The entire process had to be handled with extreme care. If the Infinite Mechanism or Supreme Mechanism truly initiated a search, he had to destroy the mental projection at the very first moment, minimizing the chance of any trace of his existence being leaked.
The Yin-Yang Road was shrouded in gray haze, a black road beneath his feet stretching endlessly upward.
The road was exceedingly broad. Figures could be seen approaching from its far end—souls, one after another, of the dead.
Their eyes were vacant as two Ghost constables escorted a group of ghosts from afar.
They saw Wu Dangjie. At this moment, the divine radiance of a Ninth-Rank Land God flickered over his body.
The two nether constables respectfully cupped their hands. "Greetings, my lord."
Wu Dangjie gave a slight nod and stepped toward the direction from which they had come.
Along the way, he saw countless Ghost constables and ghosts, all heading toward the Netherworld Underworld.
Wu Dangjie advanced slowly, an investiture edict flashing in his hand as it guided him along the Yin-Yang Road toward the place of his appointment.
Li Qing's Present Body vigilantly observed everything. The Way of Changes was running at full force, recording every fluctuation, even the instinctive premonitions arising from the unseen depths of the mind.
He deliberately directed all this information toward a conjecture in his heart.
Was Wu Dangjie's mind currently being searched—or was it about to be searched?
This conjecture did not involve the beings behind the Supreme Mechanism or Infinite Mechanism at all. It was entirely confined to Wu Dangjie himself.
The Jade Tablet reconstructed the answer almost at the same instant, while time stretched infinitely within Li Qing's Present Body's consciousness.
He had to ensure that the information reconstructed by the Jade Tablet appeared at the instant