After the two mighty cultivators sorted out their thoughts, they fell silent again.
They suddenly realized that they could only swallow this bitter loss in silence. There was simply nothing else they could do.
Secrecy had been both the making and the undoing of their venture with the grand formation. It was not something they could disclose to outsiders.
Moreover, Fang Qianyuan had handled the matter with impeccable propriety. He had not intended to keep it all for himself, but had instead made it public, turning it into a benefit for the entire Alliance.
He had not even stripped them of the credit for its discovery, instead returning it to the two of them in full.
Despite their dejection, this also left them feeling somewhat fortunate. At least they had not come away empty-handed.
After this blend of carrot and stick, if they still harbored thoughts of resistance, they truly would not know what was good for them.
"At least this matter has finally been made public. If what this formation contains can be made widely available, we will no longer be held hostage by the Star Map, utterly powerless to resist. That is a good thing, at any rate."
At this point, they could only console themselves with such thoughts.
Just then, Night King suddenly remembered something.
The true discoverer of this grand formation was actually Ye Tianming!
His disciples, Kong Cheng and Ye Tong, had both come into close contact with Ye Tianming and knew the whole story.
"This is bad. If they remain in the Zhilin World, won't they be in danger?"
Both were capable mainstays of his Mian Mountain Sacred Palace, as well as trusted disciples he had nurtured for years. Whether for public or personal reasons, he could not afford to lose them.
He had