A few breaths later...
The refinement was complete!
A specially made Soul Puppet, possessing both concealment and sensing properties, had taken shape.
Cheng Buzheng flicked a finger.
Whoosh!
The Puppet instantly transformed into an almost imperceptible streak of flowing light, shooting with unerring precision toward the hazy point of light suspended in the air.
The instant the flowing light touched the point of light, it vanished into it like a drop of water merging with the sea.
At the same time, within that point of light, in that strange space only ten cubic meters in size, countless complex and profound array patterns covered every direction, even the space above and below.
The vast majority of those patterns were dim and lifeless, like dried-up riverbeds, and only a scant few crucial patterns still slowly flowed with multicolored light, resembling liquid Spirit Power, maintaining the most basic operation of this node.
A streak of flowing light flashed...
Then it transformed into a slightly illusory figure with lively eyes, none other than Cheng Buzheng's Soul Puppet.
After appearing, he swept his sharp gaze over the dim array patterns around him, before finally settling on the still-glowing spirit veins, as well as the ancient Dao Wen floating in the center of the space, which emitted faint spatial fluctuations.
"The array has fallen silent; not even one-tenth remains. Only the basic conversion is still being maintained."
The Soul Puppet shared Cheng Buzheng's thoughts.
"This Dao Wen... is the core of the spatial node. Its connection to the other array patterns has become exceedingly weak. It is precisely the best place for surveillance."
Having swiftly assessed the situation, the Soul Puppet walked to a corner that would not affect the flow of energy and sat cross-legged in midair.
His hands formed seals before his chest, and