Doing Nothing

As the mastermind behind the formation, the Jade Emperor did not flee to this place, leaving the enemy with only two options.

Either the Jade Emperor is trapped in the formation and cannot extricate himself, or he is able to resolve the crisis within the formation.

The Immortal Court was shrouded in mist, and the faint red light shining through the mist made people uneasy.

"Yuanshi Celestial Venerable, you are impervious to all magic, you should have no fear of the Great Heavenly Evolution Boundless Array!"

Standing on the lotus platform, the Sect Master Jieyin directly asked a question.

If this were a war, the Immortal Court's forces would have been almost completely wiped out, with only a few powerful figures and top-tier immortals managing to escape.

Most immortals don't even have the ability to escape, or even react in time. Some immortals only have the ability to flee, while the top cultivators of the Immortal Court have the ability to control the situation.

It was bad enough that Laojun had fallen from the top tier, but the Sect Master Jieyin didn't believe that Yuanshi Tianzun's strength meant he could only flee Yuxu Palace in a panic.

"You don't understand the dangers of this formation," Yuanshi Tianzun said, waving his hand.

"Even you are afraid?" the Sect Master Jieyin asked in surprise.

"Our strengths are roughly equal. If you don't believe me, you can go into the formation yourself," said Yuanshi Tianzun.

How does it compare to the Immortal Slaughtering Formation and the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation?

"They should be evenly matched!"

Sect Master Jieyin inquired about the comparison, he couldn't help but gasp in shock.

Yuanshi Tianzun had a cold and foul temper, but one good quality was that he disliked lying.

The Sect Master Jieyin may not trust the words of the Lord of Zhunti, but he must trust the judgment of the Yuanshi Heavenly Venerable.

Laojun only felt that the great formation was dangerous when he talked to Yuanshi Tianzun. After hearing this, Sect Master Jieyin felt that the formation built by the Immortal Court was as solid as a rock and that no force could destroy the Immortal Court.

"You must have suffered great losses setting up this kind of formation," the Sect Master Jieyin said. "Who is it meant to defend against?"

The Sect Master Jieyin glanced at Xuan Nu and felt that the Western Kunlun, which had been in seclusion for a thousand years, was not worth paying such a price to guard against.

Once the four heavenly gates are closed, one needs to fly from the ground to the high sky to enter the Immortal Court.

Only a few cultivators possess such flying abilities, and flying to the Immortal Court would inevitably involve significant energy expenditure.

The Immortal Court only needs to wait in comfort and exhaustion to surely rout the enemy, even if the attacking forces are the combined forces of Western Kunlun and the Western Sect.

The Sect Master Jieyin couldn't figure out why the Lingxiao Palace would use such a formation.

"It's always a good thing to be prepared!"

Yuanshi Tianzun did not answer the question directly, but instead looked into the distance, trying to find the Jade Emperor who controlled the formation in the vast clouds and mist.

"Yuanshi, what was that red light?"

Yuanshi Tianzun observed for a long time, and Laojun did the same.

Their eyes darted around, both of them looking uncertain.

"The formation set up by the Jade Emperor shouldn't be like this; this situation didn't occur when it was activated before," said Yuanshi Tianzun. "The sudden appearance of this red light has instantly added countless variables to the Great Heavenly Evolution Boundless Formation!"

"And it has gained countless powers!"

Laojun nodded.

The two did not hide their conversation from anyone; rather, it was made public.

"Did the Jade Emperor retrieve the precious pearl from Zixiao Palace?" Yuanshi Tianzun asked.

"Without the jade ruyi, he cannot enter the Zixiao Palace," Laojun said, shaking his head.

"You didn't give him the jade ruyi?"

"I couldn't even find my jade ruyi myself after it was lost, how could he possibly find it while he's always in the Lingxiao Palace!"

Did Lingbao give him the jade ruyi?

"Lingbao has always been someone who doesn't want to associate with anyone. Even the Jade Emperor can't enter Biyou Palace. Only the jade ruyi in your hand is convenient to use!"

