Fortunately, that temporary Space Channel leading to the Water Clear Realm still remained. It could barely serve as a route of retreat.
Tong Ling True Lord looked toward the enormous Space Channel beneath Tong Xuan Mountain, the Fifth Rank Spirit Mountain, and only then did his heart settle slightly.
Although he could retreat through it directly now, if he abandoned the secret realm without even defending it, his master, Heavenly Dao Lord, would surely be enraged beyond measure.
When that time came, no matter how gifted he was, given Heavenly Dao Lord's temperament, he would most likely be killed outright.
Tong Ling True Lord gritted his teeth and mobilized all the Sect Disciples remaining in the Tong Xuan Secret Realm to stand guard. Using the formation plate of the secret realm's Territory Protection Array Formation, he drew upon the spiritual energy within the secret realm with all his strength, reinforcing its defenses.
He also summoned the formation artifact of this array.
It was an enormous Fifth Rank Low Grade seal formation artifact containing boundless force. The moment it appeared, the surrounding void trembled faintly.
"If you all retreat now, there may yet be room for a turnabout. Otherwise, a great battle will inevitably erupt, and when that happens, who wins and who loses may not be certain."
Wanting to bluff them, Tong Ling True Lord called out to the massive fleet of flying boats approaching from beyond.
But his words had no effect at all. The fleet continued flying toward the Tong Xuan Secret Realm.
Left with no choice, once the fleet entered the attack range of the formation artifact, he directly struck, intending to seize the initiative.
"Go!"
With a movement of his divine sense, the seal formation artifact immediately shot forth.
It was incomparably swift, reaching the front