Old Kui nodded, "Alright."
"Thank you!" Mr. Zhuang said lightly.
"No need to thank me, I agreed only out of consideration for Mo Hua," Old Kui stated.
Mr. Zhuang’s expression faltered slightly, "What if it weren’t for Mo Hua’s sake?"
"I wouldn’t have agreed."
"About the request I just made..."
"Your single sentence in exchange for my life, do you think that’s fair?"
Mr. Zhuang eyed him suspiciously, "Were you planning on breaking your word from the beginning?"
"A person is known by the company he keeps. I learned it from you. Going back on my word is simple," Old Kui responded impassively.
Mr. Zhuang sighed, "You too, have an unclean heart."
Old Kui paid him no attention.
Mr. Zhuang, seemingly unconcerned, let out a silent sigh of relief inside.
It was a good thing that Old Kui was willing to help. He did not want Mo Hua to be heartbroken, nor did he want his senior brother to commit more killing.
Feeling somewhat weary in heart and mind, Mr. Zhuang lay on the bamboo chair, looking up at the sky, and then furrowed his brow, sensing something amiss.
Old Kui looked at him, puzzled, "What’s wrong?"
Mr. Zhuang’s gaze narrowed, his fingers pinched, his thoughts fluttering rapidly, frown deepening.
"There’s still uncertainty in Heavenly Dao... but that’s not right, why should there be any uncertainty?"
"Where does the uncertainty lie?"
Mr. Zhuang faintly perceived something amiss and silently gazed toward the Five Elements Slaughter Demon Great Formation deep in the mountains, his brow furrowing tighter and tighter.
Within the Great Formation, cultivators had already begun to evacuate.
Feng Xi had come back to life, yet he was half-dead, shrouded in a terrifying aura of death.
The Five Elements Slaughter Demon Great Formation could still exhaust him to death.
But there were no more Spirit Stones.
The collected Spirit Stones had been depleted, and the few remaining could only activate the Great Formation for a few hours, insufficient to kill the resurrected Feng Xi.
The other Foundation Building Cultivators were also exhausted, unable to continue fighting Feng Xi.
At this moment, the only option was to retreat first and regroup for a long-term plan.
Everyone’s expression was grim, subtly revealing utter despair.
They couldn’t think of any method to kill Feng Xi again.
Mo Hua stood on top of the mountain, looking at Feng Xi from a distance, her mind made up, her expression gradually firming.
Elder Yu and the others approached her, helplessly saying, "Let’s retreat for now, rest for a while, and then think of other methods."
Mo Hua nodded, "You go first; I’ll control the Great Formation and cover our retreat."
Zhang Lan and the others frowned and quickly said, "How can this be possible? It’s not your place to cover the retreat."
With all these Foundation Building Cultivators present, how could they possibly let Mo Hua, a junior cultivator, cover the retreat?
Moreover, Mo Hua’s status had changed by now.
She had successfully constructed the Great Formation and had resisted Feng Xi; whether or not someone had lent a hand, she would inevitably become a famous Formation Master.
Under such circumstances, they could not afford to take any risks.
Mo Hua corrected them, "It’s the Great Formation covering the retreat, not me."
Zhang Lan and the others wanted to say more, but Mo Hua said,
"Hurry up and call everyone to retreat. Before evacuating, place the last of the Spirit Stones on the Gathering Spirit Formation at the Formation eye."
"I will activate the Great Formation and cover the retreat; don’t worry about what happens afterward..." freeNovelFire
Mo Hua’s demeanor was too composed, her tone imbued with an undeniable calmness, and Zhang Lan and the others, with no reason to doubt her, nodded and did as Mo Hua instructed.
Within the Great Formation, there were still cultivators operating it, including Formation Masters and Taoist Soldiers.
They needed to maintain the formations and also transport Spirit Stones to provide Spiritual Power for the operation of the Great Formation.
Most of the Spirit Stones had been consumed in the attempt to kill Feng Xi, leaving only a small portion, which Mo Hua had meticulously saved while controlling the Great Formation.
These Spirit Stones were intentionally kept by Mo Hua.
Lighting firecrackers requires a spark.
Triggering the Great Formation’s dissolution also requires Spiritual Power as a primer.
These Spirit Stones were the "spark" for the Great Formation’s dissolution.
She intended to use these Spirit Stones as a lure, initiating the dissolution of the Great Formation, to eradicate the Big Demon completely!
If she had said she would use the Great Formation to slay the Big Demon, then she must keep her word.