The atmosphere in the Lingxiao Hall became incredibly tense.
Upon learning of the resurgence of the Tianmie Xie Formation, numerous celestial officials wore solemn expressions, their eyes betraying a hint of panic.
Regarding the Tianmie Xie Formation, an ancient forbidden array, whether the celestial officials present had experienced the primordial era or not, they all understood its terror.
With the Tianmie Xie Formation about to manifest, it signified that the doomsday of the Three Realms might be imminent!
Upon sensing the malevolent energy of the Tianmie Xie Formation, the Heavenly Emperor frowned deeply and sternly instructed Li Jing, "Summon the Jian Tian Star Official to the hall!"
"Yes!"
Li Jing, standing in the hall, also realized the gravity of the situation. He quickly produced a token and relayed the order to the Jian Tian Star Official.
The Jian Tian Star Official of the Heavenly Court was responsible for monitoring the Three Realms. If any crisis was about to arise, the Jian Tian Star Official would be the first to know.
The Jian Tian Star Official's duty was to nip various crises in the bud. However, with the Tianmie Xie Formation about to manifest and the Jian Tian Star Official showing no reaction, this was undoubtedly a dereliction of duty on their part.
Not long after Li Jing relayed the order, the Jian Tian Star Official, clad in official robes, rushed into the hall. He knelt in the center of the hall and, with considerable alarm, prostrated himself before the Heavenly Emperor, saying, "Greetings, Heavenly Emperor!"
Clearly, the Jian Tian Star Official had also recognized the seriousness of the matter.
"Jian Tian Star Official!"
The Heavenly Emperor slammed his hand on the table and roared at the Jian Tian Star Official, "The Tianmie Xie Formation has appeared, yet you have shown no reaction. How should I punish you for your dereliction of duty?"
Hearing the Heavenly Emperor's words, boundless fear flashed in the Jian Tian Star Official's eyes. He quickly kowtowed to the Heavenly Emperor, begging for mercy, "Heavenly Emperor, spare me! This is not my fault!"
"I have guarded the Jian Tian Mirror day and night, not daring to slacken in the slightest. I have absolutely no intention of dereliction of duty!"
The Heavenly Emperor roared again, "If you were not derelict in your duty, why has the Tianmie Xie Formation begun to manifest, yet you have not reported it?"
The Jian Tian Star Official stammered in panic, "This, this Jian Tian Mirror has shown no reaction, and I have observed the Three Realms. I have not found any gathering places for the gods!"
*Bang!*
"Nonsense!" The Heavenly Emperor slammed the table again, roaring, "The formation diagram of the Tianmie Xie Formation is preserved separately by the major divine kingdoms. If the gods are not gathered, how can the surrounding malevolent energy be explained?"
In this world, fewer than ten individuals possessed the complete formation diagram of the Tianmie Xie Formation, and the Heavenly Emperor was one of them. Therefore, he knew very well how difficult it was to activate the Tianmie Xie Formation!
Upon sensing the emergence of the Tianmie Xie Formation, he had immediately contacted other Saints who held complete formation diagrams of the Tianmie Xie Formation. He discovered that they were all shocked by this matter and were trying to find the source, attempting to destroy the formation before it was fully completed!
Thus, the Heavenly Emperor was certain that the Tianmie Xie Formation this time was not constructed by any single individual. It must have been a large gathering of gods who shared their incomplete formation diagrams, thus constructing the ancient forbidden array!
And if gods were gathered in the Three Realms, the Jian Tian Star Official would absolutely not be unaware!
At this moment, the Jian Tian Star Official also felt wronged in his heart. After discovering the appearance of the Tianmie Xie Formation, he had immediately used the Jian Tian Mirror to scan the Three Realms, attempting to find the source of the incident.
However, he truly found nothing.
Of course, this was not the Jian Tian Star Official's fault. After all, the matter of the gods gathering to seize Ye Ling's Saint inheritance was conducted in secret. Moreover, Ye Ling had also set up a barrier around the Dragon Division's base, isolating it from the outside.
