Behind the Door

"The total value can reach 6.321 million Hunyuan Units."

Chen Beixun was slightly stunned. He stood on the emerald water surface, pondering something.

The treasures within the World Lord World were truly shocking, even suffocating! But why did these opportunities always fall to him? The first time could be dismissed, but this second time...

Who exactly is guiding me? Could it be another inheritance? Chen Beixun immediately had this thought.

He looked around again, and the more he thought about it, the more he believed it. If it were merely a coincidence, it would be far too convenient.

The emerald waves surged, and Chen Beixun bobbed up and down with them. He subconsciously glanced at the green liquid beneath his feet.

Chen Beixun suddenly smiled, feeling somewhat fortunate as he said, "At least I survived."

He exchanged a few brief words with Qishan, then flew into the air. He held a sliver of wishful thinking regarding this place, hoping against hope that there was no danger here.

Consequently, as Chen Beixun explored the entire unknown space, he displayed a hurried demeanor, which even earned him a scolding from Qishan.

"This space is quite large, a full 10,051 square kilometers." Chen Beixun hovered in the air, looking down.

After his long exploration, he could conclude that this space was completely safe. There wasn't even an unknown entity to be found; aside from the sound of the waves, there was nothing else. It could be described as deathly silent.

Dark Universe.

A sword-shaped spaceship was traveling at 50 times the speed of light.

Inside the ship...

"Why didn't you bring him along!" An Changyan waved a long blade in her hand, recklessly venting the emotions in her heart.

As her fourth brother, An Changlie simply watched without speaking, his hand raising and lowering several times.

"Why!" An Changyan tossed the long blade aside and squatted on the ground, clutching her head. She felt a sense of bewilderment and helplessness, as if she had fallen from heaven into hell.

A few days ago, she still felt she had everything. She even held grand ideals for the future; she wanted to go with Chen Beixun to participate in the internal selection of the Virtual Universe Company, stand out, and fulfill her wish to enter the core of the Virtual Universe Company.

Ideals are beautiful, but reality is cruel.

The person had left her, abandoned in the perilous World Lord World by the brother and teacher she respected.

"Even if you didn't approve of him, you should have at least brought him out!"

"Why!"

An Changyan shrieked. She was completely trapped in grief, unable to pull herself out, and willing to sink into it.

An Changlie felt deeply helpless about this. Before entering the World Lord World, he had heard that Chen Beixun was often disrespectful to An Changyan. Of course, he didn't know about the matter at the World Castle; if he had, Chen Beixun would have been finished.

It was true that An Changlie felt disgust toward Chen Beixun, even wanting to kill him outright. But hindered by the regulations, he hadn't made a move.

Going back was only because he wanted to bring the guy out and then finish him off. If he didn't manage to kill him, then so be it; he would just let the matter slide. It was just that An Changyan's reaction left him speechless.

"Did I... did I really throw my brother-in-law inside?" An Changlie was somewhat surprised and puzzled.

He pondered for a moment, roughly sorting out the relationships, and then...

"An Changyan, I... I will definitely save him, how about that?" An Changlie stepped forward and whispered as he squatted in front of her.

"Then go!" An Changyan raised her head and roared. Her face had lost its luster, and her tears had already run dry.

Usually, she carried herself with nobility, every movement elegant and dignified, but her mouth was completely unrestrained.

An Changlie shook his head, then instructed his intelligent life form to change the flight route.

"An Changyan, go contact him and send over the location coordinates," An Changlie said.

Upon hearing this, An Changyan blankly raised her head, her eyes filled with hope. She instantly changed her demeanor; the sorrow and panic vanished, and her former happiness returned.

"Right away!" An Changyan said with a hoarse voice.

An Changlie grimaced and thought to himself, She changes her face faster than turning a page.

Meanwhile...

When the ancient, primitive bell tolled, unsettling things crawled up from the emerald water surface.

Those things gathered, piling upward.

"They're here again." Chen Beixun watched those green creatures that looked like mutated bullfrogs.

Those things roared persistently for a long time, the piercing sounds propagating through the space.

Although it was unsettling and disgusting, at least these things did not actively attack people. The sounds they emitted were irritating, but there was nothing he could do about it.

The sharp, piercing noise lingered for a long time, and combined with the noisy waves on the water, it sounded like whispers. Perhaps it was because he was being driven to the brink of collapse by these sounds that he had such a feeling.

Gradually, Chen Beixun began to lose track of things. Those sounds continued to echo in his ears, and he stood dazed on the emerald water surface.

Chen Beixun seemed to see something—a powerful force of enchantment was revealing knowledge that would cause an ordinary person to collapse, yet they would desperately seek it.

Endless sounds of enchantment echoed in his ears, pulling and tugging, ultimately driving him to pursue them madly. Suddenly, everything became transparent, as if a transparent world had been opened.

Countless strange and intricately combined patterns emerged in his mind, and those patterns stirred his heartstrings.

"What is this?" Chen Beixun muttered to himself, his tone filled with confusion.

These patterns were like a key, a key capable of unlocking every mystery for him.

In the days that followed, Chen Beixun plunged headlong into deciphering the mysteries of these patterns, reaching a state of near-oblivion.

On the surface of the Endless Emerald Lake, ignorance and profound knowledge existed simultaneously, like Schrödinger's cat, caught in a state of superposition.

Qishan watched indifferently as Chen Beixun lay upon the water; at this moment, he was bordering on madness, muttering strange words incessantly.

Qishan recorded his words, hoping to glean something useful from them.

"10081!" Chen Beixun suddenly began to repeat this single number over and over.

He was frantic, for he could see... the murky mist. Just then, the tolling of an ancient bell rang out, spiraling down from above, solemn and majestic.

The sound of the bell was so cold, and as it descended...

A high wall rose from beneath the water, splitting the entire space in two. Then came a sizzling sound. Following the noise, Chen Beixun walked forward, leaning against the high wall, gasping for breath with every step as he headed toward the end of all things.

When he reached the end of the high wall, white mist suddenly surged up all around him, and then these white vapors began to gather and entwine.

From within the mist, Chen Beixun saw it: a door.

With a heart full of trepidation, he walked toward the door, lifted the latch, and stepped inside.

A complex mixture of emotions flooded his brain.

"That's it?" Chen Beixun said, his body gradually relaxing.

Chen Beixun looked at the scene inside, rendered speechless.

A large red rooster wearing red underpants was lying on a lounge chair, leisurely sipping tea.