Xia Zonglong's reason for trying to recruit Jia Ren was simple—he coveted the Yaksha in Jia Ren's possession.
The Shimo Sect had suffered heavy casualties and was critically short of manpower.
If they failed to completely annihilate the Lingbao Sect Cultivators this time, the Lingbao Sect, upon learning of the situation, would undoubtedly dispatch reinforcements.
The arrivals would be God-Transformation-Level Cultivators from the Lingbao Sect.
At that point, the battle would devolve into a stalemate.
The Shimo Sect and the Lingbao Sect were not engaged in a full-scale war; warfare within Secret Realms adhered to specific rules.
If either side's cultivators were entirely eliminated from a war-type Secret Realm, it signified their defeat in that particular Secret Realm conflict.
Thus, by clearing all Lingbao Sect Cultivators from the Heiyuan Secret Realm, victory in this Secret Realm war would belong to the Shimo Sect.
