Outside the Ruins.
The vast swath of water screens belonging to the Southern Spirit Sect had all turned white. Only the screens showing Yuan Shuo and Twins remained unchanged; they were fighting Flame Demon Beasts.
"What happened? Where exactly did those youngsters fly off to just now? Why can't the water screens pick up any images?"
Seeing them escape the territory of the Nascent Soul Late Stage Demon Beast, the Fifth Elder beamed with delight.
But his smile had barely lasted before the screens in front of him malfunctioned again.
The Second Elder had been keeping the water screens running all along. Now, his brows were tightly furrowed, because he could no longer detect any trace of those teleportation domains either.
"They must have entered a formation. It can block all observation, just like the one Lan Yue encountered earlier."
They all thought Lan Yue might have encountered a natural formation inside, which had caused her water screen to turn black.
Now that the water screens had suddenly turned a blank white, the reason was probably the same.
"A formation in the Ruins that can block observation is likely a primordial formation. Lan Yue and the others are in danger." The Scarlet Moon Sect Master stared unblinkingly at the blank white screens.
"Your Southern Spirit Sect has plenty of capable disciples. They'll surely pull through this crisis. There might even be plenty of treasures inside that primordial formation. Otherwise, why protect it with a formation?" Elder Wan said cheerfully from beside them.
"Besides, very few primordial formations can remain operational to this day. Once it exhausts its power, there may be nothing left to fear."
Of course, he only said that because none of the North Ridge Sacred Ground's disciples were trapped inside. Otherwise, he certainly would not have looked