Chapter 837

The black clouds above the sky seemed to foreshadow what was about to happen.

And at the lord's manor, the Elder responsible for guarding the city tonight had already arrived, hurrying straight to the main hall.

When he came before, he had already contacted several Great Saint Elders of the Yunluo Holy Land.

Now the Great Emperor Ancestor is absent, and all affairs within the Iron Prison Pass are handled by the four Great Saint Elders.

When this Elder arrived at the main hall, the four Great Saint Elders of the Yunluo Holy Land were already waiting here.

Seeing him rush over, all four wore grim expressions.

Seeing this, the Elder's heart also sank, but he forced himself to ask.

"May I ask, Elder, what is the situation with the Formation......"

"The central Formation Base has been completely destroyed and cannot be repaired in a short time."

Hearing this, one of the Great Saint Elders shook his head, his face grim as he said.

The Iron Prison Pass's grand Formation naturally has more than one Formation Base, but the central Formation Base in the lord's manor is undoubtedly the most important.

As the core of the entire grand Formation, the central Formation Base plays a key role in controlling the whole Formation.

Operations such as opening and closing must be carried out through the central Formation Base.

And now, the central Formation Base has been completely destroyed, meaning that the Iron Prison Pass's grand Formation cannot be reopened in the short term.

Hearing this, the Elder who had rushed over was stunned, then muttered in disbelief.

"How could this happen?"

"How could the central Formation Base possibly be destroyed so suddenly, and who could accomplish this?"

Seeing the Elder's unsettled state, the four Great Saint Elders of the Yunluo Holy Land said nothing more, merely exchanging a glance.

Before this Elder arrived, they had already concluded that there must be a traitor inside the Iron Prison Pass.

Moreover, this person's status is not low; otherwise they could not have accessed the central Formation Base.

Although destroying the central Formation Base does not require great cultivation, even a Void Refinement cultivator could do it.

The difficulty lies in having the opportunity to come into contact with the central Formation Base.

The central Formation Base located in the lord's manor is constantly guarded by experts of the Yunluo Holy Land.

Unless one has a certain status, it is fundamentally impossible to come into contact with it.

Even the four Great Saint Elders suspect that the Yunluo Holy Land itself might have an internal spy.

But the incident happened suddenly, and they have not yet had time to investigate thoroughly.

What is most critical now is how to safely get through this period.

Without Formation protection, if the Barbarian Tribe attacks now, the consequences would be extremely severe.

"Notify the Holy Land, request the Ancestor to return promptly to hold the fort, and preferably have both Ancestors come together."

Without the Formation, one Great Emperor Ancestor might not be enough; at least two are needed, and the Holy Land must also stand ready for reinforcements.

Just as this Great Saint Elder finished speaking, suddenly a series of mighty roars echoed through the night sky.

Hearing this sound, the five present all had their faces sink.

As for this roar, they could say they were all too familiar with it—it is the war chant of the Barbarian Tribe.

"Damn it, how could the Barbarian Tribe come at this time?"

"Inside outside cooperation?"

Indeed, there really is a traitor inside the Iron Prison Pass; otherwise it would be impossible for this to be such a coincidence.

Here the central Formation Base has just been destroyed, the Formation closed, and over there the Barbarian Tribe already has troops at the city gates—this is all too much of a coincidence.

The roars not only startled several Great Saint Elders, but also the multitude of cultivators within the Iron Prison Pass.

The cultivators who were originally cultivating were all awakened by this deafening roar, each rushing hastily toward the city walls.

The Barbarian Tribe is attacking now.

Originally there wasn't too much worry, after all, many of them have experienced such things many times.

But when many cultivators rushed to the city wall, they were all slaughtered outright.

What about the Formation? Damn it, the Iron Prison Pass has such a grand Formation!

Some cultivators even roared with eyes bursting.

"Who the hell shut the Formation? Do you want to die?"

"Quickly open the Formation."

Without the Formation, the Barbarian Tribe could simply march straight in; hoping to rely solely on this city wall to stop them is absolutely impossible.

Not to mention a Barbarian King, even an ordinary Barbarian warrior could blast open this city wall.

Faced with the lack of a Formation, all the cultivators were utterly panicked.

And those cultivators responsible for night watch felt as dead inside, not knowing how the Formation had been shut.

Moreover, the Elder who went to the lord's manor has not sent any news so far.

Standing on the city wall, one could faintly see that many Barbarians were already surging toward the Iron Prison Pass like a tide.

"How can there be so many?"

"Something is not right."

"Yeah, the Formation just happened to be closed, and the Barbarian Tribe is launching a massive assault—this..............."

This number of Barbarian troops is no longer ordinary skirmishing but a genuine all-out attack.

A rough glance suggests the number of Barbarians before us is no less than a million, and among them are many Barbarian Kings and even auras of Barbarian Emperor level.

Even deep within the Barbarian army, cultivators sense an extremely faint yet chilling aura that flickers in and out.

This makes many cultivators' hearts sink to the depths—could there be a Barbarian Emperor presiding over the army?

If that is the case, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Any battle that involves Imperial Realm-level combat is a great battle, a great battle that basically never occurs in ordinary times.

It seems a Barbarian Emperor has appeared; the cultivators on the city wall are all somewhat panicked.

Meanwhile, in the hall of the City Lord's Mansion, the four Great Saint Elders of the Cloud Vine Holy Land also immediately sent a request for aid to the Holy Land, hoping the ancestors would arrive quickly.

"Activate the Teleportation Array."

Without waiting for the Holy Land to recover, one of the Great Saint Elders ordered the activation of the Teleportation Array, always waiting for the Holy Land's reinforcements to arrive.

A Shèngjìng Steward nodded in response, then hurriedly came to the location of the Teleportation Array Formation.

But having left for less than ten breaths, this Shèngjìng Steward hurried back, and his face was extremely grim.

Seeing this, the four Great Saint Ancestors also felt their hearts sink, a speculation already forming in their minds, not...........

"What's wrong?"

"Reply, Elder, the Teleportation Array... the Teleportation Array has been destroyed."

"Damn it."

Indeed, just as they had thought, but when they actually heard this news, the four Great Saint Elders still couldn't quite believe it.

But thinking about it, since even the central formation base could be destroyed, and the Teleportation Array was also destroyed, it's not surprising.

But now the Teleportation Array is gone too, the situation has really become troublesome.

The Holy Land cannot send support over; even via the nearest Teleportation Array, the Cloud Vine Holy Land's reinforcements wanting to reach Iron Prison Pass would need at least a day.

And without formations, facing the Barbarian Tribe's million-strong army, and without a Great Emperor to hold the fort, can they hold out?

The four Great Saint Elders had no confidence in their hearts; at the same time, the Holy Land side also proactively made contact, and as soon as they connected the Xiǎnyǐng zhèn pán, they asked.

"What's going on with you? Why can't the Teleportation Array connect?"