Outside the Red Rope, four Soul Summoning Banners stood—each banner made of white cloth, inscribed with black characters like "Soul Return" and "Spirit Reappear", with a copper bell hanging from the top of each pole, chiming crisply without any wind.
Sha Lifei and Kuai Dayou guarded the sides of the temple's entrance, while Long Yan'er sat under the eaves of the side hall, eyes vigilant.
This was the "Seven Star Soul-Attracting Array" set up by everyone.
Using the Five Dao General Temple's accumulated Incense Fire Wish Power as the foundation, with Soul Summoning Banners as waymarks and Lotus Lamps as the Life Fire. Whenever Li Yan faced danger within the Yin Ruins, Wang Daoxuan could activate the Array to forcefully guide his soul back to his body.
It should have been foolproof.
But at the fourth watch of midnight, an unexpected change occurred.
First, a wind arose within the temple.
