The Undefeated Blessed Land battlefield.
The Nine-Nine Chain Unending Formation.
"The enemy's great formation..."
"Our Gu Immortals are suffering severe backlash!"
"First formation, pull back and recuperate — receive treatment! Second formation, take over! Third formation, prepare!"
Chen Yi and Bai Cangshui operated the great formation while commanding the Central Continent Gu Immortals, everything proceeding in orderly fashion.
"I didn't expect them to pull off such an unconventional move." Beside them, Feng Jiuge lightly frowned, his gaze locked onto the Five Realms Grand Formation within the formation. "This is going to be trouble. The Nine-Nine Chain Unending Formation might, because of this..."
An ominous premonition surfaced in Feng Jiuge's mind.
Under Chi Quyou's direction, the Five Realms Grand Formation continuously released waves of five-colored miasma outward.
The miasma kept spreading, growing fainter and fainter as it seeped into the Nine-Nine Chain Unending Formation.
"Good, just like this!"
"Everyone else, deal with the formation — keep the Central Continent Gu Immortals operating it. The more the formation runs, the greater the backlash they suffer!"
"Hahaha! The stronger the Nine-Nine Chain Unending Formation, the more damage the Gu Immortals operating it take! Absolutely splendid!"
The morale of the Southern Alliance and Northern Desert immortals soared.
They had changed their tactics.
They had already seen through the formation. They could have targeted its weakness and shattered it, but there was no rush to do so now.
The Five Realms miasma continuously seeped through, and they could use it to cleverly target the Central Continent Gu Immortals behind the formation.
In a sense, the Nine-Nine Chain Unending Formation had actually become a powerful weapon for Fang Yuan's side to strike at Central Continent and Heavenly Court.
"How should we respond? Should we send Gu Immortals to break the enemy formation?" Bai Cangshui looked toward Chen Yi.
The supreme leader here was still Chen Yi.
Chen Yi's expression was grim. He pondered: "This formation should belong to the Five Realms True Heritage — Tao Zhu's method."
During the battle of Five Realms Mountain, Heavenly Court had intervened. In that battle, Jun Shenguang was captured alive by Fang Yuan, so the Heavenly Court possessed extensive and detailed knowledge of Tao Zhu's True Heritage and the full circumstances of the Five Realms Mountain battle.
"If Tao Zhu could construct Five Realms Mountain, then these five-colored miasma seeping into our formation are clearly simulating the Five Realm World Walls, causing our Gu Immortals to repeatedly suffer the formation's backlash."
Chen Yi's tone was quite bitter: "The Nine-Nine Chain Unending Grand Formation is a composite formation — sub-formations can be disassembled and deployed at any time, which is why it can continue endlessly. When Wuji Demon Venerable broke through the formation in the past, he only escaped after shattering a hundred sub-formations in succession."
"But this Tao Zhu's method actually bypasses the Nine-Nine Chain Unending Grand Formation entirely, specifically targeting our Gu Immortals!"
"Not only does it dodge the heavy to strike at the light, but the more powerful our formation becomes, the deeper the damage to the Gu Immortals operating it."
"If we push our great formation to its limits to counter the enemy formation, that's exactly what they want — walking straight into their trap. It's unwise."
"But if we temporarily halt the formation and send Gu Immortals out to fight, we'd be abandoning our strengths for our weaknesses. Moreover, the enemy formation harbors vicious killers like Wu Yong and Fang Yuan — any Gu Immortal sent to destroy their formation would face mortal danger."
Chen Yi had previously been struck by Wu Yong's "Seeing Off Friends" wind killing move and only survived thanks to Feng Jiuge. The terror still lingered in his heart.
More critically, their side's only Eighth Transformation Gu Immortals were Chen Yi, Bai Cangshui, and Feng Jiuge — and all three were already injured. There was no one suitable to send out.
Having analyzed all of this, Chen Yi let out a deep sigh. "I never imagined the Nine-Nine Chain Unending Formation would be countered by the enemy today!"
Tao Zhu had been nothing more than an ordinary Eighth Transformation Gu Immortal, someone who could not even be mentioned in the same breath as Wu Yong or Fang Yuan. And yet the creator of the Nine-Nine Chain Unending Formation was none other than the illustrious Star Constellation Immortal Venerable.
For the Five Realms True Heritage to counter the Nine-Nine Chain Unending Formation — this was truly a tremendous honor for Tao Zhu!
Come to think of it, Tao Zhu had been unremarkable among Eighth Transformation Gu Immortals during his lifetime. He had no particular fame, having only constructed Five Realms Mountain.
But who could have imagined he had truly succeeded in his research?
After this battle, Tao Zhu would surely become famous throughout the world, even though he had been dead for a very long time.
Each generation produces new talents, each dominating the scene for centuries.
Just as Daotian Demon Venerable's "Twin Pair" killing move could be cracked on the Heavenly Court battlefield, Star Constellation Immortal Venerable's Nine-Nine Chain Unending Formation could likewise be countered by a later generation.
Star Constellation Immortal Venerable and Daotian Demon Venerable had been gone for too long, while the world continued to develop, changing with each passing day. Though their methods were powerful, they could not escape the embarrassment of becoming outdated.
"Withdraw that sub-formation." Chen Yi commanded resolutely.
The surrounding Gu Immortals were shocked.
Chen Yi was actually ordering the formation withdrawn? Had he gone mad?
But Feng Jiuge was the first to react. His eyes flashed with keen light, and he praised: "A sound response."
"They withdrew — the enemy actually withdrew on their own! Hahaha!" Inside the Five Realms Grand Formation, several Northern Desert Gu Immortals saw this and burst into hearty laughter.
Wu Yong and Fang Yuan, however, darkened slightly.
"This is bad. Chen Yi is quite the cunning one."
"If we were inside the enemy formation, the five-colored miasma would seep through faster and deeper. Now that the sub-formation has been withdrawn, the efficiency drops significantly."
"Exactly. On the Heavenly Court battlefield, Longevity Heaven is on the verge of collapse and Heavenly Court holds an overwhelming advantage. Chen Yi has almost certainly taken this into consideration — that's why he chose a stalling tactic."
Be it furiously powering the Nine-Nine Chain Unending Formation or sending Gu Immortals out to attack, either outcome was exactly what Fang Yuan and the others wanted to see.
But now, Chen Yi had proactively withdrawn the sub-formation, choosing passive defense.