The people standing outside the door were Xiong Shuoxing and Ren Diefei.
Just like yesterday, the two of them dressed up very carefully. However, today Ren Diefei had learned his lesson and chose clothes similar in style to Xiong Shuoxing's.
The two were both taken aback when they saw that it was Xiao Wangyan who opened the door.
They didn't pay much attention when they sensed an unfamiliar presence opening the door, since they couldn't detect any power fluctuations from the other person and assumed it was just an ordinary person.
These true disciples were all qualified to employ menial servants, so it was not surprising that Ji Mofan would arrange for a menial servant in his own courtyard.
To everyone's surprise, when the door opened, they were greeted by Xiao Wangyan's face.
The two of them stood there dumbfounded, speechless for a long time.
Xiao Wangyan frowned and spoke first, "You've come to see Ji Mofan? What brings you here?"
Ren Diefei then came to his senses, exchanged a glance with his junior sister, and his gaze swept over the blush on Xiao Wangyan's face.
The latter then gestured for him to look at the silver chain around the Demon Lord's waist.
Ji Mofan didn't hold back at all when he hit her last night, and Xiao Wangyan's use of demonic energy was restricted by the Demon Binding Rope, so he couldn't help reduce the swelling. She still looks a bit red.
Not knowing what had happened between them, Ren Diefei had no choice but to bite the bullet and carefully speak, "Yesterday we agreed with our senior brother to go and check out the sect's protective formation together."
"They also mentioned that we have some rare and precious manuals that our master has treasured. My eldest brother was very interested, so my brother and I sorted them out and brought them over to him." Xiong Shuoxing chimed in, shaking the Qiankun bag in his hand.
Xiao Wangyan remained noncommittal, seemingly having no intention of opening the door.
Are you kidding me? Do you really think he's some clueless kid?
These two clueless fools dressed up so extravagantly early in the morning and even went to knock on the door of Jimo Fan. Do you even need to think about what they mean? They just want to seduce their precious jade cabbage.
Although he thought that Ji Mofan, that little fool whose mind was full of cultivation, wouldn't be fooled by them, he was still very unhappy that Xiao Wangyan had run into him face to face.
"Junior Brother Ren, Junior Sister Xiong?" Ji Mo Fan had already strolled out of his room.
As he stepped out the door, his robes were casually draped over his shoulders, and his hair was untied. As he walked, he made a few strokes in the air with his fingertips, and a few wisps of spiritual energy shot out, hooking his clothes and straightening his hair into a bun.
"Sorry, I overslept." Ji Mofan clearly looked like he had just gotten out of bed; he was fully awake but his mind was still wandering, and his intelligence didn't seem to be quite online.
He strolled right through the three people blocking the doorway and walked forward with his head down. "Today I'll do a final check on the terrain of the other areas. If there are no problems, we can start the attack."
Actually, if it weren't for waiting for Ren Diefei and Xiong Shuoxing to understand, Ji Mofan could have started drawing the array immediately after finishing the repairs on the back mountain.
However, since Wei Qianmu had placed the person by his side, he wouldn't completely disregard their progress.
With a protective array on both sides, it's not like the Chaoming Palace has no other defensive measures. There's no need to be in such a hurry.
Moreover, all the major sects and schools of cultivation have been impacted to varying degrees this time, and the Demon Realm and Monster Realm are also reorganizing internally. No one will have the ability to cause any major trouble at this time.
Xiong Shuoxing and Ren Diefei exchanged a glance, not daring to look at the Demon Lord's expression behind them, and quickly followed Ji Mofan with their heads down.
The two exchanged glances discreetly.
What's going on? The Demon Lord came out of their senior brother's courtyard so early in the morning? Did they sleep together last night?
And what's with the redness on his face? Did the Demon Lord get beaten up by their senior brother?
How can he sleep so soundly after defeating the Demon Lord? What level of heart does that take?
No, no, no... Shouldn't we first consider why our senior brother slept in today?
What exactly happened last night?
I really want to know!
But I really didn't dare to ask!
Originally, the two of them planned to subtly probe after walking a distance, but unfortunately, as they followed Ji Mofan outside, Xiao Wangyan floated behind them like a ghost and followed along as well.
They didn't dare utter a single word the entire way.
Ji Mofan didn't fully wake up until he reached the mountain gate of Chaoming Palace. He looked up at the well-restored gate and the three golden characters "Chaoming Palace" on the plaque above it.
"Senior Brother, are you going to start drawing the array from here?" After holding back all the way, Ren Diefei finally couldn't help but ask.
He could put the question about the Demon Lord aside, but he really wanted to know about the formation!
“Yes, Senior Brother.” Xiong Shuoxing was equally curious. “When Master taught us how to repair formations, he would always come to the mountain gate, the core of the formation, last.”
“Elder Wei’s logic is correct,” Ji Mofan said. “The formation runes at the mountain gate are the most complex because the strongest defense needs to be built there. It is indeed a safer approach to complete the formations in other areas first and then complete the most difficult part on the already built foundation.”
“But this would lower the overall strength limit of the formation.” He reached out and touched the archway in front of him.
"The strength of the defenses at the mountain gate depends on how solid the foundations of other areas are, which in turn makes it lose its freedom."
Ren Diefei and Xiong Shuoxing listened with blank stares.
They all understood the reasoning, but was what Ji Mofan was talking about really a theory that could be implemented?
Starting at the mountain gate is like building a castle in the air without considering the foundation or the first floor.
If any problems arise during the construction of other areas later on, making it impossible to support the initial expected strength, then the entire formation will be rendered useless.
Is he really that confident? That his calculations won't be wrong at all?
Regardless of what the two of them were thinking, Ji Mofan had already lowered his head and begun drawing array runes.
The cool-toned spiritual energy spun and bent in his hands, breaking it into obscure and difficult-to-understand characters, which he then placed one by one where they should be.
The spirit stones were inserted into pre-carved grooves, their movements echoing the flashing frequency of the spiritual runes.
The entrance to the mountain was gradually enveloped by a semi-transparent barrier, which spread outwards like a water stain.
Both disciples specializing in formations were utterly astonished by Ji Mofan's skill.
The strength of the barrier they were currently sensing was indeed several times stronger than when they had maintained it together with their master.
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The number of chapters today is quite significant.
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