The one thing that had caught Rahula off guard was Hongjun's Three Corpses.
And those Three Corpses were each wielding an Innate Supreme Treasure!
That allowed Hongjun to learn what was happening in the other directions through them.
Fortunately for Rahula, Yang Mei had gone to the Immortal-Severing Sword.
Though Yang Mei had not fallen like Qiankun Ancestor and Yin-Yang Ancestor, that was precisely why Hongjun had never discovered the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation's sole flaw!
Now, although Hongjun had lost his Self Corpse, he had glimpsed a ray of hope for breaking the formation!
But even though Hongjun knew the Formation Eye where Yang Mei stood was the formation's only weak point, he could not go there.
And now, his Self Corpse had fallen.
Besides, even if it had survived, Hongjun had no fourth Innate Supreme Treasure!
Hongjun possessed only two Innate Supreme Treasures, the Jade Plate of Creation and the Pangu Banner. The Taiji Diagram had been a gift from Yin-Yang Ancestor.
Clearly, knowing that the Immortal-Severing Sword's Formation Eye was the key meant nothing if Yang Mei had to face it alone.
What was more, Rahula was now at that very Formation Eye.
And so they reached another stalemate.
Hongjun and Yang Mei exchanged what they knew. Only then did Yang Mei belatedly realize that his position was the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation's weak point.
Even more exasperating was the realization that the Immortal Slaying Sword Qi on his side was the weakest.
At that moment, Yang Mei felt more than a little fortunate.
Good grief. Thank heavens I'd chosen this direction. Otherwise, I might not have lasted so long.
Of course, his choice was also why Daoist Hongjun had taken so long to find the key to breaking the formation.
But Yang Mei did not dwell