After the flying vessel plunged into the vortex cloud layer, the light blanketing the sky above scattered, instantly revealing an endless void.
Zhang Yu looked out and saw clusters of star-mist clouds before him. They melded together, dazzling and magnificent, blazing with every color, nearly filling his entire field of vision.
Those star-mist clouds seemed frozen in place, yet in an inadvertent glance, they also appeared to be moving, as though a gigantic pupil there were gazing back at him.
Just then, a voice came from outside. "Inspector Zhang, Guide Wei requests an audience."
Zhang Yu turned around. "Let him in."
The cabin door opened, and Wei Gao walked in. He too saw the sight above the cabin roof and said, "This is the outer layer. Its scenery is grand and ever-changing; no matter how many times I see it, I never tire of it. But all our troubles come from there as well."
He slowly withdrew his gaze. "Inspector Zhang, we will reach Celestial Origin Mooring Terrace shortly. We have prepared a civilian flying vessel for you there, which you may take directly to Kui Lodge."
As he spoke, he handed over a jade slip. "Once you reach Kui Lodge, someone will receive you. However, that person does not know your true identity.
"The identity we have arranged for you is that of a cultivator who had intended to venture into the outer layer for training a year ago. In order to obtain cultivation resources, this person joined an organization under the Sky City Military Prefecture. Yet due to certain delays, he only set out now. There are many cultivators like this in Kui Lodge, so it should not draw much attention.
"Of course, if Inspector Zhang finds this identity inconvenient, you need not use it."
Zhang Yu accepted