"You're quite perceptive."
Xu Mingxian gave Gongyang Zhi a surprised look. "But you have it backward.
The question is what effect the fourth-tier grand formation will have on the original defenses."
After a brief pause, he continued, "Both grand formations were laid out using the terrain and spirit veins surrounding your Dark Puppet Sect.
But how could a third-rank formation compete with a fourth-tier one?
As time passes, the original grand formation will grow weaker and weaker."
"I see."
Gongyang Zhi felt somewhat reassured, then smiled. "As long as it doesn't affect the fourth-tier grand formation.
Even shutting down the original formation now would be fine."
"That's your own business. It has nothing to do with me."
With that, Xu Mingxian returned to his cave abode to regulate his breathing.
The following day.
Dawn was just beginning to break.
Xu Mingxian quietly departed.
He first visited Xu Family Fort to report what had happened, then returned to the Mystic Star Sect to cultivate in seclusion.
There had been little activity at Xu Family Fort lately.
As for the Xue Household...
In the end, they could not conceal the destruction of their clan grounds or their hiring people to restore them.
No one knew who had destroyed them, and the surrounding factions were buzzing with speculation.
Some said it was the Mystic Star Sect; others said it was the Xu Household.
After restoring their clan grounds, the Xue Household had naturally gone to the Celestial River Sword Sect to air their grievances, but unfortunately, it was useless.
On the surface, the Celestial River Sword Sect and the Xu Household had no feud whatsoever.
If a Nascent Soul Grand Supreme Elder of the Celestial River Sword Sect rashly attacked Xu Family Fort, the sect would face demands for an explanation from both