There are too many strange things within the World Wall; the Sea of New Light is merely one corner of it.
Once again transformed into light, Li Xingkong found his direction. The star map was in his mind, and Li Xingkong knew perfectly well where the right path was.
Before long, the Heavenly Palace Above the Clouds broke straight out of the World Wall and returned to the "road".
It had been an unknown amount of time since they left the road, and this midway trip saved them nearly a week of travel.
When the Heavenly Palace Above the Clouds returned to the road and solidified once more, Li Xingkong discovered something ominous—there were already people on the road.
"Ouch, I'm so dizzy!"
The Guapilong lay sprawled to one side, not because the Earth-Traversing Golden Light was unbearable—after all, it had experienced it many times before—but because this time, it wanted to open its eyes and see its surroundings during flight, so Li Xingkong kindly connected it to his Divine Sense.
Although 99% of the content has been filtered out, leaving only the world as it is visible to the naked eye, the problem is that the flight speed is too fast, and even with only the true appearance, the Guapilong cannot see it all.
There is no such thing as interruption in the reception of Divine Sense, nor is there an option of not being able to see clearly. At first, Guapilong found it somewhat interesting, but later, it felt like someone was stuffing a wad of cotton into his brain.
By the time Li Xingkong stopped, it felt that its mind was completely full of images transmitted back by its Divine Sense.
"Captain? Captain Guapi? We've met someone!"
Li Xingkong gave it a timely slap to bring it back to its senses, and at the same time cleared its almost overloaded brain.
"Someone's there!"
Li Xingkong took away a lot of information that needed to be digested, Guapilong suddenly felt much lighter. He really didn't dare to look into the eyes of the big boss.
The Divine Sense sees too much; it simply cannot process it all.
Shaking his head, Guapilong ran up to Li Xingkong. Not far in front of them, a merchant ship was anchored some distance away from the Heavenly Palace Above the Clouds.
It seemed that Li Xingkong's appearance had blocked its path, and the people on the other side had become wary, with the ship's weapons being unrestricted.
If the Heavenly Palace Above the Clouds shows even the slightest sign of trouble, they will immediately open fire.
"These people are way too wary. We only showed our faces briefly."
The Guapilong complained, but its hands were quick, and it hurriedly opened the protective shield.
"Attention, vessel ahead! You have occupied our channel. Please evacuate immediately. Do not make any rash moves, or don't blame us for being impolite."
The ship emitted a series of warning messages, Guapilong glanced at a few times.
Neither it nor Li Xingkong had any intention of fighting; they had come here simply to pass through.
"Let's go, let's go, why are you being so fierce?"
Guapilong muttered something under his breath, straightened the bow, and started the boat moving along the light.
The merchant ship, for reasons unknown, remained a safe distance behind Li Xingkong and his group, neither too close nor too far.
The two ships sailed one after the other for a while, when suddenly Li Xingkong realized something and patted Guapi's head.
"Stop."
An anomaly had appeared in the surrounding environment. Li Xingkong couldn't analyze what the anomaly was for the time being, but he knew that rushing in would definitely not be a good thing.
The Guapi clearly didn't realize anything, but it unconditionally believed Li Xingkong's words and immediately stopped the spaceship.
Seeing that the Heavenly Palace Above the Clouds had stopped, the merchant ships following behind also stopped and assumed a fighting stance once again.
There's no other way; when you encounter strangers within the World Wall, this is the safest attitude.
As for welcoming strangers to join the journey, forget about it. Everyone is like a lone blade of grass in space. If we let a stranger on board and the ship crashes, there's no way we'd escape.
The two ships stood motionless, seemingly on the verge of Mars.
Just then, an astonishing scene unfolded ahead of the Heavenly Palace Above the Clouds.
There was originally only one road, with a beam of light hanging far in the sky, a smooth and easy path. But at this moment, it seemed that the surrounding environment had changed strangely in an instant, and another serene light suddenly appeared before our eyes.
Li Xingkong tried to investigate with his Divine Sense. The extra light was just an ordinary light. It had nothing special about it and could not change the chaotic environment World Wall. It was just a light.
Just because he has a way of defining it doesn't mean that everyone has a way of defining it.
Inside the World Wall, in the chaotic area, the spaceship's detection system was basically in a state of collapse. Relying only on limited conditions and the naked eye, it was indeed difficult to distinguish which was real and which was fake.
Li Xingkong wasn't particularly interested in the real road; he was more curious about why the fake road had appeared.
After all, it's difficult for any life to survive within this World Wall. Li Xingkong was genuinely curious about who emitted such a beam of light and what its meaning was.
"Come on, Guapi, pick one?"
Although Li Xingkong had an idea, he didn't rush to give the order. He summoned Guapi to see what it would choose.
"What's the point of choosing? Wasn't this the only way this way?"
It raised its finger and pointed to the newly appeared fork in the road.
Li Xingkong raised an eyebrow; it seemed that this light also had a slight effect on influencing consciousness.
"Hey, boat ahead, did you hear me? Remember the warning when you entered the road, don't make any sudden moves!"
Just as Li Xingkong was about to pat Guapilong and give him a good whack, the ship's communication equipment rang.
The ship behind them had obviously seen what was happening. It stood still, but instead of just watching Li Xingkong act blindly, it issued a warning.
"These guys are surprisingly kind, aren't they? But how could I be wrong? I've been watching the road the whole time."
Guapilong laughed, his face full of certainty.
"Hey, if keeping an eye on things meant we wouldn't get distracted, then the checkpoint staff wouldn't be reminding us."
Li Xingkong couldn't resist and gave it a tap on the head. It was surprisingly fluffy and felt wonderful to the touch.
"That's the right path, but wouldn't you like to see where this light came from?"
Li Xingkong pointed to the correct road, Guapilong rubbed his eyes in disbelief.
It began to doubt its own judgment, but it never doubted Li Xingkong's abilities; whatever the big boss said, that was it.
"Hmm, a tiny bit, but there's probably some danger... Never mind, I'm just curious!"
Guapilong was initially a little guilty, but after glancing at Li Xingkong, he slapped himself.
What's the panic? What danger could there be? We've crossed the World Wall without flinching, what's there to be afraid of in this beam of light?