137: Chapter 137 Your disciple wishes to invite you to the Changming Palace

Moonshadow Sect, Dao Evolution Plateau.

This vast white jade platform, located on the side of Tianyuan Peak, was exceptionally solemn at this moment. A hundred Foundation Establishment Stage Disciples, dressed in uniform blue and white long dresses, stood solemnly according to specific positions, forming the initial shape of a profound Formation.

Suddenly, a faint ripple of starlight came from the horizon.

A cold and ethereal figure arrived through the air. With every step she took, a small silver ripple spread from her toes, as if she were stepping on an invisible river of stars.

The sunlight poured over her, reflecting off her moon-white shark-silk dress. The hem of the skirt swayed gently with her steps, outlining her exquisite and graceful curves.

Her features were as delicate as an ice sculpture, her skin porcelain white, her ink-like pupils deep and quiet, her nose petite and straight, and her lips red and soft.

Her straight, jade-like legs, partially revealed by the slit in her long skirt, showed silver star-track patterns winding from her thighs to her ankles. They looked like a river of stars sealed within her icy skin and jade bones, flowing with a mysterious luster as she walked.

“Elder Chenxi is here!”

“Hiss... Does the Elder... seem even more beautiful today?”

“You're right, those star-track patterns look as if they've come to life...”

“I feel like... I feel like the Elder specifically dressed up before coming?”

“If I could have even ten percent of Elder Chenxi's beauty, the Sect Master would surely fall for me...”

The Disciples discussed in low voices, their stunned gazes focusing on the figure walking upon the stars.

Today's Lin Xiwei had a bit less of her usual cold detachment. The circulating starlight seemed to light her up entirely, revealing an indescribable brilliance within her coldness.

Lin Xiwei landed gracefully on the high platform, her cold gaze sweeping across the array of Disciples below.

“Begin.”

Her voice was not loud, but it reached everyone's ears clearly.

The instruction officially began.

Lin Xiwei first stood by the Formation diagram, using spiritual power to outline light and shadow as she explained the principles of the 'Thousand Stars Broken Moon Formation' in detail.

She pointed out the key nodes of spiritual power flow, the essentials of Formation changes, and how to twist the power of a hundred people into a single, indestructible sharp arrow.

“The Formation core shifts, and the spirit follows the heart. This is not the work of one person, but the result of collective will!”

Her cold voice contained a profound understanding of the Dao of Formations, leaving the Disciples mesmerized.

After the theory came the practical drill.

“Raise the Formation!”

Lin Xiwei gave a clear shout.

A hundred Foundation Establishment Disciples moved instantly! Spiritual power light lit up on them, connecting and responding to each other, quickly forming a massive, brilliant Formation diagram. Nebulas rotated, and a majestic Aura rose, faintly shaking the Dao Evolution Plateau.

The combined power of these hundred people had already far exceeded the usual limit of Foundation Establishment, steadily reaching the Early Stage of the Golden Core!

A flash of approval crossed Lin Xiwei's eyes. To be able to exert twenty percent of the Formation's power in the first drill, these hundred Disciples were not bad.

She did not hesitate and took a step forward into the Formation.

“Attack!”

With an order from the central Disciple at the Formation core, a hundred beams of spiritual power tore through the air like a meteor shower, booming toward Lin Xiwei at the center of the Formation from all directions.

Each beam contained pure Foundation Establishment spiritual power, and with the boost from the Formation, their power doubled, sealing off all space for evasion.

Facing an attack that would make even an Early Stage Golden Core Cultivator scramble, Lin Xiwei's expression remained unchanged.

She flipped her fair wrist, and a palm-sized nine palaces talisman array disk appeared out of thin air, hovering before her.

Her jade fingers tapped several times on the Talisman array disk as fast as lightning!

“Go!”

Buzz!

In an instant, dozens of Talismans flickering with different spiritual lights shot out from the Talisman array disk. They did not attack but instead instantly merged into the space around her!

