Jiang Chen briefly explained the formation to Peerless Emperor and Emperor Jingzhong, then shared his line of thinking with both of them.
Emperor Jingzhong praised it: "With such a brilliant formation, it can absolutely double our combat effectiveness. Glazed Glass Royal City's current fighting strength is rather scattered. If this formation can organize them, it will undoubtedly enhance their cohesion and concentrate their power even further."
With a formation like this, Jiang Chen believed no one could refuse.
Peerless Emperor also nodded: "This formation is indeed excellent. I think it's very viable."
"However, the formation requires groups of eight, so the personnel must be arranged carefully. The compatibility between them, the degree of tacit understanding — all of it is crucial. If the members can't get along, the formation won't boost their strength at all. Instead, it will become their fatal weakness."
That was plain truth. If a formation's members couldn't cooperate, they'd be better off fighting alone. The greatest taboo in formation combat was having even one link go wrong — and multiple errors would be even worse.
"Brother Hui, you hold extremely high status among the rogue cultivators and have long enjoyed great prestige. I'd like to ask you to handle the team assignments on the rogue cultivator side. What do you think?"
Emperor Jingzhong said solemnly: "It is my duty, and I shall not decline!"
"As for the sect side, I'll coordinate personally. The rogue cultivators are relatively easy to manage, but the sects are where the real challenge lies."
The sect powerhouses were not only numerous, but each of them was a heavyweight in their own sect — people who wielded real influence and decision-making power.
Whether they could accommodate each other and exercise tolerance within such a formation was a serious problem. The integration between them carried numerous uncertain factors.
This kind of relationship was far more difficult to handle than coordination among rogue cultivators.
Peerless Emperor nodded: "Between the sects, there truly are many more things to consider on every front."
"This matter requires careful deliberation. By the way, you two — have you lately felt any vague intuitions about the Laws of Heaven and Earth?"
Both Peerless Emperor and Emperor Jingzhong had received the Heavenly Kun bloodline from Jiang Chen.
That Heavenly Kun bloodline was enough to help them enter the Heavenly Throne realm — it was a genuine opportunity to reach that level.
Emperor Jingzhong had always been a peak-level Emperor, and years of accumulation had already brought him to the very pinnacle. The gap between him and the Heavenly Throne was now only half a step away.
Of course, for the human domain, most peak Emperors would be stuck at that half-step. Countless peak Emperiors had died at that final hurdle, never breaking through.
Peerless Emperor's cultivation had originally been slightly inferior to Emperor Jingzhong's, but he had received the Heavenly Kun bloodline earlier. As a result, his comprehension of the bloodline had actually pulled half a step ahead of Emperor Jingzhong.
However, Emperor Jingzhong had a slight advantage in terms of his personal foundation. These two factors balanced each other out, leaving their progress essentially neck and neck.
Jiang Chen estimated that they must already be on the verge of comprehending the Laws of Heaven and Earth. One more step, and they might grasp it, breaking through to the Heavenly Throne realm in one leap.
Breaking through to the Heavenly Throne meant achieving a fundamental transformation in the level of one's existence, and it would bring immeasurable positive significance to the human domain.
After all, it was universally acknowledged that the human domain had not produced a new Heavenly Throne powerhouse in years. This had practically become a consensus among the cultivation world — the belief that the current human domain was incapable of nurturing Heavenly Throne experts.
If that prejudice were shattered, there was no doubt that martial arts fervor throughout the human domain would enter a whole new explosive growth period.
Peerless Emperor mused: "Recently, during my cultivation, I've indeed felt insights arriving one after another. Everything between heaven and earth — every tree, every blade of grass — seems to brim with inspiration, brimming with profound mysteries."
Emperor Jingzhong also said: "You've been feeling the same way, Brother Mo?"
Jiang Chen's eyes brightened with delight upon hearing this: "You two — this is the precursor to the manifestation of the Laws of Heaven and Earth! It's an excellent sign. The moment this kind of sensation appears, you must seize every spark of inspiration. Once those sparks accumulate enough, they will converge into a surging river and burst through the shackles in one surge, elevating you to an entirely new level of existence!"
Heavenly Throne powerhouses comprehended the Laws of Heaven and Earth, gained the recognition of the Heavenly Dao, and received the Heavenly Throne edict.
This was a process every Heavenly Throne expert had to undergo.
Without going through this process, and relying solely on refining someone else's Heavenly Throne edict, even if one ascended to the Heavenly Throne, the result would be diminished.
Such Heavenly Throne powerhouses, in both potential and actual strength, were far inferior to those who had achieved the realm through their own comprehension.
These two, after all, had never experienced the Heavenly Throne realm and had no significant dealings with Heavenly Throne experts. Their understanding of the Heavenly Throne was still superficial at best.
Jiang Chen was different. In his previous life as the Son of the Heavenly Emperor, even Heavenly Throne powerhouses were only fit to carry his shoes. Everyone who served at his side was at least a Heavenly Throne expert.
Even an alchemy attendant would be at the Heavenly Throne level, at minimum.
In the Myriad Heavens Planes, the Heavenly Throne realm was the bare minimum. Without reaching the Heavenly Throne, one wasn't even considered to have entered the door.
So the Heavenly Throne realm was something Jiang Chen was intimately familiar with.
Yet for reasons he couldn't explain, both Mo Wushuang and Emperor Jingzhong harbored no doubts whatsoever about Jiang Chen's guidance. They accepted it readily, feeling that everything he said was simply how it ought to be.
"You two — be patient, be diligent, and let everything take its natural course." This was Jiang Chen's only counsel to them.