Closer to Perfection

In the brief span from Gu Xingyun's appearance to his question about the principles of the Cleaning Technique, the remaining six threat-reconnaissance puppets had already finished analyzing the spiritual energy distribution across all of Spirit Cloud Mountain.

Spirit Cloud Mountain itself was actually a pagoda-shaped artifact.

Its exterior was covered by thirty-two interconnected formations, sealing away the vast spiritual essence stored within.

Every grand formation was exquisitely intricate, linked together layer upon layer; their complexity even surpassed some formations in the Great Profound Realm.

According to the information fed back, the spiritual energy reaction currently detected alone exceeded that of an early Void Return cultivator.

And that did not rule out the possibility of even more complex and exquisite formations within the mountain, sealing away still more spiritual essence.

But without a doubt, the mastermind behind this world's supernatural decline was here.

That was why Chi Jiuyu had swung her sword at her side without hesitation, intending to destroy the formation here and force out the true mastermind.

That's right!

The Gu Xingyun before her was not real, merely a projection cast by the grand formation.

Although the projection itself was remarkably lifelike, enough to fool the vast majority of Spirit Transformation cultivators, the abnormal spiritual energy reactions on his body had still failed to escape the detection of those six miniature reconnaissance puppets.

After all, cultivators of the Great Profound Realm had begun researching the essence of "spiritual qi" long ago. Only by combining the achievements of countless high-level cultivators had they developed the twenty-fifth-generation "Supreme" Spiritual Source Reconnaissance System currently used by Chi Jiuyu.

Calling it an absolute technological crush would not be an exaggeration.

Not to mention that she had yet to use her Void-Piercing Golden Pupils...

The spot the sword touched was clearly empty, yet visible