Hearing Li Chengjun say he already had a lead, the others immediately perked up and rose to their feet.
Li Chengjun said, "From my analysis, there should be three formations here: the Shrinking Earth to Inch Formation, the Drawing Earth as a Prison Formation, and finally, what should be the Heavenly Gang Demon-Trapping Formation. The first two are interlinked formations, while the last is a formation outside the formations!"
"How can we break them?" Huang Chengquan asked.
Li Chengjun thought for a moment, then said, "The four of you should attack the ground together while I locate the formation eye. Once we find and destroy it, we can break this formation!"
Gu Zifeng said, "In that case, what are we waiting for? Let's work together to break the formation and get out of this damned place as soon as possible!"
Huang Chengquan hesitated, then asked, "If we attack the formation, won't it strike back?"
"As long as you don't attack the boulders on either side, I reckon you shouldn't suffer any backlash from the formation!" Li Chengjun said.
After some discussion, they each brought their methods to bear and began attacking the ground before them.
Li Chengjun calmed himself and focused, carefully observing the changes around them while ceaselessly calculating on his fingers and muttering under his breath.
After the time it took to drink a cup of tea, he stopped moving his hands and said, "Everyone, stop for now. I've located the formation eye!"
As he spoke, he walked a few steps forward to a stone step, took out a compass, and set it on the step. He cast a Mudra, and a slender red needle on the compass spun incessantly. At last, it stopped at one position and moved no more.
Following the direction of the compass needle,