Three days later, under Zhang Yu's arrangements, Daoist Wan Ming selected a hundred cultivators and two hundred disciples, preparing to lead them to Spirit Pass to relieve Fan Lan, Qi Wu, and the others.
While Zhang Yu was looking over the list, Daoist Wan Ming spoke up. "Fellow Daoist Qi Yu asked me to inquire of the Profound Rectifier: how will Hui Yuanwu be dealt with?"
Zhang Yu said, "Judging from what the Celestial Mechanisms Bureau has disclosed, there indeed were contingencies within Fellow Daoist Hui capable of altering his consciousness. However, those things have now all been destroyed, so there is no need for us to make things difficult for him. But as a precaution, he cannot be active within the continent's territory. Let him guard beyond the domain instead. That would be best for both him and his fellow cultivators."
The Celestial Mechanism Institute's methods of controlling Creator cultivators like Hui Yuanwu were not much more sophisticated than those of Frost Continent.
They merely injected tiny creatures that coexisted with them into the Creators' blood. When necessary, these creatures could erode the host's original memories, after which they would be given a very simple command. In truth, even if the person survived, he would be nothing more than a walking corpse.
And from the moment a Creator's self-awareness was destroyed, apart from his body remaining, the original person no longer existed.
However, for those creatures to be activated, the triggering device needed to be within a certain distance, and preparations had to be made in advance. This was why, during the search for Creator doubles, many of them had shown no abnormalities from beginning to end, nor had they made any move to resist.
Daoist Wan Ming said, "Fellow Daoist Qi Yu also asked me to inquire of