Chapter 1527: Chapter 592 Hunting Grounds North_2 Chapter 1527: Chapter 592 Hunting Grounds North_2 “`
He was far from as strong as Zhang Xiuzhu.

Previously relying on the power of the formation, he could barely elevate his strength to the mid-stage Earth Immortal level, barely stepping over that threshold.

But now that he had dispatched one of his Human Immortals, and with one fewer True Immortal to anchor the formation core, the formation’s power instantly diminished significantly, and many problems arose in its operation.

As a result, the augmentation the formation could offer him also reduced considerably.

At this time, even with the power of the formation added, he could not even reach the mid-stage Earth Immortal strength, but only maintain at the limit of early Earth Immortal.

Although this strength was not weak, for an ordinary cultivator of this cultivation, even facing three opponents at once, they could still cope.

But Yang Jihua’s situation was clearly not normal.

He, just like those formation Earth Immortals, now possessed strength that exceeded his own level, which he also could not fully control.

Such artificially inflated realm, was destined to be substandard.

Originally elevated to the mid-stage Earth Immortal, even if it was substandard, one could still crush opponents with sheer volume.

But now that his level had fallen, even if still inflated, he was no longer able to face three adversaries of the same level.

After a period of combat, Yang Jihua obviously began to struggle.

The two formation Earth Immortals assisting him were even more inflated and thus under greater pressure.

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After fighting for just over an hour, both were finding it difficult to hold on, having sustained many injuries and were nearly forced to leave the battlefield.

The mere absence of one Human Immortal had brought the situation to such a dire state, filling Yang Jihua with regret.

Had he known this would happen, he would not have dispatched that Human Immortal and would have sent a true disciple instead.

After all, it was just to scout information, and Five Qi Towards Primordial cultivation was almost sufficient.

Even if one was not secure enough, sending several more would do the job.

But now that the decision had been made, it was too late for regrets.

Who could have anticipated that Jiuzhou would react so quickly, and that they would indeed cooperate so well with Taiping Dao, willing to launch a new offensive so soon after the last battle had ended?

The enemy was already at his doorstep; now was not the time to worry about Changqing Mountain, but how to preserve himself and the defense line before him was the most urgent matter.

Otherwise, if his side was defeated, and tens of thousands of troops fell at this point, or even if he himself died here.

Then even if Changqing Mountain was saved, what use would it be?

Survival came first; other things could wait.

Faced with the combined attack of three peers of the same level, and gradually being driven into a corner, Yang Jihua, now fighting for his own survival, also began to fight desperately.

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All his energy was focused on dealing with enemies, to the point where he could not spare even the slightest distraction, utterly unable to consider anything else.

As for Yang Jihua and his two companions.

They noticed that the balance of strength was already tilting.

It seemed that they wouldn’t need to wait for Changqing Mountain to fall; they could defeat the enemies in front of them first.

Originally, they just intended to coordinate in combat, but as the fight progressed, their intentions changed in an instant.

If they could win by themselves, why depend on others?

Although Taiping Dao and they had already united as one, even becoming the Jiuzhou League Leader, the alliance was only in name.

Thanks to various previous events and Taiping Dao’s recent arrival, to say there were no rifts between them would be utter nonsense.

One does not need to bake bread to be spirited.

As the old guard of Jiuzhou, they didn’t want to lose face in front of newcomers and sought to save some embarrassment.

Not to mention, with the previous agreement, within the whole United Army, the territory gained in this battle would belong to those who seized it.

This agreement was not nullified just because Lu Yuan became the Alliance Leader.

Even for the sake of this agreement, they had sufficient interest in seizing more territory to compensate for the heavily damaged Western Jiuzhou.

Taiping Dao was already powerful enough.

To cope with this power, they needed the eight Immortal Sects to unite to counter it.

If the other side grew stronger, swallowing the entire Northern and Eastern Territories, even bringing in the Radiant Immortal Dynasty would not be enough to contend with Taiping Dao.

By that time, facing a dominant Taiping Dao, being the Jiuzhou League Leader gave them the legitimacy to do whatever they wanted to them.

Huang Yuanxiu and others would not even have a good reason or strength to resist.

Perhaps the Heavenly River Sect, Jade Toad Sect, and other Immortal Sects from outside the territories could avoid Taiping Dao’s infiltration by virtue of their external position.

But the other five Sects of Western Jiuzhou, those Immortal Sects left within Changqing Domain, would not be so lucky.

They would probably end up being suppressed and gradually infiltrated by Taiping Dao, eventually being devoured one by one.

Although they all knew that any Immortal Sect that unified the territories would do the same,
Seeing old friends of tens of thousands of years coming to such an end, Huang Yuanxiu and others found it unbearable.

To prevent this from happening, they had no choice but to put in more effort in this war.

To win more territory for the Western Five Sects, allowing them enough resource foundation to support their later restoration and rise.

In this way, when their strength had recovered somewhat, with the support from sects like the Heavenly River Sect from outside the territory, they could also block Taiping Dao’s infiltration and assimilation.

This sounded similar to Jiuzhou Immortal Sect’s current resistance against Changqing Immortal Sect, but in essence, it was different.

Firstly, Huang Yuanxiu and his allies didn’t intend to confront Taiping Dao directly, nor did they plan to overthrow Taiping Dao.

They were all Jiuzhou, having finally seized Changqing Domain after considerable effort, and restored Jiuzhou’s foundation.

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