The Jian Tian Mirror was merely a Saint-tier spiritual artifact and could not penetrate the barrier set up by Ye Ling. How could it observe the gods who were constructing the Tianmie Xie Formation?
Li Jing, listening to the Jian Tian Star Official's words, also frowned, seemingly deep in thought.
Soon, Li Jing seemed to have thought of something, his eyes changing slightly. He quickly stood in the center of the hall and bowed to the Heavenly Emperor, saying, "Reporting to the Heavenly Emperor, I may know the source of the Tianmie Xie Formation!"
"Oh?" The Heavenly Emperor looked at Li Jing with some surprise and quickly asked, "Where do you say it is?"
Li Jing replied, "In the mortal realm, the Eastern Capital of Yang Country!"
"The Eastern Capital of Yang Country?"
Hearing Li Jing's words, a hint of confusion flashed in the Heavenly Emperor's eyes. "Is that not a territory of Takamagahara? Why do you believe the Tianmie Xie Formation is there?"
Li Jing replied, "Izanagi created the mortal realm's Takamagahara and had secret dealings with many gods from the major divine kingdoms, engaging in the act of gods possessing mortals to slaughter them. As far as I know, Ye Ling should be dealing with Izanagi in the Eastern Capital of Yang Country at this time."
"If we must say who in the Three Realms has the ability to gather gods from the major divine kingdoms, then Izanagi's mortal realm Takamagahara has a high probability!"
"Perhaps it was Ye Ling who forced Izanagi and the gods into a corner, leading the gods to begin constructing the Tianmie Xie Formation!"
"Ye Ling again..." A shadow flashed in the Heavenly Emperor's eyes, his expression fluctuating.
Ever since the Tongtian Clan appeared, the name Ye Ling had been constantly appearing before him; his ears were almost worn out from hearing it.
Matters that might not occur in tens of thousands of years had happened one after another in the mere few months since Ye Ling's appearance, making the entire Three Realms extremely unstable.
However, Ye Ling possessed the cultivation of a top-tier Saint and was a rogue immortal. The Heavenly Court could not control Ye Ling, and he was powerless against Ye Ling.
Now that Li Jing had proposed the possibility of Ye Ling being involved, the matter was essentially as Li Jing had guessed.
Quickly calming down, the Heavenly Emperor said to Li Jing, "Immediately send a message to the High God Amaterasu of Takamagahara, ordering him to send gods down to investigate the specific situation. Also, gather a million heavenly soldiers and generals, ready to march towards the Eastern Capital of Yang Country at any time!"
"A million heavenly soldiers and generals?"
Hearing the Heavenly Emperor's words, Li Jing's pupils contracted sharply, and a monstrous wave surged in his heart!
A million heavenly soldiers and generals would essentially drain the Heavenly Court's reserves. Not only would this make the Heavenly Court's defenses extremely weak, but the Eastern Capital of Yang Country was, after all, a territory of Takamagahara. Sending a large army there would be considered overstepping their bounds.
If Takamagahara were displeased, it could very well lead to war between the two divine kingdoms!
Although the Heavenly Court was currently the head of the Three Realms, there were still several divine kingdoms whose strength could rival the Heavenly Court. If they went to war with Takamagahara, other divine kingdoms would likely stand by and watch, reaping the benefits!
Such an outcome was clearly extremely unfavorable to the Heavenly Court.
The Heavenly Emperor said coldly, "You only need to prepare the heavenly soldiers; do not descend immediately. Since Ye Ling is in the Eastern Capital, perhaps Ye Ling alone can resolve this matter. We can observe from the sidelines and see Ye Ling's capabilities."
"If Ye Ling cannot stop the Tianmie Xie Formation, then we will act! Compared to the safety of the Three Realms, our conflict with Takamagahara is not important!"
"Your subordinate obeys!" After the Heavenly Emperor said this, Li Jing no longer questioned and began to withdraw from the Lingxiao Treasure Hall, preparing to lead his troops!
