"Stay calm! Don't panic!"
"We have a fourth-tier grand formation protecting us. These attacks cannot break through our defenses."
"As long as we stand together, we can keep those Black Ice Palace scoundrels from advancing a single inch."
"On my command, activate your magical artifacts and intercept their attacks!"
Just as some of the younger cultivators began to panic, veterans who had withdrawn from the front lines roared out, calmly taking command.
The Pill Cauldron Sect's elite cultivators stepped up, stabilizing the situation throughout the sect and keeping morale steady.
With these elite cultivators serving as the backbone, many of the panicked cultivators finally felt somewhat reassured.
But by then, the Black Ice Palace's offensive was already upon them.
Whoosh, whoosh!
Everywhere they looked, all manner of magical artifacts and spells filled their vision.
Spiritual light flashed across the sky, outshining even the blazing sun.
The next instant, the torrent of spells and magical artifacts struck the Crimson Protective Shield generated by the Seven-Star Divine Fire Array.
Rumble!
In an instant, successive thunderous booms shook the surrounding wilderness and rang in everyone's ears.
Under thousands upon thousands of low-tier attacks, the Crimson Protective Shield trembled slightly, but soon stabilized.
It was, after all, a fourth-tier upper-grade grand formation. Even tens of thousands of low-tier cultivators could not easily shake it.
At this sight, morale soared on the Pill Cauldron Sect's side, and their confidence grew a little firmer.
Encouraged by the elite cultivators, they began activating magical artifacts and casting spells to intercept the Black Ice Palace's attacks.
Although the enemy was formidable and its low-tier cultivators far outnumbered those of the Pill Cauldron Sect, defending from within the formation posed little difficulty.
Bang!
High in the vast sky, an enormous ice-crystal sword roughly a thousand feet long suddenly appeared,