Wu Bingji rose into the air, soaring above the village until he reached a huge warehouse to the west. Sweeping his arms in a circle, he produced a powerful suction that tore the wooden structure from its foundations, revealing a circular patch of flat ground nearly fifty meters in diameter.0

On that ground, a complex array had already been carved, studded with numerous gemstones.0

Wu Bingji descended, holding a round, silver-colored array plate in his hand. Around them, the village had begun to stir with activity. He took a deep breath and carefully placed the plate at the exact center of the massive array under his feet.0

For an instant, the array was still. Then, a silver ripple...0