"Since my power can travel along a voice connection, can other things travel along it too?"
Huang Tian concentrated for a moment, then beckoned. A small cloud of dust spiraled into the air and came to rest above his palm.
With a thought, he tried to send the dust through the voice connection. The dust remained suspended above his hand.
"It won't go through..."
He thought for a moment, swept the dust away, and tried again with a small pebble.
"Still no."
He tried several more things. None of them worked.
"Looks like I can't send objects through for now." Huang Tian was a little disappointed.
He had hoped to develop the ability to transport objects across a distance.
Unfortunately, he couldn't do it. At least, not yet. Perhaps another evolution of his powers would make it possible.
While Huang Tian kept testing objects, Daoist Shanjing drank two cups of hot tea in the tearoom, then rose and headed back to his room.
"My power can travel through, but objects can't. What about sound?"
Watching Daoist Shanjing walk along the path through the voice connection, Huang Tian considered it for a moment.
"I'll test it on him. Afterward, I'll conceal the memory and give him some compensation."
With that thought, he gave a soft cough.
"Hm?!! Who's there??"
Daoist Shanjing's heart jolted. It felt as though an electric current had shot from the base of his spine to his scalp and burst there!
He swept his gaze around. There was no one ahead or behind him. The trees on either side of the path loomed indistinctly in the hazy moonlight, seeming to give off a chill.
"Is... someone there?"
He forced himself to sound calm.
No one answered. Only the evening breeze stirred the leaves, making them sway and rustle