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Since it had been activated without producing any noticeable effect, it was probably much like a computer in standby mode: powered on but not fully active, ready for a quicker startup. If that applied to the Ascension Altar, it would be extremely dangerous, because nobody knew when it might start moving.
Seemingly noticing the change in my expression, Zhou Qiping asked, "Fellow Daoist Xia, have you spotted something unusual?"
"Each of these jade cong contains its own space. Who knows what you intend to use them for? Anyone with a divine spark would have no control whatsoever inside one, leaving them entirely at the mercy of whoever was operating the grand array outside. If you wanted something to happen to one of them, for example, you would only need to reverse the operation of that person's jade cong. Wouldn't that be incredibly dangerous? How do you explain that?" I laid out my concerns.
Xia Ruize gave a cold chuckle. "The grand array will activate automatically when the time comes. There will be no need for anyone to operate it. Once it activates, all the spaces within the jade cong will connect. There will be no way to target specific people."
Xia Ruize had received a higher education, so I certainly couldn't outargue him. But that didn't mean I trusted him. Whatever I said now, they would surely find a way to refute it. Since the grand array hadn't activated yet, they could claim whatever they liked. Once it did activate, however, it would be too late to regret anything.
"Looking at a single jade cong tells us nothing. I'd rather go see Grandma and Senior Du," I said bluntly.
Zhou Qiping and Xia Ruize exchanged a glance, then agreed. *They agreed so easily. It looks like they're planning to