"But...where is this?" he wondered, "From what I know the places within the Umbral Planes vary so much because they are greatly affected by the material world and its occupants. In fact, it shouldn't even be possible for a place to have...nothing..."
It had been so long since he could talk freely that Hao Xuan vocalized every thought as he toured this strange space.
The ground was soft and a little wet while the atmosphere was, well, there. There was nothing that stood out about any of it.
"Was this space connected to a temple or something? Some bald dudes in orange robes trying to suppress all their emotions like in those old novels haha. Then there would be one guy sitting under a waterfall and one dude balancing on a bamboo pole on the edge of a cloudy peak somewhere- WOAH!"
As soon as his thoughts reached that point the ground in front of him suddenly vanished, replaced by a sea of clouds.