Jin Guan Xuan and Jin Guan Kai fled several miles before finally calming the shock in their hearts.
"I never expected Phantom Sound Valley to have such a trump card hidden away."
"That formation even kept you from discerning its true nature at first glance."
Jin Guan Kai said unhappily, "That was clearly a formation set through an array disc. Who knows where Phantom Sound Valley got it from?"
"And besides! The reason I failed to notice it immediately was not because the formation was so powerful, but because the one who set it used some trickery."
"When that person laid down the formation, they must have inscribed the legendary Divine Radiance Heart Pattern into it. This pattern is best at concealing its aura and obscuring truth from falsehood. It can also silently strengthen soul-level attacks. Were it not for that, I would certainly have seen through the strength of that formation."
Jin Guan Xuan said suspiciously, "Could that formation have been the work of that Lu guy again? Rumor has it that he is very close to the Phantom Sound Fairy."
A flash of anger clearly crossed Jin Guan Kai's face. "Are you saying I fell to his formation once again?"
Jin Guan Xuan hurriedly apologized. "That wasn't what I meant. I was only lamenting Gongsun Nao and the others. If we had used them as sacrifices, we could have lost a few fewer clansmen."
Jin Guan Kai swept him with a sharp gaze. "What is there to lament? And don't try to pry words out of me. Matters concerning sacrificial formations are not for you to inquire into. You only need to understand this: no matter how many human cultivators are used as sacrifices, the number of our clansmen volunteering to be sacrificed remains fixed. It can only