His excitement lingered for quite a while before he finally calmed down, for a practical question remained: where was this strange place? He still had to find a way out. With that in mind, Li Xiaoya took the Clearwind Leaf from his Storage Pouch, planning to fly over to the cluster of white buildings first and investigate. Perhaps he might even stumble upon some great opportunity.
But when he tried to activate the Azure Wind Leaf, he could not get it to move at all. It lay motionless on the ground, leaving Li Xiaoya utterly frustrated. Could this place have a flight-prohibition restriction!? he wondered in surprise. He casually cast a few spells, only to discover that those worked perfectly well.
"Ah! Forget it! I'll go take a look at those white buildings first and see whether there's a way out!" After struggling for ages, Li Xiaoya finally decided to investigate the cluster of buildings. Perhaps the exit lay somewhere inside.
Though the white buildings looked close, he had to walk several li to reach them. Only when he stood before them did Li Xiaoya realize how astonishingly large they were. Each was a roughly similar geometric shape, towering ten zhang high, with a surface as smooth as a mirror and covered in mysterious carved writing. Li Xiaoya had never seen such writing before. All the buildings seemed completely solid, without doors or any other openings through which he could enter.
Li Xiaoya ran his hand over the surface of one building. Aside from its smooth, icy chill, he felt nothing unusual.
"Go!" Li Xiaoya snorted coldly, sending a small fireball from his hand toward the stone stele. With a bang, the fireball struck its wall, yet failed to leave even the slightest mark.
Li Xiaoya studied the white, stele-like