As time continued to pass, the power of Li Wu grew increasingly weaker, and the infiltration of Chu Feng's formation into the controlling array began to slow as well.
"Looks like this little beast has reached his limit. Since that's the case, it's time we went our separate ways."
Jie Tianran saw that Chu Feng no longer had any use to him, and with a flick of his finger, the red talisman paper — one that had been prepared long ago but left unused until now — descended into the formation.
In an instant, the entire controlling grand array transformed from the inside out, turning a deep crimson.
And this red power carried an extremely potent repulsive force.
In the mere span of a single breath, it forced Chu Feng's formation out of Jie Tianran's array.
"That old bastard really knows how to burn the bridge after crossing it."
Chu Feng cursed inwardly.
Because at this moment, he was even more certain that Jie Tianran hadn't stripped his formation away earlier precisely because he'd been using Chu Feng's formation to infiltrate the Sacred Artifact.
"It's time I show the Prison Sect just what the Seven Realms Sacred Palace is capable of."
As Jie Tianran sighed with satisfaction in his heart, his great sleeve swept forward, and another twenty talismans flew out in a streak.
These twenty talismans consisted of ten golden ones and ten black ones.
The power of the barrier contained within each one was in no way inferior to that of the red talisman. They also writhed as if possessed of life — clearly treasures of the same caliber.
However, the aura of the golden talismans was fierce and formidable, while the aura of the black talismans was eerie and brutal.
They each served a different purpose.
"All these years that the Seven Realms Sacred Palace has ruled the Martial Cultivation World, how many benefits have they reaped?"
At that moment, Cang Li's brow was tightly furrowed as well.
Although he was not a Spirit World Master, he could still tell that every talisman Jie Tianran had produced was a priceless treasure, one nearly impossible to find in this world.
A single one would have been extraordinary enough.
But for Jie Tianran to produce twenty more talismans of the same caliber — this was absolutely not the extent of what Jie Tianran possessed. There was no way he would use his entire fortune to help the Prison Sect.
That only meant Jie Tianran still had many more treasures like these.
The depth of the Seven Realms Sacred Palace's resources far exceeded what the Prison Sect had imagined.
Whoosh— As Jie Tianran's hand seals shifted, the golden talismans and the black talismans began to merge into the formation one after another.
The red aura of the Seven Realms Sacred Palace's controlling grand array faded away, replaced by golden and black auras that wove together.
"This feeling?"
"That old bastard really has no shortage of tricks."
At that moment, Chu Feng — who was simultaneously engaged in controlling the Sacred Artifact — could sense that Jie Tianran's controlling formation was rapidly growing in power.
Originally, the strength of Jie Tianran's controlling formation had been inferior to Chu Feng's.
But now, not only was Jie Tianran's controlling formation rapidly catching up, it had already begun to suppress Chu Feng's controlling formation.
Jie Tianran had truly taken the act of burning the bridge to its absolute extreme.
He clearly didn't intend to leave even a sliver of a way out for Chu Feng.
At this rate, it wouldn't be long before Jie Tianran's controlling formation surpassed Chu Feng's entirely.
But for Chu Feng right now, the real threat wasn't Jie Tianran's control over the Sacred Artifact overtaking his own.
It was that while Jie Tianran was strengthening his controlling formation, he was simultaneously suppressing Chu Feng's control over the Sacred Artifact.
So Chu Feng stopped trying to further strengthen his control over the Sacred Artifact.
Instead, he began to pour everything into driving his formation's power to resist Jie Tianran's suppression.
"As expected, you're still too young."
"Even if you manage to hold on to what you've achieved now..."
"Once my mastery over the formation surpasses yours..."
"Your little bit of control will be meaningless."
Jie Tianran sneered inwardly, for he knew his plan had succeeded once more.
His desire to suppress Chu Feng's controlling formation was real, but so was his intention to force Chu Feng into a contest of resistance — leaving him powerless to strengthen his control over the Sacred Artifact.
Everything unfolded exactly as Jie Tianran had anticipated.
With Chu Feng stagnating while his own power of control surged ahead, it didn't take long at all before Jie Tianran's control over the Sacred Artifact surpassed Chu Feng's.