Douluo Continent: The Twin Holy Dragons of Light and Darkness, the Dragon Emperor Breaks Through the

Chapter 376 The Feeling of Being Guided

Jin Chen sat in the courtyard opening the letter, Qian Renxue was pruning a pot of orchids under the eaves, and Ling Feng sat at the stone table drinking tea.

Jin Chen read the letter slowly, as if he was turning each word around in his mind before reading it. Then he put the letter on the table: "He said he stayed in that light for a longer time yesterday, about twice as long as the first time."

He said that the light did indeed have a fixed direction of flow, and it always flowed in the same direction.

He added that he tried walking against the light for a distance, but failed, as if he was being blocked by a continuous force.

Ling Feng put down his teacup: "Do you feel different resistance when you walk with the light and when you walk against the light?"

Jin Chen said, "He said that when he walked with the light, there was no resistance, as if he was being carried forward by the light."

When walking against the light, you can clearly feel a pushing force, which gets heavier and heavier as you walk, until you can't go any further after about twenty steps.

Ling Feng thought for a moment: "That means that the light has a direction. Its flow direction is a rule. Going against the rule will encounter stronger and stronger resistance. After a certain distance, it will be completely blocked."

When he walked against the light, he didn't say he felt any danger or discomfort, only that he couldn't walk anymore, as if there was an invisible wall pushing him back.

Jin Chen said, "That means the rules themselves are mild; they won't actively attack those who try to go against the tide, but they also won't allow anyone to break through their limitations."

Qian Renxue put down the scissors, gathered the cut branches and leaves together, and put them back in the basket: "Now that he's confirmed that the light has a direction, what's his next step?"

Jin Chen glanced down at the letter: "He said he plans to follow the direction of the light further and see what lies at the end of that light."

Ling Feng said, "Then let him continue to follow the light."

If he can walk to the end of the light without encountering resistance, then it means that the flow of light does indeed lead to a fixed destination.

Chen Yuan walked over from the corner of the courtyard, having already put away the wisp of mist in his hand: "The direction of the light's flow is fixed, which means that the rules of that space are also fixed."

Ling Feng said, "The rules are fixed, but he can explore the boundaries of space by following the rules."

Lin Mu arrived in the afternoon.

When he entered the courtyard, Qian Renxue was gathering the pruned branches and leaves together.

He stopped under the eaves, raised his hand and reached out the branch. The bluish-gray leaf lit up and stayed lit for longer than yesterday before dimming.

Ling Feng said, "It's a bit longer today than yesterday."

Lin Mu looked down at the leaves: "I'm wondering if the brightness of the leaves and the flow of light are the same thing."

Ling Feng looked at him: "Why would you think that?"

Lin Mu thought for a moment: "When the leaves light up, it's like a path is being opened. That feeling is different from what I felt when I practiced before. It's closer to a feeling of being guided."

Ling Feng was silent for a moment: "That light is also being guided."

They may indeed belong to the same category of phenomena.

Tang San came over in the evening and sat down on the stone bench: "Did that boy from Haifeng City say whether the color of that light has changed?"

Jin Chen said, "He said there was no change, the color has always been stable."

Tang San said, "That means the source of that light is stable."

If the source changes, the color of the light will usually change as well.

The next morning, Chen Yuan arrived at the courtyard earlier than usual.

When he entered the courtyard, the fog had not yet dissipated. He held the weather vane in his hand, stuck it in the corner of the courtyard, took two steps back, and did not rush to release his martial spirit. He stood there first to feel the changes in wind direction and humidity before raising his right hand.

The mist rose from his palm, thicker than it had been yesterday.

Ling Feng pushed open the door and came out, seeing that he was already practicing: "The fog is denser today than yesterday."

Chen Yuan said, "Yesterday evening I practiced a little longer by the river and discovered that when the wind speed changes, the fog senses the change in wind before the wind vane, and then the wind vane will turn."

Ling Feng said, "That means you're becoming more and more sensitive to fog and are able to react before the wind vanes do.

Chen Yuan nodded: "I want to try a few more times to confirm that this pattern is not accidental."

In Tang San's blacksmith shop, Ah Yin was organizing accounts behind the counter, while Tang San sat by the furnace, holding a piece of iron and examining its patterns.

He didn't put it into the fire immediately, but set it aside and stood at the door for a while.

He watched the passersby on the street for a while, then went back into the shop, put the piece of iron into the furnace, and sat down in front of the anvil.

Ah Yin looked up at him and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Tang San said, "I'm thinking about the shape of that light over at Sea Breeze City."

If it has a fixed flow direction, its end may form a loop.

Ah Yin lowered her head and continued looking at the accounts: "We'll know when the new information comes."

Jin Chen looked down at the letter in the corner of the yard: "He said he followed the direction of the light for a long distance, farther than ever before."

