"Let me think it over." Jin Ling shook her head, not agreeing at once.
But Qing Wan could see that Jin Ling had already been moved. She continued to persuade her, "Fellow Daoist, our auras are compatible. If we can practice the formation together, it will greatly benefit us both and give us stronger means of self-preservation in the future. If you are worried that this formation will be centered on me, I can first show you the formation that Chi Shui, Kun Lie, and I deduced together. What do you say?"
"This..."
Golden Diamond Fairy was tempted. The moment she nodded, Qing Wan handed her the formation diagram.
Golden Diamond Fairy looked at the diagram in her hands. Ten layers of formations intertwined upon it, forming an enormous formation. Yet of those ten layers, only three were complete. The remaining seven were mostly shattered and incomplete. One formation radiating golden light gave Golden Diamond Fairy a flash of insight.
Pointing at that formation, she asked, "Fellow Daoist Qing Wan, is this the layer of the formation you want me to practice?"
"I knew this formation was fated with you, Fellow Daoist. You had only just laid hands on it, yet you already sensed something."
A smile lingered at Qing Wan's lips. She pointed, and the diagram trembled. The formation corresponding to Golden Diamond Fairy slowly began to unfold, layer upon layer of golden light emerging.
Jinling Fairy fell into thought. She pointed, and clear radiance emerged from her fingertip, transforming into rising misty clouds. Auspicious clouds gathered one after another, supporting a diamond-patterned bronze mirror as it descended into the golden light.
The mirror turned toward all directions, and ten thousand beams of golden light merged into it. When its surface flipped over, the golden light burst forth again,