Chapter 1955: Chapter 1535: All the Geniuses Bow Their Heads

A scene of despair was unfolding in the depths of the Dao Palace of Heaven.

No matter how many times the enemies were annihilated, they would quickly “resurrect.”

The speed of this resurrection was truly baffling, as if creating twelve at a time from the Peak Realm of Integration posed no consumption whatsoever for the Taiyuan Revival Furnace.

Fang Dinge’s hand trembled as he gripped the Fen Dao Furnace tightly, his eyes bloodshot. He desperately wanted to go a step further, but ultimately, he was powerless.

Even though everyone had already resorted to using their sect’s Immortal Instruments, they still could not break through this final line of defense.

“Only by destroying the Taiyuan Revival Furnace can we completely defeat these twelve Unity Path figures. But to destroy the Taiyuan Revival Furnace, we must first overcome these twelve shadows…”

The eyes of everyone from the Ten Sects were filled with gloom.

As they were on the verge of burnout, finally someone spoke: “Sect Master Fang, it cannot be done. Let us retreat for now!”

“As long as the green mountains remain, there’s no fear of running out of firewood. As long as we can return alive, there will be hope. If we die here… Xuanhuang World is in danger!”

Fang Dinge was not a person to hesitate.

Despite so much reluctance, he also knew that what they sought today was indeed impossible.

“Go!” he said hatefully.

In the Fen Dao Furnace, the few remaining milky white flames paved the way. They rushed straight out from the Dao Palace of Heaven, which was surrounded by the cultivators returning from the Taiyuan Realm.

However, while the journey there was easy, the return was difficult.

It seemed they were ordered to be killed at all costs, as all the cultivators on the Taiyuan Battlefield began to besiege them.

Like endless dark clouds, blotting out the sky and sun, oblivious to their own life and death, only aiming to strike the entourage of the Ten Sects.

Already near exhaustion, they had to carve a blood path through layer upon layer of encirclement.

Thus, sacrifices inevitably occurred.

By the time they struggled to break through the lines and return to the last territory of the Xuanhuang World, more than half of the attacking party had died or been wounded, even one of the Ten Sect Leaders, Jiang Yixing, was engulfed by the endless tide of cultivators.

His fate unknown.

The Xuanhuang Cultivators battling on the battlefield saw their ragged return.

Initially, they thought the plan to destroy the Taiyuan Revival Furnace had succeeded.

But after waiting long, no news came. Anxiety began to surface on the battlefield.

Especially upon seeing those Taiyuan Cultivators, killed once, return again from hell to launch another assault on the Xuanhuang defense line.

Their unease slowly turned into despair.

If the Ten Sect Leaders together could not destroy the Taiyuan Revival Furnace, it meant their enemies could never be ultimately vanquished. What reason was there to continue such a war? It would only be a futile death!

Bleak emotions grew, spread, and pervaded.

Quickly consuming the Xuanhuang Cultivators on the battlefield.

They had been barely holding on, but as this energy dissipated, their resistance collapsed rapidly.

“Kill!”

And the Taiyuan Realm cultivators seized this chance to launch a full-scale attack on the last stronghold of Xuanhuang.

Seeing the endless swarm of enemies surging like locusts, the Xuanhuang Cultivators completely crumbled.

“Run!”

“Go back, I want to return to Xuanhuang World!”

“Where are the other people from Xuanhuang World? Why is it just us here!”

The Golden Sky Lock leading to the Xuanhuang World was temporarily hidden by the Ten Sects, with no retreat behind them. But instinctively, they still wanted to flee, choosing paths in panic. Amidst the chaos, many turned on each other.

It seemed the Taiyuan Cultivators received a unified order and did not rush to strike the last piece of occupied land.

Instead, they kept compressing the circle of encirclement.

As if they wanted the Xuanhuang Cultivators surrounded, to endure the torment of extreme despair before death.

“Sect Master Fang…” Situ Yao, blood-streaked face, looked at the collapsing, wailing Xuanhuang Cultivators around, his eyes showing reluctance.

Fang Dinge opened his mouth, but finally said resolutely: “Although the Golden Sky Lock cannot be severed, the Xuanhuang side still has a protective array…”

“The Taiyuan Realm cannot break through immediately. We must take this opportunity to deliberate a countermeasure.”

“But…” Everyone already understood Fang Dinge’s implication. But psychologically, it was hard to accept.

“The protective array must not be disabled. Otherwise, it will not only be this position that falls, but rather the entire Xuanhuang World. If there are important disciples within the sect, bring them quickly. Only wait for ten breaths of time…”

In Fang Dinge’s icy voice, the phantom of the Golden Sky Lock slowly solidified.

Everyone stopped objecting. In a flash of movements, they had already retrieved all important disciples from their respective sects.

“Let’s leave.”

With one last look at this heart-wrenching place, they were about to leave.

“Do the honorable people intend to abandon the hot-blooded Xuanhuang disciples on the battlefield?”

Suddenly, a voice came, and upon hearing it, everyone froze.

“Though one might live ignobly, I shall not do so.”

The speaker was none other than Li Ping of the Evergreen Valley, whose fame had recently soared.

With disdain in his eyes, he looked at the Ten Sect Leaders and elites who were about to run.

With a clasp of the hands, he lifted his blade and turned back.

“Where are you going!” Among those present, Jiang Yingyue and Li Fan were somewhat familiar with him, knowing that returning at this moment was a path to death. Although the question was somewhat foolish, she hurriedly asked.

Li Fan did not turn his head, only saying coldly: “To kill the enemy!”

Fang Dinge sighed lightly: “A true hero indeed. Let him go.”

His figure merged into the Golden Lock, already leading the return.

In fact, Fang Dinge’s decision was not wrong, as the Leading Figures of the Ten Sects, they needed to return to Xuanhuang World quickly, to convey what transpired in the Taiyuan Realm. And to respond swiftly to a possible counteroffensive from the Taiyuan Realm.