Yet Li Yan had actually produced a top-tier sect-protecting grand formation of the kind Hongyin had mentioned. That was enough to startle heaven and earth. Still, the Great Elder and the others were thinking the same thing.
"If this formation's power is roughly equal to our clan's grand formation, it still won't be able to seal a fifth-tier wind beast for very long."
But since Li Yan was a Nascent Soul cultivator and had brought out such a thing, he should have considered this point already. Thus, the others said nothing.
"Fellow Daoist Hongyin has sharp insight. That is indeed the case. I'll place the 'Vajra Mountain-Suppressing Formation' inside now, then we can enter the grand formation together and see how powerful it is."
As Li Yan spoke, his fingers rapidly formed seals. One rune after another flew from his fingertips, each glimmering with a faint green radiance. Like fluttering butterflies, they descended upon the prayer beads.
In merely a few breaths, they wrapped around the prayer beads in midair. Then, with a flash, they dragged the beads down toward the formation below, vanishing into its green glow.
Afterward, Li Yan stepped into the green light. The others no longer hesitated and followed him in.
Inside, the grand formation appeared to be only about a hundred zhang across. Once everyone had entered, Li Yan turned toward the Great Elder.
"Great Elder, why don't you test the 'Vajra Mountain-Suppressing Formation' and see how much power they possess within the grand formation?"
The Great Elder did not waste words. He immediately left the group and walked to an open space ahead. Li Yan swept his palm through the air.
In the previously empty, hazy green sky, four half-Dharma manifestations suddenly appeared above the Great Elder's head.
Though golden light still flickered over