Unsurprisingly, upon returning to the village, when the clansmen discovered the boxes were filled with all sorts of good things, they became even more confident in the future of Cheng Family Village.
Cheng Zongyang didn't get too involved. Many of the items in the boxes came with instructions, and both his second uncle and the Martial Arts Hall knew how to manage their distribution.
He, meanwhile, took the Array Box and the Soul Gathering Stele, saying he was going off to study them.
That night, to the astonishment of the crowd, Cheng Zongyang's "research was a success." He then activated the Yin Realm, completely enveloping Cheng Family Village. He left the area within the village's borders clear, having the gray fog cover only the periphery of the settlement.
The two-kilometer-diameter area was more than enough to encompass all of Cheng Family Village.
