapon has its limits.
Otherwise, why haven't we heard of this kind of attack in the previous month of fighting
Just now, they didn't need to give us any more time to survive. Since there were no more attacks, it was enough to prove that this kind of powerful magic weapon was not something that the demons could use at will.
Now is the time to find the surviving Taoist friends as soon as possible. In addition, we must either find a way to defend or retreat immediately!"
In his speech, Li Yan repeatedly emphasized the limitations of this type of attack, in order to prevent these cultivators from losing their composure.
All of this was what he could guess, but in fact he himself was not sure.
"Junior Brother Li is right. If the enemy attacks like they did just now, I don't think they will show mercy to us. Let's all go about our own business." Gong Yuantai hesitated for a moment and waved his hand. As the deputy captain, he of course expressed his position at this moment.
Wu Ye looked at the ten people who were still hesitant and said, "Fellow Daoists, please follow my orders. Otherwise, do you still want to return to Fengliang Mountain first?"
After hearing this, the ten people's faces changed. They looked at each other and then closed their eyes again and released their spiritual consciousness.
Without an order to retreat, how could they dare to return to Fengliang Mountain on their own, especially now that "Tonggui Ridge" was a mess. Although they felt that Li Yan should bear the main responsibility, that was a matter for accountability from above.
Li Yan looked around and saw stones raining down from the sky. The spiritual power shield outside his body was crackling.
"My fellow Taoists, let's talk about the important things first. There are still 18 seriously injured people who should be sent back immediately, but there are only about 120 people who are still capable of fighting here, and there is a battle going on at the two defense points in the rear, so it is difficult to get through.
Senior Sister Tan Tai, you arrange five fellow Taoists who know the formation to first find a relatively secluded place nearby to set up a small protective formation and temporarily place the eighteen seriously injured fellow Taoists there. The rest of the people will follow the previously assigned teams and directions, and spread out ten miles around this center to provide alert.
Senior Brother Gong, Senior Sister Tan Tai, Wang Ning, and Fellow Daoist Wu Ye, please stay here. We will hurry up and discuss the follow-up matters!"
After hearing Li Yan's instructions, although most of the cultivators around were still in shock from what happened just now, they had already been mentally prepared to fight with the demons.
Although most people had the intention to retreat at this time, no one was willing to be the first to bring it up under the emotionless gazes of Gong Yuantai and others.
After they looked at their companions, they silently reorganized into a team and flew in the direction of their previous defense. Even a few of the fake Dans sighed helplessly in their hearts.
All those who were recruited here have traces left in the hands of the four major sects. Moreover, the opinions of the people with the highest cultivation level here are surprisingly unanimous.
At this time, the stone rain in the sky had weakened a lot. Instead, the stone rain was densest within ten or a hundred miles around "Tonggui Ridge" due to the spread of the central force.
"The other party had planned this long ago. As soon as we took over and had not yet familiarized ourselves with the formation, they launched an attack. According to the previous description of the second team of the Chongfeng Camp, we should have been alert in advance.
Since the war began, surprisingly, there was no fighting here this morning, which just gave us time to come over to take over the defense. This is all too coincidental. The news that we were coming over to take over the defense should have leaked out long ago."
"I think so too. The demons timed their attack so well that it's almost as if we were coordinating with them."
Gong Yuantai also nodded. He had participated in the defense of "Gonggu Mountain" and naturally had some understanding of the demon clan's attack style.
The other three people did not comment and all agreed with this view.
Having said that, Li Yan did not continue this topic. He just pointed out the reason for his speculation. As for how the news was leaked, that was not something he was considering now.
Whether it was Fengliang Mountain, the second team of the "Chongfeng Camp", or the 16th team of Qing, they had no way of investigating now.
"Should we defend or retreat now?"
Li Yan looked at several people.
"Without the formation here, how can I defend it?"
Wu Ye's words were still somewhat cold.
"If we surrender Tonggui Ridge without a fight, I believe everyone should be clear about the punishment we will face."
Gong Yuantai looked at Wu Ye and spoke in the same calm tone without any reprimand.
In fact, due to time constraints, Wu Ye's words were very direct, without too many thoughts, just like his personality.
But what he said was actually what Li Yan and the others had in their minds.
The two female cultivators, Tan Tai Dong Yue and Wang, looked at each other but did not speak immediately because they felt that Wu Ye and Gong Yuan Tai were both right.
At this moment, the expressions of the five people changed, and Li Yan took a deep breath, "It seems that there is no need to discuss, they are coming!" It has been less than thirty breaths since they came out of the Gravel Mountain, and the retreating demon army has already rushed again. With such momentum, Li Yan didn't need to say what to do next, everyone knew that they couldn't leave.
The distance was too close. As soon as they retreated, they would become a defeated army and be chased and beaten. The death rate would only be higher.
"Let's fight!"
As Wu Ye spoke, he flew into the sky first.
