Moonlight poured down like a waterfall. Li Shuang's toes gently touched the fine sand of the wasteland.
Her plain white gown suddenly shimmered with stardust-like silver light. The incantation she chanted with downcast eyes materialized into sound waves, hovering in mid-air, each syllable blooming into ripples of moonlight like cracking ice.
As the ritual dance entered a mystical realm, more and more moonlight descended, enveloping Li Shuang.
Even the broken stones under her feet seemed to shimmer with moon-white halos, swirling around the girl like planetary rings.
By the time Li Shuang finished her dance, Yue Tong's expression had turned serious.
Generally, a result would appear after at most three complete ritual dances.
This was just the first!
The first dance concluded.
Li Shuang looked up at the sky, the Taiyin Star hung high, and the Taiyin mark on her forehead became increasingly clear.
The moonlight grew stronger, but no result came.
Li Shuang continued to perform the second ritual dance.
A faint, strange feeling stirred within Li Shuang.
It felt as if... the Taiyin Star was watching her.
As if... they were one and the same.
Under the pull of the moonlight, a green lotus uncontrollably appeared above Li Shuang's head. This was Li Shuang's soul avatar.
The green lotus had already bloomed to its seventh petal, with only the last two remaining unbloomed.
Under the moonlight's baptism, those remaining two green lotus petals seemed eager to unfurl, basking in the moon's glow.
The seven already bloomed petals swayed comfortably in the moonlight.
As the second dance ended, the green lotus, bathed in moonlight, seemed to glow even more luminously.
Yue Tong held her breath, her expression growing increasingly solemn.
The Moon-Patterned Fox tribe was known as the darlings of the Taiyin Star because, among all races, only they could store the power of the Taiyin Star.
However.
Though favored, they still needed to be incredibly devout to beg for the Taiyin Star's mercy. The Taiyin Star would only grant a tiny bit of mercy in the end.
But Li Shuang's situation...
The awakening of every Moon-Patterned Fox was different.
She looked...
Not like she was begging for the Taiyin Star's mercy.
Rather, it was as if the Taiyin Star was actively trying to get close to her!
Yue Tong remained silent, but a massive wave surged in her heart!
What... what was going on?
Could it be that because Li Shuang's natal star was the Taiyin Star, there was such a difference?
No, no.
That wasn't right.
When Li Shuang danced the first time, the Taiyin star-mark on her forehead had already appeared.
At that time, the Taiyin Star showed no abnormalities.
By the second dance, the green lotus appeared. Others might not notice the difference, but the Moon-Patterned Fox tribe had worshipped the Taiyin Star for many years, and she could keenly detect the subtle difference.
The Taiyin Star offered her charity.
But towards Li Shuang... it was active intimacy.
Was it because of that green lotus?
Xue Luo's expression also showed a slight surprise.
This green lotus, visually, was almost identical to the Ninth-Grade Green Lotus she had placed in the Langya Sect's secret realm.
However.
The mystical power contained within this green lotus seemed to far exceed the limits of a ninth-grade one.
Suddenly, she had a sense of destiny.
It was as if Li Shuang obtaining the ninth-grade lotus seed was fated.
And that lotus soul was just waiting for the day she would personally hand it to Li Shuang.
This feeling made Xue Luo briefly feel in a trance.
And Li Shuang had already started the third dance.
This time.
The green lotus still unfurled its petals under the moonlight, and the Taiyin mark between her brows emanated a mysterious light.
Yue Tong stared intently at the scene.
There was no result the second time.
So.
Would there be other changes in this third dance?
Li Shuang didn't understand why, but she diligently danced according to Yue Tong's instructions.
Suddenly.
She felt something and abruptly looked up at the sky.
The Taiyin Star has existed since ancient times. From ancient times to the present, countless people have changed, but only it remains consistent.
From ancient times... to the present...
Within Li Shuang's body, an ancient power slowly stirred and awakened.
Xue Luo's pupils suddenly contracted. She slowly said, "It's the Supreme Spirit Root!"
Every person who awakens the Supreme Spirit Root gains the ability to acquire ancient power.
When the Sect Master of Langya Sect tried to force his ascension, he once used this ancient power to break through the shackles of the Heavenly Dao.
Now.
As soon as this power emerged, it was as if some boundary was completely broken.
In an instant.
Golden light showered down like a waterfall!
The dazzling light made it almost impossible to open one's eyes.
Xue Luo's only feeling at this moment was that it was a good thing she had set up a barrier earlier; otherwise, such a huge commotion would attract who knew how many prying eyes!
Though she wasn't afraid!
However, before arriving at the Beast Forest, it was better to have as little trouble as possible.
She waved her hand, further reinforcing the barrier, tightly concealing all movement.
Under the illumination of the light, golden lines emerged, and the Taiyin Star seemed to fall from the sky. A moon disc crashed into Li Shuang's arms.
A full golden moon appeared on her forehead.
And countless lines spread out from the full moon, forming a complete star map.
Yue Tong's pupils dilated in shock.
A complete star map.
Taiyin embraced.
This...
What was this?
Her cultivation was clearly much higher than Li Shuang's, yet at this moment, she inexplicably felt an urge to kneel before Li Shuang.
She was already at the pinnacle of the human world: Moon Soul level!
For something to make her want to bow...
Li Shuang's first communication with the Taiyin Star resulted in a level of... Moon God!
Yue Tong was completely stunned, and not in a good way!
Wait!
What kind of situation was this?
A human using the secret method of the Moon-Patterned Fox tribe, and ultimately being designated as a Moon God level?
Who said the Moon-Patterned Fox tribe was the darling of the Taiyin Star?
Yue Tong was shouting in her heart.
A continuous stream of moonlight was still entering Li Shuang's body.
This feeling was slightly uncomfortable, and Li Shuang couldn't help but ask, "Senior Yue Tong, what... what's going on with me? What level is this? It doesn't seem to match any of the levels you described. Is it because I'm human, even with your true blood, I shouldn't be communicating with Taiyin? I feel... quite uncomfortable right now."
The power of the moonlight was too vast, and Li Shuang's brows furrowed deeper and deeper.
"Yue Tong, what's happening? Is there really something wrong? Quick, take a look!"
"Exactly, Li Shuang absolutely cannot have anything happen to her."
"Don't just stand there, find a way."
Everyone looked at Yue Tong.
Yue Tong: "..."
She didn't really feel like talking.
"Yue Tong?" Xue Luo raised an eyebrow.
Yue Tong said with a long face, "What could be wrong? The higher the initial level decided, the greater the benefits! This moonlight energy will fill all the patterns, and these powers will be stored. Once all the patterns have absorbed the moonlight, it will naturally stop."
Moon God level!
How much Taiyin power could be stored, Yue Tong didn't know either!
The amount of power that could be stored was also related to the body's capacity.
Li Shuang cultivated the Profound Bright Body Refining Art, and her current physical strength was equivalent to the Void Refining realm. It would probably take some time to absorb enough energy.
"It's good that she's fine." Rong Ta looked curious, "But what level is Li Shuang exactly? Yue Tong, isn't your Moon Soul level already the pinnacle of the human world?"