(ˊ〇ˋ*) Departure for Rongguo Immortal Estate (1)
It was the first month of autumn, on the Gengyin day of the Bingchen month in the Wuxu year of the Heavenly Calendar. The weather was clear, the autumn air crisp, and clouds stretched across the vast sky.
The old almanac said it was an auspicious day, suitable for meeting friends and traveling afar.
That day, north of the great river, the skies above the normally peaceful city of Yangzhou suddenly roiled with clouds. Then came the sound of ancient thunder from beyond the highest heavens, startling many cultivators flying overhead in boats and forcing them to scatter.
Next, ten thousand feet of golden light tore through the layers of clouds. Then a massive immortal vessel, its five decks as imposing as a floating island, broke through the astral winds, emerged from the sea of clouds, and slowly came to a halt about a thousand meters above Yangzhou.
From afar, one could see a huge plaque beneath the vessel's golden halls. It read: "Cloudtower Skyship"!
So this was the Rongguo Immortal Estate's treasured vessel?
Rumor had it that the outer hull of its lower deck was made from ten-thousand-year-old dark iron, engraved with divine runes that warded off water, wind, thunder, and fire. It was practically impervious to blade or spear, and nothing evil could breach its defenses!
The second deck was built around Fusang Divine Tree wood, obtained long ago when the Jia family's founding ancestor destroyed Fusang. The wood was wrapped in the aura of a Azure Dragon, and the deck served as a supply hold. The third deck was paved with Star-River Silver Sand, forming an array that mirrored the stars of the heavens and gathered the spiritual energy of the world; it housed the vessel's engine room. The fourth