Above all spirits

Chapter 146 A man should be treated with new respect after three days of separation.

Inside Qingyun City.

On the bustling streets, where caravans and carriages came and went in an endless stream.

A figure kept moving through the shadowy corners.

Corners of walls, shady trees, under eaves...

Rising with the wind, falling with the leaves.

Do not linger in anyone's sight.

And what might be captured by someone is only those two fleeting points of blood red.

Unfortunately.

Each time you jump to a new area.

Gu Yun would use both his Qi sense and soul awareness to probe.

But after an hour, Gu Yun had already searched the place inside and out three times.

Where thefts occurred, who was having affairs, who was fighting, and so on.

Various events and situations.

Even the most trivial matters are so well understood by him that he can recite them from memory.

But there was no trace of the Heavenly Demon Clan.

"That shouldn't be the case. Could I have guessed wrong?"

"Could it be in Los Angeles?"

Gu Yun stood atop the tallest building in Qingyun City, which he guessed was the City Lord's Mansion.

That's not the point.

He squinted, the red halo contracting and expanding as he stared down.

They were trying to find a breakthrough by examining the overall structure of Qingyun City.

The little black figure, as always, sat on his shoulder and said.

"It's possible. No matter what, Xiao Li couldn't possibly appraise the entire city of Luo. There are bound to be some who slipped through the net, and that might be the Heavenly Demon Clan."

"Or perhaps there is indeed some invisible barrier here that you cannot perceive, so you cannot detect what is inside."

For the first time, Gu Yun doubted her own intuition.

"If there really is a barrier, it will only prevent me from exploring what is inside, but it will not prevent me from perceiving the barrier itself."

"Is it possible that there is a double-layered barrier?"

"The first layer serves as a concealment barrier, while the second layer serves to block perception."

Gu Yun turned her head in surprise to look at the small dark figure.

The two stared at each other for a long time.

The little black figure said tremblingly.

"What, what's wrong?"

"Oh, oh."

"Thinking about it, it makes sense. Double barriers are quite difficult to set up, and only master-level figures in the upper realm can do so."

"How could there possibly be anything like that in the lower realms?"

Gu Yun graciously denied it and gave a thumbs-up in approval.

"No, I just think what you said makes a lot of sense."

"That reminds me."

"It may not necessarily be a double-layered barrier; it could be a barrier within an array."

Although Gu Yun didn't know how to set up barriers and formations, he had a clear understanding of how they existed.

Perhaps it was the wildly imaginative logic brought from Earth that gave Gu Yun some inspiration.

Simply put.

A barrier is like a cover, used to block mosquitoes and flies. It is generally not offensive and is mainly for defense.

Venus flytraps and animal traps are triggered by stress and are used to catch mosquitoes and flies; they are generally highly aggressive.

Of course, these are not absolute.

But that's how the mechanism should work, right?

It would be difficult for either of them to go further and achieve a barrier or formation with dual functions.

Although Gu Yun didn't know exactly how difficult it was, just as Werner said, even among the masters of barriers and formations in the Upper Realm, very few could set it up.

After all, there are different levels of skill even among masters.

Werner and Gu Yun didn't know the specifics of how the money would be divided.

After all, it is said that any researcher who can create their own unique achievements can be called a master.

This is clearly too general.

There must be a more refined distinction between high and low within it.

Therefore, such beings are probably extremely rare in the lower realms.

Many of the barrier formations between the upper and lower realms are actually interconnected. However, the basic materials differ greatly. As long as alternative materials are found for the upper and lower realms, a weakened or enhanced version of a certain barrier formation can be achieved.

If the Heavenly Demons are really in Qingyun City.

That must be a concealed formation, coupled with a barrier that blocks perception.

This wasn't the first time Gu Yun had encountered a combination of formations and barriers.

He should have noticed this sooner.

After all, they had just encountered the combination of the Blazing Heaven Temple's barrier and the Heavenly Fire Glazed Array.

"Hey, when it really matters, we still have to rely on you, Uncle Werner!"

The little black figure chuckled happily.

She couldn't resist any praise; her nose instantly perked up.

"I'm just too lazy to use my intelligence usually, but when I get serious, I'm comparable to that guy from Longzhong Wolonggang in Nanyang on your planet!"

Gu Yun did not deny it, after all, Werner's point of view had indeed helped him this time.

He asked humbly.

"So, if that's the case, how should I look for it?"

"If relying on perception doesn't work, it's like looking for a needle in a haystack."

"It would be better to let Xiao Li find it."

To maintain his composure from a few seconds ago, Werner's mind raced.

He swears!

This was the first time he had ever concentrated so intently on mental activity!

Oh wait, he's not even smart!

It means the same thing.

Just three minutes.

Werner said he had spent three years.

Finally, the little black figure, exhausted, gave an answer.

"Or you could try using Soul Vision and Soul Consciousness Perception. The principle behind Soul Vision is that you can see the white light that naturally emanates from the soul, although the white light of the soul is controllable."

"By closing off one's soul, stopping the generation of soul power, and no longer using soul power, one can achieve this."

“But few people in the lower realms will notice this, and even if they do, it is difficult to control for a long time.”

"It's like you need to consciously close your nose and breathe through your mouth."

"But even you, who have become a demon and don't need to exchange and renew your substances with the outside world through your mouth and nose, can't change this habit. How could humans possibly suppress their instincts all the time?"

"At the same time, there are almost no means to shield powers in the lower realm. The powers I am referring to are powers that are actually used with soul essence, not powers that are driven by soul power. Those are just more powerful soul techniques."

"Some powerful formations and barriers have the ability to trace back to their source, preventing all soul techniques and even powers cast through soul power."

"but."

"Without a doubt, your use of golden soul power, which is not bound by rules, to exercise your authority can be regarded as exercising it with soul matter."

"The true power of gods and demons."

"It should be able to ignore all barriers and formations in the lower realm."

"The number of Heavenly Demons must be considerable, so there must be an area in Qingyun City where the white light of souls is extremely dense."

"But you can't sense any signs of life existing over there."

"In this way, we can be certain that there must be some kind of barrier or formation here that is preventing others from sensing it. It is very likely that this is the stronghold of the Heavenly Demon Clan."

Gu Yun stared blankly at the small, dark figure who had collapsed and become listless after stating this conclusion, and chuckled.

"Truly, one should look at a person with new eyes after three days' absence!"

"Awesome, awesome!"

"Lord Werner, then please help me think about why the Heavenly Demon Clan is so confident in ensuring that the Heavenly Demon is born from among their predetermined candidates."

"Because I feel that Emperor Canglan should not be the only candidate."

"Just one of the best candidates."

Werner: ...

"climb!"

"Time for bed."