Although events had taken an unexpected turn, Li Chen quickly sorted out the situation, regrouped, and entered the island to investigate once more.
This time, he directly activated the state of Supreme Detachment from Emotion, letting the Auxiliary Brain Chip control his body. He pushed his mechanical mind to its limits, becoming like a precision machine executing an investigative program.
Had he been facing a Great Power in person, he might still have fallen victim even with this approach. But Li Chen had already tested it: what he faced was not a true Root Dao Art, but something derived from one.
In that case, there should be no problem.
Sure enough, Li Chen spent nearly an hour on the island and was fortunate enough to find several more ruins containing records. There were recordings, text, and images, yet none triggered any further anomalies.
He had a vague sense that this thing worked if one believed in it, and did not if one refused to believe.
In short, it leaned toward the mind-dependent aspect of magic power: observation and perception determined reality.
By controlling his own mind, he could also control the outcome on the level of reality, allowing him to resist it to a certain extent.
Moreover, as he encountered more and more related things, his understanding seemed to deepen. Gradually, it no longer felt as uncanny, inscrutable, and impossible to oppose as it had before.
Just then, however, Li Chen suddenly felt another pang of unease and realized he had overlooked something.
The danger has already been isolated. Why do I still feel uneasy?
Right, Qina Luo!
She and her trusted followers aren't under my control. They might come into contact with that thing!
*I was still careless. I have no power of foreknowledge, and in the end, I