"..."
"After Elder He Gongji successfully ambushed Ning'an City, he destroyed a large number of the city's formation hubs, leaving Ning'an City's formations in a state of paralysis."
"Elder He Gongji should have destroyed all the formation hubs, but at the critical moment, he was attacked by an elder of the Seven Nights Divine Sect who had remained hidden from the world. He had no choice but to stop."
"..."
"After the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace, the Northern Region martial artists, and the Pure Yang Sect discussed the matter, they reached the conclusion that with most of Ning'an City's formations destroyed, this was the best time to push forward and seize territory."
"That night, the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace, the Northern Region martial artists, and the Pure Yang Sect joined forces. Hundreds of thousands of martial artists secretly crossed the Mutian Plains and arrived beneath Ning'an City at dawn, launching a fierce assault on the city."
"..."
"The Seven Nights Divine Sect's territory seemed to have anticipated that we would launch a sudden ambush. Given the state of Ning'an City's formations, they were fundamentally incapable of resisting, so they withdrew from Ning'an City one step ahead of us."
"When our forces arrived at Ning'an City, only a small number of old, weak, and wounded soldiers remained inside. We took Ning'an City with ease and began repairing the formation hubs."
"..."
When Lin Bai reached this point, his eyes narrowed.
Ning'an City had still fallen.
But after thinking it over carefully, Lin Bai realized that this was indeed within reason.
After all, when Lin Bai had returned to Ning'an City from the Mutian Plains, the city had been almost entirely engulfed in flames and reduced to ruins. It could no longer serve as a forward position for the Seven Nights Divine