"The outer layer is the River-Overturning Water-Fighting Great Formation. Supplied by the spirit vein of the entire Taiping River, it is self-sustaining and inexhaustible. Other than breaking it with brute force, there is no other way.
"Bear has been unable to break this formation before, but now that all of you fellow Daoists are here, surely with our combined effort, breaking it will be as easy as turning over one's hand!"
The reason the Ten-Thousand-Year Corpse Bear had patiently waited for cultivators to come knocking was that he could not even break through the first layer of defenses around the Taiping Water Mansion by himself.
Luo Hong gazed at the hemispherical light barrier below him, where light flowed and shifted. Sensing the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi surging within, he could not help but frown.
"Breaking this thing with brute force would be insane. The formation's counterattack could kill Dong Lijun and the others!"
Although this River-Overturning Water-Fighting Great Formation was not recorded in Luo Hong's Formation Jade Slip, after briefly observing the formation's patterns, he knew it was by no means a purely defensive formation that would only take hits without striking back.
If everyone attacked together without restraint, Dong Lijun and the others would surely suffer greatly from the formation's counterattack. By comparison, the two demon cultivators beside the Ten-Thousand-Year Corpse Bear would likely fare better due to their thick hides and tough flesh.
"Er... Vice Valley Master Bear, there is no need for such trouble. The Ye Family has prepared a formation to sever the water veins. Once I set it up, this formation will collapse without needing to be attacked."
Having made so many preparations, the Ye Family naturally knew about the Taiping Water Mansion's first line of defense.
Thus, Ye Chong immediately understood what the