"I had a vague premonition before that my breakthrough opportunity might not be far off."

Su Youyi sighed helplessly, as she had previously attempted to advance to the Eighth Realm but always fell short by a sliver.

"No need to rush, just let nature take its course."

Yu Gejing smiled reassuringly at Su Youyi, appearing to have a very relaxed mindset.

She follows the path of array mastery, and now, breaking through the Eighth Realm is somewhat more difficult than it is for ordinary cultivators.

"Sister Yu, your fame on the battlefield has been resonating loud and clear this past year!"

Liang Yi suddenly remembered the intelligence he had read before; as an Array Master, Yu Gejing's role on the battlefield is countless times greater than that of an ordinary cultivator, and it cannot even be measured by realm alone.

Sometimes, when Yu Gejing has fully set up the array in a certain area, even if she is not present, just by virtue of the array she set up, it can completely reverse the direction of a war.

Moreover, Yu Gejing herself is a genius in the way of arrays, and her innovations in arrays have even earned the praise of a grandmaster.

When Yu Gejing and He Zhiqing work together, strategizing with the entire battlefield as their chessboard, their deterrent power soars instantly.

Abyss Cultivators tread cautiously on battlefields occupied by these two, truly frightened by their strategies.

Under He Zhiqing's arrangements, Yu Gejing silently sets up various arrays on the battlefield, and these arrays always play a surprisingly significant role at crucial moments, and have even turned the tide of battle on numerous occasions!

Thus, as the one setting up the arrays, Yu Gejing's reputation on the battlefield is only slightly less pronounced than He Zhiqing's. When the two appear together, even if they do nothing, it makes Abyss Cultivators paranoid, suspecting traps everywhere.

"Not really, I only set up the arrays. Where to set them up and what arrays are needed, all these are instructed by my junior brother."

Yu Gejing naturally does not take all the credit for herself.

Though it is true that she set up the arrays, their important role is fundamentally due to He Zhiqing's presence.

"Without Sister's arrays, no matter how I arrange things, it wouldn't be possible to achieve such results."

He Zhiqing shook his head solemnly, still feeling his senior sister's remarkable abilities were crucial to gaining such prestige.

The two were mutually praising each other, making Liang Yi and Su Youyi unable to contain their amusement, until Liang Yi, seizing a lull in the conversation, laughingly interrupted the mutual deferral of credit between Yu Gejing and He Zhiqing, and brought up another subject:

"Haha, well enough, why are there only young cultivators around? Where are the others?"

When they had first arrived, Liang Yi had noticed that the great hall was filled with young cultivators.

Apart from their Taoist Sect, the chiefs of the other seven Super Forces were all present, surrounded by other First-grade forces allied with them.

"The ones above!"

He Zhiqing raised his index finger, pointing upwards.

Liang Yi and Su Youyi curiously followed where He Zhiqing pointed, and looked up, only to see a huge illusory sphere floating above. The sphere was engraved with densely packed, complex arrays. Liang Yi felt somewhat dizzy from just a glimpse, and next to him, Su Youyi quickly lowered her head and rubbed her temples, as she too felt an indescribable pressure from the arrays.

When Liang Yi diverted his attention from the arrays on the sphere, he discovered that inside the illusory sphere were eight thrones floating, with each throne occupied by one person.

Liang Yi had a realization—these eight people were all quite familiar to him; they were precisely the leaders of the eight Super Forces, including their own Sect Leader Chen Hua.

"What are they discussing?"

Su Youyi only glanced few times but understood; these arrays were all meant to shield their aura, ensuring their discussion inside remains private from outsiders.

Su Youyi speculated, under such a high-level array, it was probably impossible for even a Ninth Realm Great Perfection cultivator to perceive anything, right?

"Well, I'm not sure what Master and Banished Immortal and the others are discussing, but it must be something important, or perhaps related to the Abyss Army's unusual switch from attack to defense."

He Zhiqing did not know about the changes in the Abyss Will, but he sensed an unusual threat in this incident.

Liang Yi and Su Youyi exchanged looks; they had a clearer idea of what their Master and the others were discussing, but if the truth about the changes in the Abyss Will spread widely, it could not only undermine the confidence of the cultivators in the Mystical Mechanism Continent but might also lead to other severe consequences.

Thus, it was better that fewer people knew about this matter; Liang Yi also understood the intentions of the Master and the others.

"Then what are the others doing here?"