Beiting Avenue.
The cultivator construction team dispatched by Tang Yi had already left.
Aside from the additional Crystal Panels mounted on the buildings' exterior walls, nothing here seemed different from usual. It remained a bustling, lively scene.
The streetlights shone brightly. Pedestrians came and went, and the clamor rose and fell without the slightest sign of fading with the arrival of night.
Some people stopped in their tracks, speculating about the specific purpose of the Crystal Panels.
More people merely gave them a few curious glances. After all, these things would not bring any tangible change to their lives, so there was little point in paying them much attention.
The Crystal Panels suddenly began to flash with streaks of light as spiritual energy started circulating through the formations hidden behind them.
The sudden development caused pedestrians throughout the street to stop, casting looks of surprise, curiosity, confusion, and more.
At the same time, waves of commotion broke out.
"Say, what's going on now?"
"The formation seems to have started up. I sensed spiritual energy fluctuations just now."
"Can you stop stating the obvious? Even ordinary people can tell the formation is running from all this commotion, okay?"
"Quit arguing, quit arguing. The formation was only just activated earlier; now it's beginning to operate normally."
"An image... There's an image appearing on it..."
Under the pedestrians' watchful eyes, clear images began to emerge on the Crystal Panels after they flickered several times.
The image looked like a room. A long white table stood in the center, with a beautiful girl seated primly behind it.
Behind the girl was an enormous floor-to-ceiling window, through which Qichuan's nightscape could be seen clearly. Specks of light dotted the city like stars scattered across the sky.
The pedestrians looked at one another. Some were ordinary