If Chi Xue and his side's God-level Stone People swept through Ling Tian and the others' God-level Stone People and killed them all, then broke through the sect-protecting formation, Chi Xue and his people would have no need to make a move. But if Ling Tian and the others had Xiao Shi release all the high-tier God-level Stone People, Chi Xue's side would be easily defeated, and they would have even less reason to act. In that case, Ling Tian and the others' plan to capture Chi Xue and the Jade Devouring Sky Python would undoubtedly fail.
So only if both sides remained locked in a stalemate would Chi Xue and his people deploy their cultivators to attack with an Arrow Formation, giving Ling Tian and the others an opportunity.
"Exactly. So it's best if the stalemate continues and forces them to make a move," Ling Tian said thoughtfully. Then he glanced at the God-level Stone Person beneath him. "Now we can only send these Stone People into the fight as well. There are still seventy or eighty of them. We'll keep twenty or thirty in reserve and send the rest forward. They should be able to hold the line."
Indeed, counting the ones brought by Tan Tai Chang Feng and the others, Ling Tian's side had around three hundred high-tier God-level Stone People in plain sight. But only a little over two hundred had gone into battle. The remaining seventy or eighty were being kept in reserve, and some were naturally set aside for Ling Tian and the others to ride.
"Heh, Brother Ling, that was a crafty move." Tan Tai Chang Feng laughed and glanced down at the God-level Stone Person beneath him. "At first, you held back these high-tier Stone People to give Chi Xue and the