Xiao Hua narrowed his eyes, took out several Qingyi Pills and tossed them into his mouth, then circulated "Heaven and Earth Manifestation" to refine the medicinal power and restore his spiritual power. As soon as it had recovered a little, Xiao Hua urged his spiritual power again, pointed at the orange-red flames, and shouted, "Go!"
The flames suddenly seemed to gain a spirit of their own. They leaped and sprang to the ground, then vanished without a trace!
Once the flames had disappeared, Xiao Hua dropped onto the ground on his backside. Panting heavily, he said, "Damn it, this formation really isn't something a Qi Cultivation cultivator like me can set up. I've only finished one formation plate, and my spiritual power is already exhausted. Wouldn't it take several days to finish setting up the entire Dry Fire Formation?"
"Hehe, but with a formation capable of killing late Foundation Establishment cultivators, wouldn't I be safe and sound?"
Thus, Xiao Hua set up one formation plate every day, draining all the spiritual power in his body. Then he would sit in meditation to recover it, waiting until the next day to arrange another plate. Only after several days did he barely manage to complete the entire Dry Fire Formation. Since the earthfire was not far from his cave dwelling, Xiao Hua considered safety and included an abandoned pill-refining room within the formation as well.
"Hehe." Once he had finished arranging it, Xiao Hua was once again utterly exhausted, with no spiritual power left at all. He merely clapped his hands foolishly and muttered, "This is a formation! I really am a genius!"
However, after Xiao Hua recovered his spiritual power and used it to activate the formation flags, he was dumbfounded. The entire Dry Fire Formation could not be activated at