463: Chapter 463 Behind the Door

Xiao Weiqing carefully observed the patterns on the door once again and found that there was indeed no useful information.

Taking a deep breath, he took a large step forward.

Instantly, all sounds, all light, and even his perception vanished in an instant.

Xiao Weiqing was completely submerged in darkness.

After an unknown amount of time, a trace of warmth made Xiao Weiqing feel as if he were basking in the early spring sun, incomparably comfortable.

When Xiao Weiqing opened his eyes again, what lay before him was a void.

Here, there was no sky, no earth, no up, down, left, or right, nor was there front, back, near, or far.

As far as his gaze could reach, there was only a gray, swirling Chaos slowly flowing, and space was twisting.

Suddenly, a glimmer of light appeared.

That was no ordinary light; it was quiet, ancient, and vast, causing Xiao Weiqing to hold his breath and focus, not daring to make any sudden movements.

The light seemed to have its own breathing; every faint flicker was like the heartbeat at the Origin of life, revealing an incomparably mysterious aura.

"Is this the Origin of the world?"

Xiao Weiqing subconsciously reached out to touch it.

Hum~

Suddenly, Xiao Weiqing's palm went numb, and his Divine Soul wavered. Inside his Sea of Consciousness, the golden Divine Soul opened its eyes, a divine light flashed across them, and it gazed forward.

Everything before him immediately became incomparably clear.

He saw that the glimmer of light was wrapped and imprisoned by black chains.

The ends of the chains dispersed in all directions, disappearing into the Void Realm, into places beyond reach.

This caused a flash of inexplicable pity in Xiao Weiqing's heart.

Before he could think further, Xiao Weiqing's body regained its ability to move, his perception recovered, and he discovered that he had already returned outside the door.

"Sigh..."

With a sigh, Xiao Weiqing turned and left; currently, there was nothing he could do.

... Temple hall.

Xie Zhiyuan and Ning Xing were preparing to return to Lingshen Peak to Cultivate their Divine Soul.

They had spent most of their time in the World within a World recently and rarely went out.

Yet unexpectedly, footsteps echoed from within the passageway.

"Hmm, so soon?"

Xie Zhiyuan sensed that the footsteps belonged to Xiao Weiqing and could not help but be surprised.

From the time Xiao Weiqing entered the passageway until now, not even ten minutes had passed. Could it be that Xiao Weiqing didn't go inside?

Qian Yi and Ning Xing also noticed this and stared at the passageway, motionless. Like Xie Zhiyuan, they were incredibly confused.

Indeed. Not long after, Xiao Weiqing walked out of the passageway with firm steps.

"Weiqing, why did you come out so quickly?" Qian Yi asked.

"That's right, Weiqing. You've only been in the passageway for ten minutes. Did you not go inside?"

"Only ten minutes?" Xiao Weiqing fell silent. This meant the time he spent inside the door was very short, likely just an instant.

Because there was no concept of time inside.

"I went in. Inside..." Xiao Weiqing began, but when the words reached his lips, he found he could not describe the situation inside, ultimately turning it into a sigh.

"Sigh... I cannot describe the scene inside. In short, with my current strength, I have no way to resolve it."

Not only could he not resolve it, he didn't even have a clue. Being able to see clearly was already his limit; Xiao Weiqing could not comprehend what kind of existence that was.

"Weiqing, don't put too much pressure on yourself. The sky won't fall. As it stands, the changes in today's Supernatural Awakening are not necessarily a bad thing," Ning Xing comforted him.

Xie Zhiyuan also added, "That's right. If people on Blue Star can awaken Level 8 Extraordinary Talent every year, let alone twenty or thirty percent failing to awaken, even if fifty percent failed, it would be acceptable."

According to statistics, twenty-five percent of people failed to Awaken on Blue Star this year, reaching one-quarter of the total number of people participating in the Awakening.

However, the probability of Awakening high-level Extraordinary Talent has increased significantly. Not to mention Level 5 Extraordinary Talent, the number of people Awakening Level 6 Extraordinary Talent alone has increased by a full twenty percent.

