The corners of the Ancestor of the Qi Household's mouth twitched several times, and his aged face inexplicably burned.
But immediately afterward, the Ancestor of the Qi Household ordered the Head of the Qi Household:
"First, arrange for men to block the front and rear exits of the Coiling Dragon Tower. Then have those guarding the formation nodes activate the Copper Sparrow Formation at once!"
"Yes!"
The Head of the Qi Household answered immediately, then swiftly sent voice transmissions to the Qi Household disciples he had already assigned.
The Qi Household disciples, who had spent nearly three years preparing for this, soon appeared at their assigned positions, waiting only for the Tower Gate to open.
"Make sure those guarding the formation nodes stay well hidden. Before the Copper Sparrow Formation is fully activated, they will be its greatest weakness."
Still somewhat uneasy, the Ancestor of the Qi Household gave the Head of the Qi Household a stare.
"Rest assured, Ancestor. I assigned three guards to every disciple responsible for a formation node. They are dressed identically, so it will be very difficult to tell which one is responsible for the node."
The Head of the Qi Household spoke with absolute confidence.
The Ancestor of the Qi Household nodded, then slowly walked toward the Dragon-Trapping Tower's gate with his hands behind his back. As he walked, he said darkly, "The Heavenly Gang Sword Formation above, the Copper Sparrow Formation below, Zhenwu behind you, and me in front. I even invited those two. This time, you won't escape even if you sprout wings!"
As he spoke, the cage pillars that formed the Copper Sparrow Formation slowly rose.
At the same time, after the Dragon-Trapping Tower shrank to a height of a little over ten zhang, its gate slowly opened with a rumble.