No matter how the situation develops in the future, there is currently a temporary truce. All participating cultivators are taking advantage of this rare opportunity to rest and recuperate.
Factions like Taiyi Sect are resting near their own defensive lines.
The main force of Jade Sword Sect remains in the Yellow Lotus Sect Main Altar, and the reinforcements from the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle are also invited to rest there.
Jade Sword Sect is now the dominant force in the Jiuqu League, and all major affairs fall on their shoulders. Naturally, this comes with many troublesome and complex tasks.
During the previous battles, most of the flying boats from Jiuqu League were shot down. Only a few managed to escape in time, barely surviving the ordeal.
Now, these flying boats have been requisitioned to transport various supplies from the rear.
Before this major war, in addition to enlisting cultivators from various cultivation forces to join the battle, Jade Sword Sect also distributed a large amount of resources to the major cultivation forces.
One reason was due to Jade Sword Sect's notorious reputation.
The other reason was the mindset of "when the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold"; everyone did not want the Dali Dynasty to break through and invade.
So, despite the enormous amount of resources allocated by Jade Sword Sect, the major cultivation forces obediently complied with the order and managed to scrape together the required supplies.
In truth, the current situation of Jiuqu League is very dire, facing significant difficulties on all fronts.
The headquarters of Jiuqu League, Jiuqu City, was originally in the south, which was the essence of the Jiuqu League and far more prosperous than the north.
Due to the betrayal of Qing Gu True Monarch, Jiuqu City fell easily, and the wealth stored inside, accumulated over more than two thousand years by the Jiuqu League, mostly ended up in the hands of the Dali Dynasty.
Losing the south, only the relatively barren north remained, and Jade Sword Sect inherited a mess.
Jade Sword Sect couldn't simply ignore the cultivators who managed to escape from the south.
Although they could be used as cannon fodder, it still required resources to support them.
Leading northern sects like Jade Sword Sect were originally not as wealthy as their southern counterparts.
In the wars of the Cultivation World, apart from manpower, the most critical factor was resources. Various war supplies played a significant role in the progress of the war.
The war materials accumulated by Jade Sword Sect before had been almost exhausted in the previous major battle.
War is like a giant devouring beast, constantly demanding spiritual stones, talismans, elixirs, and various other resources.
Not to mention other things, without sufficient spiritual stones, many of the formations constructed by Jade Sword Sect on their defensive line would be paralyzed.
Jade Sword Sect kept supplying from the rear with flying boats, but it was still not enough to meet the front's needs.
At this time, the cultivators from the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle, who came to reinforce, started making trouble.
White Sun Valley led many cultivators to come and reinforce. Although it was mainly due to the face of the Purple Yang Holy Sect, Jade Sword Sect should have made some gestures of gratitude.
Despite not having enough resources themselves, Jade Sword Sect managed to cobble together a batch of supplies to send over, expressing their gratitude.
However, instead of satisfying them, it only brought forth their grievances. They felt that Jade Sword Sect was too petty, as if they were trying to brush them off as beggars.
Originally, according to Xiao Jiansheng's plan, after the rest and recuperation, Jade Sword Sect and White Sun Valley should lead all their forces to pursue and strive to catch up with and eliminate the Dali Dynasty army led by Xia Houfeng.
According to the customary practices of the Cultivation World, this army of cultivators from the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle was considered guest troops who came to help. As the hosts, Jade Sword Sect should provide at least the majority of the supplies.
Supporting a large army of cultivators, especially in the midst of a major war, required an enormous amount of resources.
Jade Sword Sect itself is facing a shortage of resources and simply cannot produce more supplies.
Now, the cultivators from the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle are not happy. They have started a strike and adamantly refuse to continue fighting.
With everyone's discontent, so many cultivators causing a commotion, Bai Zhengyu, the True Monarch of White Sun Valley, had no choice but to go to Xiao Jiansheng to complain.
Xiao Jiansheng is not a fool; he knows that these guys are just seizing an opportunity and simply don't want to go to the battlefield.
The Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle, led by White Sun Valley, was lured to the Jiuqu League by Xiao Jiansheng to fight desperately.
The heavy casualties in the previous battle greatly deterred them and severely dampened their fighting spirit.
Now, they seize the excuse of insufficient supplies and stubbornly refuse to continue the battle.
Purple Yang Holy Sect is a Holy Land Sect and naturally has abundant resources. However, at this moment, Xiao Jiansheng cannot produce anything.
Even if Jade Sword Sect emptied its coffers, and even at the risk of pushing the entire Jiuqu League into rebellion against them, they cannot gather such a large amount of resources in a short time.
Since they cannot meet their reasonable demands, even if the Holy Land Sect is domineering, they cannot force these guys to go to the battlefield.
As a result, Xiao Jiansheng's plan for a pursuit was shelved.
On the side of the reinforcements from the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle, if it weren't for Bai Zhengyu's efforts to suppress the situation, there might have already been deserters.
With the attack plan abandoned, everyone can only continue to defend their positions and wait for the enemy's further response.
Honestly, after experiencing this battle, even Meng Zhang developed a weariness of war.
Although he returned victorious and gained something, the losses of his disciples bothered him.
In his view, if they can maintain the current situation for as long as possible, it would be good.
Originally, Meng Zhang held a pessimistic view about whether the Jiuqu League could withstand the Dali Dynasty's army.
Especially after the fall of Azure Origin Sect, if it weren't for being too deeply involved and unable to extricate themselves in time, he would have been prepared to abandon everything on the Jiuqu League's side and escape to the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle.
Half of it was due to Jade Sword Sect's orders, and half was his own wish. He led his disciples from Taiyi Sect to come here to set up defenses, hoping that Jade Sword Sect had some cards up their sleeve that could withstand the Dali Dynasty.
Both the reinforcements from the Grand Crossing Cultivation Circle and the involvement of the Holy Land Sect provided significant help to Jade Sword Sect, allowing them to temporarily drive back the Dali Dynasty's army.
However, Meng Zhang keenly realized that perhaps including Jade Sword Sect itself, the entire Jiuqu League had become pawns of the Holy Land Sect, and they couldn't help but be manipulated by them.
Whether it was the Purple Yang Holy Sect or the Dali Dynasty, both were unstoppable behemoths for the current Taiyi Sect, and Meng Zhang simply didn't want to be caught in between.
The current situation of Taiyi Sect is really bad. They can't leave, and if they continue to fight with the Dali Dynasty, they are likely to be used as cannon fodder by the Holy Land Sect.
Meng Zhang has racked his brains, but he can't come up with a good way to escape.
He even gathered the senior members of his sect together to discuss and find a good way to completely escape from here.
However, after discussing for a long time, no one could come up with a good solution.