The vast wilderness ambush site briefly fell silent at the arrival of a single man. When Lian Yi realized who it was, a chill of alarm ran through him.
"Why is he here?"
He knew nothing of Fang Qianyuan's secret journey north, and Central Province had sent no advance warning.
Fang Qianyuan ignored him and looked instead at the Azure Cloud Eight Elites.
"You really are in a sorry state. Still, it looks like you've managed to stay alive."
Beneath the grand formation, the Azure Cloud Eight Elites had formed a Spirit-Gathering Formation, using the spirit creature manifestations summoned by Zhou Rushan, Zhu Feng, Su Liangyu, and Wang Xuanying as its foundation.
The formation's power seemed to be controlled by Zhou Rushan, the strongest among them. He had used the secret technique Spiral Turtle Golden Armor to clothe all eight in golden armor.
Only this formidable defense, like a Spiral Turtle's shell that could neither be broken nor battered apart, had allowed them to hold out until now without being killed by Lian Yi.
Liu Yeye had summoned a humanoid fairy spirit creature with emerald branches and leaves and a dress of flower petals. This was her primary spirit creature, Fairy Divine Jade, who possessed considerable healing abilities.
This spirit creature was even more powerful and rare than the Diamond Blossom Fairy, and Fang Qianyuan had only ever heard of it. It seemed capable of transferring even Life Essence, dragging grievously wounded companions back from death's door. Whenever they were injured again, it healed them one by one.
Fang Qianyuan noticed that even after he broke in, Liu Yeye remained seated cross-legged at the very center of the grand formation, her eyes tightly shut. She did not spare him a glance, clearly unable to divide her attention.
Fairy Divine Jade