After the giant waves, we entered a wondrous world within the Inverted Lake Mirror.
It was dim and pitch-black here, with only the ghostly green flames in the distance and the blurred ruins of an ancient city.
It made me think once more of the verse on the Carefree Tower Invitation.
Beneath Luojia's ancient mirror, waters hung suspended; Solitary Mountain's shadow vanished, oars rowed an empty boat.
Phosphorescent flames lit the old city's ruins; before the hour of the dragon, the dead invited guests to a feast.
This suspended mirror world should have been the bottom of Luojia Lake. Solitary Mountain's shadow vanishing was merely the time to enter.
Now, amid this darkness, we had seen the old city's ruins and those faint green ghostly flames.
That was "phosphorescent flames lit the old city's ruins." Next would be the dead inviting us to their feast...
The little boat continued forward...
The phosphorescent glow grew brighter and brighter, gradually dyeing the surroundings a faint green.
The ancient city ruins in the distance also became increasingly distinct.
Those ruins bore the strong architectural characteristics of Cloud Province...
They were still too far away to make out clearly.
However, from afar, I could see a massive tower-like black silhouette amid the ruined ancient city.
The moment that tower entered my sight, it felt familiar.
When the Female Ghost of Dagong Village had self-destructed, the shadow of a black tower had appeared within the black mist.
It looked very much like the one before us.
That should have been the legendary Land of Bliss, Carefree Tower.
"Boatman, is that Carefree Tower?"
I asked directly.
The other party smiled, excitement in his voice.
"Yes! That is the Land of Bliss. There, one can drown in drunken dreams; there, crystal cups hold moonlight from past lives.