Only after becoming emperor did he realize he was in a fantasy world of immortal cultivation.

Lin Ye was not surprised to see Gong Wuchen.

When Zhu Kang used the green vine to break the ice pillar that trapped him, he accidentally touched the ice pillar next to him, which caused a few small cracks in the jade-like ice crystal.

However, in the brief moment when Qing Teng went a little too far, the ice pillar that had trapped Gong Wuchen showed signs of automatically recovering.

At that time, Zhu Kang, the instigator, was focused on breaking free from his constraints and may not have noticed his "unintentional mistake," but none of this escaped Lin Ye's watchful eye as he secretly observed the whole situation.

With Zhu Kang breaking through the ice pillar with vines as an example, Lin Ye naturally guessed without any effort that it was Gong Wuchen who was making the move in the dark.

The reason for this is simply to sit back and watch the tigers fight, and then... make a move at the right time.

Lin Ye watched as the red spider lilies that had been pressing down on him were completely obliterated by Gong Wuchen's sword, and he was very satisfied.

Now that he has used Ji Lin to test his skills, and Gong Wuchen wants an opportunity, he will give him one.

"Your Majesty—" The Divine Martial Army, led by Zhao Fei and Wu Qing, rushed over.

"Greetings, Your Majesty," the crowd bowed in greeting.

Lin Ye: "No courtesy."

Zhao Fei was the one in the Divine Martial Army who knew Lin Ye's plan best, and was also the only one besides Lin Ye who knew the true identity of the person in front of him, Mingxin Jing.

Seeing that Gong Wuchen was only a few steps away from them, he immediately and silently aimed his spear at Gong Wuchen's back, waiting for Lin Ye's signal.

Lin Ye waved his hand gently, indicating that for now, all that was needed was to observe the situation.

At this moment, Ji Lin's voice suddenly rang out: "Cultivator Gong, are you perhaps destined to follow in Zhu Kang's footsteps?"

As Ji Lin spoke, he glanced meaningfully in the direction where Lin Ye was.

On the surface, it seems to say that Zhu Kang was killed by him, but in reality, it reveals Lin Ye's intention to use Zhu Kang.

"Master Ji should worry more about himself."

Gong Wuchen looked at Ji Lin calmly, his tone as gentle as ever, yet it carried an invisible killing intent.

Now that his identity is known to everyone, there is no need for him to pretend to be a Mirror of Enlightenment.

As soon as he finished speaking, the man dressed in black transformed into a man dressed in white, revealing his gentle and refined face behind the mask.

Upon hearing this, Ji Lin knew that a battle between the two was inevitable.

Gong Wuchen's appearance was certainly a nuisance to him, but... it was just a nuisance.

Most importantly...

Ji Lin's gaze shifted slightly towards Lin Ye, probably because Lin Ye had already planned to have Gong Wuchen deal with him.

Since the other side has this plan, then the strength of Lin Ye that he just discovered...

Ji Lin tightened his grip on the bamboo flute, skipping over Gong Wuchen's reply and continuing from where he left off: "Cultivator Gong, you should also know that this battle, though seemingly a contest between you and me, is not actually one."

"The saying goes, 'When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits.' Does Master Gong really want to see this happen?"

Gong Wuchen naturally didn't want to.

But he also knew that if he took one more step in front of Lin Ye, Ji Lin's attack would inevitably follow.

"If you have something to say, Cultivator Ji, you might as well speak plainly," Gong Wuchen replied gently.

"It's very simple. The two of us will set up a trapping formation together," Ji Lin paused, his gaze shifting to Lin Ye, his malicious tone quite obvious: "Then... we'll see if His Majesty will voluntarily enter the trapping formation, or suffer a bit before going in."

Gong Wuchen only pondered for a moment before responding with action.

He drew a cross in the air with two fingers, and a burst of light instantly illuminated the night. Then, everyone saw a blue light shield with a cross drawn on it fall to the ground not far away.

Then Gong Wuchen's voice rang out: "This is the Ten Directions Trapping Formation, which requires the spiritual power of two people to form."

"If one of them dies, the barrier can only be opened by the spiritual power of the remaining person."

The Ten Directions Trapping Formation is just a small formation, and not a particularly rare one.

Ji Lin happened to know.

After confirming that there were no problems with the formation, Ji Lin lightly raised the bamboo flute in his hand. A streak of red light, like a shooting star, left only a fleeting afterimage in the darkness before disappearing into the formation.

Now that the trapping formation was complete, Ji Lin's gaze slowly fell on Lin Ye, and he said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, please."