Zhou Xuan raised his hand and pointed to three places on the Geomantic Map.
"Here, here, and here."
"Don't clamp down all three layers of the Triple Seal at once. Take turns. Increase the pressure every four hours. Make the people inside the Grand Hua Immortal Vein think you're about to break through their defenses, and make the watchers outside think you really mean to attack."
Old Ancestor Xuanming frowned as he listened.
"What a hassle."
Zhou Xuan glanced at him.
"If you find it a hassle, Senior, you can charge in right now. Grand Hua Old Ancestor is siphoning fortune in the Northern Lands, the Court Guardian Pavilion Master is picking up the spoils behind us, and we're putting on a show of throwing our own ranks into chaos for them."
Old Ancestor Xuanming promptly shut his mouth.
Old Ancestor Cangwu coughed softly.
"You mean to pin the Court Guardian Pavilion Master outside the Grand Hua Immortal Vein, young friend Zhou?"
"Exactly."
Zhou Xuan's finger landed on the ring of seals around the Outer Grand Hua Immortal Vein.
"If she wants to be the oriole waiting behind the mantis, she has to watch the show. The livelier it gets, the less willing she'll be to leave."
The Alliance Leader's projection stood to one side, purple-gold laws slowly circulating around him.
By this point, he understood Zhou Xuan's intentions.
"I'll apply the first round of pressure."
With that, the projection raised his hand.
Outside the Secret Chamber, the entire Immortal Boat jolted violently.
A moment later, a muffled boom sounded above the Grand Hua Immortal Vein.
Purple-gold laws descended from the heavens, forming a vast net that pressed down hard on Great Hua's Mountain Protection Array.
Inside the Grand Hua Immortal Vein, tens of thousands of disciples looked up at