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[ Ming Yi nods and turns to start walking to the fortified chamber he and Shen Qingqiu had selected. ]

They would be difficult to detect on your own. The fortifications are spiritual in nature.

[ Although Nie Huaisang is a sect leader, meeting him now, the Earth Master can tell at a glance that he's not exactly abounding in spiritual power even by a mortal cultivator standards. Though, maybe he can still sense the spiritual arrays guarding the small, previously unused room Ming Yi leads him to, strengthening the walls and reinforcing the door from the inside. If not sensing, there's still a vividly red talisman pressed to the surface of the door.

Ming Yi pushes the door open with a single hand, and reveals...a room that is still empty. ]

I was told this keep was intended as a fortress. This room was chosen as its entry point for the distance shortening array.

[ He continues inside, as if to show more of the empty room. With the door open, the barrier around the room is likewise opened, but the solid presence surrounding the interior of the room is now more obvious. ]

It's maintained off the central network, but Master Shen placed additional defenses to account for an unexpected breach.

[ Ming Yi also added defenses, but he doesn't mention that. Nor does he explain the rationale here. ]