Li Zixin had barely managed to come out for once, but the moment she saw the scene, her face stiffened. "Master... You always make me gnaw on the hardest bones."
"Cut the crap! Read this jade slip quickly! Learn the sword formation and set it up at once!" I ordered. At the same time, as I faced the Dao Tribulation's attacks, I continued ordering the others to hold their ground. "Until my Heaven-Peering Mirror can set up the formation, everyone must defend this place to the death! Under no circumstances can you let the Dao Tribulation succeed! Remember, anyone who charges ahead again will have nothing left if they die!"
There was actually no need for me to say it. The other immortals had also seen the terrifying transformation of the Dao Tribulation from weak to strong, so none of them dared act rashly anymore. Although the Grand Array they had set up was missing one position and could not turn this entire area into a complete sword-formation domain, allowing the Dao Tribulation to stab holes everywhere and reach me, I still escaped several crises by deploying troops and generals and with Yan Zhen's help!
"Junior Brother Sect Master! Why does it seem like the Dao Tribulation is only chasing you and not us?!" One of the elders had also seen the heart of the matter.
"Are you an idiot? I'm currently blocking the Dao Tribulation with so few people, so I'm obviously everyone's leader. Do you think the Dao Tribulation is stupid? Doesn't it know to capture the bandits first by capturing their king?" I looked at him with contempt. After I gave the elder a tongue-lashing, he did not dare make a sound. After all, that remark had clearly been asking for a scolding.
Whoosh!
A beam of