Two hours later, the Iron Dragon passed through a thick layer of clouds like enormous cotton candy high in the sky. Less than a minute after the Iron Dragon emerged from the clouds, Zhang Tie had already left it, appearing soundlessly and without anyone noticing within the cloud layer tens of thousands of meters above the ground.
At the Iron Dragon's speed, they had already left the borders of Dragon Creek Commandery in Central Province.
Flat Sand Valley might still have been shrouded in endless rain, but here, the weather was clear and crisp in the autumn air. White clouds dotted the sky, airships occasionally passed beneath the cloud cover, and on the distant horizon, the outline of a bustling city could faintly be seen.
Several rooms aboard the Iron Dragon had secret passages that allowed knights to swiftly enter and exit the airship, facilitating escape and special missions. These passages could only be opened from the inside and would automatically close several seconds afterward. One such passage was located in the cultivation chamber where Zhang Tie had been in seclusion. Other than Bai Suxian, absolutely no one knew that Zhang Tie had left through it.
White clouds swirled all around him, and visibility within them was less than a hundred meters. Those outside could not possibly see what lay inside the clouds. Standing in midair and riding the wind amid the clouds, he felt light and ethereal, almost like an immortal.
It had to be said that, now that he had left the Iron Dragon and become alone once more, free to do whatever he wished, Zhang Tie once again felt that carefree, unrestrained state of mind. It had been a long time since he had felt so relaxed.
Over the past few years, Zhang Tie had either been