"Who cares what kind of monsters they are!" Old Ancestor Cangwu's war intent soared, his eyes filled with resolve. "I'll take some men and cut them down! At worst, we'll fight until the fish dies and the net tears!"
Zhou Xuan raised a hand, stopping Old Ancestor Cangwu.
"You can't kill them all." Zhou Xuan looked at Old Ancestor Cangwu, his tone calm.
Old Ancestor Cangwu was puzzled. "Why not? Even if they're beyond the ordinary longevity realm, with all of us working together and your formations, we might still be able to wear them down."
"You still haven't understood their purpose." Zhou Xuan turned and pointed at the earth vein core in the center of the cave.
"They didn't deploy these monsters to kill people."
"Then what are they for?" Old Ancestor Xuanming asked.
"To contaminate the earth veins," Zhou Xuan said, enunciating every word.
Everyone's expression changed drastically.
Zhou Xuan continued his analysis. "The turbid qi across vast stretches of Central Province has dissipated, and the earth veins have begun to recover. The Heavenly Patrol Guards must have noticed something unusual. But they don't know exactly who's behind it, and they don't dare come down to investigate rashly."
"So they dropped these three Stitched Monsters."
"These monsters carry extremely concentrated turbid qi. Once they land, they'll ravage the earth veins and contaminate the spiritual energy we worked so hard to restore."
"As long as the earth veins are destroyed, our Farm Plan will be completely paralyzed."
"They want to force me out by destroying the earth veins." Zhou Xuan's voice echoed through the vast underground space.
Realization dawned on Ji Chen, and cold sweat instantly soaked his back. "This is an Open Conspiracy! If we don't act, Central Province's earth veins will be completely destroyed, and all our