CHAPTER 1638: CHAPTER 374: THE LAST STAND AT ZIXIA PEAK

Some disciples were explaining to the disciples outside the great formation that they were fine, while others ignored the same senior and junior sisters outside, frantically channeling their mana into the formation.

Tu Zhuque watched the disciples inside the great formation stand their ground one by one, and had no choice but to speak again: "You can remain within the great formation, but injured disciples and those who have over-exhausted their mana must withdraw from the formation!

I know, you want to contribute to our Hundred Peaks Sect. But you are no longer in optimal condition. If you continue to stay in the formation, you will only weaken its power, and in doing so, harm our Hundred Peaks Sect and other disciples.

Now, listen to my command, all injured disciples, and those who have over-exhausted themselves, retreat immediately and enter the mountain cave in the distance."

Not only at the Vermilion Bird Peak, but also among the other mountains, not a single disciple at the Golden Core Stage left the formation as long as it stood undamaged.

Above the void of the Hundred Peaks Sect, formation light curtains continued to rise.

In the direction of Ascension Peak, Immortal Jiu Yang looked at the distant, continuously rising light curtains, her face revealing a moving expression.

As the Sect Leader, Cao Zhen had clearly instructed those at the Golden Core Stage to hide, yet now, with the formation light curtains rising continuously, it was apparent that the disciples of the Hundred Peaks Sect hadn’t hidden at all.

The Sect Tribulation might attack the caves, bombard the structures within the great teaching, but with so many caves, if they avoided, they would certainly hide in the deepest, safest caves, thereby decreasing their chances of being struck.

However, in those formations, once they were damaged, everyone within would inevitably suffer severe injuries. When the formation was completely destroyed and could no longer function, those remaining outside at the Golden Core Stage would surely meet their death.

These disciples at the Golden Core Stage of the Hundred Peaks Sect clearly could hide and let the Earth Immortal Realm experts resist the Sect Tribulation, yet they remained within the formation, paying no regard to their own danger.

She always believed their Yin Yang Sect was united enough, and firmly believed they would never end up like the Heaven Prayers Sect, fleeing before the Sect Tribulation even arrived.

However, for a situation like the Hundred Peaks Sect, where all disciples are fighting to the death against the Sect Tribulation, she doubted their Yin Yang Sect could achieve the same.

Purple Dawn Peak!

Among the Hundred Peaks Sect, Purple Dawn Peak has always ranked extremely low among the peaks.

Not a single Earth Immortal expert resided in the entire Purple Dawn Peak, and even the Golden Core experts were scarce. At this moment, nearly half of the Golden Core Stage individuals guarding the formation were experts from other peaks.

Logically, given Purple Dawn Peak’s low ranking within the Hundred Peaks Sect, it should face only minimal Sect Tribulation might. Yet inexplicably, the Sect Tribulation targeting Purple Dawn Peak was stronger than those faced by peaks ranked higher!

"Boom!"

The formation light curtain of Purple Dawn Peak had already been breached, and several streaks of thunderbolts struck down directly towards the formation.

"Not good!"

Outside the formation, a disciple watching the thunderbolts falling towards the great formation had a look of determination on his face.

Behind him, five Golden Cores rapidly expanded, as if about to explode, and his entire aura surged drastically.

In the next moment, his body soared into the sky, flying directly above the formation, and the five Golden Cores behind him exploded.

Self-detonation!

He was going to protect this formation by self-detonation!

The mighty power of self-detonation burst forth like an endless river, surging towards the thundering void, but in an instant, this might was completely dispersed upon touching the thunderbolts.

Even though he self-detonated his Gold Core, he was, after all, only at the fifth level of Golden Core!

However, almost immediately after him, another figure shot into the sky, still wearing a determined expression, and the seven Golden Cores behind him also expanded violently.

Self-detonation!

He too chose to self-detonate to protect their formation!

After these two soared one after another, more figures shot up from below, charging straight towards the formation!

"Everyone, sustain the formation! As long as the formation stands, our Purple Dawn Peak can be defended!"

"Protect the formation at all costs; we are merely at the Golden Core Stage, without the formation, we cannot contribute our strength at all!"

In the crowd, cultivators at the Golden Core Stage shot into the sky, choosing to self-detonate to block the Sect Tribulation descending from the void; if one wasn’t enough, then two, if two weren’t enough, then three!

Outside the formation, the Earth Immortal experts who came to assist Purple Dawn Peak watched the Golden Core Stage disciples fly up one by one, frantically shouting: "Stop, all of you stop! Didn’t you hear the Sect Leader’s words? Everyone find a place to hide!"

But no matter how he shouted, none of these Golden Core Stage disciples stopped, continually flying towards the void to self-detonate their Golden Cores!

In the crowd, a disciple at the sixth level of Golden Core continued to shout aloud while flying, "This is Purple Dawn Peak, our Purple Dawn Peak; it’s already shameful enough that we aren’t strong enough and need you to help guard the peak. How can we then act cowardly and retreat!"

"We are aware that our strength is limited, the only thing we can do, is to self-detonate our Golden Cores to protect the formation!"