Wu Shattered Star River

The battle here lasted for about half an hour, and eventually, the cultivators from the Dark Path retreated completely, ending in victory for this side.

Although they won, it wasn't a decisive victory.

This was because most of the five thousand elites brought this time were disciples of major clans, young masters and young ladies.

Their combat experience wasn't particularly rich; many had high cultivation realms, but their combat power wasn't high.

Jiang Han didn't go all out and didn't kill that Dao Ancestor Realm seventh level cultivator; in the end, this Dao Ancestor Realm seventh level cultivator even managed to retreat successfully.

The other ten Dao Ancestor Realm cultivators, seeing that Jiang Han didn't go all out, understood Jiang Han's intentions and didn't go all out either.

Their main task was to hold back the opposing Dao Ancestor Realm cultivators while trying their best to take care of their side, minimizing the deaths of their own cultivators.

The purpose of Jiang Han and the group of Dao Ancestor Realm cultivators doing this was to allow this group of elites to experience a real battle, to hone them and allow them to grow.

If Jiang Han and this group of Dao Ancestor Realm cultivators had gone all out, the battle situation would have reversed instantly; at that time, their side would have been fighting a smooth battle, a battle completely without pressure, suspense, or danger.

This wouldn't allow this group of elites to grow; instead, it would make them underestimate the enemy and cause problems with their mentality.

Despite the ten Dao Ancestor Realm cultivators doing their best to protect them, there were still quite a few casualties in this battle; over a hundred elites were killed in battle, and the physical bodies of three hundred elites were destroyed, their souls collected.

So, although this battle was ultimately won, it still had a great impact on this group of elites, and the emotions of many young masters and young ladies became very low.

Seeing this situation, Jiang Han decisively ordered a retreat.

Normally, their army would still have to stay for two or three more days, but Jiang Han knew that what this army needed now was rest and recuperation; in any case, there would be battles every month afterward, so there was no need to rush at this moment.

Jiang Han led the team to retreat outwards; this time, it was very smooth, and they didn't suffer any interception, and the entire army retreated easily.

Fighting in the River of Gods had few restrictions; if you were willing to fight, you could stay inside for years and months.

If you weren't willing, you could retreat at any time; the only requirement was that you couldn't attack friendly forces.

After the army retreated, Jiang Han led the team directly back to Autumn Kill City.

Then, he allowed the army to rest and recuperate, allowing them to adjust themselves.

It was useless for others to persuade them about this kind of thing; they needed to experience it themselves, they needed to grow themselves; only in one bloody battle after another could this group of elites truly grow.

After adjusting for half a month, Jiang Han had the army continue to train.

Many problems were exposed in the previous battle, and they needed to be adjusted and made up for in training.

After training for ten days, Jiang Han disbanded the army, allowing those who wanted to go to Meteor God City to play to do so, as long as they didn't cause trouble.

Soon, it was the day when the River of Gods erupted again, and Jiang Han led the team to the River of Gods one day early.

This time, it was indeed much better than the last time; after fighting inside for three days, they successfully defeated several armies and killed two or three thousand soldiers, while only a few dozen cultivators were killed on their side, which could be considered a great victory.

These nearly five thousand cultivators were divided into three groups, each with more than a thousand cultivators, and they were not far apart, able to respond to each other.

Most importantly, Jiang Han was leading ten Dao Ancestor Realm cultivators; with Jiang Han backing them up, it was impossible for their side to suffer a major defeat.

These five thousand cultivators were basically elites, with many treasures on them and not weak cultivation realms.

What this army lacked was only combat experience, not cultivation realm; as long as their combat experience improved, the combat power of this army would far exceed many armies, even stronger than some armies composed of hundreds of thousands of cultivators.

After fighting for three days, Jiang Han led the team to retreat.

Following the old rules, he led the team back to rest for half a month, continued to train for ten days, and finally allowed the army to relax and rest for four days. He arrived outside the River of Gods one day before the eruption and continued to go inside to fight.

The third battle was even better than the previous two; the combat power of the Seven Kill Army began to be initially reflected.

Moreover, the coordinated combat between them this time was better, and the mortality rate began to decrease.

Jiang Han especially emphasized during training that when a cultivator next to them was in mortal danger, the nearby cultivators must pay attention to providing assistance to reduce the mortality rate.

Jiang Han's army all came from the Land of Absolute Winter; everyone came from the same place, came to the Land of Gods to venture out, and also came from the Four Regions, belonging to the same camp, and everyone's cohesion and unity would be stronger.

Four days later, Jiang Han led the team to evacuate.

In these few battles, Jiang Han basically didn't show his powerful combat power; in every battle, he held back the opponent's strongest. Sometimes, he didn't even reveal himself; he didn't kill any of the enemy's experts.

There was a reason for him to do this!

Once he killed the opponent's expert, it would easily attract targeting.

Now, the Seven Kill Army's true combat power hasn't been formed yet, so he must keep the Seven Kill Army low-key; otherwise, it would be easy for the opponent to mobilize experts and a large army to destroy them.

Another reason was that he didn't want the cultivators of the Seven Kill Army to develop a mentality of relying on him for everything.

He couldn't stay with the Seven Kill Army forever; the Seven Kill Army would have to go out to battle and grow themselves sooner or later, so his current role was more of an invisible nanny, carefully protecting the Seven Kill Army and allowing them to grow.

When that day of growth came, Jiang Han would leave the Seven Kill Army and then go out to battle alone; then, it would be time for him to earn military merits.

After returning, Jiang Han summoned the Sky Ape King, Shan Clan King, and the others; he said, "I think that from the next fierce battle onwards, the three armies should be separated."

"Separate?"

The Sky Ape King was a little surprised and asked, "If they are separated, in case an army encounters danger, the other two armies won't be able to support them."

"That's right!"

Lei Nishang said, "What's the point of separating? Isn't it easy to be defeated one by one?"

"Wrong!"

Jiang Han shook his head and said, "Before, the army's combat power wasn't strong, so I kept the armies together so that they could respond to each other. Now, the combat power is constantly improving, and we can win every time we encounter an enemy, so it's easy to be targeted by the other side."

"Not only should the three armies be separated, but I suggest that after a while, you all separate and lead the army alone. Each army should have five hundred cultivators, forming small squads, so that the target will be smaller."

"We are not here to become famous, but for resources. Small troops are scattered and opened, and it is easier to obtain resources, and they can come and go freely."

"What we want is elite soldiers. We don't want to become the enemy's target. We don't want to become famous. We only need to obtain resources in a low-key manner and improve our combat power, understand?"

"Not only should we be dispersed, but we should also rotate. The cultivators from the Absolute Winter Gate must be replenished, and the cultivators here must take turns to go back to rest and practice."

"After the cultivators here have obtained a lot of resources, they will go back to rest and practice, and let the cultivators at home come here to fight, rotating and improving."

A group of Dao Ancestor Realm cultivators understood and agreed.

Indeed, they were not here to become famous. Being too high-profile would easily lead to trouble.

The Dark Path wasn't without elites. Once they were targeted, they might be wiped out.