Above Binyun Upper Continent, a silver-white flying vessel streaked swiftly through the clouds, leaving only a slender trail of silver radiance across the sky.
Wei Zhu sat in the vessel's main cabin, touching this and pressing that, playing to his heart's content.
A Dao child sat beside him. Wen Luan had sent him to Wei Zhu's side to facilitate communication and message transmissions. Considering that Wei Zhu's mind was much like that of a small child, they had chosen a child who appeared to be about the same age.
Though the Dao child was young, he had previously studied Creation. Only after being admitted into the Profound Residence had he become a cultivator, so he was fairly familiar with Creation flying vessels. At this moment, he asked in puzzlement, "Exalted One can fly on your own, so why ride in a flying vessel?"
Wei Zhu shook his head like a rattle-drum. "Not the same, not the same. This is fun."
The little Dao child did not quite understand. He felt that flying by oneself was best—that was what he yearned for. At this moment, Wei Zhu took out a sugar pill, placed it in his palm, and said, "Here, eat this."
"Oh! Thank you, Exalted One!"
The Dao child thanked him and swallowed it. At once, he felt warmth suffuse his whole body, as though some change had taken place within him, though he could not say what it was. After all, he had not cultivated for very long.
Wei Zhu then said, "It's trembling."
Knowing that he meant the flying vessel, the Dao child replied as if it were only natural, "Creation flying vessels are living things. After flying at high speed for too long, they too grow weary. This vessel was built by our Binyun Upper Continent's Celestial