152: Repair formation

Elder Mo Yuan offered up a Formation Plate.

Zhao Gan focused his mind and calmed his Qi, injecting his spiritual power into it. The star patterns on the Formation Plate lit up, but when he attempted to probe it with his Divine Sense for precise control, the light of the Formation Plate suddenly flickered violently, like a candle flame in a gale, and dimmed after a few breaths.

Zhao Gan's face turned pale. He stepped back and shook his head, saying, "Junior Martial Uncle, the simulated turbulence in the core of the Formation Plate is too violent; this Disciple's Divine Sense cannot maintain stability!"

Elder Mo Yuan then looked at Qu Yunshang. Qu Yunshang's Divine Sense was more agile than Zhao Gan's, and she managed to hold on for a moment, but the starlight on the Formation Plate still flickered intermittently, unable to reach a state of precise control.

She gasped, "Elder, maintaining the stability of my Divine Sense is already extremely difficult; if I must divide my attention to guide it, this Disciple truly cannot do it."

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became heavy. If the two most outstanding Disciples of the Sect could not handle this, who else could shoulder this responsibility?

Just then, Venerable Qingxu turned his gaze thoughtfully toward Lin Feng: "Junior Martial Nephew Lin, you try as well."

Although Elder Mo Yuan did not hold high expectations for Lin Feng, out of respect for the Sect Head's decision, he still handed over the Formation Plate.

Lin Feng knew he could no longer hide his strength. He stepped forward, fully circulating the Hanguang Art while simultaneously injecting his Divine Sense into the Formation Plate.

The Formation Plate not only lit up with a soft and stable starlight, but the light also flowed along his fingertips, and even evolved into various subtle star map changes as his mind moved.

This was far beyond the barely-there support of Zhao and Qu just moments ago; it was clearly a manifestation of Divine Sense strength and control precision reaching an astonishing level.

"This...!" Zhao Gan's pupils constricted, his face filled with disbelief. He understood the difficulty of this best; the Divine Sense control Lin Feng displayed at this moment far exceeded his imagination.

Qu Yunshang's eyes shone with brilliance. She clearly felt Lin Feng's restrained yet vast Divine Sense power, like the still water of a deep pool—calm on the surface, but harboring terrifying power in its depths.

Elder Mo Yuan suddenly stood up, staring intently at Lin Feng: "Such a condensed and powerful Divine Sense... it far exceeds the scope of the Foundation Establishment Stage. No wonder, no wonder your perception of spiritual power is so keen! Senior Brother Sect Head, it seems... Lin Feng is the most suitable, and perhaps the only, candidate to execute this plan!"

Holding the Star-Fixing Formation Plate, Lin Feng gave a solemn salute to Venerable Qingxu and Elder Mo Yuan, then turned and walked quickly out of the great hall with Qu Yunshang and Zhao Gan.

Outside the hall, the night was deep and the starlight was dim; only from the direction of the heart moon fox array foundation came faint energy fluctuations, like an uneasy heartbeat in the dark night.

The three of them said no more, their figures turning into streaks of light as they dashed straight toward the valley where the array foundation was located.

The closer they got, the heavier the air became; the chaotic spiritual power made breathing difficult.

In the center of the valley, the light curtain of the array foundation, which should have been flowing steadily, was now churning endlessly like boiling water, with twisted ribbons of light whipping about, emitting piercing shrieks.

A huge, constantly shifting energy vortex was perched above the core of the array foundation, devouring everything around it.

"That's it." Qu Yunshang pointed toward the center of the violent vortex. "According to calculations, that is the only possible 'Qi vent' to enter, but it is also the most dangerous."

Lin Feng nodded and probed with his Divine Sense. The vortex was not fixed in one place but was rapidly moving and flickering within a small range.

He took a deep breath and said to the two beside him, "I'm going in."

With that, he leaped up, following a circuitous trajectory, relying on the heaven-stealing vine's extraordinary perception of energy flow to predict the next location where the 'Qi vent' would flash.

