"The treasures of this grand formation really aren't that easy to obtain."
*Sigh...* "It seems we have no choice but to release the suppression on the formation."
Seeing the situation turn grim, Master Liang Qiu made a decision.
He was prepared to release the suppression on the grand formation, ready to enter it himself to rescue Chu Feng and the others.
"Master Liang Qiu, please wait. Perhaps the situation isn't that dire."
Just then, a voice sounded from behind him.
Turning to look, he saw a figure slowly approaching him.
It was an elderly woman, her hair white as snow but very sparse.
Her face was covered in deep wrinkles; she was incredibly old, her back hunched. Time had left heavy marks on her visage, making it impossible to tell if she had been beautiful or plain in her youth.
Judging by her current appearance, she was terribly ugly, even frightening.
Yet this old woman exuded an extraordinary aura.
Such an air could only belong to one who possessed formidable cultivation and had undergone the necessary tempering.
This person was no ordinary figure; she was one of the eight Supreme Elders of the Linghu Heavenly Clan.
Linghu Yuhua.
Like Master Liang Qiu, Linghu Yuhua was a powerhouse of the Supreme Realm, standing at the very pinnacle of the Ancestral Martial Starfield.
Upon seeing her, Master Liang Qiu showed no surprise on his face.
A genius like Linghu Hongfei was the future of the Linghu Heavenly Clan. They would never allow him to roam alone without protection; a top-tier powerhouse was always secretly guarding him.
Linghu Yuhua was the one who had been secretly protecting Linghu Hongfei.
"Use this to see." As she spoke, Linghu Yuhua produced a bronze mirror from her sleeve.
Through that bronze mirror, Master Liang Qiu could once again see the predicament of Chu Feng and the others.
The mirror's view was centered on Linghu Hongfei, with a limited range, but fortunately, Chu Feng was also within that area.
At this moment, a black, sinister aura had surrounded and sealed off Chu Feng and the others.
Both Chu Feng and Linghu Hongfei had released their own barrier powers to resist the encroaching black aura.
"As expected, Linghu Hongfei is already a Dragon-level Royal Cloak." Because Linghu Hongfei inside the formation was now using his barrier power, Master Liang Qiu finally learned the current level of his formation skills.
Dragon-level Royal Cloak. That was Linghu Hongfei's strength.
But seeing Linghu Hongfei like this, Master Liang Qiu's eyes held no surprise or joy, only a deep sense of regret.
"Linghu Hongfei is only a hair's breadth away from the Holy Cloak. Are you truly set on this?"
"If he succeeds this time, he will truly have no path of retreat." Master Liang Qiu said to Linghu Yuhua.
"This was his own decision. We can only choose to respect his choice," Linghu Yuhua replied.
"I see." Master Liang Qiu said no more, his gaze fixed with gravity upon everything within the bronze mirror.
Although the black aura had been blocked by the barrier powers of Chu Feng and Linghu Hongfei, just by looking, Master Liang Qiu knew that black aura was no simple matter.
That black flame was lethal!