ID Number?

Xia Yu roughly understood the purpose of this altar.

"You mean, when things are uncertain about the future, it tells you what to do? Helps you, or rather the world, weather the crisis?"

Ancient One.

Has anyone done that before? Are you sure all the prompts it gives are correct?

Xia Yu asked again.

Ancient One gave another wry smile.

"Judging from its infrequent use, that's probably true."

Xia Yu fell silent. To be honest, if Doctor Strange hadn't turned evil, and Xia Yu couldn't do it.

If Xia Yu had just arrived in this world, he wouldn't mind sacrificing others to protect himself, let alone protecting the world.

But to be honest, Xia Yu can't do it right now.

"You believe it? But because you're your student, you can't bring yourself to do it, so you want me to?"

Xia Yu felt that Ancient One probably thought this way.

Ancient One didn't answer Xia Yu's question directly, but instead spoke to herself.

"This altar has another unique feature: the more energy you input, the higher its quality, and the more detailed the hints it provides. I possess Dark Magic, so I can't easily use my full power, or I'll suffer a backlash. I'm afraid there might be other ways besides killing Strange, so I'm going to have you try it out."

Xia Yu nodded, indicating that he understood.

It's not about sending someone to kill someone directly; let's try it first, just in case there's another way.

If all else fails, then have a proper discussion with the Ancient One about Doctor Strange.

What should I do?

Now that the decision has been made, let's get started immediately. Although Xia Yu has not yet fully mastered the energy of the gem, when it comes to continuous output, Xia Yu dares to say without exaggeration that he is the best in the universe.

Ancient One then made several hand seals in front of the altar, channeling energy into the circular pattern in the center.

As the Ancient One channeled her energy, the surrounding runes began to glow.

A few seconds later, the central circle began to slowly rise, transforming into a stone pillar over two meters tall.

There is also a handprint in the middle.

"Place your hand on it, input energy, input as much as you can."

After the stone pillar rose, Ancient One stopped what she was doing and spoke to Xia Yu.

"Then you'd better take a nap over there. I can keep typing until you question your existence."

Xia Yu made a small show of bravado by placing his hand on the handprint.

Are you sure this thing won't explode?

Xia Yu turned around and asked Ancient One, "This stone pillar looks very ordinary, but it doesn't have the same sense of mystery as the gate."

Xia Yu was genuinely afraid that he might accidentally blow it up.

"Stop talking nonsense and hurry up!"

It's clear that the Ancient One is also very nervous about Doctor Strange; she's a little anxious.

"Okay, okay!"

Anyway, let me make this clear from the start: if you break it, don't blame yourself.

After agreeing to Ancient One's request, Xia Yu began to channel the energy within his body through his palm.

At first, Xia Yu was very cautious, but seeing that the stone pillar didn't react at all...

Xia Yu increased his energy output and began to go all out.

One minute...

Three minutes...

An hour has passed...

Xia Yu turned around and glanced at Ancient One in shock.

But he saw that Ancient One's surprise was even greater than his own.

"Has this never happened before?"

Xia Yu asked.

"It's never happened before. It usually only lasts a few minutes. I'm also very curious about what will happen."

Ancient One muttered to himself.

"Alright, let's see how long it takes to feed this guy."

Xia Yu started typing again.

For a full three hours, energy was input continuously.

Xia Yu did the math: the energy output over three hours without interruption would be enough to destroy the entire Earth once.

What the hell is in there?

"Hey, Auntie! I'm wondering if there's some ancient, evil monster buried down there, absorbing my energy to awaken or heal itself? What if it releases something that kills us both? I'm not even married yet."

Ancient One was starting to worry, but seeing that Xia Yu still had the energy to joke around, she thought for a moment and then spoke up.

"Hold on a little longer. If there's still no response after a while, we'll stop."

The Ancient One is quite sensitive to danger, and at this moment she did not sense that anything was about to happen, but the scene in front of her was indeed a bit too strange.

After a long while, the stone pillar and the runes around it began to glow.

It's as if something has absorbed enough energy and started to function.

It's getting brighter and brighter...

The Ancient One's expression grew increasingly surprised.

"What exactly did you do, Xia Yu? It's never reacted like this before; it usually gives hints directly on the stone pillar."

"What did I do? I did exactly as you instructed. Should we stop? I'll do as you say."

As soon as Xia Yu finished speaking, he loosened his grip, and the stone pillar, as if it had eaten its fill, stopped absorbing energy from Xia Yu's body.

"It seems like it's no longer needed?"

