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Zhouzhou's voice was low as she asked, "That's the heart of the formation, right?"

"Yes." Ancestral Master nodded, his brow furrowed in deep concern.

Ye Lingfeng took out a map of Jiang City and glanced at the location. It had once been a mountain, but now, surrounded by dense black miasma, there was no trace of the lush greenery it once had.

Ancestral Master began to calculate with his fingers, his expression suddenly shifting. "This is bad."

"This Earth Qi Formation requires the essence of young boys and girls as its catalyst. The eclipse is approaching, and we must destroy the formation before it happens," Ancestral Master continued, his voice grave. "If we don't-"

"The consequences will be unimaginable!" he finished with a sharp emphasis.

Both Zhouzhou and Ye Lingfeng were startled. This wasn't the time for dramatics. While Ancestral Master could be unreliable at times, he never joked about matters this serious.