The members of the Demon Slayer Alliance brought out huge shields one after another to fend off Ling Tian and the others' arrow attacks. Most importantly, they managed to block them all. This situation was far beyond Chi Xue and the others' expectations. Watching the Demon Slayer Alliance cultivators steadily advance, they grew worried, especially since they still had no idea how to deal with those huge shields.
Shi Ying, however, noticed that after bringing out their shields, the Demon Slayer Alliance cultivators could only advance steadily and could not use the Teleportation Secret Technique. Although they were still moving very quickly, it would take at least a dozen breaths for them to reach a position where they could attack Ling Tian and the others' formation. According to Ling Tian, he would certainly be able to gain partial control of the Heaven Sealing Grand Formation in that much time.
As long as Ling Tian gained partial control of the Heaven Sealing Grand Formation, he could make it lift the seal—or at the very least open a hole. Then he and the others could escape through it and flee back to the Sacred Ruins Abyss. After that, they could use the traps they had set up in advance to hold back the Demon Slayer Alliance and even the other Outer Realm Cultivators for a while. In the meantime, they could venture deeper into the Sacred Ruins Abyss, which meant they could escape with their lives.
At these thoughts, their expressions eased somewhat. At the very least, they no longer had to worry about perishing here.
"But our goal this time is to defeat the Demon Slayer Alliance cultivators. Only then will we have a chance to obtain those two Saint-grade Heavenly Treasures. If we just run away, won't we have no