In all the cities, Red Cliff City was at best of medium size, but it still housed a population of several hundred thousand.
The daily consumption of food and supplies by the residents of the city far exceeded what could be produced locally. A large portion came from the many villages below, as well as from trade with other cities.
Thus, the Holy Ancestor's Way was a vital lifeline.
If the Holy Ancestor's Way were cut off by rogues, Red Cliff City could hold out for at most a month or two before chaos would inevitably ensue.
This was something Zhao Zhenxuan absolutely could not tolerate!
This Innate expert had already dispatched multiple teams to exterminate the rogues, but each attempt ended in failure with significant losses.
To date, two Acquired masters had fallen in battle, and dozens of Marrow Refinement pinnacle martial artists had been lost, with even greater casualties among the others.
Red Cliff City, no matter its size, couldn't withstand such continuous bleeding.