Chapter 375: the thousand dao city 44.

She knew.

They had been together long enough that Mo Yuxin did not need to speak for her to understand when something had caught her attention.

"Yuxin."

"Hmm?"

"You found them?"

"Yes."

"How many?"

"Eleven."

Su Yubing remained silent for a moment.

Then she whispered, "That is more than six."

Mo Yuxin nodded.

"A little."

Su Yubing smiled.

"You really are trying to stay low key."

"Of course."

"You just counted eleven Soul Formation cultivators while everyone else could only detect six."

"I did not tell them."

"That is not what low key means."

Mo Yuxin shrugged.

"It means I am trying."

Su Yubing leaned closer.

"I know."

Ye Qinglan approached them.

"What did you see?"

Mo Yuxin answered honestly.

"Eleven."

Ye Qinglan’s expression became serious.

Mu Qingru’s eyes narrowed.

"Eleven?"

"Yes."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes."

Mu Qingru looked at Su Lian.

The younger formation cultivator shook her head slowly.

"I can only confirm six."

Mu Qingru looked back at Mo Yuxin.

She wanted to ask how Mo Yuxin knew, but she stopped herself.

There were too many questions already.

Instead, Ye Qinglan asked, "Can you help with the formations?"

Mo Yuxin nodded.

"Yes."

"How much?"

"Enough."

Ye Qinglan studied her face.

Then she nodded.

"Do what you can."

"I will."

Mo Yuxin and Su Yubing moved toward the main defensive line.

The outer wall of the Battle Maiden branch had been built decades earlier, but it had been weakened by years of poor maintenance and deliberate interference. Several formation pillars had been damaged from previous attacks. The central energy channel had been forced to support too many minor formations, and the spirit stone reserves had been cut so deeply that the defensive array could operate at only about half its intended power.

Su Lian had been trying to keep it stable for weeks.

She watched Mo Yuxin approach.

"The northwestern node is unstable."

Mo Yuxin crouched beside it.

"Because the channel has been inverted."

Su Lian’s eyes widened.

"Again?"

"This one was changed recently."

"How recently?"

"Three days."

Su Lian’s expression hardened.

"We were in the city three days ago."

Mo Yuxin nodded.

"Someone entered the sect while you were away."

Mu Qingru appeared behind them.

"Impossible."

Mo Yuxin looked at her.

"Not impossible."

Mu Qingru’s face became grim.

They had checked their internal security repeatedly.

If someone had entered the sect without being detected, then the situation was even worse than they thought.

Su Lian whispered, "Can you repair this?"

Mo Yuxin placed her palm against the stone.

"I can do more than repair it."

The formation beneath the ground hummed.

Blue lines spread from Mo Yuxin’s hand.

They traveled through the cracked pillars and broken channels, joining them one by one. The energy moved so smoothly that Su Lian could only stare.

Then the entire northwestern defensive array brightened.

A shield rose above the wall.

The damaged section was completely restored.

Su Lian whispered, "How?"

Mo Yuxin stood.

"The pattern was wrong."

"We have spent months repairing it."

"You were repairing the visible damage."

She pointed to the base of the pillar.

"The real problem was underneath."

Su Lian stared at the repaired formation.

"You did that with one hand."

"Yes."

"In less than a minute."

"Yes."

Su Lian turned toward Ji Ruyan.

Ji Ruyan had been watching from several steps away.

Her eyes were no longer simply curious.

She looked almost stunned.

The Battle Maiden Sect’s formation elders had worked on that node for months.

Mo Yuxin had fixed it as casually as someone repairing a loose window.

Ji Ruyan approached.

"Senior Mo."

Mo Yuxin looked at her.

"What?"

"Your cultivation..."

Mo Yuxin smiled.

"Nascent Soul."

Ji Ruyan knew that answer was absurd.

She did not press.

Su Yubing came over and quietly placed her hand on Mo Yuxin’s arm.

"You are making the children nervous."

Mo Yuxin looked at Ji Ruyan.

"Sorry."

Ji Ruyan shook her head.

"No. It is just surprising."

Su Lian whispered, "Very surprising."

Mo Yuxin looked toward the army.

"We can talk about it later. They are coming."

The first enemy formation activated.

A deep roar spread across the plain.

Hundreds of spiritual arrows appeared in the sky.

They were not ordinary arrows. Each one was made from condensed spiritual energy and carried enough force to kill an ordinary Core Formation cultivator on impact.

The Battle Maiden disciples looked upward.

Several younger cultivators tightened their grips on their weapons.

Ye Qinglan raised her hand.

"Defensive formation."

The entire mountain lit up.

A silver-red barrier appeared.

The arrows struck it.

Boom.

Boom.

Boom.

The barrier shook.

Several disciples staggered.

One formation pillar cracked.

Mu Qingru shouted, "Reinforce the western line!"

The disciples moved immediately.

Nobody panicked.

Mo Yuxin stood near the center of the formation and watched.

She could break the entire enemy formation with a thought.

She could erase the army.

She could even destroy the mountain below them if she truly stopped restraining herself.

But she did not.

This was their battle.

The Battle Maiden Sect had to stand on its own feet.

She would simply make sure nobody took their legs away.

Su Yubing seemed to understand the thought without being told.

She leaned toward Mo Yuxin.

"Let them fight first."

Mo Yuxin nodded.

"I know."

"You are not happy about it."

"No."

"Why?"

Mo Yuxin looked at her.

"Because they are hurting you."

Su Yubing smiled.

"They are not even close."

Mo Yuxin’s expression softened.

"Still."

Su Yubing took her hand.

"Stay with me."

Mo Yuxin tightened their joined hands.

"Always."

The second wave began.

This time, the enemy used a combined sword formation.

Hundreds of sword lights gathered above the army and formed a gigantic spiritual blade.

The blade was aimed directly at the Battle Maiden Sect’s main gate.

The disciples stared at it.

Ji Ruyan stepped forward.

"First group, with me."

Thirty young disciples followed her.

Su Lian moved toward the rear formation.

Ye Qinglan raised her sword.

"Elders, follow me."

The Battle Maiden Sect moved.

They did not wait for the enemy to strike.

TO BE CONTINUED.