Heavenly Secret Twenty-Five hurriedly dodged, driven back again and again by stone spikes and stone spears.
Though he was in danger, his joy outweighed his alarm.
The Qilin had finally appeared!
"Quick!"
Relying on his superb movement skills, Heavenly Secret Twenty-Five kept twisting and darting away, retreating farther and farther as he shouted to Zhao Xizhen, "Brother Zhao, the [Celestial Star Formation Diagram]!"
Zhao Xizhen's expression tightened.
Seeing the Qilin emerge and unleash its tremendous might, with Qilin Blood and the Great Dao Stele right before him, he had no time to think further. He took an ancient engraved bronze diagram from behind his waist.
The stars of the heavens were engraved upon it, with the Three Enclosures in the center and all the stars arrayed around them!
From a distance, it truly resembled a precious mirror reflecting a starry night sky, ancient and profound.
This was the [Celestial Star Formation Diagram], forged by the "Wood Sage," Zhang Heng, from meteoric iron, Star-Dust Sand, and the five metals. It could absorb and store the essence of the sun and moon, converting it into stellar power and unleashing energy beneath the night sky for attack or defense. Within it lay the Star Sect's "Three Enclosures Great Formation"-the Purple Forbidden Enclosure held the center, trapping people within the formation and governing defense; the Supreme Palace Enclosure governed offense; and the Heavenly Market Enclosure provided support. The Three Enclosures complemented one another, their power boundless!
Zhao Xizhen took out the diagram and flung it high into the air.
In Unity of Heaven and Man, he swiftly rose, stepping through the Heavenly Dipper and Northern Dipper pattern, and thrust out a palm. His immense "Vast Star Returning Flow" true qi poured into the diagram!
The [Celestial Star Formation Diagram] hovered in midair, radiating light.