Li Yan shouted in a deep voice, "Everyone gather together. Those who are good at cooperating with each other, form groups on their own, and the rest of you, choose your opponents.
If anyone escapes without permission, you will be hunted down by both the demons and the four major sects!
Those who surrender to the enemy will bring disaster to their clan and family!
There has been a huge change here, and the Fengliangshan reinforcements will arrive soon. We just need to hold out until then!"
After Li Yan finished speaking in one breath, his figure also rose into the air. There was no place to defend here. Even if there were some formation masters among them, the formation they set up could only trap a few opponents at most.
However, they could not face the attack of such a large number of monks. That was something that only a large-scale formation could do, not to mention that the other party did not give them any time to prepare.
Everything was planned by the other party. Li Yan and the other four all thought of their previous guesses.
In addition to threatening the fate of those who dare to flee in the face of battle, Li Yan's words just now were also correct in what he said afterwards.
"Tongguiling" is such an important defensive position. With such a big commotion happening, Fengliangshan must have known about it by now and would not sit idly by.
A distance of hundreds of miles is nothing for Jindan and Yuanying cultivators, but the enemy has not appeared yet. I think the demons also have a countermeasure and may have blocked the arrival of reinforcements.
Li Yan and his companions will have to rely on themselves to fight against the demon cultivators, at least in the short term.
Li Yan's idea was correct. The middle and high-level cultivators on both sides had their own specific battlefields. Otherwise, if only one or two Jindan cultivators were sent to garrison here, the 200 demon troops that came over would be annihilated in the blink of an eye.
Following Li Yan's shout, the cultivators from the east, west and north gathered towards the south.
At this moment, in their consciousness, the demon that had just retreated to the south was rushing towards them at an extremely fast speed, and was about to approach "Tonggui Ridge".
Li Yan didn't want to stay where he was. As soon as he finished speaking, his body suddenly turned into a black light and rushed forward. Then Wu Ye, Tan Tai Dong Yue, and Wang Ning also shouted to the cultivators behind them, "Kill!"
Gong Yuantai looked at the streak of black light rushing away in front of him.
"Quite fierce!" After saying that, he took a deep breath and rushed out.
As a few people rushed out first, many cultivators also flew into the air and followed them.
Although Li Yan's threatening words were still ringing in their ears, there were still more than 20 monks who hesitated and flew very slowly. They soon fell to the back of the team. Most of them looked around with hesitation in their eyes.
Li Yan had actually anticipated this phenomenon, but he had already said it. When the fight breaks out, the other side will have more people and soldiers, so even if someone wants to run, there will probably be several pursuers behind each person.
"If you don't want to be killed by the reinforcements coming from behind, it's better for you to work together to kill the demon army!"
Just as these people were hesitating, Bro whizzed past them with a sneer on his face.
As soon as he finished speaking, those monks who were slowly falling behind showed a trace of fear on their faces. Now there were great battles going on in the east and west directions to the sides and rear, so they dared not go there and could only retreat backwards.
But what Bro said was true. If a group of people flew towards Fengliang Mountain, they would run headfirst into the arms of their own reinforcements. They were not retreating on orders, and the result was self-evident.
Looking at the team flying farther and farther ahead, more than 20 monks looked at each other, still feeling fear in their hearts. The monks from different sects joined forces to fight the enemy, but the restraint was almost non-existent at the critical moment.
Finally, among the twenty or so people, a monk who looked old and was about sixty years old let out a long sigh.
"Forget it, forget it. I'm already here, and I'm going to burden the sect again. I shouldn't have gone through this journey in the first place. It's hopeless for me to condense the golden elixir in this lifetime. I'll use my life to exchange for the kindness of my master. I hope his spirit in heaven can be comforted."
After saying this, the old man suddenly accelerated and rushed forward.
After the first person came, those who were already wavering in their hearts thought for a while, then gritted their teeth and rushed forward...
Li Yan really didn't have the time to care about these things at the moment. He was angry in his heart. He didn't expect that the so-called "taking over the defense of Tongguiling" would be plotted against before even half a day had passed.
"I should be the first defensive point that was conquered the fastest after I took over the defense."
Although he has always believed in the principle of keeping a low profile, since he has promised Wei Chongran, he must do his best.
At this moment, Li Yan's spiritual sense was constantly scanning the cultivators who were rushing towards him. No matter how passionate he was, he had to be able to protect himself first. He was not a person who was willing to exchange his life for others'.
After confirming that there were no Jindan or above cultivators in the opposing team, he breathed a sigh of relief. Even if the opposing team had more people than his own, it would not be easy for anyone to surround him.
"Sure enough, the battle is the same as the battle between ordinary people, soldiers against soldiers, generals against generals! They don't have any high-level monks in their vanguard team, otherwise, when the two sides meet, small shrimps like us will have to hide as far away as possible. The aftermath alone will kill a large number of people."