"There's no need to worry too much about that. Like us, the Mountain-Shaking Beasts are borrowing the power of the Immortal Mountain's reincarnation to shake the forces in every direction, so they're destined to be affected by the thought-locks left behind by the Supreme. As long as our strength reaches a certain level, we'll be able to activate the great formations on each level, extract the thought-locks within them, and use them to control the Mountain-Shaking Beasts. It's just that the process is bound to be extremely dangerous. Once a thought-lock is activated, it will stir the Mountain-Shaking Beast's divine sense, and the Mountain-Shaking Beast will surely follow the trail here to destroy our attempt to obtain the thought-lock," Qiniang explained.
"I see. So that's why you said we need to reach a strength close to that of these Mountain-Shaking Beasts," I said pensively.
"That's not all. Ideally, we should also join forces with Gui Zi, control one Mountain-Shaking Beast first, and then proceed step by step. That's also why the Supreme wants us to work together with all our strength—to strengthen the bonds between us. And the most troublesome part is that Gui Zi and I aren't exactly good friends, so we'd better honestly focus on improving our own strength," Qiniang said with a bitter smile.
"Then what do you think of this Mountain-Shaking Beast's condition now? If it were me, could I stop the Mountain-Shaking Beast and let you retrieve its thought-lock?" I asked.
"I've naturally already included both your strength and mine in the calculation. Given the current situation, I'm afraid it still won't be enough," Qiniang said.
"What if we add one more?" At that moment, Senior Brother Yan soon emerged from among the jagged rocks in the mountains. He seemed to have noticed what was