While Taiyi Sect and Qiaoshou Sect were busy excavating the earth veins, Sect Master Shangguan Longyan of Earthfire Sect was still hesitating.
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Initially, Daoist Master Roaring Blaze, the elder of Earthfire Sect, had strongly supported Shangguan Longyan to become the elder of Earthfire Sect because of his calmness and thoughtfulness in his actions. However, most of the Foundation Building cultivators in Earthfire Sect were hot-tempered and impulsive due to the influence of their cultivation techniques, and the huge life-and-death stimulation they experienced during their Foundation Building period. Many of them had become crazy and fearless, with a few even having a tendency towards self-destruction.
As a rare clear-headed person in Earthfire Sect, although Shangguan Longyan’s cultivation base was average among the Foundation Building cultivators, he was still entrusted with the important role of Sect Master. However, precisely because he was too rational, he found it difficult to make decisions at critical moments.
Although he had been staying in Earthfire Sect, he still kept a close eye on the situation at Forest Spring Watch through the spies he had sent out. The joint forces of Taiyi Sect and Qiaoshou Sect had surrounded Forest Spring Watch, but had not launched a direct attack. This was not unexpected for him.
Even if the two sects were slightly stronger than Forest Spring Watch, it was difficult for them to break through the mountain protection great formation of Forest Spring Watch. Naturally, they would not want to invite trouble upon themselves. The two sides were now in a standoff, which was in line with Shangguan Longyan’s intentions.
It would be best if they continued to confront each other slowly like this until Daoist Master Roaring Blaze returned. Then, he would naturally make the decision on how to handle the current situation. As for the large-scale excavation carried out by the joint forces of the two sects, Shangguan Longyan could not understand it either. He and Guang Hui Daoist both believed that the two sects were being mysterious and trying to lure the cultivators of Forest Spring Watch out of the protection of the mountain great formation.
Since the situation at Forest Spring Watch was stable for the time being and there was no immediate danger of being breached, Shangguan Longyan could afford to wait and not make any hasty decisions.
After nearly a month of hard work, the excavation work was finally completed. Deep Earth Spirit General drew several key nodes on the map, where formations needed to be set up.
After all the disciples of the two sects had rested for two days and recovered their vitality, Meng Zhang ordered them to continue working. A large amount of formation materials were sent to the front line. Under the personal supervision of Wen Qiansun, several formations were set up one by one.
Deep Earth Spirit General selected a location to set up a sacrificial altar and began to perform the ritual. While Deep Earth Spirit General was performing the ritual, Meng Zhang and the others went to the gate of Forest Spring Watch to monitor the situation inside. Only Wen Qiansun stayed behind to assist Deep Earth Spirit General.
After a while, there was a thunderous roar, followed by several loud explosions. The whole earth shook violently, but the range was not large, only near the gate of Forest Spring Watch. Several peaks inside Forest Spring Watch shook violently, as if they were about to collapse completely.
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The cultivators of the two sects had been warned in advance and were able to remain calm. However, due to the sudden earthquake, Forest Spring Watch was thrown into chaos. Fortunately, the earthquake did not last long, only a few tremors, and then it completely subsided. At the stern reprimand of the high-level members of Forest Spring Watch, the inside of the sect finally calmed down. The cultivators of Forest Spring Watch checked the damage caused by the earthquake, especially the mountain protection great formation, to see if it had been damaged during the earthquake. The results of the inspection were satisfactory, as the mountain protection great formation remained intact and undamaged. The damage to some of the buildings within the sect was insignificant and not worth mentioning.
Meng Zhang and the others flew in the air, coldly staring at the mountain protection great formation below. The mountain protection great formation was currently the largest protective talisman of Forest Spring Watch, and they were certainly always paying attention to its condition. If the spirit vein stopped supplying spiritual energy to the mountain protection great formation, the cultivators of Forest Spring Watch would quickly notice.
In fact, before they discovered that the mountain protection great formation had a problem, the cultivators of Forest Spring Watch had already noticed that something was wrong. Almost every day, the cultivators of Forest Spring Watch would meditate and absorb spiritual energy into their bodies, refining it into their own true qi. Shortly after the earthquake, some cultivators began to feel that the spiritual energy on the mountain had become much thinner. They needed to spend more effort than usual to absorb enough spiritual energy. At first, everyone thought it was a coincidence, but almost every cultivator had this feeling. As time passed, the spiritual energy became even scarcer.
At this point, Guang Hui Daoist was finally alarmed. After careful investigation with several Foundation Building cultivators in the sect, they found that the spiritual energy provided by the spirit vein was decreasing day by day. Everyone became frightened.
The Second Rank spirit vein provided by Forest Spring Watch not only had to maintain the operation of the mountain protection great formation, but also had to supply spiritual energy to all the cultivators inside the sect. If the spirit vein really had a problem and could not provide enough spiritual energy, not only would the mountain protection great formation be affected, but all the cultivators inside the sect would also be affected in their cultivation. Their true qi consumption could not be replenished in time.
Guang Hui Daoist, with several trusted followers including Guang Rui Daoist, personally used the Earth Escape Spell to burrow underground and head towards the location of the spirit vein in the depths of the earth.
The mountain protection great formation of Forest Spring Watch covered a seemingly small area, but in fact protected a three-dimensional space. The sky, ground, and underground were all within the protection range of the great formation. There were many cultivators in Endless Sea of Sand who were proficient in the Earth Escape Spell. If a great formation did not consider protecting the underground, it would have a fatal flaw.
The Second Rank spirit vein of Forest Spring Watch was naturally within the protection range of the mountain protection great formation. After Guang Hui Daoist and the others arrived at the location of the spirit vein, they quickly discovered that the spirit vein had collapsed, and spiritual energy was continuously flowing away. At this rate, the spiritual energy in the spirit vein would be completely lost in two to three hours.
The foundation of Forest Spring Watch was not strong enough, and there were no high-end professions like Geomancer within the sect. Even in the entire Endless Sea of Sand, only Flying Swan Sect had a Geomancer, and their level was relatively low. With the current damage to the spirit vein, even an ordinary low-level Geomancer would find it difficult to make effective repairs.
After Guang Hui Daoist understood the situation of the spirit vein, his face immediately became gloomy. He finally realized that the seemingly useless excavation work carried out by the joint forces of the two sects outside had actually hit the vital point of Forest Spring Watch. Guang Hui Daoist regretted not stopping the enemy’s excavation work at the beginning. He should have sent Foundation Building cultivators from the mountain to harass and attack the enemy, which would have certainly disrupted, and even interrupted, the enemy’s excavation work.
However, he was too cautious and adopted the wrong strategy of sitting and watching, waiting for changes to occur.
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