"Keeping Elder Qingxu alive could be the key to victory. We can use him as a hostage, or to enrage and distract the defenders at Qingfeng Temple."
Nie Xuanfeng pondered this for a moment before nodding slowly.
He glanced at the battlefield below, which was gradually quieting but still chaotic, then looked to Chen Sheng and asked,
"You make a good point, Lord Chen. What's our next move? Do we press our advantage and attack Qingfeng Temple directly? Or do we rest, treat the wounded, and clear the battlefield?"
After the bloody battle, even though the main forces of Golden Spring Temple and the reinforcements from Qingfeng Temple had been annihilated, the government's allied forces had also suffered considerable casualties. The soldiers were exhausted, their True Qi severely depleted.
Meanwhile, Qingfeng Temple had been warned. They must be working at full power to activate their Mountain Protection Array and are surely preparing for a siege.