Just as he approached the edge of the vortex, a twisted ribbon of light whipped toward him. Lin Feng narrowly dodged it, but the hem of his clothes was torn open by the dissipating energy.

"Three feet to the front left, it will appear and vanish in an instant!" Zhao Gan, staring intently at the violent fluctuations of the observation Magical Artifact in his hand, suddenly warned loudly.

This precise judgment stemmed from his deep foundation in Formations and his understanding of energy patterns.

Hearing this, Lin Feng did not hesitate to take a forceful step to the front left. He understood in his heart that Zhao Gan indeed had some strength; clearly, he had also discerned the pattern of the 'Qi vent's' appearance.

Almost simultaneously, a brief passage only wide enough for one person to pass through indeed flashed there. His figure was like lightning as he instantly plunged into it.

The world spun! The moment he entered the vortex, Lin Feng felt as if he had been thrown into the eye of a storm.

Around him was no longer the scene of the valley, but complete energy Chaos. Shattered starlight and filthy evil Qi were entangled into a destructive turbulence, madly tearing at his protective spiritual light.

Lin Feng's heart tightened; his conventional protective spiritual light would not last long here. He made an immediate decision and unleashed the Seven Heavens Thunder Lure, with lightning coiling around his body to form a constantly leaping lightning force field.

The energy turbulence struck the lightning force field and was immediately scattered and pushed away by the power of the thunder, unable to get close again.

Although maintaining the lightning light consumed a massive amount of spiritual power, it finally bought him a moment of respite, isolating him from external interference.

"Junior Brother Lin, what is your position?" Qu Yunshang's voice came through the Star-Fixing Formation Plate, so faint it was almost drowned out by the storm.

With lightning shining around him, Lin Feng's mind steadied slightly, and he fully activated the heaven-stealing vine to perceive his surroundings.

"Southeast... leaning toward the Xun position... the resistance is great, but the path is still relatively stable." He responded quickly, and at the same time, his lightning surged, breaking through a tangled black-gray Qi vortex in front of him, and he sped toward the direction he perceived.

Lin Feng finally broke through the last bit of energy turbulence and arrived at the core of the array foundation. He saw that the array core, which should have been crystal clear, was now dim, and even the flow of starlight at the core had become sluggish and unbearable.

He slowly pushed the Star-Fixing Formation Plate toward the array core in the center of the violent vortex; however, the closer he got, the greater the resistance became.

Lin Feng closed his eyes tightly, using all his Divine Sense to control the complex operation of Star Power within the Star-Fixing Formation Plate. Using the structure of the array core itself as a blueprint, he repaired the torn array patterns thread by thread.

Fine beads of sweat seeped from his forehead; the consumption of his Divine Sense was like water from an opened sluice. But the Divine Sense tempered by the Hanguang Art now displayed astonishing resilience and precision.

As the repair progressed, the resonance between the Star-Fixing Formation Plate and the array core grew stronger, the black spots on the array core gradually faded, and the Origin starlight lit up once again.

When the final critical array pattern was repaired and connected, the entire array core suddenly erupted with clear, radiant light. Gentle yet vast starlight rippled outward, and wherever it passed, the violent energy turbulence was smoothed out, returning to orderly circulation.

Only then did Lin Feng slowly withdraw his Divine Sense, severing the connection with the Star-Fixing Formation Plate. He retrieved the Formation Plate, let out a long breath, his face slightly pale, and then, exhausted, he knelt on one knee, gasping for breath.

When he dragged his exhausted body out, the first thing that reached out was a hand with distinct knuckles. Zhao Gan pulled him up, and a pure, peaceful spiritual power was immediately transferred into his nearly dry Meridians. "Well done." Zhao Gan's voice was still a bit stiff, but that acknowledgment was incredibly genuine.

Qu Yunshang stepped forward quickly, carefully checking that he was unharmed, before letting out a long sigh of relief, her eyes full of gratification.