Not to mention the dozen or so who reached Level 7, and even one who reached Level 8 Extraordinary Talent.

Universal Awakening is certainly good, but it only increases the combat power of the lower levels.

It is still useful against Yao Beasts. Faced with the Yao Race, most cultivators below the Fourth Realm can only serve as cannon fodder; even those at the Fourth Realm are just slightly larger cannon fodder.

Blue Star is currently in urgent need of high-end combat power.

In a high-martial world, one high-end combatant is enough to change the course of a battle. If Blue Star had a few more like Xiao Weiqing, it would be enough to deter the Yao Race.

Xiao Weiqing nodded. "I understand."

In truth, Xiao Weiqing knew why he felt this way; it was simply that his strength was too low. After entering behind the door, he was influenced by what was inside. He could clearly feel the aura of despair emanating from that ball of light.

He didn't say much more. Xiao Weiqing walked out of the temple, arrived at the edge of the square, and gazed out over the entire Azure Dragon Island.

Xie Zhiyuan and Ning Xing did not disturb him. At the temple entrance, they instructed Qian Yi, "Tell Weiqing that he doesn't need to put too much pressure on himself."

"Understood, Principal."

Subsequently, Xie Zhiyuan and Ning Xing left. There was nothing they could do here, and both secretly resolved to enter the Ninth Realm as soon as possible.

Qian Yi remained behind, came to stand behind Xiao Weiqing, and accompanied him silently.

After a long while, Xiao Weiqing said softly, "Sister Yi, walk around with me. I haven't explored all of Azure Dragon Island yet."

Previously, the two had gone to the Azure Dragon Academy, but later, because of Dongfang Yin's arrival, Xiao Weiqing had gone to the Xuanwu Kingdom.

"Alright," Qian Yi said happily.

This time, the two went to the Awakening Training Camp and even saw Zhang Dawei, but Xiao Weiqing did not disturb him.

After walking around, Xiao Weiqing came to the World within a World and found the Elf Divine Envoy once again.

"Why are you here again?"

"I have something to ask you."

The Elf Divine Envoy said, "What is it? Let's get this straight, I don't know anything about the temple. If you ask me again, see if I don't die right in front of you!" The Elf Divine Envoy threatened, hands on hips.

Xiao Weiqing couldn't help but chuckle.

Honestly, the Elf Divine Envoy looked quite cute like this. If her expression were a bit fiercer, it would be even cuter.

"Don't laugh, I'm serious!" The Elf Divine Envoy flew in front of Xiao Weiqing and shouted.

"Alright, I won't ask you about the temple."

"Hmph hmph~" The Elf snorted proudly, looking as if she had won.

"Alright then, go ahead and ask."

Xiao Weiqing restrained his smile and said seriously, "I didn't find the azure dragon token in the temple. The token should be with you, right?"

The Elf Divine Envoy nodded and said, "Hmm, it's with me. Do you want it?"

"Yes."

The Elf Divine Envoy circled around Xiao Weiqing. "So that's it, you have already entered the Ninth Realm."

"Here, take it." The Elf Divine Envoy flipped her small hand, and a jade tablet engraved with an Azure Dragon appeared in her palm.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome, I was going to give it to you sooner or later anyway." The Elf Divine Envoy's tone was somewhat wistful. "Sigh, if only the Azure Dragon Divine Envoy didn't have such great ambition. Perhaps, a few years ago, you would have brought back the Azure Dragon Star Lord's primal divine light."

"No, even eighty years ago, Dongfang Hao might have brought back the primal divine light."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Weiqing also fell into a brief moment of thought.

If the Azure Dragon Divine Envoy didn't have such great ambition, if Dongfang Hao had really brought back the primal divine light eighty years ago, and if Dongfang Hao had relied on his own talent to Breakthrough to the Star Lord Realm, then perhaps Blue Star would have already entered the Universe by now.

Xiao Weiqing shook his head, casting the stray thoughts out of his mind. There were no such things as "what ifs."