After forcing Lei Heng back, Ling Tian returned to the grand formation with Mo Yu and the others. He ordered Li Huo to prepare the Arrow Formation and told Qiong Lie to lead the others into the formation. He also instructed them to act as if they were desperate, fighting to the death. Qiong Lie could only smile wryly at the order.
"I'm asking you to act so we can fool Gong Yu and the others. They'll think we're backed into a corner and won't realize we have a way out," Ling Tian explained. "Once they launch a full-scale attack, we can catch them off guard."
Wen Yan's eyes lit up. He nodded. "All right. I'll make sure the mission is completed."
"Also, get ready to lead everyone away through the Teleportation Formation once you receive my order," Ling Tian said. He pondered for a moment. "There are nearly a thousand of us, and we can't reveal Xiao Shi, so we'll probably need dozens of trips. It'll take quite a while."
"Tian'er, don't worry. The grand formation we've set up this time is enormous. It'll have no trouble holding off those people for an hour," Grandpa Zi Yun said with a chuckle. "That's plenty of time for us to retreat safely."
"Elder Ling and Grandpa Zi Yun will handle controlling the formation's attacks," Ling Tian said. Then he turned to the others. "When they're within five hundred zhang, fire the Arrow Formation. If they close to within a little over three hundred zhang, follow me into the grand formation."
When everyone nodded, Ling Tian turned to Tian Ru and Tian Xi. "Grandmother Tian Ru, Grandmother Tianxi, your task is to form Ice Mirrors outside the grand formation to block them, just like you did when we fought Qiong Lie and