Bai Zisheng asked, "Shall we just make a move?"
Mo Hua thought for a moment, then shook his head and said,
"Although that Zhang Quan is injured and has suffered the backlash from pills, which greatly reduced his strength, this is his lair. We still need to make some preparations, to be as thorough as possible."
After speaking, Mo Hua took out several Array Plates.
On the Array Plates were the Earth Prison Formations that Mo Hua had already drawn in advance.
Ever since witnessing Zhang Quan’s Earth Escape Technique, Mo Hua went back and pondered how to counter this kind of Escape Technique.
His forte was formations, so naturally, he started from there.
This Earth Prison Formation was something he had learned in the past few days, and then he took the time to draw some on the Array Plates, specifically to break Zhang Quan’s Earth Escape Technique.
Zhang Quan was a Foundation Building Cultivator.
The Earth Prison Formation was only of the first grade, so the effect for trapping enemies would be greatly diminished.
But in this kind of encirclement battle, if one can delay just for a few moments, it could be enough to tip the balance of the fight.
Though the mine was not large, to seal it with formations, the Array Plates were clearly not enough.
Mo Hua then personally drew several Earth Prison Formations on the ground.
These Formations had a special technique; Spiritual Ink seeped into the soil and rocks, and the Formation Patterns integrated with the earth, a method Mo Hua learned after contemplating the Earth Dao Meaning using the Thick Earth Formation.
Using the ground as the Formation media, he drew the ground into formation.
These several Earth Prison Formations, being one with the earth, were more concealed and their effects were somewhat stronger.
After the preparations were complete, Mo Hua discussed with Bai Zisheng and Bai Zixi the points of attention for dealing with Zhang Quan:
"We can’t let him consume pills."
"The moment he takes out a pill, we must interrupt him immediately."
"Without consuming pills, Zhang Quan’s physical body and spells are quite weak."
"Be wary of his Earth Escape."
"If he burrows into the ground, try to corner him in the direction of the Earth Prison Formation…"
"The Earth Prison Formation can trap him for a few moments; during this opportunity, beat him mercilessly!"
"Tao cultivation is treacherous; we can’t be too reckless…"
"If the situation turns bad, we’ll run and plan again from there…"
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After discussing, Mo Hua said,
"I’ll go in first to have a look."
His Divine Sense was strong, and so was his stealth; Zhang Quan wouldn’t detect him.
But for Bai Zisheng and Bai Zixi, although their Divine Sense was not weak, they were still within the Qi Refinement Realm, and relying solely on the cloak’s stealth, they could easily be discovered by Zhang Quan’s Divine Sense.
Bai Zisheng nodded.
Bai Zixi whispered with caution, "Be careful."
"Mm."
Mo Hua then concealed himself, restrained his footsteps, and tiptoed into the abandoned mine.
The outside of the mine was chaotic, but it was even more so on the inside.
Abandoned mining tunnels, scrap iron, rusty mine carts, and stones scattered all over the place.
The smell of rust, mustiness, and Filthy Qi intertwined with the aura of death.
Mo Hua frowned slightly.
This place — Zhang Quan could actually bear to stay here…
Was it truly like being in an abalone shop, where one becomes accustomed to the stench over time?
This mine was small, and the mine shafts were not deep.
As Mo Hua walked a little while, he found at the end of the mine shaft, in a semi-sealed stone room, Zhang Quan — pale-faced, as if "adding frost to snow" — was cultivating to regulate his breath, seemingly severely injured.
Mo Hua touched his chin thoughtfully.
Should he strike directly?
But it’s a bit risky inside the mine.
And since this was where Zhang Quan had hidden, in the rush, Mo Hua had not thoroughly investigated and did not know what arrangements he had made.
Mo Hua pondered for a moment, then quietly retreated a little.
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Then he began setting up some Earth Fire Formations around the stone walls of the mine.
The Earth Fire Formation was quite useful; ever since the monster hunting at Big Black Mountain, Mo Hua had been using it regularly and had become quite adept.