Xia Yu said to Ancient One.

Having come this far, whatever the outcome, the two of them had no choice but to accept it, and they both took a step back.

Let's see what happens.

As the surrounding light grew brighter, the environment began to change.

It started with the stone pillar and the surrounding ground.

It was as if it had melted away; the stones slowly disappeared.

Then, like ripples on water, they spread outwards.

The surrounding stones and walls slowly disappeared, revealing a Chaos state.

When the entire cave turned into a Chaos of white and gray.

The entire area was filled with dazzling light, and Xia Yu and Ancient One's vision was simultaneously filled with white light, making it impossible for them to see anything.

When the light faded and their sight returned, everything before them had changed dramatically.

The surroundings were no longer caves, and the ceiling was no longer a bare rock.

Instead, it turned into a meadow, with blue sky and white clouds above it.

There was also a small river nearby, meandering along, its destination unknown.

The sky was devoid of the Sun; this was the only difference from the outside world.

Otherwise, Xia Yu would have thought he had been teleported to some place outside.

As far as the eye could see, there was only grass and a river. Xia Yu strained his eyes and looked in one direction.

In a place very, very far away, there lies a Chaos.

This is a separate space that has been carved out.

Xia Yu saw it clearly, Ancient One must have known too. The two looked at each other and both saw the surprise in each other's eyes.

However, the story didn't end there; a courtyard suddenly appeared before them.

This is a simple and rustic courtyard with a strong Huaxia style.

White walls and black tiles, even the courtyard walls are made of them.

Xia Yu and Ancient One walked to the courtyard gate. The courtyard was so antique and elegant. As the two approached, a virtual 3D image appeared next to the gate.

A bunch of irregular numbers appeared in the image, and below it was a prompt: Please enter an 18-digit password in order.

Xia Yu and Ancient One exchanged another glance, both conveying the same message in each other's eyes: How would I know?

"All right!"

Having no other option, Xia Yu reached out and pushed the door, only to find it unmoved. He then attempted to jump over the courtyard wall, but an immense force repelled Xia Yu.

Xia Yu refused to believe in bad luck and increased his strength, making the rebound even stronger this time.

He pushed the door open with all his might using both hands.

"Bang!"

Xia Yu was thrown into the river by the recoil.

Ignoring his own soaking wet state, Xia Yu jumped directly to Ancient One 'Ancient One side and gestured for her to give it a try.

In terms of strength, the Ancient One was naturally no match for Xia Yu, so she had no choice but to try opening a portal to go in.

The portal opened, but the other side was a vast expanse of white, like an invisible wall, and they couldn't get through.

Undeterred, the Ancient One opened another portal, but the result was the same.

This surprised the Ancient One.

"I tried to access Kamar-Taj the second time, but it failed?"

It seems that the connection between this place and the outside world has been frozen.

Xia Yu tried it too, but neither the path leading to the courtyard nor back to the outside world worked.

"Hey, Auntie, this is your place. Are you sure you don't know the password? Eighteen digits? Are you crazy? Why make a password that long? Think about it again."

The Ancient One racked her brains for a long time, especially regarding the records about Kamar-Taj and the Time Sanctum, but there was no record of a digital code.

Left with no other option, Xia Yu had to step forward and try it out casually.

Eighteen numbers floated on the virtual image; the password was clearly these eighteen digits. We could simply try them one by one.

The first attempt, unsurprisingly, was wrong; Xia Yu was once again sent flying into the river.

The second time, it flew even farther.

This time, a prompt appeared directly on the virtual image. "Two incorrect password attempts, three consecutive incorrect password attempts, and the entire space will explode."

"Holy shit!~!~!"

Xia Yu couldn't help but swear.

"Auntie Gu, your former Sorcerer Supreme was such a rip-off! He left such a place without even giving you the password, and it exploded after only three tries. We can't even get out of the portal! What are we going to do?"

"I already said this wasn't left behind by the people of Kamar-Taj. I don't know what happened either. Anyway, I'm going to die soon anyway. This place is nice, isn't it?"

Ancient One remained remarkably calm. This place was nice; quiet and undisturbed. Dying here wouldn't be so bad.

Ancient One fine, but Xia Yu is not.

He pulled a chair directly from the ring and began studying the eighteen numbers on it.

It was truly a surprise that Xia Yu was startled when he took a closer look.

At first, Xia Yu didn't notice that the eighteen numbers were randomly arranged, so he just tried them a couple of times.

But when I sat down and looked at it, wasn't this my ID number from my past life?

What the hell is this place???