"I couldn't possibly have given him the jade ruyi. It seems the precious pearl wasn't misappropriated. What exactly caused this discrepancy?"

"Could they be some kind of mirage pearl?"

"The mirage demons have all been exterminated; there are no more than five mirage pearls left in the world!"

Yuanshi Tianzun and Laojun talked back and forth, constantly pursuing the truth of the Great Heavenly Evolution Immeasurable Array.

The Great Heavenly Evolution Boundless Array is very powerful, but not to the extent it is now.

This is almost a replica of the Zixiao Palace formation.

The strength of this formation lies not in its unparalleled power, but in its wide range of influence, speed, and silent operation.

Without sufficient vigilance, one can easily fall into the formation without realizing it, and over time, one will die from exhaustion, without even needing the formation's controller to intervene.

Within the grand formation, the greatest risk is not the formation's power, but rather the cultivators within it.

This category of cultivators does not specifically refer to the Jade Emperor, the controller of the formation, but rather includes all cultivators trapped within the formation.

If these cultivators misjudge due to the influence of the formation, they are very likely to become hostile towards any cultivator who trespasses, even if the Yuanshi Celestial Venerable is standing right in front of them. At that point, they will be caught in an extremely awkward situation, unable to kill or not kill.

Was that light truly a mirage?

The Sect Master Jieyin asked a question.

Only the Mirage Demon can control the Mirage Pearl.

This is a special kind of demon that likes to breathe out clouds and mist. It can create large areas of fog and illusions, and even make cultivators live in the illusionary world created by the mirage demon for their entire lives.

The number of mirage demons is extremely small. If the Immortal Court did not raise mirage demons, even the array masters would not be able to control this situation.

"Where did this mirage pearl come from?" the Mystic Maiden asked.

"Has no one from your Western Kunlun brought a mirage pearl with them?" Laojun asked.

"Who would dare take the mirage pearl? Wouldn't that be courting death?" the Mystic Maiden asked.

"Did your Immortal Court seal the Mirage Pearl, and then it was accidentally broken, causing a large-scale fluctuation in the formation?" The Sect Master Jieyin said, "What I saw at the time was a five-colored glow emanating from inside the formation!"

"You should ask the Jade Emperor about this!"

Unless someone is recklessly carrying a mirage pearl that could cost them their life, it must be due to some accidental actions that cause someone's secretly kept mirage pearl to be revealed.

Neither the mirage demons nor the mirage pearls pose a significant problem; a strike from a sufficiently long distance is enough to annihilate these kinds of demons or directly overshadow the power of the mirage pearls.

However, the mirage pearl placed in the Great Heavenly Evolution Boundless Array is a different matter.

The clouds and fog obscured the view, and the cultivators trapped in the formation were held hostage. No one would rashly launch an attack that covered a large area.

"The only solution now is to disperse the clouds and find the mirage pearl that caused the chaos in the formation, so that our people may not be harmed," said the Sect Master Jieyin.

"Has even that dragon king who spews clouds and mist gotten trapped inside?"

"Are the Thunder God and the Rain Goddess also trapped inside and haven't gotten out?"

"Should we summon the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas?"

"Finding someone to do the work takes a long time, I think we can wait!"

"Wait... you mean wait until the event is over?"

The Lingxiao Palace did not continuously activate the formation; it only activated the Great Heavenly Evolution Boundless Formation because of this grand event.

Once the grand event ends, the formation will cease functioning.

Once the formation is stopped, many complex issues will be easily resolved.

Compared to summoning the Dragon Kings of the Four Seas to devour the clouds and mist to counter the great formation, waiting a moment to see how things go is not a bad option.

"Isn't this just inaction?"

Yuanshi Tianzun and Laojun discussed for a while, and the Sect Master Jieyin also spoke up, as well as the cautious suggestions from the Barefoot Immortal and others.

Xuan Nu listened to these people discuss for a while, and finally concluded that they hadn't done anything and were just waiting around.