More than three months later, you and Qian waited at his temporary stronghold for the three who had come to break the formation and fight. There was no drawn-sword tension between you. Once they drew close, Red Cloud directly threw out two streaks of white light.
The white streaks were like stars, slashing across the dark sky and trailing long tails of flame behind them. Yet at a certain moment, they suddenly vanished, just like the falling stars you had seen that day. They disappeared in an instant, then reappeared high above where you stood and came crashing straight down at you.
Only, this time was somewhat different. They were not truly falling stars. Though the incoming objects were incredibly fast, you still saw through them and made out two mottled, irregular stones within.
With a single glance, you identified them as a treasure from the Ancient Era, something akin to modern amulets: Talisman Stones. And from the power contained within them, you also recognized them as Talisman Stones meant to disrupt terrain and specifically break formations!
Yet even knowing what they were was useless. You could not stop them. Once such formation-breaking Talisman Stones appeared within this range, the terrain had already begun changing because of them. Although Talisman Stones were not as effective as amulets of equal value, they still caused the formations around you and Qian to collapse like dominoes, triggering a chain reaction.
In the end, only fifty or sixty percent of the wondrous Creation Dao Grade formations remained, along with Qian's three prized Eight-Ring Creation Dao Grade formations. They stood as steady as Mount Tai, untouched by the shifting terrain, though their power had diminished slightly.
Eight-Ring Creation Dao Grade treasures were rare, but formations were an exception despite their high value. A formation was