Zhang Yu looked ahead, but there was nothing to be seen in the void. Yet he could sense an anomalous hollow there; once his perception entered it, it vanished without a trace.
The wisp of white qi above the jade scepter in Xu Chengtong's hand pointed straight ahead, utterly motionless.
He cautiously said, "Patrol Protector, it would be best to alter the flying vessel's form. That way, it will be less likely to be noticed."
Zhang Yu replied, "I understand."
With a turn of his thoughts, light flickered across the White Boat's surface. Its form shrank considerably, and its color changed as well, making it resemble the flying vessel controlled by Daoist Yue.
Xu Chengtong examined it and said, "This will do. It should deceive the patrols."
Zhang Yu urged the flying vessel slowly forward. As ripples arose from nowhere in the void, the vessel seemed to sink into a deep pool, gradually disappearing from bow to stern.
Zhang Yu felt himself enter a distorted, shifting domain, surrounded on all sides by swaying, drifting luminous mist.
This was not his first time passing through a Heavenly Gate. Yet unlike when he had arrived at Kui Lodge, the moment he entered this place, it felt as though it were wrapped in a cold, slimy aura, as if they were traveling through the body of some creature.
After an unknown length of time, the sensation finally faded. Light flared ahead, and a vast Sky City appeared in the void before them. Flying vessels could be seen constantly entering, leaving, and speeding about it.
He stepped forward a few paces and looked over. Its design was indeed very similar to Yiwei Sky City, while large floating palace platforms stood around the Sky City.
Xu Chengtong said, "When Nether City split from Celestial Xia,