Inside the formation world, positioned above the Immortal Star Domain.
The experts of the Prison Sect and the Seven Realms Sacred Palace had been monitoring Chu Feng through the observation formation the entire time.
"Why has Chu Feng stopped moving?"
They noticed that Chu Feng, who had been traveling at full speed, had suddenly come to a halt.
"What place is that?" Jie Tianran asked.
Upon hearing this, Baili Xukong, Dongfang Hansong, and the other Prison Sect elders all took out a map. The map marked every world within the entire Immortal Star Domain and included written records detailing the conditions of each one.
"Sea Mortal World," Baili Xukong said.
"Is there something related to the Sacred Artifact there?" Jie Tianran asked.
"Our sect has already conducted a thorough sweep of the entire Immortal Star Domain."
"This Sea Mortal World is an utterly unremarkable place, even by the standards of the Immortal Star Domain."
"Its resources are pitifully scarce. There were very few inhabitants to begin with, and there are no clues related to the Sacred Artifact whatsoever."
Baili Xukong said as he looked at the map. This map had been created after the Prison Sect's sweep, and it recorded the results of their investigation.
"Then there's no need to bother with it."
"Send your people to surround and capture Chu Feng instead."
After saying this, Jie Tianran resumed forming hand seals.
However, he was no longer simply powering the existing formation — he was setting up an entirely new one, identical in aura to the observation formation.
After some time had passed, the Prison Sect's Heavenly Gods and the Seven Realms Sacred Palace's Heavenly Dragon Spirit World Masters finally arrived at the Sea Mortal World, reaching the very location where Chu Feng was supposed to be.
But upon arriving, they were dumbfounded.
There was absolutely no sign of Chu Feng here, nor could they sense his aura. No matter what observation treasures or methods they employed, they could not find any trace of him. Using their communication artifacts, they relayed this information back to Jie Tianran and the others.
"Jie Tianran, could we have been deceived by Chu Feng?"
"Could he have already left?" Cang Li asked Jie Tianran.
"My formation does not make mistakes."
"Chu Feng has been locked down by me. Within this formation, escape is impossible."
"Allow me to take a look."
"Let me see what tricks Chu Feng is playing."
As Jie Tianran spoke, he formed hand seals.
The next moment, the view at Chu Feng's location changed. It was no longer just a map — it now displayed the actual scenery of that area.
This was Jie Tianran's doing. After noticing that Chu Feng had stopped moving, he had strengthened the observation formation and locked onto Chu Feng's position.
When the scene materialized, a heavy, solemn atmosphere spread among the Prison Sect's experts.
If they had previously suspected that those first-tier Heavenly Gods and first-tier Heavenly Dragons were simply too weak and had been outmaneuvered by Chu Feng, then the scene now displayed could only show the members of the Prison Sect and the Seven Realms Sacred Palace — but not a trace of Chu Feng.
Yet the observation formation's guidance clearly indicated that Chu Feng was right at that very location.
Rumble—rumble— At that moment, bursts of thunder echoed across the sky above the Sea Mortal World.
"What is that?!"
Simultaneously, the expressions of the Prison Sect and the Seven Realms Sacred Palace experts all changed.
Their formation world existed above the Immortal Star Domain. Due to the protective formations shielding the Immortal Star Domain, they could only observe events within it through the observation formation — they could not see clearly otherwise.
However, they could see everything happening outside the Immortal Star Domain with perfect clarity.
Before their eyes, a massive stretch of thunderclouds had appeared and was spreading rapidly.