Even though the pressure was immense, Tianming no longer feared walking his path since he himself had chosen to come back for his believers. "Ever since I became the leader of the alliance, my decisions have led to retreating and giving up on our defensive formations in favor of staying alive. I still think we should do the same."

"Are you saying we should abandon the Empyrean Sword Sect to them?" the Northdipper Swordsage asked with a pained expression.

"That's right. The Myriaddragon Mountains are lost to us. If the celestial orderians attack you now, the best you can do is to shave off some of their numbers, but once your defensive formation falls, you'll no longer have a chance...