"Brother Chu Feng, what's wrong?" Li Xiang asked.
"Don't pour your barrier power directly into the sphere. Use a barrier formation array," Chu Feng said.
"But what about them?" Li Xiang and his two companions were referring to the majority of people present. At that moment, with the exception of Han Yu, practically everyone there was directly pouring barrier power into their glass spheres. Not a single person was using a barrier formation array.
Furthermore, the formation Han Yu had set up was merely an isolation formation—one that prevented others from seeing what he was doing. It was impossible to confirm whether he was actually using a barrier formation array.
So Li Xiang felt that since nobody else was using a barrier formation array, it would be somewhat embarrassing if he did.
"What others do is their business. I'm only asking you—do you still want to enter the maze formation or not?" Chu Feng asked.
"Of course we do! Absolutely!" Li Xiang and his two companions nodded vigorously.
"Then do as I say. Make thorough preparations before you begin," Chu Feng said.
"Alright, we'll listen to you, Brother Chu Feng," Li Xiang and his companions said.
Truthfully, in the past, Chu Feng would not have meddled in other people's business. But since the three of them kept calling him "Brother" this and "Brother" that, he would have felt a twinge of guilt if he didn't at least give them a word of advice. Besides, it was only a brief reminder.
To their credit, Li Xiang and his companions were obedient. After agreeing to Chu Feng's instructions, they did indeed refrain from directly pouring barrier power into their glass spheres. Instead, they began setting up barrier formation arrays, and they did so with great care and concentration.
Seeing this, Chu Feng first set up an isolation formation similar to Han Yu's, shrouding himself from view. Only then did he begin constructing his own barrier formation array.
As a matter of fact, the isolation formation served an additional purpose—it could enhance the power of the smaller barrier formation array within. Though the effect was minor, it still provided a bit of help.
Chu Feng surmised that Han Yu must have known this as well; otherwise, he wouldn't have gone through the trouble of setting up such an isolation formation.
Once the isolation formation was complete, Chu Feng began meticulously constructing another formation.
This was the key formation through which he would channel his barrier power into the glass sphere.
After all, the clues one obtained depended on the color the sphere changed to. And while Chu Feng had no idea what level he could reach, at the very least, he intended to give it everything he had.
And precisely because Chu Feng wanted to push himself to the absolute limit, this particular formation took an exceedingly long time to set up.
What Chu Feng did not know, however, was that while he was devoting his full effort to constructing his formation, Xia Yun'er—in full view of everyone present—had also set up an isolation formation of her own.
Her isolation formation was enormous. Not only did it seal herself within, but it also enveloped Chu Feng's isolation formation inside it.
"What is the Holy Maiden doing?"
At that moment, not only the others, but even the junior disciples of the Starfall Sacred Ground wore expressions of utter bewilderment.
After all, Xia Yun'er's attitude toward Chu Feng was far too unusual.
It had to be known that while this Holy Maiden was not exactly the cold-and-icy type, she did keep people at arm's length. On ordinary days, even getting a single word out of her was exceedingly difficult.
Yet Xia Yun'er had been so warm toward Chu Feng, and now she had even taken the initiative to set up such a massive isolation formation, sealing herself inside it together with Chu Feng.
What on earth she intended to do left room for endless speculation.
"Our Holy Maiden set up this formation because she does not want anyone to know what she is doing."