What surprised me was that even the Flower of Worldly Power's ability to escape into a higher dimension was still knocked back down when a flash of light swept through.
I had clearly already awakened, yet I was imprisoned in this Heavenly Dao space. No one was more stifled than me.
After hesitating for a while, I could only search for another spatial node. After all, even the Heavenly Dao space couldn't be completely without weaknesses.
But after I searched day after day, I failed to find a spatial node. Instead, I found a place resembling a small island. Stone houses had been built everywhere, all of them beautiful, with exquisite workmanship. What surprised me was that although the surroundings were tranquil, auras were still entering and leaving.
"Seriously... You came here to cultivate and left me drifting in the sea?" I muttered, then floated toward one of the stone houses.
Before long, a maid walked toward me and gave a slight curtsy. I took one look at her and nodded, thinking, So she's a paper-person-like existence. A spell transformed through borrowed objects.
"Take me to see your master," I said flatly.
The maid nodded without speaking, then drifted toward the training ground inside the stone house and used a mechanism to notify the people within.
While I was guessing who was cultivating inside, an "Ah!" came from within. I recognized the voice—it was Hu Qingya's.
"Why are you here?" I asked at once.
"Young Master! You've awakened?" Hu Qingya opened the door and floated out. I glanced into the room. It was so simple that almost nothing remained inside. Yet her cultivation had already entered the Third Dao Realm. It seemed her cultivation had advanced by leaps and bounds during this period.
"You threw me into the Deep Sea.