After Li Jing withdrew, the Heavenly Emperor glanced at the Jian Tian Star Official still kneeling in the hall, a hint of impatience flashing in his eyes. He said, "Although this matter is not your fault, you are still guilty of dereliction of duty. Your divine status will be abolished, and you will be punished to descend to the mortal realm for three hundred years of tribulation, during which you shall not use your divine power!"
The Jian Tian Star Official trembled all over. He did not dare to question the Heavenly Emperor's words and could only respectfully say, "The Heavenly Emperor's grace and might are boundless. Your subordinate... thanks you!"
The Heavenly Emperor glanced at the assembled immortals in the Lingxiao Treasure Hall and waved his hand, "All of you may withdraw!"
"Yes..."
As the Heavenly Court began to mobilize, the other divine kingdoms were not idle either. More or less, they realized that the source was in the Eastern Capital of Yang Country and also sent envoys to Takamagahara to inquire about the situation. The divine kingdom of Takamagahara gradually became lively.
The appearance of the Tianmie Xie Formation was an event that could cause panic throughout the Three Realms!
And the source of all this... Ye Ling, was currently standing in the Dragon Division's base, looking up at the evil formation rising into the sky.
The Tianmie Xie Formation was surrounded by scarlet blood energy. The gods who constructed the Tianmie Xie Formation were either dead or injured, and fewer than a hundred were still alive.
After the gods activated the Tianmie Xie Formation, many gods could not withstand its power and were directly sucked dry by the formation, leaving nothing behind!
The remaining less than a hundred gods were also close to death.
They had courted death by constructing the Tianmie Xie Formation in an attempt to turn the tide, but before Ye Ling could even act, they died within the Tianmie Xie Formation themselves.
Ye Ling looked at the increasingly clear formation in the sky and murmured, "This formation seems to be nurturing a powerful life. What kind of strength will a creature born from the blood of gods possess?"
Ye Ling was curious. At this moment, the Tianmie Xie Formation did not seem satisfied with the power it had absorbed. A large number of bloody tentacles emerged from within the formation, entwining the remaining gods and forcibly extracting their blood.
Screams echoed all around. Several tentacles even shot out from the Tianmie Xie Formation towards Ye Ling.
"This formation is about to take shape..." Ye Ling murmured softly, casually severing those tentacles. He watched as the surrounding gods were sucked dry by those tentacles, leaving nothing behind.
These gods had committed heinous crimes in their lives, and their current fate was a consequence of their own actions.
After the Tianmie Xie Formation absorbed all the gods, the cry of a baby echoed through the sky from within the formation.
Even so, the Tianmie Xie Formation seemed unsatisfied. Tentacles plunged into the earth, beginning to absorb the power of the Earth itself!
"This won't do!"
Seeing that the Tianmie Xie Formation had begun to target the Earth, Ye Ling decided not to watch any longer. He immediately severed the tentacles that had pierced the ground, preventing it from absorbing power!
Unable to seize the Earth's power, the baby's cries within the Tianmie Xie Formation grew louder, and the surrounding space began to distort.
Visible sound waves emanated from the Tianmie Xie Formation, reverberating within the barrier. Their power was immense, constantly impacting Ye Ling's eardrums!
If not for the barrier Ye Ling had erected here, the sound waves of the Tianmie Xie Formation would have already spread throughout the Three Realms, and a large portion of the living beings in the mortal realm would have died from the impact of these sound waves!
"This is indeed an evil formation!"
After glimpsing a corner of the Tianmie Xie Formation, Ye Ling realized that this formation would bring no benefit to the Three Realms. He no longer intended to let the Tianmie Xie Formation continue to take shape and decided to return.
Just as Ye Ling was preparing to take action to destroy the Tianmie Xie Formation, Chu rushed out from Ye Ling's small world and flew towards the Tianmie Xie Formation in the sky!
Seeing Chu suddenly rush towards the Tianmie Xie Formation, Ye Ling's expression changed slightly, and he immediately called out, "Come back quickly!"