89: The call of the stars resonates with the "code".

The night was as dark as ink. Deep within Lijian Valley, inside a cave shielded by layers of simple Formations.

Wen Youyi sat cross-legged, his mind sinking into the warm star core fragment tucked against his chest. He no longer tried to "trick" the System, nor did he attempt to sense the omnipresent "Observer." Instead, he focused all his intent, like sending a weak yet continuous call signal into the vast star sea.

This feeling was somewhat like trying to contact like-minded "hacker" friends on a secret forum in his past life.

[Is anyone there?]

[Please answer if you hear me.]

[I am the one who... delayed the 'Scavenger'.]

[How much do you know about the 'Observer'?]

He repeatedly sent similar messages, his intent pure and unmixed with any complex thoughts, just simple inquiries and identifiers. He did not know who the other party was, where they were, or even if they were friend or foe. But this was like lighting a fire in a dark forest; risks and opportunities coexisted.

Time passed bit by bit, his Mental Energy was continuously being consumed, and the star core fragment remained silent, without any response. Just as Wen Youyi felt somewhat exhausted and was preparing to give up temporarily—

An extremely subtle feeling came.

It was no longer a clear stream of information, but more like a chaotic, broken "noise," as if coming from an extremely distant place, the signal so weak it could be interrupted at any moment. But within this "noise," a few understandable "syllables" were faintly mixed in:

[...Danger...]

[...Coordinates... Exposed...]

[...'web weaver'... Watching...]

Immediately following was an even stranger sensation. It was not language, but an extremely blurry, fleeting "image"—in the endless dark Void Realm, a huge, cracked, broken landmass was floating, and at the center of the landmass, a tiny glimmer seemed to be flickering stubbornly.

Immediately, everything came to an abrupt end, and the connection was severed.

Wen Youyi opened his eyes abruptly, panting heavily, fine beads of sweat seeping from his forehead. This communication was even more tiring than tricking the System; the other party seemed to be in an extremely unstable or interfered state.

"Danger... Coordinates exposed... 'web weaver' watching..." Wen Youyi chewed on these words. "web weaver"? Did it refer to the "Creation Heavenly Court," or a specific entity? Coordinates exposed... did it mean the location of that broken landmass, or him?

That blurry "image" was even more alarming to him. Could that broken landmass be the hiding place of that "Co-frequency Person"? Things looked quite dire.

The information obtained from this communication was limited, but it confirmed two points: first, that "Co-frequency Person" did indeed exist, and their situation might be even worse than his; second, the monitoring and elimination efforts by the "higher-ups" regarding "anomalies" like them might be far stronger than he had imagined.

"web weaver..." Wen Youyi silently noted down this new title.

After recovering slightly through meditation, he contacted Zhao Iron Pillar via the "Mind Net."

[Iron Pillar, how is the situation?]

Soon, Zhao Iron Pillar's intent, filled with suppressed excitement, returned: [Boss! It's so awesome! These grandsons can't catch us at all! We just wiped out one of their small supply teams, rescued three woodcutters, and burned two carts of their supplies! Following your instructions, we hit and run, never staying! Now their patrols don't even dare to come out alone, haha!]

Wen Youyi could imagine Zhao Iron Pillar grinning foolishly. Guerrilla tactics were indeed remarkably effective when the disparity in individual strength was not too great.

[Well done! But don't be careless, stay safe, and keep in touch at all times.] Wen Youyi urged.

[Don't worry, Boss! I know what I'm doing!]

Ending the communication, Wen Youyi walked out of the cave. Lijian Valley under the night was quiet, but the faint, pure Spiritual Qi fluctuations of "ark 1.0," like a gentle nocturne, soothed his somewhat anxious mood.

He looked at the twinkling stars in the sky. Were those stars also the lights of some "Ranch"? Was that "Co-frequency Person" also struggling to survive under some star?

A strange sense of resonance rose in his heart. It was no longer a lonely struggle, but a feeling of... camaraderie, striving in similar directions across endless space and time?

"Looks like I need to speed up," Wen Youyi whispered to himself. "Not only do I need to survive, but I must also find a way to see if I can pull that 'fellow sufferer' out of the fire."

He turned and headed towards the Research Hall cave. He had a new idea that he needed to discuss with Senior Brother Zhang—could they use the "ark" network and star core fragments to establish a more stable, more concealed "point-to-point" communication channel? Even if it could only transmit the simplest signals, it would be enough to serve as backup for each other at critical moments.

Meanwhile, at the main peak of Qingxuan Sect, inside the Guest Reception Hall.

Mu Feng stood quietly by the window, gazing into the distance towards the Outer Sect's Lijian Valley, and also towards the faint bloodiness and resentment drifting from the further Black Wind Mountain.

In his eyes, countless tiny data streams flashed by like light and shadow.

"Target Wen Youyi, frequent recent activities, base construction accelerating, technical route leaning towards energy independence and structural stability, suspected of obtaining external technical support (Source: Unknown Co-frequency fluctuation?)."

"Black Wind Mountain anomaly point (Blood Fiend Cult), expansion accelerating, behavioral patterns standardizing, suspected 'Heart Demon cultivation' program activated, risk Rank elevated."

"Detected weak cross-domain spiritual resonance fluctuation (suspected communication between star core carriers), signal source blurry, content unparseable."

He frowned slightly.

This small Qinglan region seemed to be becoming increasingly "lively." A "virus" trying to build a nest, a "malicious program" spreading crazily, and an unknown "external signal" intervening...

"Variables are increasing," Mu Feng whispered softly, "Is it necessary to carry out 'cleanup' in advance?"

He raised his hand, and a wisp of pure white light began to condense at his fingertip, but then it slowly dissipated.

"Observe a little longer..." He withdrew his gaze, returning to his calm, unruffled appearance. "Let's see what kind of sparks these 'variables' will collide to create. Perhaps... they can bring some unexpected 'data'."

The night deepened, and undercurrents surged everywhere.

The "ark" of Lijian Valley, the "blood tide" of Black Wind Mountain, the mysterious "Co-frequency Person," and the high and mighty "Observer"...

The game between multiple factions was quietly escalating in this forgotten corner.

(End of Chapter)