Chen Cuo asked no further questions and let the escaping light envelop Zhou.
In an instant, heaven and earth spun.
Chen Cuo steadied his thoughts and remained unaffected.
When the escaping light faded, a fierce wind struck him full in the face!
But Qiuyuzi waved a hand, and a mass of cloud gathered around them, shielding them from the bitter wind and holding them aloft.
Once he had his footing, Chen Cuo looked down. Far below, he could make out a city. From memory, he recognized it as Jiankang City. Then he looked ahead and saw a two-story pavilion looming in and out of the clouds.
As the cloud carried them to its entrance, he looked up and saw a plaque bearing three words: Vast Sea Pavilion!
The words had a weighty, solemn force. One glance was enough to make Chen Cuo feel scorching heat close around Zhou, as though he stood in a desert, his whole body burning!
Then the light of the Mind Daoist within him flickered. Chen Cuo steadied his Mind Thought and set the Righteous Yang One-Breath method in motion, drawing the heat into his chest and dispelling his discomfort.
"You broke free of the Vast Sea Illusion that quickly!"
Qiuyuzi clicked his tongue in wonder. Then he pointed to the pavilion and smiled. "This is a Treasure belonging to my Seventh Senior Brother. It's called the Immortal Abode. The sect master bestowed it on him after he rendered a great service more than ten years ago."
"So the one stationed inside is your senior brother?" Chen Cuo understood. Something stirred in his Mind Thought, and he sensed that today would mark a turning point.
"That's right. My senior brother is among the finest in the sect, and we at Kunlun spare nothing for outstanding disciples."