If he were to break through the entrance and consume too much spiritual power, there was a real danger that Yu Changlin might launch a sneak attack he couldn’t withstand.
If the matter reached the Taoist Court, Yu Changlin could argue that it was the Qian Family’s Foundation Building Cultivators who had struck first.
Indeed, if Qian Family Cultivators broke the Monster Hunter’s Formation, it could be considered that the Qian Family had made the first move.
Besides, there was Qian Zhongxuan nearby; by acting rashly, he might give him the opportunity to benefit.
After hesitating, Qian Hong stopped his actions.
“Fine, I’ll stick to the agreement and only let the Qi Refinement Cultivators take action,” he agreed.
Yu Changlin breathed a sigh of relief but looked down on Qian Hong even more in his heart:
“Then don’t just stand there doing nothing. Scram and make room for your low-level Qi Refinement thugs to try their luck at breaking through this mining tunnel,” he said.
Qian Hong gave Elder Yu a venomous look and waved his hand to give a signal.
The Qian Family Cultivators stepped forward one by one, attacking the rocks at the tunnel entrance with swords, Martial Dao, and spells.
One cultivator exhausted his strength before another took his place.
As for the entrance where Yu Changlin appeared, it was impenetrable, and they had no chance of breaking through.
Only by creating several more entrances and attacking in unison could they possibly overwhelm the Monster Hunters.
Though the Earth-Wood Compound Formation was strong in defense, it still relied on the Spirit Stones to bolster the Formation’s effect with their Spiritual Power.
Each time it was damaged, the Spiritual Power would be depleted a bit more.
The Qian Family Cultivators, attacking day and night for several days, finally succeeded in breaking through one of the Earth-Wood Compound Formations.
Accompanied by a thunderous sound, the first earthen wall, deprived of the Formation’s enhancement, crumbled into rubble.
The spirits of the Qian Family Cultivators were lifted, and they showed joy on their faces.
But their joy didn’t last long because they found another wall of stone behind the broken one.
They tried to chop it, but the earthen Pattern on the wall didn’t budge, evidently protected by another Formation.
The Qian Family Cultivators wore faces of despair, and even Qian Hong’s eyelid twitched uncontrollably.
He hadn’t anticipated that Yu Changlin would be so ruthless, to construct two stone walls with two sets of Formations.
No, it couldn’t be just two…
Grinding his teeth, Qian Hong ordered the Qian Family Cultivators to temporarily halt and rest before continuing the assault.
At this point, there was no turning back for him.
When the Qian Family began their attacks on the mining tunnels, Elder Yu was inside, listening intently. However, to his confusion, he noted that suddenly, there was no more noise from the Qian Family:
“Why have they stopped attacking?” he wondered.
“They must be too exhausted to continue,” came the response.
After a few days, Mo Hua finally confirmed that the First-grade Earth-Wood Formation was difficult for Qi Refinement Cultivators to break through.
Especially since Mo Hua had wrapped it with three layers.
Elder Yu still didn’t understand, “Why can’t they keep attacking?” he asked.
“This is a Compound Formation; after breaking through three layers, it will exhaust them to death!” someone explained.
“Compound Formation?” Elder Yu, unacquainted with the term, was puzzled.
“It’s a type of Formation that is just a tad more formidable than the First-grade Formation Method,” Mo Hua explained.
Elder Yu’s eyes widened, more powerful than a First-grade Formation Method?
He then said, “This Formation could hold for a very long time then?”
After making a rough estimate, Mo Hua nodded in agreement. If no Foundation Building Cultivator intervened, it could indeed last a very long time.
Assuming there is no shortage of food and drink.
Elder Yu froze, then felt a deep regret.
If he had known how useful Mo Hua’s Formation was, he wouldn’t have rushed to dig the mining tunnel.
There were still many unmined Spiritual mines in the tunnel…
Which meant many Spirit Stones!
Elder Yu, always frugal, showed an expression of pain.
Seeing this, Mo Hua came up with a thought, eyes lighting up with an idea:
“How about we be merciless? We don’t give them even a sip of soup!”
This suggestion struck a chord with Elder Yu, and after pondering for a moment, he nodded, “Indeed, waste should be met with divine punishment!”