Right at that moment, a wind suddenly began to whip through the valley outside the cave. The gale arose with zero warning, and Yu Ci heard only a single "whoosh" before a mighty gust squeezed in from the outside, instantly filling the entire cavern.
Yu Ci did not quite understand the mechanics behind the illusory barrier formed on the outside of the cave. It seemed to possess a certain substance, able to block a portion of outside influences and make the illusory appearance seem more real, but at other times it failed. Just like with a gale of this scale, that illusionary barrier simply could not screen it out, letting the wind blow straight in.
In the instant Yu Ci's focus briefly wavered, the fish dragon that had originally coiled itself into a lump suddenly launched, its body lunging upward; yet before its tail even left the ground, it abruptly twisted its body and charged downward. This fake stance, executed by it, could already be considered quite commendable, and its timing was especially precise.
Yu Ci did not move, as if he had been deluded by the fish dragon. But when the fish dragon broke past the edge of his feet and prepared to accelerate with all its might, a curtain of light abruptly rose in front of it. With a faint, muffled thud, the fish dragon crashed straight into it. The mighty momentum pushed the curtain of light bulging outward, but in the end it was still stopped by that tough barrier.
The Taoist robe infused with Innate Qi had still withstood the test.
Yu Ci laughed heartily. Within the vast heavens and earth, to capture a creature like the fish dragon, lacking speed indeed required powerful tools for assistance, but under certain special terrains, a spare Taoist robe