All the things that these Fujis just perceived and saw appeared before Zhang Ze's eyes.

After several experiences with the Qinghe Association, Luoyu Mountain, and the Holy Tree of the West Continent, Zhang Ze's mind was different from before. This level of spiritual shock was not fatal to him.

The perspective swiftly shifted, and aided by the Fujis, his thoughts became exceptionally sharp, as various clues turned into clear traces.

He finally saw that sneaky shadow.

"Found it!"

Zhang Ze released Fuji's hand and looked towards the south.

...

Beside the Qinghe, the old site of the Carefree Sect.

The Carefree Sect, once a dark helm of the Hundred Demons Sect, naturally lost its use after the Hundred Demons Sect perished.

The Sect Leader of the Carefree Sect, who defected early, moved with clean-credentialed disciples to the East Sea, settling down in the Buddhist Sect's territory.

And this second-hand sect was again transferred to the wealthy Thousand Mechanism Pavilion.

Because the place was secluded, uninhabited, and had open views with water nearby, Lily turned the former site of the Carefree Sect into an experiment field.

It was used to test those items with not-so-high confidentiality but were noisy and occupied a lot of space.

Like cannons, the Furnace Hook series excavators, self-destructive Thousand Mechanism Armor, portable Thousand Mechanism City, and the like.

However, such major activities were not frequent, so the Carefree Sect's experiment field was mostly empty.

Only some fully automated Sword Spirits and Thousand Mechanism Puppets guarded it.

There was no need for theft prevention; there was nothing but earth, stones, and some prefabricated dilapidated houses.

At least on the surface and in the internal records of the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion, it was like this.

...

Master Cheng appeared above the experiment field of the Carefree Sect, holding his Taiyi Golden Crystal Sword, followed by several purple-robed Heavenly Masters from Dragon Tiger Mountain.

When the Celestial Masters who were capturing Lily received Zhang Ze's information and came over, it happened that Master Cheng was nearby taking a walk.

After asking about the reason, he decided to join in.

As the nominal second-in-command and actual leader of Dragon Tiger Mountain, Master Cheng's strength needed no mention.

After all, Dragon Tiger Mountain hadn't disbanded all these years and hadn't been sold off by Tang, which was all thanks to Master Cheng's skill in management.

Plus, with this luxurious Celestial Master team, even if Xiao Jing himself appeared now, they could still have a match.

Who would win was not certain.

Having Master Cheng lead a team to capture Lily was somewhat of an overkill.

But don't ask why; it's just that Master Cheng was idle.

Although, he would soon regret it...

Master Cheng landed on the rooftop of the old Carefree Sect's grand hall, his divine sense spreading out, thoroughly scanning the area inside and out.

However, after several rounds of scanning, he did not find anything unusual.

Yet, moments later, Master Cheng's expression suddenly tightened as if he noticed something amiss.

'Something's wrong!'

But before he could take action, a purple-robed Heavenly Master landed behind him.

"Uncle Master, maybe it's hidden underground. Should I...?"

He spun the magical artifact in his hand, preparing to indulge in earthworks.

But Master Cheng shook his head, "Don't act rashly. That kid Zhang Ze is making a big deal out of nothing, and now you're all confused as well.

"I've met that child Lily. She's quite a steady youngster. What if your Earth Escape Technique injures her?"

"Uncle Master is right. It was careless of me," the purple-robed Heavenly Master said respectfully.

Master Cheng waved his hand, "You guys keep watch at the perimeter, monitoring the teleportation spatial spell carefully. As for that child Lily, I'll find her myself."

During this time, Master Cheng has been studying the Innate Tao Embryo transformed from ancient worship.

With the information Zhang Ze returned recently about the Earth Sea and the onset of the Primordial, he gained further insights, advancing further in cultivation and research.

In terms of comprehension in this area, even Zhang Ze could not match him.

Just moments ago, he had already discerned the tricks of this place and saw through Lily's stratagem.

It's merely an illusion.

Long ago, when Zhang Ze was in Cold City, he encountered a peculiar array that could distort people's perception, causing them to forget a specific thing upon entering.

This array, as seen today, is also a replica of the ancient miracle, similar to the Stone Pill Array, fulfilling wishes of the Four Continents Will.

Initially, the Thousand Mechanism Pavilion intended to use this array to safeguard valuable items and money, but after several experiments, they found that this type of forgetfulness was indiscriminate, as even the custodian would forget about them.

It was inconvenient to use, and eventually came to nothing.

And here was such an array.

But its concealment was not targeting Lily, but some secret base hidden beneath the experiment field.

Due to the array, Lily might not remember this place's existence herself.

She likely just set up a teleportation array linked to this secret base beforehand, which would automatically send her here during unexpected events.

Such secret bases that even Lily herself couldn't remember must be more than one.

By rights, this method of having multiple hiding places is quite foolproof, but unfortunately, besides Lily, the Old Ascenders have also made progress.

Lily's methods are still somewhat immature.

Master Cheng placed the Taiyi Golden Crystal Sword on his back, brought his hands together at his chest, and formed a never-before-seen Taoist technique.

Then, he extended his thumb and pressed down.

In just an instant, ripples spread out from the center of his thumb.

With a light pop, like bursting a bubble, the mysterious array covering the experiment field of the Carefree Sect vanished instantly.