Spectacular phenomena filled the sky, and beneath them, a dazzling array of seven-colored lights blazed with blinding brilliance.
It truly seemed as though some supreme treasure lay hidden beneath those phenomena.
What others didn't know, however, was that a group of people was actually concealed beneath them.
This group consisted of the Linghu Heavenly Clan, the Nightmare Spirit Clan, and the Heaven-reaching Beast Clan.
From the moment they had entered the Sacred Spirit Light Formation, they had come directly to this location and used their means to fabricate these phenomena.
And now, they had employed concealment formations to hide themselves from view.
Their purpose was exactly as Chu Feng and the others had guessed.
"Do you think they'll come?"
"We pooled everyone's strength to create these phenomena. If they don't come, won't we have suffered a huge loss?"
"Indeed — three full days have passed. They must have harvested quite a few resources by now, right?"
At that moment, the people from the Nightmare Spirit Clan and the Heaven-reaching Beast Clan grew anxious and began grumbling amongst themselves.
It turned out they were worried that the formations they had painstakingly spent three whole days setting up would go to waste — that those they hoped to lure into the trap would never show.
"Don't you trust me?"
However, faced with everyone's complaints, Linghu Lun let out a cold snort and cast an displeased gaze over the crowd.
"No, no — that's not what we meant at all."
Seeing this, everyone hurriedly shook their heads. Although worry filled their hearts, they had no desire to offend Linghu Lun.
Realizing they had spoken out of turn, they all began to explain themselves.
"Rest assured. Cultivators all share a sense of opportunism. They didn't dare venture into the central region of the Sacred Spirit Light Formation before, but once these phenomena appeared, some among them will definitely come."
"Moreover, our phenomena are so convincing that they won't suspect they were fabricated by us."
"As long as none of us reveal ourselves during this time, they will believe we aren't here — they may even think we never entered the Sacred Spirit Light Formation at all. Once they confirm the area is safe, they'll walk right into our trap, one after another."
Linghu Lun spoke with absolute confidence.
His words managed to calm everyone on the surface, but inwardly, doubt still lingered in their hearts.
What they hadn't expected, however, was that Linghu Lun's prediction would prove entirely accurate.
After some time, people began approaching the area one after another.
At first, they were cautious — using their strongest concealment methods to mask their presence as they crept closer, observing the phenomena from a distance.
Only after feeling that it was safe did they venture bolder toward the central region of the phenomena.
And without exception, anyone who reached the central region was captured by the Linghu Heavenly Clan using silent, undetectable methods and imprisoned.
The captured cultivators were terrified at first. Setting aside their status as prodigies, they began apologizing and begging for mercy.
To their surprise, however, the Linghu Heavenly Clan had no intention of mistreating them — they didn't even seize the mineral stones the captives had obtained in the formation.
For a moment, these people began to think that Li Anzhi and Chu Feng had been overthinking things.
The young geniuses of the Linghu Heavenly Clan were indeed powerful — even more formidable than Chu Feng and Li Anzhi — but they weren't nearly as overbearing as expected.
What these captives didn't realize, though, was that the reason they hadn't been harmed was because the Linghu Heavenly Clan had an entirely different plan in mind.
"We've waited this long and still haven't caught that Chu Feng. We haven't even caught a single person from the Chu Heavenly Clan, nor anyone from the Li Heavenly Clan. All we've gotten is a bunch of trash."
"Linghu, brother — it's truly not that we don't trust you. It's just that the longer we wait, the more resources Chu Feng and his people will seize, and we'll have missed our opportunity for nothing."
Finally, Mengyan Wushuang of the Nightmare Spirit Clan could no longer hold back and spoke up to Linghu Lun. He had no desire to continue sitting idle like this.
"That's right, Brother Linghu — we can't just keep waiting forever, can we?"
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