Under the fierce assault of the Jade Sword Gate cultivators, the already precarious Mountain Protection Array had long since reached the end of its tether.
Now, under the forcible destruction of one of their high-grade Formation Breaking Beads, it finally failed to hold, revealing a massive breach five or six zhang wide.
"Kill!"
Seeing that their side had breached the array, the Tianhai Alliance army of cultivators outside immediately surged toward the opening.
The cultivators guarding the inner layer of the array had been shaken by the Formation Breaking Bead's disturbance, and many had suffered injuries that left them utterly unable to move forward and seal the breach.
In mere moments, several hundred enemy cultivators had rushed directly into the Mountain Protection Array.
"Everyone, retreat to the mountaintop and activate the backup array!"
Seeing the Mountain Protection Array below had been breached by the enemy, Bai Yuxian and the others could only cast spells with all their might to hold them back while directing the cultivator army to retreat toward the summit.
To guard against every eventuality, they had long ago set up a Level 4 Low-grade formation at the mountaintop.
This was the final line of defense on Baimeng Mountain.
Before long, the cultivators who received the order immediately activated the array at the summit, covering the retreat of the cultivator army from below into its protection.
Meanwhile, those still locked in battle with the enemy Nascent Soul Cultivators high in the sky also abandoned their opponents and retreated to the final defensive line atop the mountain.
At the same time, the Tianhai Alliance cultivator army at the foot of the mountain took the opportunity to break through the Mountain Protection Array below and surround the mountaintop on all sides.
Looking at the Tianhai Alliance army outside the array