Dimensional Channel

With only two days left before leaving Demon Martial, Lin Shuguang planned to spend more time in the Secret Pavilion. From human history in the near term to strange tales and odd legends in the distant past, he frantically absorbed every bit of information he could about this world.

Three hours later, Lin Shuguang packed up and returned to his residence.

He cultivated and read without neglecting either.

That night.

Hu Shaoqing came looking for him. "Teacher, are you leaving Demon Capital the day after tomorrow?"

Lin Shuguang was packing his things and answered casually, "To be precise, my ride leaves tomorrow afternoon."

"So soon?" Hu Shaoqing froze for a moment, then hesitated. "You're not planning to stay a couple more days?"

Lin Shuguang shook his head. "There are still matters to deal with at home."

Fulong Cave had already aroused his immense interest because of Professor Ding. Otherwise, he would not have spent this period frantically absorbing legends about strange and bizarre happenings in this world.

Now that strange phenomena had also appeared in the Blood Desolate Land, there was no way he would pass up such a good opportunity to observe them from close range.

Hu Shaoqing fell silent.

Lin Shuguang did not think much of it and continued packing.

Suddenly, Hu Shaoqing's somewhat tense voice came from behind him. "Teacher, can I trust you?"

Lin Shuguang paused and turned around to look at him strangely. "What happened?"

Hu Shaoqing hesitated, opening his mouth several times as if trying to figure out how he should begin.

Seeing this, Lin Shuguang smiled casually without urging him. He turned back and continued organizing his luggage.

Before long, Hu Shaoqing's voice slowly sounded behind him, trembling slightly. "Today—this afternoon, I went out for a while. I was only planning to change locations and gain insight into blade techniques, so I went to the outskirts. But then, then..."

His tone shifted, and he suddenly asked nervously, "Teacher, do you believe there are gods in this world?"

Lin Shuguang immediately stopped what he was doing.

He turned to look at him and said evenly, "Why are you suddenly asking that?"

Hu Shaoqing looked tense. Whatever he was recalling seemed difficult for him to believe, and even frightening.

"It was, it was this afternoon. I..."

Lin Shuguang got up, poured him a glass of water, and handed it over warmly. "Have some water. Don't rush. Take your time."

Hu Shaoqing accepted it and took a large gulp. "There's an abandoned amusement park in the outskirts. Three years ago, the contractor fled with the funds, so the unfinished amusement park was simply left there. It's very eerie, and hardly anyone goes there. I only went in because I was bored, but then... I saw another world inside that abandoned amusement park!"

Another world?!

Lin Shuguang was stunned.

Hu Shaoqing continued, "I walked in without thinking. Once I entered, a voice suddenly appeared in my mind. I couldn't understand the language it spoke, but that ethereal voice made me want to submit despite myself. I was terrified... so I hurriedly escaped."

Lin Shuguang became interested. "Do you still remember where it was?"

Hu Shaoqing nodded repeatedly.

"Good. Take me there."

Hu Shaoqing gritted his teeth. Thinking of how Lin Shuguang had set aside their past grievances and taught him blade techniques during this period, he briefly overcame the fear in his heart. He took Lin Shuguang with him, and the two soon arrived beneath the night sky at the abandoned amusement park Hu Shaoqing had mentioned.

"It's in there." Hu Shaoqing pointed at the unfinished building beside the skyscraper in the distance.

Lin Shuguang strode over.

The two of them slowly approached, stumbling through the uneven ground. Lin Shuguang felt his body gradually heating up. He turned his head toward Hu Shaoqing. "When you came here last time, did your body feel strange?"

Hu Shaoqing nodded. "My body was very hot then, and my heart was beating incredibly fast. I don't know what's happening now. My heart isn't beating as fast this time, but my body is still burning up."

Lin Shuguang did not feel his heartbeat speeding up. He guessed it might be related to their physical constitutions. As for his body heating up, that was largely connected to the qi and blood within him.

Amid this rising heat, the fatigue of the day seemed to lessen considerably, and his body also felt much lighter.

The two of them quickened their pace more and more.

The flashlight suddenly went out with a snap, leaving not the slightest trace of light. Their vision instantly plunged into pitch darkness.

When Hu Shaoqing had come earlier, the sky had not yet grown dark, so he had been able to see the path clearly.

But now...

He swallowed and instinctively looked at Lin Shuguang. "Should we keep going?"

"We're already here. Let's go in and take a look." Lin Shuguang tapped the flashlight, but it did not produce the slightest light. After a pause, he added, "If you don't want to go in, wait for me outside."

"N-no, I'll go in with you." The thought of staying alone in the pitch-black, eerie amusement park at night terrified Hu Shaoqing. He followed closely behind Lin Shuguang without leaving his side.

At last, a faint glimmer appeared in the distance.

Lin Shuguang's eyes lit up, and he quickened his pace.

Gradually, the faint light grew larger. A mirage-like scene suddenly appeared in the vision of both Lin Shuguang and Hu Shaoqing.

The open ground was not very large. It connected seamlessly with the floor of the unfinished building, and probably no one knew that such a place was hidden in these utterly sinister depths.

"I don't know what this place is. I was hotheaded at the time and just rushed in." Hu Shaoqing spoke softly beside Lin Shuguang.

"This is a Dimensional Channel."

Lin Shuguang let out a sigh.

He had learned about Dimensional Channels from the Secret Pavilion.

Around three hundred years ago, records indicated that such Dimensional Channels had appeared on Earth, connecting Earth with other dimensions. The duration of each Dimensional Channel's existence was uncertain, and they were even unstable.

What to do?

Take a gamble!

Lin Shuguang stepped into the Dimensional Channel. His vision shifted, and his body suddenly sank.

The gravity here was roughly four times that of Earth.

If his physical body had not been strong enough, the sudden pressure of fourfold gravity would have caught him off guard and made him suffer.

His feet stepped onto soft grass. Lin Shuguang steadied himself while continuing to sense the blood qi that was boiling and growing hotter within him.

Hu Shaoqing also charged in from the unfinished building. He stumbled and nearly fell to his knees.

After barely getting to his feet, he looked around at the murky surroundings. His face lit up with delight as he turned to Lin Shuguang. "This is it! This is where I came before! There's a beach ahead, and then a vast ocean..."

Lin Shuguang gazed into the distance. "Is there still a voice calling to you?"

Hu Shaoqing shook his head, his face full of puzzlement. "Not this time. I remember the last time particularly clearly. The voice was very ethereal, leading me forward step by step. If I hadn't become afraid at the end, I might already have been submerged in the sea."

Lin Shuguang knitted his brows.

He had not sensed any sign of life, much less heard any strange summons.

After all, he possessed an even stronger and more domineering Martial Dao Will in his mind. It was only normal that he could not hear any other voice, which was why he had asked Hu Shaoqing about it.

But hearing Hu Shaoqing say this... things had suddenly become interesting.

That voice... why had it not appeared again? Was it afraid?

Calming his mind, Lin Shuguang withdrew his gaze from the distant view. "Leave a marker. We're moving on."