Ping'an City!
Deep within the city, inside the Quiet Room of a small courtyard...
Cheng Buzheng sat cross-legged upon a Cloud Bed, his mind wandering through that unknown expanse of time and space, comprehending the wondrous essence of laws.
Suddenly!
The sliver of consciousness he had left upon his true body seemed to have been lightly touched.
In an instant, Cheng Buzheng fell out of that ineffable state.
The next moment.
Cheng Buzheng, seated cross-legged on the Cloud Bed, slowly opened his eyes, a thoughtful glint flashing through them.
"This frequency should have been triggered by the Soul Puppet at White Cloud Sect!"
"Could something have gone wrong at White Cloud Sect again?
"Or perhaps..."
At this thought.
Cheng Buzheng hesitated no longer and immediately willed it into motion!
Far away, the Soul Puppet within White Cloud Sect's forbidden grounds awakened on its own.
White Cloud Sect, forbidden grounds!
Within a Quiet Room in the rear hall of an ancient palace, the palm-sized Puppet atop a Cloud Bed suddenly became covered in intricate patterns that flickered unstably.
When one looked again!
The palm-sized Soul Puppet had transformed into a towering figure.
The instant it manifested.
The figure's once-dull gaze immediately became lively.
Before long, its gaze settled upon the ancient Identity Token on the Cloud Bed, which was radiating brilliant light.
That was right!
This was precisely the Identity Token Venerable Daoyuan had previously given Venerable Peach Blossom.
With a beckoning gesture.
The Identity Token flew into the Soul Puppet's large hand.
At the same time.
Within the Quiet Room of a small courtyard deep in Ping'an City, within the Secret Realm, a trace of hesitation appeared in Cheng Buzheng's eyes.
"Go to [Seal Boundary Ancient City]?"
Cheng Buzheng murmured inwardly.
Clearly.
He also understood that Venerable Daoyuan's transmission of