Just now, Lin Bai suddenly sensed someone touching the Mountain Protection Formation of the Sword Hiding Hermitage. He spread out his perception and saw a woman standing proudly above the clouds in the night sky beyond the mountain.
Lin Bai was just about to open the Mountain Protection Formation and let her in when, all of a sudden, the woman outside the mountain abruptly raised her hand. A tremendous force came crashing down with her palm, striking the Mountain Protection Formation and sending the entire Five Elements Mountain and Sword Hiding Hermitage into violent tremors.
Countless monsters on Five Elements Mountain shrieked and fled in all directions, searching for somewhere to hide. Even Lu Yuan's tiger eyes trembled as he hurriedly fled with his head in his hands. The fish in Moon Gazing Pond all ducked down and plunged beneath the water.
Zhou Xi and Sun Yao also emerged from their room with frightened expressions, while Liu An'an ran in panic into Liu Jiangxue's arms.
Lin Bai's expression darkened. He raised his hand and opened the Mountain Protection Formation, then shouted, "Senior Sister Jiang, I just finished setting up this Mountain Protection Formation! Your single palm strike nearly shattered it!"
"If it can't even withstand one palm from me, what use is this Mountain Protection Formation?" Jiang Xuansu replied coldly. She walked over from beneath the moon and landed beside Moon Gazing Pond. Zhou Xi and Sun Yao hurriedly saluted her, while Liu Jiangxue, who did not yet know Jiang Xuansu, stood beside Lin Bai in alarm.
"Have them go rest. I have something to discuss with you." Jiang Xuansu looked extremely troubled, her delicate brows slightly furrowed, as though she had some unspeakable difficulty weighing on her.
Lin Bai waved for them to return first. Zhou Xi and Sun