Oh my god, this is a bolt from the blue! A true heiress of metaphysics!

Chapter 265 Spirit Gathering Array

All the instructors stared wide-eyed at Zhu Chen and Luo Rong, speechless for a moment.

Those who were a bit quick-witted were already saying, "Congratulations!"

"She misheard me. I don't like Luo Rong."

Zhu Chen chuckled and pointed at Shi Xiaxia, saying, "She's the one I'm going to marry. If you want to attend the wedding, then go and prepare."

Luo Rong's initially excited and joyful expression immediately turned gloomy after Zhu Chen finished speaking, and she glared at Shi Xiaxia with hatred.

At the same time, he said coldly, "Let's see who dares to prepare!"

"Second Protector, you don't understand."

Shi Xiaxia came to Luo Rong's side and leaned closer to say, "No matter who the Great Protector wants to marry, it's a good thing!"

All you have to do is dress up as the bride, and once it's a done deal, it's your wedding no matter whose it is!

Luo Rong's eyes lit up.

"I'm listening!" Zhu Chen said coldly, his gaze toward Shi Xiaxia growing increasingly hostile.

Shi Xiaxia promptly backed down, making a zipping motion near her mouth and then shut up.

Luo Rong looked at Shi Xiaxia suspiciously, then at Zhu Chen, her expression strange.

The others who gathered around looked at each other, but no one dared to speak.

This masked girl is the first person to dare to tease the Great Protector like this!

They'd better watch out!

"Let's go!" Zhu Chen glanced at Shi Xiaxia and walked inside rather unhappily.

Shi Xiaxia pouted and followed.

The interior of the Holy Maiden Church is decorated very elegantly, with various exquisite ornaments and flowers, well-arranged houses, and luxurious decorations. Xiaxia would believe it if she said it was a resort mountain village!

Actually, there's nothing wrong with that. What Shi Xiaxia finds strange is that although there are quite a few metaphysicians in the Holy Maiden Sect, there seem to be far too many ordinary people.

They gathered in twos and threes, chatting about trivial things and joking with each other.

When they encountered Zhu Chen and Luo Rong, they greeted them warmly, and Zhu Chen and Luo Rong responded to them as well.

Shi Xiaxia slowed her pace and carefully observed their faces, noticing that they all possessed an air of nobility, indicating that they must be influential figures in society.

But why did they willingly come to the Church of the Holy Maiden?!

Or did the Holy Maiden Cult use some underhanded methods to keep them under control here?!

But their expressions didn't suggest they were being forced, which made the previous guesses seem a bit illogical.

What exactly does the Holy Maiden Cult want with these ordinary people?!

Shi Xiaxia withdrew her gaze and followed Zhu Chen further inside.

Then they came to a slightly secluded house, from which came the sound of clanging and banging.

Refining weapons...

Shi Xiaxia looked up at the house in front of her.

"Master Bai Wei!"

Luo Rong stepped forward and knocked on the door: "Zhu Chen brought the array master over!"

"Come in!" A slightly aged voice came from inside the room.

After receiving Bai Wei's permission, Luo Rong opened the door to the room, and Zhu Chen and Shi Xiaxia followed her in.

Upon entering the room, the scent of cinnabar and array formations immediately filled the air.

Shi Xiaxia raised her eyes and looked around the small house in front of her. Inside, there were all kinds of magical artifacts and refining materials, as well as many rune blueprints.

Shi Xiaxia glanced at the finished magical artifacts on the shelf and couldn't help but gasp in amazement.

This Bai Wei is quite a skilled weapon refiner!

"Is this the little girl?"

Bai Wei glanced at Shi Xiaxia before looking away, continuing to work on the magical artifact in his hands. He sneered, "You actually believe such a young girl who claims to be a formation master? Have you lost your minds?!"

Luo Rong thought about it and realized that she was so focused on arguing with Zhu Chen that she had forgotten the most crucial part!

They haven't tested Xiaxia's abilities yet!

"I almost got tricked!" Luo Rong looked at Shi Xiaxia, her eyes full of suspicion.

Just as she was about to kick Shi Xiaxia out, Zhu Chen raised his hand to stop Luo Rong.

He smiled and said to Bai Wei, "Master Bai Wei, we can't judge a person's ability without seeing them first. We can't just make a judgment based on their youth, can we?"

Bai Wei glanced at Zhu Chen through his glasses and sneered, "You're right. I underestimated your abilities back then, otherwise I wouldn't have come here."

"At the time, I had no better solution and offended you greatly. Please forgive me, Master Bai Wei," Zhu Chen said with a smile, but his attitude showed no sign of apology.

"Blame?"

Bai Wei snorted coldly: "I wouldn't dare. If I dared to say anything unpleasant, I'm afraid the Grand Protector would take my life!"

After Bai Wei finished speaking, he rummaged through the box, found a spirit stone with runes drawn on it, and threw it to Shi Xiaxia, saying, "Try it, let me see what you're capable of."

After that, he ignored the others and focused on the magical artifacts in his hands.

Shi Xiaxia picked up the spirit stone, just as she was about to say that her skills were not good enough.

Zhu Chen walked up to her with a smile, and said in a forced smile, "You had better succeed on the first try, otherwise I'll have to settle the score for the rumors you spread about my marriage earlier."

Shi Xiaxia: "......"

Damn it, I've been threatened!

Shi Xiaxia glanced at Zhu Chen, then went outside with a long face. She looked around first, and after confirming several directions, she placed the first spirit stone in the due east direction.

As soon as the spirit stone landed, it emitted a clear buzzing sound, as if announcing the start of the formation.

Immediately afterwards, she strode to the south and placed the second spirit stone. This spirit stone echoed the first one, and there seemed to be an invisible thread connecting the two.

Shi Xiaxia kept moving, placing the spirit stones in the due west, due north, and five other locations in turn.

With the last spirit stone in place, the basic form of the Spirit Gathering Array was revealed. The five spirit stones emitted a soft light, intertwining to form a mysterious pattern.

Shi Xiaxia stood in the center of the formation, her feet slightly apart, her hands quickly forming a hand seal in front of her chest, and she began to chant a spell.

As the incantation was recited, the light of the spirit-gathering array grew brighter and brighter, its originally soft glow now becoming dazzling.

The spiritual energy within the formation began to surge wildly, like a raging sea, constantly impacting the surrounding space.

With Shi Xiaxia's final mark completed, the entire Spirit Gathering Array was fully formed and began to gather the surrounding spiritual energy.

Shi Xiaxia stared blankly at the increasingly dense spiritual energy in the center of the formation.

The concentration of spiritual energy here was beyond her imagination!

"Bang!" The door behind him was pushed open forcefully, and Bai Wei appeared in the doorway.

He stared in shock at the spirit-gathering array that Shi Xiaxia had set up, unable to recover for a long time.

"you......"

Bai Wei pointed at Shi Xiaxia and exclaimed in surprise, "So you really do know how to set up formations!"