That giant sword had been one of the formation cores bearing the greatest pressure at the forefront. The moment it cracked, it collapsed with a thunderous roar, throwing the grand formation's demonic energy into even greater chaos. Moreover, once the opening was exposed, the demonic energy changed from a controllably rotating state to one where some of the pressure flowed downward, and it soon poured into the gap everyone had opened!
The main hall area had originally existed as the final refuge, but now it had become a cage within the demonic energy. The little Medicine Sovereign was so startled that she did not know what to do. Perhaps she was still young and could not find a solution right away, so she hurriedly questioned the several elders protecting her.
Most of those elders could only stand helplessly by and watch. When the demonic energy seeped in, a group of immortals was the first to come into contact with it, and they were instantly reduced to nothingness. Fortunately, one of the old immortals came to his senses at that moment. Seeing that the situation before him could no longer be reversed, he hurriedly shouted, "Medicine Sovereign! Abandon the grand formation! Let the demonic energy lose its upward attraction. There may still be a slim chance of survival!"
"But—but the enemy is attacking the city! If we abandon the grand formation, more people will die. What are we supposed to do?" Tears spilled from the Medicine Sovereign's anxious eyes. The elders looked toward me, still roaming outside and attacking the grand formation without pause, and could only sigh helplessly.
"We can't release the grand formation! We have to use it to kill that Pill Demon!" a group of orthodox immortals shouted.
Of course, most of them now did not dare make