The grand formation was so powerful that a single attack forced Gong Yu and the others to retreat. But they were deeply unwilling to simply withdraw, so they faced off against Ling Tian and his group from several thousand zhang away. At such a distance, even if the formation could reach them, its power would be greatly reduced. They had nothing to fear.
"Ah, our base hasn't been specially prepared. What if they really attack us from underground?" Mo Lei cried out, her voice tinged with worry. "After Qiu Feng merged with the Dragon Scale Pangolin, his earth escape technique reached the pinnacle. Few of our people are skilled in earth escape, so we simply can't stop him."
Of the fifty people who had fought Ling Tian and the others, everyone except Qiu Feng had sworn a soul oath not to attack North Xuan again. If he used his earth escape technique to launch a sneak attack, no one on North Xuan's side could stop him.
At that, some people—especially Li Yang and the others—secretly blamed Old Man Ling for letting Qiu Feng go.
"Brother Qiu is an honest man. I spared his life, and even without a soul oath, he wouldn't turn against us." Old Man Ling sounded utterly certain. Then he looked at Li Yang and the others, his voice turning colder. "Besides, many people in Lingxiao Pavilion have mastered the Void Breaking Buddha Eye. They can see clearly what's happening underground. We can control the grand formation and kill them without any problem."
Only then did everyone remember how wondrous the Void Breaking Buddha Eye was, and they all breathed a long sigh of relief.
"Tian'er, order our people to attack the formation and build up its energy, so they can't keep attacking us." Old Man Ling