The situation of Tianhe Sect being surrounded had become a foregone conclusion. Yet Shangqing Sect, which had originally possessed an imposing aura, suddenly stopped rushing. Instead, it gathered the strength of its entire sect and encircled the whole Tianhe Sect territory.
The two sides remained locked in a stalemate—one defending, the other surrounding. Neither side dared make a rash move.
After all, with the protective grand formation defending them, even if Shangqing Sect wanted to forcibly swallow them whole, it would have to pay an enormous price.
Naturally, Shangqing Sect did not wish to pay such a price. What they wanted was not a miserable victory, but a sweeping triumph!
Only by devouring Tianhe Sect at the smallest possible cost could they truly be said to have achieved the purpose behind launching this war.
"No rush. Now that the Spirit Stone Vein has fallen into our hands, Tianhe Sect has lost its means of obtaining outside resources. If they keep guarding themselves to death, there is only death waiting for them."
"Wait. So long as Tianhe Sect's Core Formation Ancestors do not step out of the formation, we will surround them for another day."
"Also, how is the Formation Hall Elders' survey of the terrain progressing? Can we use the local earth veins and natural configuration to set up a formation and hold them off as well?"
Shangqing Sect's sect master was sitting cross-legged atop a barren mountain with a leisurely expression. He looked nothing like someone leading his entire sect into war, and more like an old farmer who had just finished the busy farming season.
"Sect Master, the Formation Hall Elders have been surveying the terrain outside day and night these past few days. Unfortunately, they have not found a suitable area for laying down a formation."
Hearing