Illusory Sea Great Elder looked solemn as he suppressed every ill thought.
The Yin Emperor's dharma body had suffered grievous damage, but it was still an Emperor's dharma body. Ordinary dharma body experts might not even be a match for him.
Now that the Yin Emperor's dharma body was threatening him, he did not dare act rashly.
First, who would win and who would lose remained unknown. The Illusory Sea Clan excelled at illusions and had never been adept at facing enemies head-on. The Yin Emperor's dharma body, as an Emperor's dharma body, was naturally highly resistant to illusions. If he also possessed a corresponding supreme treasure, then even the Great Elder's strongest illusions might not display their proper marvels before the Yin Emperor's dharma body.
Furthermore, although the Illusory Sea Clan had confirmed that the Painter's painting had a duplicate, they had no idea how to use the original to locate it.
Their greatest crisis now was not being dragged into the clash between Great Yin and Great Ying, but the flaw that had appeared within Illusory Sea itself.
As long as they could find the duplicate, take it into their hands, and sever that shortcut, the Illusory Sea Clan could return to how it had been before. No one would be able to find Illusory Sea. They could advance to attack or retreat to defend. Even if the Emperor Ying himself came, they would only need to seal Illusory Sea and never emerge again. The Emperor Ying would not be able to find where Illusory Sea was.
The Yin Emperor's dharma body was offering the duplicate as the price. It was a temptation the Great Elder could not refuse.
Even though he knew this Yin Emperor had no bottom line whatsoever, and that in magnanimity and credibility he