About half a quarter-hour later, Wen Liang withdrew his hand from Master Artisan Chen's forehead. A shimmering scroll had appeared in his hand. Turning, he offered it to Zhang Yu. "Profound Rectifier, it is all in here."
Master Artisan Chen took a look and said, "This method is quite interesting. Might this old man have a look as well?"
It was not that he wished to confirm whether any private matters of his had been copied into it. He was genuinely interested and wanted to see just how far this spell could go.
Zhang Yu signaled to Wen Liang, who handed the book to him.
Master Artisan Chen took it, unfolded it, and his eyes lit up as he flipped further through it.
He found that every person recorded within matched what he himself had previously noted down. Some details of their facial features were things even he might not have recalled at once, yet now they stood vivid and distinct before his eyes.
Clicking his tongue in amazement, he sighed. "After the Celestial Mechanism Institute was established, there was once a prevailing trend of thought that, once Celestial Mechanism creations had spread throughout Celestial Xia, there would no longer be any need for supernatural abilities or Dao techniques in this world.
"If you ask me, such a view is both right and wrong. To achieve that step, one must exhaustively investigate the principles of the world. Yet if it truly can be achieved, how would it differ from the Great Dao pursued by cultivators?"
Having said this, he rose to his feet and presented the scroll to Zhang Yu with both hands.
After taking it, Zhang Yu flipped through it briefly and had already committed everything to memory. He then left the prison vessel with Wen Liang. Traveling by