Zhang Yu glanced at the talismanic seal. It drifted toward him, and after taking it, he tucked it into his sleeve before walking out of the Guardian of Rectitude Palace.
Once outside the main gates, he stopped at the edge of the steps. After waiting a moment, he heard waves of celestial music as petals came drifting down. Several divine maidens clad in rainbow robes and feathered garments arrived in a flying celestial carriage, which hovered before the steps. A ray of rainbow light extended down to his feet.
He stepped onto it and stood within the carriage. "Go to the Clear Vault Suppression Prison."
The divine maidens bowed in salute and answered crisply. Amid a string of celestial bells and dancing petals, the flying carriage rose and headed into the depths of the cloud vault. The scenery before his eyes sped past ever faster, as if they were flashing through ten thousand rainbow rays.
Zhang Yu felt his body grow several times heavier, and the farther forward they went, the more pronounced it became. He knew they were gradually entering the depths of the Clear Vault Landmass. Yet this was only possible because he bore the talismanic seal. Without it, one would find it impossible to take even a single step here.
After a while, the flying carriage abruptly came to a halt. As the clear bells upon it swung rapidly, producing a string of pleasing notes, the carriage slowly drifted forward once the sound faded, like a swift boat passing through rapids, casting off its restraints and gliding lightly across. After drifting for some time, the clouds ahead parted, revealing a vast palace platform.
At that moment, he suddenly saw a Daoist standing on the palace platform's steps with his back to him, sleeves hanging behind him. Clear