Xiang Si discovered that Qiu Si, who had just left, seemed slightly off somehow, yet he could not say exactly what was wrong.
As he pondered, an enormous commotion suddenly arose ahead. Turning his gaze, he saw several dozen formation positions abruptly shatter beneath Celestial Xia's assault. The arrangements ahead collapsed and dispersed, with the damage showing signs of spreading inward.
He was somewhat surprised, for Celestial Xia had not broken the formations this time through some treasure that suppressed the Way, but had instead pinpointed the formation's veins entirely. It was possible to locate one vein—there was no formation in the world that could not be broken—but to identify the paths of several dozen formation veins at once and breach them all simultaneously was nearly impossible.
The formations were changing every moment. Unless one knew the situation within the formation, such a thing could only then be achieved. Could Celestial Xia have an inside agent?
But if Celestial Xia had known of this long ago, they could have done this from the start. There had been no need to wait until now. Could it be said that they had only learned of it recently?
At that moment, he thought again of Qiu Si and turned his attention once more to the escaping light heading outward. The way to understand this was actually simple. He immediately sent a message to Qiu Si. "Qiu Si, the battle ahead is fierce. You are not skilled in battle, so there is no need for you to go forward. Return and hold down the rear, guarding the formation positions."
Yet Qiu Si turned a deaf ear to him and continued driving his light forward.
Xiang Si gave a chuckle. If Qiu Si had listened and returned, perhaps there would have been no problem. But