"This time, being able to probe these several mist mirrors has already gone beyond expectations. If Fellow Daoist Zhao wants to break through the formation directly and resolve the stalemate before us, you can try it yourself. I don't have that ability."
Compared with Xin Hong, Lu Xiaotian's words were even less courteous.
"Enough. At present, everyone is cooperating to obtain the Desire-Dream Wonderstone. This is precisely the time for wholehearted cooperation. Fellow Daoist Zhao was merely a little anxious." Xu Suqin stepped in to give the displeased Zhao Qifeng an out.
"Shouldn't the two of you hand over the immortal crystals now?" Lu Xiaotian held out his palm.
Zhao Qifeng and Xu Suqin exchanged a glance. Zhao Qifeng, in particular, handed over the more than five thousand low-grade immortal crystals with considerable pain. Xu Suqin had slightly fewer, but Lu Xiaotian now had more than sixteen thousand genuine immortal crystals in total. Even if he used them to cultivate the Dragon Pearl, they would last him for some time. Still, he would have to think of more ways to earn them later.
A powerhouse at the first stage of True Immortal usually had no more than a few thousand immortal crystals. Thinking of the enormous consumption required for cultivation later on, Lu Xiaotian felt rather speechless. It seemed that ever since he had set foot on the path of cultivation, he had spent most of his time in precisely this state.
"You've already received the immortal crystals. Shouldn't you start breaking the formation now?" Zhao Qifeng urged.
"You're True Immortals, while I'm only at the late Immortal stage. The consumption involved in deducing this formation may be negligible to you, but it's a heavy burden for me." Lu Xiaotian spoke unhappily. The mist before them clearly contained unfathomable danger.