Fortunately, the Yinyang Demon Sect and Hexapath Sword Sect had stopped attacking, so the formation had some breathing room. 

“Go!” 

The four sects retreated in all four directions.

“Spread out, don't let them catch us all!" 

Those Samsara powerhouses, as well as hundreds of millions of common folk from Taiji Peak Lake, brushed past one another. Because of their difference in strength and status, the people fled out of the sect while the powerhouses rushed into its depths. They were headed in different directions, but it was all for the purpose of survival. 

Just as Xuanyuan Dao had expected, he and Ouyang Jianwang were the real targets of the Nonahall Ghost Sect. Not even Feiling was as critical a target. Therefore, the common people were basically safe. 

Outside Xuanyuan Lake, Xuanyuan Dao had already opened the Nine Dragon Formation and was currently waiting for everyone to fall back. Different from the Ninefold Formation, the Nine Dragon Formation was a “self-sourced” formation with steady power that didn’t...