As he walked, he saw the end of the light, a slowly rotating circular plane with clear edges, its surface covered with a layer of slowly flowing light patterns.

Ling Feng was silent for a moment: "A circular plane, did he describe the dimensions of that plane?"

Jin Chen said, "He said it was bigger than he saw from a distance, like it could fit several people standing at the same time."

Ling Feng asked, "Did he try to stand on it?"

Jin Chen shook his head: "He said he stopped at the edge and observed for a while, but didn't stand on it directly."

Qian Renxue said, "It's right not to rush to stand on it."

Observe carefully before taking action.

Ning Rongrong wrote a few strokes in the notebook, then looked up and said, "Then he has now seen the end of that light, and that circular plane may be the core structure of that space."

If we can determine its purpose, we can understand the true meaning of that space's existence.

Chen Yuan stood in the corner of the courtyard, observing the vertical blades at the top of the weathervane swaying in the morning breeze. He did not interrupt the discussion, but his gaze lingered on the letter in Jin Chen's hand for a while. After he cleared his fog, he walked back to the stone table: "The end of that light is a door, and that circular plane may be a door."

Ling Feng looked at him: "The door?"

Chen Yuan said, "At the end of the light there is a circular plane with flowing light patterns on its surface; that might be a door."

In the evening, Tang San came over again.

He sat on the stone bench: "That boy from Sea Breeze City, if he has already seen the end of the light, then his next step should be to try to stand on that circular plane."

Ling Feng said, "He will definitely try."

But he's still in the observation phase; once he confirms the circular surface is stable, he'll try standing on it.

Tang San said, "Then he might make a new discovery after he stands on it."

Chapter 377 Major Discovery

At night, Ling Feng sat on the veranda, and Qian Renxue sat beside him.

A night breeze swept through the courtyard, causing the branches and leaves of the old locust tree to sway gently in the wind.

Qian Renxue said, "If that circular plane really is a door, then the place it leads to may be completely different from the internal space of the previous structure."

Ling Feng said, "If it really is a door, then there should be a deeper area behind it."

What the boy sees at that time may be beyond his current comprehension.

Qian Renxue said, "Then he needs someone to guide him."

Ling Feng said, "Let's wait until he gets to that point himself."

His ability to enter and exit that space consistently demonstrates that he has sufficient control over his senses.

Qian Renxue didn't speak again. The night wind passed through the courtyard, flipped the withered leaf on the stone table over, and then swept forward.

The moonlight fell on the branches and leaves of the old locust tree, casting a patch of dappled shadows on the ground, which moved slowly with the rhythm of the night breeze.

Ling Feng remained seated on the veranda, without moving.

He knew the letter would come, and he knew the boy would continue on his journey.

He just needs to sit here and wait for the news to come from Sea Breeze City.

Things that are growing continue to grow, and roads that are extending continue to extend.

The letter will arrive tomorrow morning.

The boy will continue to follow the light until he reaches the circular plane, where he will stop and observe it.

He will wait until he is sure that the plane is stable before he tries to stand on it.

Once he stands on it, he might see what's behind the door.

There might be another space behind that door, or there might be nothing there, just a continuous flow of light.

News from Sea Breeze City came faster than expected.

Jin Chen received the letter on the morning of the third day. When he entered the courtyard of the offering hall, Chen Yuan was standing in the corner, holding a weather vane in his hand, and the mist was slowly rotating in the morning light.

Jin Chen sat down on the stone bench, opened the letter, glanced at it, and then looked up: "He went up there."

Yesterday evening, after confirming that the circular surface was stable, he stepped onto it, standing on the edge.

Qian Renxue came out of the house carrying a teapot: "And then what?"

Jin Chen said, "He said that after he stood on it, the ground beneath his feet trembled slightly, and then the scene in front of him began to change."

The light that had been flowing continuously began to recede to both sides, revealing a new passage before him. The walls of this passage were dark, unlike the previous translucent walls; they seemed to be made of a more solid material.

Ling Feng asked, "Did he enter that new passage?"

Jin Chen said, "He paused at the entrance but didn't go in immediately."

He said he stood at the entrance and observed for a while, and saw a small, steadily moving point of light deep inside the passage, moving along a fixed path.

Chen Yuan dispersed the fog and walked over: "The light spots that move along a fixed path could be some kind of marker, or they could be a mark of that space itself."

Tang San arrived in the morning.

He sat down on the stone bench: "That spot of light moves along a fixed path, like a patrolling lamp."

Jin Chen thought for a moment and said, "Then his next step should be to try to walk into that passage, follow that point of light, and see where it will take him."

Lin Mu arrived in the afternoon.

He stood under the eaves, raised his hand and reached out onto the branch. The bluish-gray leaf lit up faster than before, and its brightness was more stable than yesterday.