Tieshan wasn't just speaking out of rage. As a seasoned faction leader, she understood that the situation had escaped her control, forcing her to choose between Xinzi and Xinzi. Without her, Xinzi could still take over the Celestial Farm. And if the mirror spoke true, the reverend's troops had already sneaked in, enabling him to restructure the Celestial Farm however he pleased.
Not all formations were created equal, with some enabling the formation master to attack even those that lay inside the formation. But the more intricate the formation, the bigger the cost. Defensive formations cost less than offensive formations, which in turn cost less than omnidimensional formations. But at the eleventh layer, the costs reached astronomic proportions—even for the most basic of arrays. Said bluntly, even if they had the skills to, the Celestial Farm's founders didn't have the wealth to set up more than rudimentary defenses.
