When the Golden Fragment left Qian Renxue's knee, the golden markings on her left leg did not fade with it.
Before noon two days later, as agreed, another attempt to set the imprint began. Qian Daoliu sealed the outer reaches of the Angel Temple. Following Qian Renxue's directions, Bai Jin placed five Void Anchors, leaving the sixth position near her left foot empty. Bibi Dong did not come to the Angel Temple. She only had Yue Guan deliver the familiar medicine case and leave it by the Gate.
When Qian Renxue picked up the Wooden Box, the scabbard from her seven-step practice still rested on its lid. Gold and silver lay side by side in the scratches on the scabbard. She glanced at it before handing it to Qian Daoliu for safekeeping.
"If it pushes me out again today, I'll still try again," she said.
"If your leg is hurt worse than last time, I'll make you heal first," Bai Jin replied.
"Then you need to see when I tell you to stop."
He showed her the outer positions of the five anchors. The empty position still led toward the dome. He would no longer withdraw the anchors when he thought it was safe, but wait until she had secured the point beneath her foot and told him herself. After hearing their plan, Qian Daoliu moved the broken practice sword off the stone platform so its two snapped blades would not turn around and injure anyone when power escaped.
Qian Renxue first channeled the Silverwing Soul Bone's power through to the soles of her feet. Its two-hundred-and-sixty-thousand-year-old bone technique had been with her for years. She knew the old paths through her left knee and ankle. Once the Golden Fragment touched her skin, the Divine Outfit Imprint entered along the