I left seclusion without hesitation. After all, those four words could only mean that the sect had reached a moment of life or death. Once I emerged, things were just as I had imagined: a crowd of elders and disciples had gathered around my Grand Elder Hall.
As the leader, Huaxia Yue was already pacing in frantic circles. The other elders, whose tribulations were somewhat lower, along with certain small witch and demon clans, also looked uneasy. Everyone clearly understood what the fall of the sect's divine tower meant.
"Master, what happened?" I drifted out of the darkness. Huaxia Yue did not bother with formalities and said, "The army has pincered and surrounded the Xingyue Sect and Chenyang Sect, cutting off contact with the Sect Master. It has also held back the elites of both sects. Meanwhile, the Sect Master has been surrounded in the swamp basin by three seventh-tribulation Grand Elders from the Tiangang Sect. She's caught between advancing and retreating. The Xingyue Sect and Chenyang Sect are now rushing here, planning to take down our divine tower!"
"What?" My expression changed, but I quickly asked, "Wasn't the Sect Master already at the seventh tribulation? How can three seventh-tribulation elders trap her?"
"The Tiangang Sect is extremely cunning. They laid traps in the Death Swamp long ago. There's a Grand Array there, and even the eighth-tribulation wasteland beast hidden in the swamp has awakened. The Grand Array has sealed off the basin. No one can enter or leave, and we have no idea what's happening inside." Huaxia Yue said anxiously.
Lu Ge was already there as well. He said, "The Sect Master is very powerful, but even she can't fight a crowd alone. What should we do? Make a decision. Otherwise, I can only go over there and rescue