In mid-August, after the court deliberations, Wei Tingzhi personally arranged for an envoy to return that Creation shell to the Celestial Mechanism Headquarters.
Deputy Chief Lian of the Heavenly Works Bureau and Wei Shan were summoned together. The envoy informed them of the general course of events, then finally handed the Profound Court's decree to them and instructed them that the matter could continue, but the Creation's breakthrough beyond the layer boundary must not be actively publicized. Otherwise, the Profound Court could halt the matter at any time and forbid the Celestial Mechanism Institute from proceeding.
As the two accepted the decree, they were briefly dazed, as if none of it were real. Yet they quickly came to their senses under the envoy's solemn reminder and accepted the order with grave respect.
Wei Shan spoke with Deputy Chief Lian for a long while, seizing the time to settle several matters that required attention. Only when the horizon had turned pale with the first light of dawn did he return to the Celestial Mechanism Headquarters in the morning glow.
Yet even after returning, he still found it somewhat unbelievable.
He truly had not expected the matter to twist and turn so dramatically. The breakthrough beyond the layer boundary had actually succeeded. Though it was merely a coincidence, it was a crucial step.
An exceedingly crucial step.
As long as they could gradually unravel the mechanisms within it, then one day, with the Celestial Mechanisms Bureau's own strength, they would be able to break through the Upper Layer boundary.
Through this, he saw hope of catching up to the cultivators.
He felt even more strength surging forth from within his body. Though he had not slept all night, his eyes still shone brightly, full of expectation as they had been in his