The others saw Elder Ma's composure and gradually recovered from their earlier panic.
Elder Ma was right. Even a powerhouse like Elder Qiu Yi could do nothing to them once they formed their battle formation.
No matter how strong Qin Huaian was, they could hold out until the other squads arrived.
It would not take the other squads long to reach them. Once they did, they could join forces, and Qin Huaian would be nothing to fear.
Qin Huaian had spotted them from afar as soon as he entered the Violet Thorn Mountains: ten cultivators flying toward him from less than a million li away.
The ten were formidable: five at Immortal Venerable Great Perfection and five at Immortal Venerable Late Stage. One of the former had an aura far stronger than the others. He was likely a powerhouse of the Dao Fusion Realm.
Qin Huaian gave a cold laugh. Without much hesitation, he flew straight toward them.
He had come to the Violet Thorn Mountains to strike at the Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land while its defenses were thin and weaken its forces.
At the Nine Tribulations Immortal Inquiry Tower, he had received a message from Liu Qing. The Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land's strongest fighter, Qiu Yi, had taken a large part of its core fighting force to the tower.
As soon as Qin Huaian received the news, he headed for the Star Pavilion's secret Teleportation Array. From there, he made his way into the Violet Thorn Mountains as fast as he could.
He could not crush the Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land in one blow, but if he chipped away at its strength, he believed he would someday uproot its power in the Violet Thorn Domain.
Far from being alarmed to see that the approaching cultivators were all high-level, Qin