"What method?" Chen Beiwu asked with interest.
The Dragon-Breaking Cliff stronghold had now become a nail driven into the Mountain Annihilation World of the Earth Evolution Realm by the invading Azure Spirit, Crimson Sun, and Blood Fortune Sects. If it were that easy to retake, the sect would probably have sent experts to capture it long ago. Why would they have waited until today?
"Dragon-Breaking Cliff's fourth-tier profound formation is powerful, but it isn't without flaws," Xinling said confidently. "Demon Ape's Demon-Sealing Chains can break restrictions. They specifically counter fourth-tier profound formations."
"The Demon-Sealing Chains alone probably won't be enough to shake Dragon-Breaking Cliff," Chen Beiwu said calmly.
"You're right." Xinling nodded, then changed tack. "But if you include me, things become entirely different."
"How so?"
Chen Beiwu looked at Xinling with a faint, knowing smile.
Xinling also knew Chen Beiwu had seen through its intentions, but it pretended otherwise and spoke frankly.
"With just three grains of star sand, I'm confident I can advance into a heaven-piercing profound treasure. Then I can summon the stars of the heavenly cycle and, together with the Demon-Sealing Chains, counter every formation inside Dragon-Breaking Cliff within a quarter of an hour, creating the perfect opportunity for you to slay True Lord Scarlet Dragon."
Just as I thought, Chen Beiwu thought.
Although Xinling was the artifact spirit of the Heavenly Evolution Star-Dipper Disk, with intelligence comparable to a human cultivator, it inevitably possessed something of an instinct to pursue its own interests.
Chen Beiwu did not even need to think to know that Xinling's proposed method was aimed at the star sand in his possession.
The star sand had been a Nascent Soul formation gift from Xuanyuan Grotto-Heaven's chief disciple and was extraordinarily valuable. Aside from refining artifacts and improving the grades of profound