Slaying the Infiltrator, a Spirit Transformation Expert Appears (Please Vote with Monthly Tickets)

"Grandmaster Li is here!"

The white-haired Xuanjizi came forward to greet him. "City Lord Xiao ordered us to hold this place and prevent the imperial court from destroying the array's core."

"Senior Xuanjizi, just give the word!"

Li Yunjing cupped his hands in return and spoke in a solemn voice.

"Good! Everyone, please follow me inside."

Xuanjizi nodded, his expression betraying nothing, and entered the Star-Gazing Tower first.

Inside the tower, a massive Star Compass floated in the center. The array patterns of the Twenty-Eight Mansions and the Big Dipper flickered, with the Horn Mansion region particularly dim. Clearly, it had yet to be fully repaired.

Li Yunjing hurried forward and placed the Formation Disk he carried beside the Star Compass. The two immediately resonated, streams of golden light flowing and intertwining.

"Everyone, please take your positions."

Li Yunjing pointed to the twelve array stations around the Star Compass. "Follow the division of duties we used when repairing the array. Each person will maintain the patterns of two or three mansions."

The grandmasters took their places. Even those harboring divided loyalties feigned composure as they walked to their assigned positions.

Li Yunjing noticed that their chosen positions happened to control the Heart Mansion, Tail Mansion, and Winnowing Basket Mansion.

These were precisely the crucial nodes connecting the starlight barrier to the earth veins!

He kept a wary eye on them. If they truly tried to destroy the array, he would have to do everything in his power to stop them.

For now, following Xiao Yuntian meant food, drink, and money. If the imperial court broke through, an accomplice of the Xiao Clan like him would certainly face a dead end.

Li Yunjing knew perfectly well which side to choose.

Just then, an earth-shaking explosion suddenly erupted outside the city!

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