Although their route of retreat had suddenly been cut off, Celestial Xia did not, as Origin Xia had hoped, descend into chaos and fear at the first moment.
This was because, although travel along the Dao path had been severed, the Profound Cultivator disciples could still contact the rear through the Heaven-Training Dao Canon.
Moreover, before they had come, the Profound Court had told everyone that their route of retreat might be cut off. Should such a thing happen, there was no need to worry; the Profound Court would naturally break through the obstruction as soon as possible.
Celestial Xia had made ample preparations before coming here and had carried out many projections, with measures in place for all manner of circumstances. Chief Executive Chen personally holding the rear was precisely to ensure that the route of retreat remained open.
Furthermore, Zhang Yu was presently holding the field here. In the previous battles, he had repeatedly crushed powerful enemies. In this campaign, he had slain seven peers at the Seeking Completion realm by himself. This had built an unprecedented confidence in everyone's hearts. All the cultivators felt that, with him holding the field here, there was nothing to fear.
After Zhang Yu had just handed the matters at the front over to Lin Tingzhi, he temporarily withdrew. Yet he continued to observe and discern the situation on the field. Should anything change, he would personally step in to relieve him, or have the other Tingzhi go forth to hold the line.
Now that their route of retreat had been blocked, he used the Eye Seal and Hearing Seal to inspect it. He saw that this was likely the power of some treasure that suppressed the Dao. After a turn of thought, he concluded that this move might merely be a