The spiritual spring in the Azure Nether Courtyard reflected the crescent moon. Han Li traced his fingertips over the deduction diagram for the Star-Void Combined Strike Formation, nesting the patterns from the thirty-six Jade Slips of the Heavenly Circumference Stars Formation within the Void-Folding Formation to derive an upgraded Star-Void Overlapping Wave Formation.
This formation trapped enemies within three layers of folded space, then struck them with tides of star power. Its might had increased by fifty percent over the previous version.
Beside him, Zi Ling adjusted the formula for the Blood-Cleansing Qi-Gathering Pill. The faint glow of her Plain Silver Hairpin mingled with sparks from the pill furnace, illuminating the concentration in her eyes.
Only ten days remained until the fifteenth day of the seventh month. Since the Blood Lotus Cult had dared to name the Myriad Demon Valley Ruins as their meeting place, they must have something to rely on. Han Li put away the Jade Slips, and crystal-core spiritual power condensed into a silvery-white sword finger in his palm. "They want to strike before the agreed date and force us to hand over the core of the Void Sky Space-Locking Formation," he said gravely.
Three days later, the Starfall Boat carried the two of them away from Purple Sky Peak. Most of the Void-Folding Formation patterns on its hull had been repaired, increasing its speed by twenty percent.
Han Li laid down a Star-Illusion Maze Formation to protect the boat. Pale silver star mist intertwined with an azure water curtain to form an invisible shield, escaping even the notice of the Star Palace's patrolling disciples.
The Myriad Demon Valley Ruins lay at the southern end of the Shattered Star Sea. Its blood-colored demonic clouds had long since dispersed, leaving only towering ancient trees and exposed bones.
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