"I heard that you practice the Rebirth Art and your chosen star is the Lunar Star. So your compatibility with the Lunar Star is already very high. Later, I will teach you how to worship it, and we'll see how much power you can draw from the Lunar Star."
"However, the power obtained from the Lunar Star through this method requires a demon bloodline. Once the effect of the true blood wears off, you will lose the moon紋 and the corresponding power."
Yue Tong explained.
Li Shuang nodded.
She was using this moon紋 fox identity just for disguise. While the true blood effect was still active, she could temporarily use the moon紋 fox's cultivation method. Once the true blood effect dissipated, she wouldn't be able to use it anymore.
Li Shuang also felt a hint of curiosity.
She had chosen the Lunar Star as her natal star, which would give her a comprehensive bonus at night.
The moon紋 fox clan, however, worshipped the Lunar Star, begging it for power.
The mysterious moon紋s on her body were the key for the moon紋 fox clan to receive the Lunar Star's protection.
But.
Why could these moon紋s do this?
What secrets did these patterns hold?
Li Shuang felt that if she could understand these, perhaps she could also, like the moon紋 fox clan, store the power of the Lunar Star in some way.
From then on.
She wouldn't have to passively wait for night to fall to gain a bonus.
She could absorb and store moonlight at night, so that even during the day, she could borrow the power of the moon.
Finally, night fell.
Everyone temporarily stopped traveling.
Xue Luo found an open field, then set up a barrier to conceal all movements.
Yue Tong looked up at the Lunar Star and slowly said, "My moon紋 fox clan, depending on our compatibility with the Lunar Star, will undergo different changes after the first communication with the Lunar Star."
"If the moon紋 patterns are light silver and sparsely distributed, that is the Moon Mark level. Back when the moon紋 fox clan was quite prosperous, about seventy percent of our clan were only Moon Mark level. Moon Mark level moon紋 foxes were even weaker in combat power than most high-level demon beasts."
"If the moon紋 patterns are interwoven silver-blue patterns and can form at least one complete star map, then that is the Moon Essence level! This level accounts for twenty-nine percent of the clan and are considered elite members. They can normally possess the power of super demon beasts."
"If the compatibility is even higher, flowing deep purple runes will appear, with at least three complete star maps, and these three star maps can link with each other. That is the Moon Soul level! These individuals account for the remaining one percent and are true geniuses! Even among super demon beasts, Moon Soul level moon紋 foxes are among the top super powerhouses."
After Yue Tong finished, she said humbly, "I, myself, am just such an unremarkable Moon Soul level powerhouse."
"Unremarkable?" Li Shuang gave her full emotional validation: "Senior Yue Tong is clearly a super genius that appears once in ten thousand years!"
Yue Tong smiled: "It's not that exaggerated. At that time, we had at least three other Moon Soul level super powerhouses in our clan. But now..."
As she spoke, Yue Tong fell silent.
Back then, when the moon紋 fox clan split, she chose to go out and experience the world, while some moon紋 clan members stayed in the clan, focusing on communicating with the Lunar Star and refusing to go out.
At that time.
She was high-spirited and even laughed at those whom she called stubborn, saying they would eventually be eliminated by the world.
But the result...
The clan members who went out with her all entered samsara.
These stubborn people whom she had looked down upon, on the contrary, preserved the bloodline of the moon紋 fox.
Li Shuang noticed the atmosphere was a bit off and quickly said, "Senior Yue, how do we communicate with the Lunar Star?"
Li Shuang's natal star was the Lunar Star, and she could already sense a subtle connection between herself and the Lunar Star.
However.
She simply couldn't absorb and store the Lunar power like the moon紋 fox.
Yue Tong's attention was diverted, and she smiled: "I'll communicate once for you to see, and then you'll understand."
Under the moon's essence, Yue Tong chanted ancient祭文 and danced a prayer dance under the moonlight.
Her dance wasn't particularly graceful, nor did it show anything extraordinary.
But with each step she took, a wisp of moon essence gathered around her!
The originally inconspicuous moon紋s glowed purple at this moment.
The moon essence slowly flowed within these purple patterns.
After one dance, all the moonlight condensed on Yue Tong.
She sat down and quietly absorbed it.
This time was mainly to teach Li Shuang, so Yue Tong didn't absorb for long. She quickly stopped the ritual and stood up.
"The key for the moon紋 clan to summon the Lunar Essence is the sacrificial text and this ritual dance. I will now teach them to you one by one," Yue Tong said softly.
She taught them one by one, and Li Shuang listened intently.
Neither the sacrificial text nor the ritual dance was difficult, and Li Shuang quickly learned them.
After confirming that Li Shuang had mastered them, Yue Tong said with a smile, "Come, give it a try. See what your compatibility with the Lunar Star would be if you were one of us moon紋 foxes. I reckon... since you could choose the Lunar Star, your compatibility should be high. You should be able to reach the Moon Essence level, or even my Moon Soul level."
Although this power was only temporary, Yue Tong was somewhat expectant.
"Come on, let's see, let's see. If Li Shuang's level is higher than Yue Tong's every time, that would be fun."
"Hahaha, that would be truly spectacular."
"Just stick to this plot!"
"Go away, go away." Yue Tong glared at everyone: "Above the Moon Soul level, that would be like the Lunar Star's agent on earth, a true Moon Goddess! Legend has it that the Moon Goddess is a deity walking among mortals, a realm beyond the reach of humans or demons."
"Xiaoshuang, don't listen to her. Go for the Moon Goddess level to prove her wrong!"
"Exactly! Is our Xiaoshuang an ordinary person?"
Everyone seemed to enjoy watching the drama.
Li Shuang suddenly felt some pressure from everyone's gazes.
"Don't mind them. Begin." Xue Luo said calmly.
She was gentle and kind in front of Li Shuang, but in reality, her authority was immense. The moment she spoke, everyone instantly fell silent.
Li Shuang nodded and, as Yue Tong had taught her, began to chant the ancient sacrificial text.
Accompanying her dance, the Lunar Star responded, and streaks of moon essence fell upon Li Shuang.
"What level? What level?"
Everyone was a bit nervous.
Yue Tong rolled her eyes: "Xiaoshuang is communicating with the Lunar Star for the first time, how can results come out so quickly!"
The Lunar moonlight fell on Li Shuang, as if testing something.
Everyone looked at Li Shuang, who was enveloped in moonlight, and felt a little curious.
This was probably the first time a human was performing a demon race's ritual to communicate with the Lunar Star, right?