The cold wind cut like knives, and snow filled the sky. Bamboo Sea Island was a boundless expanse of white.
"Timely snow promises a bountiful year. You had better give me a pleasant surprise!"
Before long, seven streaks of light flew out of the formation and stopped outside the island, surveying their surroundings. Chen Yu Yan glanced back at Bamboo Sea Island, then led the way east!
Watching the seven depart, Zhao Yi felt somewhat puzzled. East? The Eastern Sea Region? Or the Outer Sea? I'll follow them and see!
"Heh, if I come away empty-handed, I'll kill the lot of you. I can't make this trip for nothing!"
They took a winding route, flying for several days without stopping, passing through the Eastern Sea Region and heading straight over a thousand li into the Outer Sea. Only then did Chen Yu Yan and the others slow down. They wandered around the Outer Sea for several more days, occasionally making sudden turns or doubling back, as though trying to shake off a pursuer. Zhao Yi simply followed quietly, keeping a distance of roughly three li.
Finally, apparently satisfied that no one was following them, the party continued north through the Outer Sea. After only half a day's flight, they landed on a deserted island and vanished.
Not far away, Zhao Yi could tell that an extremely well-concealed illusion formation had been set up on the island. This posed something of a problem. Such a compact formation would be easy to break, but doing so without alerting the cultivators inside would be difficult!
What should I do?
Pondering his options, he concealed himself and quietly landed on the island. To avoid leaving footprints, Zhao Yi hovered directly above the snow as he explored. After searching the island, he discovered to his