Ancestor Bai was feeling somewhat depressed under everyone's collective gaze.
If not for the fact that Jiang Chen's performance had already won everyone over, Ancestor Bai might have suspected that Jiang Chen was deliberately targeting their Bai Holy Land.
He took a deep breath and said, "I will keep a close watch. If those fellows from the Blue Smoke Island Domain really do have suspicious ties, I will be the first to deal with them."
These words were spoken with great conviction, and it was clear that he had steeled his resolve.
Jiang Chen nodded. "When I mentioned the Blue Smoke Island Domain, I was merely using them as an example. The ones with suspicious ties aren't limited to them alone. I only want to remind everyone that once the formation is broken, aside from guarding against outside enemies, we also need to watch for internal saboteurs. If someone among those second-rate and third-rate factions is secretly working against us, the damage to us would be just as severe."
This was a well-intentioned reminder, and it eased Ancestor Bai's mood somewhat.
After all, Jiang Chen's words truly came from a place of concern for the bigger picture — for the collective interest.
Grand Elder Radiance nodded as well. "Fellow Daoist Bai, I trust Young Friend Jiang Chen's magnanimity. His words were absolutely not aimed at you."
"Indeed, I also trust Young Friend Jiang Chen. We were so focused on the Extraterritorial Battlefield that we neglected problems brewing within. Last time it was a rebellion, and this time it's remnants from the Infinite Prison. It seems the internal issues of Myriad Abyss Island have become extremely serious."
"Thank you both for your kind words. I'm not so narrow-minded as to take it that way. I do have enough perspective to see the larger picture." Ancestor Bai smiled faintly.
"Good. There's no time to waste — let's gather everyone immediately, make the arrangements, and prepare to break the formation." The Eternal Sovereign made the final call.
"Before we arrange the assault on the formation, I suggest we first assign personnel. For factions that have any suspicion, we should group them together and divide them into separate camps, isolating them so they won't have the opportunity to cause trouble. If anyone refuses to follow the assignment, that itself is proof they're trying to stir up chaos. Whether they're colluding with outside enemies would become immediately obvious."
Jiang Chen offered yet another proposal.
"Excellent — a fine suggestion." Grand Elder Radiance praised him.
"Furthermore, even with this approach, we may not be able to isolate every single person under suspicion. Therefore, each of our Holy Lands must assign several capable individuals to covertly observe. As long as we remain discreet and watch from the shadows, anyone with ulterior motives will be exposed very quickly. Of course, the capable individuals we assign must be trusted members of the Holy Land — people with absolutely no hint of divided loyalty."
Jiang Chen continued to refine his plan.
The Eternal Sovereign's eyes lit up. Every single measure Jiang Chen proposed was remarkably feasible.
"Very well — we'll do exactly that. Prepare for both scenarios, and we'll be ready for anything!"
The patriarchs of the Ten Great Holy Lands exchanged glances. All of them strongly approved of these arrangements. From the look in each other's eyes, it was clear that these ancestors held Jiang Chen in very high regard.
All the forces that had gathered on Pingsha Island were assembled together.
The patriarchs of the Ten Great Holy Lands did not announce which two key nodes they would attack. This was part of Jiang Chen's original plan — to prevent anyone from leaking intelligence to the enemy.
Following Jiang Chen's strategy, the various groups were organized into several camps.
Within each Holy Land, watchful eyes were also assigned to covertly keep tabs on the situation.
Once the assignments were complete, Jiang Chen split the ten patriarchs into two groups to assault the two key nodes separately.
Attacking these key nodes would be no easy task. But with five Divine Dao ancestors at each node, the chances of breaking through should be quite high.
Once these two key nodes fell, the vast stretch of space between them would briefly fall into a vacuum zone.
The spiritual energy transmitted from the other nodes would lose its relay point when reaching this area, causing the defensive power to weaken dramatically — far too weak to withstand a second strike from Divine Dao powerhouses.
Therefore, whether these two nodes could be broken was the crux of dismantling the Taibai Splitting Light Convergence Formation.