Ning Yue was released by Elder Zhu long ago.

Before leaving, I earnestly reminded her not to forget to come to class next time.

On the way back, they ran into Shi Yinghan, who was returning from sword practice.

It seems that Shi Yinghan was not affected at all.

Smiling, he greeted Ning Yue, "Junior Sister, Elder Zhu let you come back?"

"Senior brother?" Ning Yue replied, "Yes, Jiang Yishen and Duan Huailin are still with Elder Zhu, saying they want to practice more."

Shi Yinghan smiled and said, "Thanks to you, Junior Sister, it's so good that you came—"

"...Otherwise, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to escape Elder Zhu's clutches this year either."

Ning Yue couldn't help but chuckle: "Senior brother doesn't like sound cultivation at all."

"Yes," Shi Yinghan said, "Every time I go to Elder Zhu's place, I feel like I'm sitting on pins and needles, and I feel very uncomfortable."

Ning Yue understood this feeling; it was like taking a low-level course in college—you felt very uncomfortable, but you had no choice but to attend.

"By the way, Senior Brother," Ning Yue asked Shi Yinghan, thinking of what happened last night, "is our sect being monitored by something?"

These words sounded rather alarming, and Shi Yinghan frowned: "What do you mean?"

Ning Yue recounted the events of the previous night in their entirety.

Shi Yinghan had no doubt: "It seems to be a spirit possession technique, where one can attach some of their own divine consciousness to certain objects or living beings in order to monitor others."

"However..." Shi Yinghan didn't seem to understand.

"Anyone capable of using spirit possession must have a very high cultivation level, at least at the Nascent Soul stage. Junior Sister, do you know anyone at the Nascent Soul stage?"

"No." Ning Yue searched his memory but didn't recognize anyone at the Nascent Soul stage.

"Besides, I've only been to Biyou Valley with you guys during this time, and I haven't had time to go out and meet anyone."

Shi Yinghan frowned: "This is no small matter. I'll go tell Master later."

Ning Yue suggested, "Actually, I learned a new formation yesterday that can specifically bind these kinds of things. I can handle it myself without disturbing my master."

Shi Yinghan said with some concern, "You don't have to tell Master, but I need to be there tonight when the formation is being set up, in case anything unexpected happens."

"No problem," Ning Yue readily agreed.

"However, junior sister, are you sure the formation is okay?" Shi Yinghan asked with some unease.

Ning Yue thought for a while.

Although the books in the library are definitely fine.

But this was the first time Ning Yue had personally set up the formation.

Ning Yue said, "Just in case, I'll consult Duan Huailin later and have him by my side so that we can fix any problems with the formation in time."

Shi Yinghan still had great faith in Duan Huailin's array formation abilities.

After all, Duan Huailin had heard of this renowned array genius even before he joined the sect.

"Okay," Shi Yinghan replied.

Judging by the time, and feeling that Elder Zhu had released the person, Ning Yue then sent a message to Duan Huailin.

The call connected quickly. Duan Huailin's voice came through.

"What's wrong, Junior Sister?"

Ning Yue got straight to the point: "Senior brother, I want to set up an array, but I lack experience. Could you come and oversee it while I set it up?"

Duan Huailin quickly agreed: "Of course, when?"

"Tonight," Ning Yue chuckled, "I'll fly on my sword to pick you up, Senior Brother?"

Duan Huailin chuckled on the other end of the line: "If you don't mind the trouble, come pick me up. I can prepare some materials."

After agreeing on the terms, Ning Yue and Shi Yinghan set a time and then Ning Yue returned to her room.

I couldn't wait to enter the consciousness space.

Xiao Hua was quite surprised to see Ning Yue in the middle of the afternoon.

"Don't you usually come at night? What happened?"

Ning Yue succinctly stated: "Set up an array to capture things."

"That thing last night was a spirit attached to an object, a tool used by cultivators to attach their divine sense to objects to monitor others. I'll expose it tonight."

"However, my senior brother said that only cultivators at the Nascent Soul stage or above can use the Spirit of Borrowing."

Qi Xucheng is only at the Golden Core stage. Could it be that someone else within the Purgatory Sect is spying on me?

Xiao Hua sighed: "When you first joined the sect, you came into contact with people from the Purgatory Sect when you went out."

Besides them, there are probably no other suspects.

Ning Yue chuckled: "Now that you've done this, I'm actually quite interested."

I need to see what the Purgatory Sect is up to, and whose spirit that thing is.

"Alright, I'll go out with you tonight too." Xiaohua tossed the book to Ning Yue.

"You should familiarize yourself with the formation quickly, so that if you fail on the first try, others won't notice anything."

"So what if it finds out?" Ning Yue smiled, a wicked smile that belied her twelve-year-old girl.

"I'll make sure it never comes back."

……

Ning Yue relied on her memory and comprehension skills, as well as the foundation she had learned the day before.

He quickly memorized the binding formation.

After leaving the consciousness space, Shi Yinghan had already brought Duan Huailin over.

Ning Yue felt a little embarrassed and smiled at Shi Yinghan, "Thank you for your trouble, senior brother."

"It's alright." Shi Yinghan sheathed her sword. "Should we set up the formation in the room or in the courtyard?"

Ning Yue looked around the room thoughtfully.

"In the room, I was just about to go to sleep when I felt the gaze, but just in case, I set it up in the yard as well."

"No problem." Duan Huailin nodded and placed the cloth bag in his hand on the table.

"I heard the general situation from my senior brother on the way; the materials for the binding array have all been prepared."

Ning Yue was deeply moved: "Thank you, Senior Brother! I was so focused on memorizing the magic array that I almost forgot about the materials."

Duan Huailin tossed the bag to Ning Yue: "Alright, get ready, I'll watch over things here for you."

Ning Yue readily accepted the bag: "No problem."

She already had a complete understanding of the binding formation.

He found a few spots both inside the room and in the yard, and casually tossed the materials aside.

Pinch your fingertips together, then infuse them with spiritual energy.

A light suddenly appeared, then quickly disappeared.

After Ning Yue walked around the courtyard and rooms, the formation was set up.

She channeled a large amount of spiritual energy into the array's core, and the surging energy caused a wind to rise in the room, whistling and flapping her clothes.

Seeing that it was about time, she withdrew her hand, the light disappeared, and the room gradually became quiet.

"Phew—" Ning Yue let out a breath, "...Done."

Duan Huailin pondered as he walked around the room again and again.

Finally, he walked into the courtyard.

Ning Yue followed behind him: "...How was it, Senior Brother? Is there anything you need to add?"

"Not at all," Duan Huailin said in surprise, looking at the various formations.

"Not only that, it's also more sophisticated than ordinary binding formations."

"That's good," Ning Yue said, relieved. "I was worried I'd fail the first time."

Duan Huailin looked intently at Ning Yue: "Junior Sister, I knew you were a genius at array cultivation. Come and learn array cultivation!"

Shi Yinghan: "..."

He looked at Duan Huailin helplessly: "Why is everyone trying to get their hands on Junior Sister?"

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