The cave was filled with shifting shadows and jagged rocks. Here and there, pale bones could be seen, and every so often the eerie howls of mirage wolves echoed through the darkness. They were deliberately creating a terrifying atmosphere to put psychological pressure on Lu Xiaotian and the others.
"This fellow cultivator may not know this, but while this formation is easy to get started with, mastering it is extremely difficult. I happen to have studied it for many years, and I'm thoroughly familiar with it. You've only just acquired the formation, so naturally you can't bring out its full power. Its subtleties can't be mastered overnight, either. If I were to operate the formation, we could surely strike these mirage wolves hard. What do you think?"
Xiang Yihang's heart tightened. Naturally, he wasn't willing to let Lu Xiaotian control the formation so easily. Though they had temporarily joined forces under pressure, he still wouldn't casually teach Lu Xiaotian how to use it.
After all, whoever held such a powerful formation had the final say and a far greater chance of survival. If there was even the slightest chance of securing such an advantage, Xiang Yihang naturally wouldn't give it up lightly.
"The formation is mine, and you want me to hand over control to you? In that case, let's wait here and die together."
Lu Xiaotian let out a cold laugh. He still had several Nascent Souls in reserve, an excellent trump card. As for Xiang Yihang, nobody knew how many Nascent Souls he had at his disposal. If he controlled quite a few, and got his hands on the Blood Cauldron Demon Refining Formation, his familiarity with it would let him unleash even greater power than Lu Xiaotian could. The mirage wolves were certainly formidable, but what made