“Nine-Word Secret Art, Assemble!”

Golden light, green shadows, and water ripples intertwined and flowed!

A miniature killing Formation with a grim Aura was casually laid out three feet in front of her!

“Three-Element Five Elements Formation!”

The hundred meteor-like beams of spiritual power slammed into that miniature killing Formation! Like a stone sinking into the ocean, most of the power was neutralized by the brilliance of the Talismans circulating within the Formation!

The residual impact reached Lin Xiwei, but it was easily brushed away by a layer of circulating starlight on her body.

Her sleeves fluttered in the energy aftermath, her moon-white dress and star-track patterns complementing each other.

“Change Formation! Wring!”

The Disciples in the Formation reacted quickly. The Formation rotated, and the spiritual power beams no longer dispersed but instead converged into three thick, spiraling light spears, booming toward Lin Xiwei once again!

Lin Xiwei's eyes narrowed slightly as her fingertips brushed over the Formation Plate.

Several more Talismans flew out, merging into the previously laid killing Formation. The killing Formation's light surged, and a deep vortex suddenly formed at its center!

The three spiraling light spears plunged into the vortex! For a moment, light exploded and energy surged! The killing Formation shook violently, and the light of the Talismans flickered. The combined power of the Formation actually managed to briefly contend with her defense!

After a few breaths of stalemate, a starlight flash appeared in Lin Xiwei's eyes.

“Break!”

Her fingertip tapped the core of the Formation Plate, injecting a surge of pure and vast Golden Core power!

Buzz—!

The miniature killing Formation suddenly contracted, then violently erupted! Countless fine beams of Talisman light, like billions of sharp blades, instantly tore apart the three spiraling light spears from within! A terrifying power of annihilation swept back in the opposite direction!

Boom!

The energy field constructed by the combined Formation shook violently. The hundred Disciples groaned in unison, and the Formation instantly collapsed.

Everyone was shaken back repeatedly by that irresistible force. Their blood surged, and their faces were filled with shock and admiration.

Lin Xiwei slowly withdrew the Formation Plate, the killing Formation around her fading away, leaving her as cold as ever.

“The Formation transition was acceptable, but the spiritual power link lagged by half a breath, and the control of the Formation core was unstable. Practice for an extra two hours tomorrow.”

Her cold voice pointed out the key deficiencies.

“Yes!”

Not far away, on a viewing platform surrounded by clouds and mist.

Ling Hao stood with his hands behind his back, his black robe fluttering gently in the breeze. He had witnessed the entire brilliant drill of one against a hundred, and his deep eyes revealed a look of satisfaction.

The instruction ended, and the Disciples dispersed with awe and newfound knowledge.

Lin Xiwei stepped on the starlight and came to the viewing platform, standing beside Ling Hao.

“Revered Master, what do you think?”

She called out softly.

“Hmm, you did very well.”

Ling Hao’s gaze was gentle and full of praise. “The Disciples have made remarkable progress. This Formation has taken its initial shape. In time, it will become a pillar of the Sect.”

Lin Xiwei nodded slightly.

After a moment of silence, she raised her hand, and with a faint flash of light in her palm, the ice heart epiphyllum she had cherished until now quietly appeared. The epiphyllum was pure and flawless, flowing with a cold halo under the sunlight.

“Revered Master... this ice heart epiphyllum...”

Ling Hao’s gaze fell on the epiphyllum, his eyes softening with a playful smile:

“What? Are you trying to ask if Revered Master gave this flower to the wrong person?”

A very faint blush instantly appeared on Lin Xiwei’s cold face, like melting snow stained with the glow of sunset.

She quickly put away the epiphyllum and took a deep breath, as if she had made some kind of decision. She looked up, her deep Mo Tong bravely staring straight at Ling Hao. Her voice was soft but incredibly clear:

“Revered Master... Disciple... Disciple wishes to invite you to Changming Hall.”