Having done this once before, Ling Tian and the others knew the ropes. Everything proceeded according to plan.
The remaining two groups from Tianyin Temple formed an Arhat Formation to hold back the tide of Underworld soldiers, while Wu De and the others helped attack. It wasn't too difficult to secure a safe area. Zi Yun and Old Man Ling began setting up the formation, while Ling Tian, Linglong Immortal Fairy, and the others got to work as well, their hands flashing through seals as they laid down various formations and restrictions.
Seeing the Deathly Gray aura gradually thin, and knowing that Jade Fox Demon Immortal and the others hadn't encountered any particularly powerful foes, Ling Tian breathed a quiet sigh of relief. He had Little Swallow release Hua Min'er and the others.
Once they emerged from Little Swallow's Small World, they wasted no time and threw themselves into their tasks. Hua Min'er, Jin Sha'er, and the others brought out mountains of spirit stones and began laying out the Spirit Releasing Formation. As the deathly aura grew fainter, dense spiritual energy spread through the area, improving the surroundings considerably.
Mo Wen and the others, who had been hunting high-ranked Underworld soldiers outside, had already expended most of their strength. Still, they pressed on, summoning up their remaining power to lure away and kill a great many soldiers. Only after finishing that did they return to the encirclement, sit cross-legged, and begin working to restore their spiritual energy.
The two groups from Tianyin Temple that had earlier guarded everyone as they advanced also sat cross-legged, doing their utmost to recover to peak condition so they could relieve the group currently on duty.
Everything was proceeding smoothly. Ling Tian and the others gradually secured their footing; all that remained was to hold