While Taiyi Sect and Qiaoshou Sect were intensively digging for earth veins, Shangguan Long Yan, the leader of Dihuo Sect, was still hesitant.
At the beginning, the great elder of the Earth Fire Sect, Lie Yanzhenren, fully supported Shangguan Long Yan as the elder of the Earth Fire Sect. It was because Shangguan Long Yan was calm enough and acted thoughtfully.
Most of the monks in the foundation-building period of the Earth Fire Sect were affected by the cultivation techniques, and also because they received huge life-and-death stimulation during the foundation-building process. All of them have bad tempers and get angry easily. Many people are crazy and fearless of death. A few of them even have self-destructive tendencies.
Shangguan Longyan is a rare sober and rational person. Although his cultivation level is mediocre among the monks in the foundation-building period of the Earth Fire Sect, he is still entrusted with the important task of being the leader.
But it is precisely because he is too rational that it is difficult to make decisions at critical moments.
Although he has been staying in the Earth Fire Sect, he is still paying attention to the movements of Lin Quanguan through the dispatched eyes and ears.
The coalition forces of Taiyi Sect and Qiaoshou Sect surrounded Lin Quanguan and did not start a direct attack. This was not unexpected.
Even if the two sects were slightly stronger than Lin Quanguan, they would still be unable to break through Lin Quanguan's mountain-protecting formation. Naturally, they would not ask for trouble.
The two sides are now in a standoff. This situation echoes Shangguan Long Yan's wishes.
It would be best for them to continue the confrontation slowly like this. When Master Lieyan returns, it will naturally be up to Master Lieyan to decide how to deal with the situation in front of them.
As for the large-scale excavation carried out by the two sects' coalition, Shangguan Long Yan also couldn't understand it. Like Taoist Master Guang Hui, he believed that the two sects were trying to lure monk Lin Quanguan away from the protection of the mountain guard formation.
Since the situation at Lin Quanguan is stable and there is no danger of being breached for the time being, Shangguan Long Yan doesn't have to make a decision in a hurry and can stay put for the time being.
After nearly a month of hard work, the excavation work was finally completed.
Houtu God will draw several key nodes on the map, and it is necessary to set up magic circles on them.
After all the disciples of the two sects rested for two days and regained their strength, Meng Zhang ordered them to continue working.
A large amount of formation materials were sent to the front line. Under Wen Qiansuan's personal supervision, several magic formations were set up one by one.
Houtu God General selected a location to set up the altar, and began to open the altar and perform the rituals.
Meng Zhang and others came to the outside of Linquan Guanshan Gate to monitor what was going on inside while God General Houtu was doing his magic. Only Wen Qiansuan stayed there to assist Houtu God General in his practice.
After a while, there was first a loud bang like thunder, and then several loud bangs in succession, and the whole land was shaken tremendously.
A strong earthquake suddenly struck, but the scope was not large, just near the mountain gate of Linquan Temple.
Several peaks in Linquan Temple shook violently, as if they were about to collapse completely.
The monks from both sects had been warned beforehand and were able to remain calm now.
However, Lin Quanguan was plunged into chaos because of this sudden earthquake.
Fortunately, the earthquake did not last long. It only shook a few times and then completely subsided.
Under the severe scolding from the senior management of Linquanguan, calm inside Linquanguan was finally restored.
Brother Lin Quanguan inspected the damage caused by the earthquake, especially checking whether the mountain protection formation had been damaged in the earthquake just now.
The results of the inspection made everyone very satisfied. The mountain guarding formation remained motionless and unscathed. As for the damage to some buildings within the sect, it is not worth mentioning at all.
Meng Zhang and others were flying in the air, staring coldly at the mountain-protecting formation below.
The mountain-protecting formation is currently Lin Quanguan's largest amulet, and they must be paying attention to the situation of the mountain-protecting formation all the time.
When the spiritual veins stop transmitting spiritual energy to the mountain guarding formation, monk Lin Quanguan will soon be able to detect it.
In fact, monk Lin Quanguan had already noticed that something was wrong before he discovered that there was something wrong with the mountain protection formation.
All the monks in Linquan Temple meditate and adjust their breath almost every day, absorbing spiritual energy into their bodies and refining it into their own true energy.
Soon after the earthquake, some monks began their daily homework and began to meditate.
After practicing for a while, many people felt that the spiritual energy on the mountain had become much thinner today. It takes more effort than usual to absorb enough spiritual energy.
At first, everyone thought it was an accidental phenomenon, but then, almost every monk felt this way. And as time goes by, the spiritual energy becomes thinner and thinner.
At this time, Taoist Guanghui was finally alerted.
After careful investigation, he and several foundation-building monks in the sect found that the spiritual energy provided by the spiritual veins was decreasing day by day.
At this moment, everyone became frightened.
The spiritual energy provided by Lin Quanguan's second-level spiritual vein is not only necessary to maintain the operation of the mountain guarding formation, but also to be absorbed by all the monks in the mountain gate.
If something goes wrong with the spiritual veins, it will not be able to provide enough spiritual energy. Not to mention the mountain-protecting formation, the cultivation of all the monks in the mountain gate will be affected, and the consumed energy cannot be replenished in time.
Taoist Guanghui took Taoist Guangrui and several other close followers with him, and personally performed the Earth Escape Technique, escaping into the ground and escaping to the location of the underground spiritual veins.
The coverage area of Linquanguan's mountain protection formation may not seem large, but it actually protects a three-dimensional space. The sky, the ground, and the underground are all within the protection range of the formation.
There are many monks proficient in earth escape here in the endless sand sea. If a large formation does not take into account the protection of the underground, it will have fatal flaws.
Lin Quanguan's second-level spiritual veins are naturally within the protection range of the mountain protection formation.
After Taoist Priest Guanghui and others arrived at the location of the spiritual vein, they soon discovered that there was a big problem with the spiritual vein.
The spiritual veins have collapsed, and the spiritual energy is constantly flowing away. If this continues, all the spiritual energy in the spiritual veins will be lost within three or two days at most.
After all, Lin Quanguan's background is not enough, and there is no high-end profession like Earth Master in the sect. Even in the entire Endless Sand Sea, only the Feihong Sect has earth masters, and their levels are relatively low.
Based on the current damage to the spiritual veins, it is difficult for ordinary low-level earth masters to effectively repair it.
Taoist Priest Guang Hui found out about the situation of the spiritual veins, and his face immediately darkened. He finally knew that the seemingly useless excavation carried out by the two sects' coalition forces actually hit Lin Quanguan's vitals.
Taoist priest Guang Hui regretted deeply. He should have stopped the excavations of the two sects when they first started, and should not have allowed the enemy to achieve their goals without hindrance.
If Taoist Master Guang Hui had made the right decision at that time and sent out the foundation-building monks on the mountain to carry out harassing attacks and leave with one strike, he would definitely be able to interfere with or even interrupt the enemy's excavation work.
But he was too cautious and took the wrong strategy of sitting back and watching.
