"Ah! Then if we go in and can't find the Spirit-Replenishing Liquid, won't all our effort be wasted?" Li Xiaoya said in frustration. He had thought they could simply go straight to the Jade God Tree and harvest it once they got inside. He had never expected it to be so much trouble!
"Don't worry, Junior Brother Li! We have our ways!" Mu Qilong said mysteriously.
"You have your ways?" Li Xiaoya echoed blankly, taken aback.
"All right! I'm ready! Are you two ready?" Mu Dingping interrupted their conversation from beside them.
"In any case, you'll understand once we're inside!" Mu Qilong said with a smile. He took his position, then added, "All right! Let's begin!"
"Right!"
The three stood in a triangular formation, with Li Xiaoya at the foremost point. His magic power was the deepest of the three, so Mu Qilong had him serve as the formation's focal point and preside over it.
All three chanted incantations, forming hand seals with one hand while repeatedly waving their formation flags with the other. Their gestures and the movements of their flags were completely different, yet together they formed a wondrous harmony. As they chanted and formed seals, blue radiance gradually emanated from their bodies, while the formation flags in their hands shone with dazzling blue light.
As Li Xiaoya chanted and formed seals, he felt the magic power within him being steadily drawn out and transferred into his formation flag. The drain grew faster and faster, until roughly a third of his power had already been consumed. But when he glanced at Mu Qilong and Mu Dingping, they seemed to be struggling even more than he was, fine beads of sweat already covering their foreheads. A thought stirred in his mind, and he forcibly reduced the flow of his