They had assumed the people from the Profound Realm would pour into the Misty Stone Forest all at once. Unexpectedly, they didn't rush in. Instead, they surrounded it and slowly advanced. That made it much harder for Ling Tian and the others to fish in troubled waters. In fact, if they hadn't already prepared an escape route, getting out alive would have been nothing but a pipe dream.
"Ling Tian, although it'll take them nearly a thousand years to reach the center of the Misty Stone Forest, they're advancing together the whole time. There's not much we can do about that, and it seems unlikely that you and the others could break through their defenses," Po Qiong said gravely. "Besides, we can't stay here for a thousand years. The Northern Profound Realm and the Profound Realm are still at war, and the Po Family Brothers and the Dragon Turtle have also infiltrated the Northern Profound Realm. No one knows what might happen."
"Don't worry. None of that will stop us." Ling Tian's lips curled into a confident smile. "Normally, the mist in the Misty Stone Forest wouldn't have much effect on Near-God experts. But this isn't ordinary mist. It's infused with dense Mirage Qi, making it far more potent. If they stay in here long enough, even Near-God experts will lose their way. By then, their formation will naturally fall apart."
"Besides, the terrain here is strange, with rocks and mountains as thick as a forest. It's not easy to keep a formation in such a place," Ling Tian added.
"Most importantly, the mist is infused with the Jade Devouring Sky Python's venom, and it's growing more concentrated. That'll greatly weaken the Near-God experts, too. It won't be easy for them to venture deeper," Xiao Shi added.
Xiao Shi had