After collecting the divine wheel, Zhang Yu cast another glance toward the void passage. Seeing no movement for the moment, he swept his sleeve, rode the white jade ganoderma platform, and drifted back into the grand formation.
At this moment, all the guarding Profound Venerables within the formation rose from their seats upon seeing his return and gave him a Daoist salute.
Zhang Yu stopped and nodded in return, then said, "The other side will not let matters rest here. I ask my fellow Daoists to remain strictly vigilant. Let us work as one and hold this formation together."
The Profound Venerables all answered gravely in assent.
Zhang Yu returned to the ritual altar at the formation's hub. Spreading his sleeves, he sat down there once more and fixed his gaze on the opposing side. Now, he would see what they chose to do.
At this moment, both within and beyond the void, whether in Upper Firmament Heaven or among the Vast Yang Sect and Divine Radiance Sect, the True Cultivators who had witnessed Dan Xiaochen's annihilation were all silent. Yet every one of them was deeply shaken.
No one had expected that a cultivator who had plucked the Void-Reality Mutual Generation Achievement would actually be defeated and perish in this clash. The blow this dealt them was no small one. At the same time, they developed a profound wariness toward Zhang Yu, who had slain such a cultivator.
Upon the Void-Refining Calamity-Yang Earring, a flicker of surprise passed through Guan Chaosheng's eyes, only for him to soon resume his former careless air.
He said, "It seems Upper Firmament Heaven's words were not wholly true. There are accomplished figures even among the profound cultivators. This man's magic power is especially formidable. Should we face him later, we must avoid colliding