"Did we hit a reef?"
This brainless question had barely left his mouth before everyone else shot him a withering glare.
Outrageous!
The Jade Ruler River was an important waterway in the north. Though its effect on cultivators wasn't massive, it was like a lifeline to the mortal cities and kingdoms under their rule. For many years, all reefs affecting shipping on the main channel had been swept completely clean. How could there still be an obstacle capable of stopping a colossal warship?
Pavilion Master Yin stood up. Long before making his move, he had already released his spiritual sense, yet it seemed to crash against boundless cloud-vapors. They did not feel like physical objects, yet they were misty and unfathomable, possessing the ability to confuse directions. No matter what, he could find no path; he could not even distinguish east from west, and had only been able to correct his sense of direction by relying on the furnishings inside the cabin. For a moment, he was struck with terror.
As the person in charge of this Crimson Firmament Heaven expedition, Pavilion Master Yin ranked lowest among the upper echelons of the Five Palaces, Seven Halls, and Thirteen Pavilions, but his spiritual soul cultivation was extraordinary. He practiced the Middle Void Sun Moon Rosy Cloud Method, an unorthodox technique that could rival the orthodox schools' Great Luo Heaven Void Divine Thought Art and Buddhism's Lesser Wheel of Reincarnation Formless Thought Method. It emphasized "floating sun and moon in the heart, rosy clouds reflecting upon sea and sky," blazing a new trail in methods like using spiritual intent to enter and break illusions, and fearing the likes of illusionary arts the least.
Yet what was he encountering right now?
Unable to restrain himself any longer, he took the lead, guiding the