The man before him was no stranger—it was none other than the Yun Ge Sect's Sect Master, Ren Yunzong!
However, Ren Yunzong's condition was clearly far from optimistic.
Streak after streak of Dark-Gold Divine Runes spread continuously along the formation beneath his feet. Wherever the Divine Runes reached, formation patterns emerged within the array, and cracks spread outward at a visible rate.
Whenever the cracks spread to the Array Eye, Ren Yunzong would spit out a mouthful of vital blood, and an incomparable force would erupt from the formation, forcing the cracks to recede.
The cracks appeared and vanished, over and over in an endless cycle.
The hand seals Ren Yunzong formed never ceased, yet he could only barely maintain the balance between the two forces.
But that balance was plainly extremely fragile. Watching closely, Su Shi'er could clearly see that even if Ren Yunzong had not yet reached the end of his tether, he was likely not far from it.
Still, that was only natural. Ren Yunzong had traveled to the Immortal Ruins nearly a thousand years ago.
Within the Immortal Ruins, Immortal Spiritual Qi could not be absorbed or refined by cultivators, which meant one could only consume the resources in one's possession.
No matter how deep Ren Yunzong's reserves were, after so many years, his circumstances could not possibly be favorable.
Su Shi'er pondered silently as he observed Ren Yunzong's current state without rashly stepping forward.
After all, the formation within the hall was not merely resisting the force outside—it also attacked everything around it without discrimination.
Had he not possessed the Array Hub Token, Su Shi'er feared that the moment he showed himself, he would already have been struck by the formation's power.
And it was at that moment.
On the other side of the great