Though worried, Su Shi'er had no intention of stepping in to help.
Guiding the cold tide's frigid energy into the earth element formation area was merely the beginning of the plan.
Once the time was ripe, he would also have to reopen the Tai Chi Gate and draw over subterranean fire and magma to break this Ice Cave Grotto.
His attainments in the Formation Dao might not be poor, but compared with Ling Yue Shang, his cultivation realm was ultimately far inferior.
The pressure on him would not be any lighter.
If he wanted to find a sliver of life, he had to keep himself in peak condition at this moment.
Otherwise, should they fail when the time came, neither of them would escape disaster.
At this moment, Ling Yue Shang could only rely on herself to overcome this trial.
Time slipped away silently.
One or two hours would normally scarcely amount to anything.
With their current cultivation realms, even a brief period of meditation and breath adjustment could take several days, or even dozens of days.
But in battle, especially when facing the invasion of the cold tide's frigid energy—
Every moment became infinitely prolonged.
During the first hour, Ling Yue Shang gritted her teeth and drove her cultivation. Though it was difficult, she still managed to hold on.
But the instant the Hour of the Pig passed and the Hour of the Rat arrived—
The chill within the Ice Cave Grotto intensified by another thirty percent.
The cold tide surged, and the frigid energy it gave off rose to an entirely new level.
With the frigid energy in the area changing, Ling Yue Shang felt it most directly.
Sword qi circled around her body, and the sword qi hurricane that had been drawing in the frigid energy suddenly