The Time Sanctum

"Who???" With Xia Yu's current level of sensory perception, it was impossible for him to have misheard, but he still checked to confirm, which showed how shocked he was.

It's strange enough that the Ancient One asked him to help kill someone, but to ask him to kill her successor is even stranger.

In that movie, the Ancient One said Doctor Strange was the greatest Sorcerer Supreme of all time. Because of one of his decisions, the Ancient One gave the Time Stone directly to Banner.

This shows how much trust he had placed in him, and now he's asking her to kill him?

You heard that, didn't you?

Ancient One at all, keeping his gaze fixed on the distant, misty horizon.

"Why?"

Xia Yu had to find out the reason. Xia Yu didn't quite believe it if Doctor Strange had turned evil.

Even if I create a butterfly effect, it probably won't be that significant.

Besides, isn't there supposed to be a plot coherence? That is, the so-called error-correcting function of the Cosmic Consciousness. Even if some things are changed midway, the outcome will still happen.

For example, the encounter between Falcon and Captain.

For example, in the Spider-Man and Vulture incidents, many times were different from before, but none of the events that were supposed to happen were missing.

Unless Xia Yu intervenes forcefully, such as by preventing Vulture from going to jail and Yondu alive, some key events will proceed as usual.

"I don't know, in fact, I don't know whether this should be done or not."

The Ancient One maintained the same unchanging expression.

Perhaps sensing that Xia Yu didn't quite understand what was going on, Ancient One turned to Xia Yu and said something.

"Come with me."

The Ancient One drew a large circle in the air with her Sling Ring, and a golden portal appeared.

Ancient One led Xia Yu inside.

This is a large passageway with rock walls on both sides, making it look like a cave.

The walls were lit by torches.

Xia Yu glanced back. The cave had no entrance; in front of it was a huge door made of some unknown material.

Where is this place?

Xia Yu glanced around and asked Ancient One curiously.

"Those familiar with us know that we have three Sanctum in Hong Kong, New York, and London, which form a protective array to safeguard Earth from invasion from other dimensions."

Ancient One led Xia Yu slowly through the passage, talking to Xia Yu as she did so.

"But do you know why we have Kamar-Taj in the Himalayas? Why not somewhere closer to the Three Sanctum?"

Ancient One countered with a question to Xia Yu.

"You have teleportation portals, so distance isn't an issue, right? Isn't it because there are few people here, making it convenient for you to live in seclusion?"

Xia Yu knew that Ancient One was probably taking him to a very secret place, so he asked in cooperation.

"You would also say that distance is not a problem, so it doesn't matter where we are. If we need to live in seclusion, our magic can allow us to remain unseen even in the most bustling places. As for scenery, the Himalayas are not the ideal location."

"Go ahead and say it, I'm listening."

Xia Yu was too lazy to play the question-and-answer game anymore, so he directly asked Ancient One.

"Because there is a fourth Sanctum in this world. In fact, the other three are actually formations, but this one can be called the true Sanctum. Only the Sorcerer Supreme of each generation knows of its existence. You are the first person who has entered this place without being Sorcerer Supreme."

Upon reaching the gate, Ancient One stopped and spoke earnestly to Xia Yu.

"Okay, I'm honored!"

Xia Yu was very curious as to why Ancient One had brought him here, but it was clear that Ancient One would explain everything to him little by little today.

Upon closer inspection, Xia Yu was even less able to discern what material the gate was made of.

One can only sense an ancient and weathered aura emanating from it.

"This place must have existed for a very, very long time. Was it built by the first Sorcerer Supreme?"

Xia Yu vaguely remembered what he had learned in his previous life: the Sorcerer Supreme's lineage had been passed down for thousands of years.

Aside from the Ancient One secretly using Dark Energy to prolong her lifespan, all previous Sorcerer Supreme had normal lifespans.

Even if it lasts a little longer, it's still very limited, so Kamartai's existence is probably not very long compared to places like Asgard.

However, Xia Yu sensed from these two doors that they were ancient, dating back tens of millions of years, which is why he asked that question.

Sure enough, Ancient One shook her head.

"No, this place existed before Kamar-Taj and the first Sorcerer Supreme appeared."

As she spoke, the Ancient One made a hand gesture, summoning the Time Stone.

No one knows what the Ancient One did, Time Stone shone brightly, and a beam of green light shot out directly from the stone.

They disappeared inside the gate.

The entire gate trembled slightly, as if a static life had suddenly come to life, and slowly opened to both sides.

Inside was a very ordinary cave, only a few hundred square meters in size.

The height is estimated to be around ten meters.

The cave was filled with books and ritual implements on both sides.

There are countless of them, so many that I don't know how many there are.

In the very center of the innermost part is a place that resembles an altar.

There was a raised circle on the ground, covered with all sorts of runes that Xia Yu couldn't understand.

"Originally, there was only one altar here, but the previous Sorcerer Supreme placed many magical books and artifacts here to prevent major disasters from befalling Kamar-Taj and causing the loss of their lineage. These things are only used in life-or-death situations."

Ancient One explained to Xia Yu and walked straight towards the innermost altar.

"How this place came to be, and who left it, is no longer recorded. However, this place is known as the Time Sanctum. Whenever a major calamity strikes, if the Sorcerer Supreme cannot see the future, he needs the help of this altar."

Ancient One walked to the altar, stood still, and turned to Xia Yu, saying...

"Since you came into my life, the future has become increasingly blurry, and in the last six months, it has become completely unclear."

When Ancient One mentioned this, Xia Yu's heart skipped a beat. Half a year? Thanos also disappeared half a year ago.

Although his heart skipped a beat, Xia Yu didn't ask any more questions at the moment, and simply spoke to Ancient One.

"So you activated this altar to seek help and predict the future?"

Ancient One gave a wry smile.

"This altar cannot predict the future; it only tells you what to do. And this time, it told me to kill Strange."