At this point, Guang HuiDaoist regretted it all, but it was meaningless. The spiritual energy of the spirit vein was about to completely cut off, and in order to maintain the operation of the mountain protection great formation, they had to start consuming spirit stones. The vast storage of spirit stones in Forest Spring Watch’s treasury was opened, and all the stored spirit stones were taken out.
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As a Gold Core sect, Forest Spring Watch should have been wealthy with its extensive territory. However, in reality, despite their vast holdings, Forest Spring Watch had significant expenses. In this Endless Sea of Sand, resources were scarce, and the purchasing power of spirit stones was limited. Sects like Forest Spring Watch would seize any opportunity to convert spirit stones into various cultivation resources. The stored spirit stones in the sect were not many, just enough to maintain the normal functioning of the sect.
After urgent counting, there were less than thirty thousand low-grade spirit stones and about a hundred middle-grade spirit stones in the treasury. With the support of the spirit vein lost, just maintaining the mountain protection great formation would require consuming over a thousand low-grade spirit stones every day. If the enemy attacked the great formation at this time, the consumption of spirit stones would be even faster.
Furthermore, without the spiritual energy provided by the spirit vein, all cultivators in Forest Spring Watch needed to consume spirit stones to absorb enough spiritual energy to maintain their combat power.
With Forest Spring Watch’s reserves of spirit stones, they could support themselves for a maximum of one month. After that, not only would the mountain protection great formation be unable to continue, but the cultivation bases of the sect’s cultivators would also be affected.
As for issues like the collapse of the spirit field within the mountain gate and the depletion of spiritual springs due to the spirit vein’s collapse, people had long abandoned any thoughts of addressing them.
Under Guang HuiDaoist’s orders, the use of spirit stones in the sect was prioritized to ensure the operation of the mountain protection great formation. He summoned the Foundation Building stage cultivators of the sect to discuss the next course of action.
Azure Bamboo proposed a plan for everyone to scatter and escape, taking as many people as possible to safety. However, he was met with strong opposition from other cultivators in Forest Spring Watch. With Green Bamboo Mountain already extinct and only a few cultivators left within Forest Spring Watch’s mountain gate, they knew that escaping was not a feasible option. With hundreds of Refining Qi stage cultivators and their mortal relatives in the sect, it was nearly impossible to escape from the enemy’s pursuit.
Azure Bamboo, being an outsider and lacking support, did not dare to argue with them and had to keep quiet. In his heart, he deeply regretted everything. If it wasn’t for his betrayal of Flying Swan Sect, not only would they have avoided this catastrophe, they might have already become victors, sharing the inheritance of Forest Spring Watch.
However, there was no turning back now. It was not the right time to treat Azure Bamboo too harshly since he still had value as a Foundation Building stage cultivator.
After some apparent reprimands from Guang HuiDaoist towards his fellow sect members, he comforted Azure Bamboo.
The youngest among them, Lin Bailin, suggested making a full-scale attack while the news of the spirit vein’s collapse hadn’t spread widely among the Refining Qi stage disciples. He proposed confronting the enemy head-on and engaging in a decisive battle. Guang RuiDaoist supported this radical idea, while the conservative Guang YuanDaoist strongly opposed it.
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Guang YuanDaoist believed in delaying as much as possible, hoping that Guang ZhiDaoist Master would return soon. With his return, all the problems would be resolved.
The disagreement escalated into a heated debate, with other members of the sect taking sides and joining the argument.
Guang HuiDaoist, watching the ongoing dispute, felt conflicted. After several failed calculations during the conflicts with Meng Zhang and others, he had lost confidence in his own strategies and hesitated to make any decision.
Meanwhile, outside the great formation, Meng Zhang and his group were sharp enough to notice the changes. After successfully severing the earth veins and destroying the spirit vein, Deep EarthSpirit General and Wen Qiansun joined forces outside Forest Spring Watch’s mountain gate.
All eight Foundation Building stage cultivators gathered, flying into the air to attack the mountain protection great formation from a distance. Meng Zhang wielded the Golden Crow Lantern, releasing the Sun’s true fire. Each spark of Mars sprinkled onto the outer water curtain of the Azure Wood Torrent Great Formation, burning large holes. Though the flowing water immediately repaired these holes, a significant amount of spiritual energy was consumed.
At this time, Shocking Thunder had healed his injuries by refining the Thunder Essence continuously. Not only did he mend his severed arm, but he also fully recovered from his wounds.
In his playful nature, he soared into the sky, holding a bundle of thunder and hurling it downward. Lightning sparkled as it struck the mountain protection great formation, creating a massive gap. The great formation quickly operated, and the water curtain flowed swiftly to repair the breach.
Each Foundation Building stage cultivator displayed their abilities, launching various attacks on the mountain protection great formation, causing ripples and creating even more breaches. The cultivators responsible for the great formation were somewhat flustered, swiftly using its power to repair the damage. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝘯𝘰𝓿𝑒𝓁.𝒸ℴ𝑚
Meng Zhang and the others were wise enough not to get too close to the great formation but attacked from a distance, consuming the great formation’s power as much as possible.
Both Taiyi Sect and Qiaoshou Sect had made ample preparations, with an abundant supply of true qi-restoring pills and spirit stones. Their endurance was strong, and any true qi consumed could be promptly replenished. Over the course of a few days, Meng Zhang and his group attacked and retreated repeatedly, continually depleting the great formation’s power. To maintain the mountain protection great formation’s normal operation, Forest Spring Watch consumed far more spirit stones than they had anticipated.
At this rate of consumption, Forest Spring Watch would not last even a month. The Foundation Building stage cultivators of the sect were embroiled in intense debates, unable to reach a unified decision, leaving Guang HuiDaoist unable to make a decision either.
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