Zhang Yanzong had already withdrawn. Though he had not emerged from the giant sword, his smiling expression flickered within the sword light. He understood that Chong Taixu had not called him over to break the formation together, but for the two of them to join forces and test the power of Xuntian City's grand formation. This was likewise what all the Sword Transformation Swordsmen battling in the distance were doing! Of course, they also intended to deplete the formation's spirit stones.
Yet they also knew clearly that Xuntian City itself possessed several spirit veins, and its reserves of spirit stones must be immense. It would be absolutely impossible to exhaust them in less than several months! Behind the sword cultivators were Dao Sect cultivators who would soon arrive as reinforcements. They had to take Xuntian City before those cultivators arrived, or they truly would be caught between hammer and anvil, as Snowy Realm True Person had said!
With a thunderous clang, countless sword lights drew in like shattered fireflies, revealing the giant sword amidst the snowy radiance. Chong Taixu emerged from the giant sword with an impassive expression. His eyes narrowed as he looked below. Within that acre of space, all manner of radiance still surged and churned, rising and falling without rest! Yet whenever waves rose, the areas scattered by the sword light closed together again. In less than the time it took to drink half a cup of tea, the entire formation had been restored, and the Ice Pearl gradually rose once more from within the formation, a giant hand slowly taking shape.
As the giant hand descended, the radiance gradually faded, revealing Snowy Realm True Person within the grand formation, his face snow-white! Though he appeared somewhat weak, his bright eyes brimmed with excitement and exhilaration! Clearly,