After making every possible preparation, Jiang Beiran had everyone leave Lanwu Gorge.
That included the Mystic Venerables who wanted to stay here and deal with any sudden developments.
But if Jiang Beiran truly needed protection, he would have simply called over a few Mystic Saints. There was no way around it; as the saying went, every trade had its master. What was hidden inside this super-large formation in Lanwu Gorge was definitely something evil, not something cultivators could handle.
So leaving them here would only add trouble. It was better for Jiang Beiran to resolve it himself.
Once the area was cleared, Jiang Beiran floated above the Formation Eye and began confirming everyone else's positions through his waist tablet.
"Begin."
After confirming that everyone had reached their designated nodes, Jiang Beiran drew eighty-one Blood Sun Talismans from his Universe Ring in one breath and scattered them out.
"The Heavenly Emperor has issued his command, Siming shall go first."
"The city walls are not complete; seal them with golden passes."
"A thousand ill omens, ten thousand evils—none shall dare!"
In an instant, the eighty-one Blood Sun Talismans erupted with a bewitching scarlet light, then quickly gathered together and turned into a cage that shut Jiang Beiran inside.
A moment later, Jiang Beiran, seated cross-legged inside the talisman cage, slowly opened his eyes. His twin pupils had also begun to give off a bewitching red glow.
At the same time, the Formation Masters in the other four locations also used their own methods to make ominous energies such as Yin Qi or hostility swirl around themselves.
This was done to protect themselves, so the wronged souls sealed within the super-large formation would not be hostile to them at the very first moment.
Only when even his fingernails had turned scarlet did Jiang