Chapter 593: Walking One's Own Transcendent Path

Xuan Du heard Qin Hao's question but did not answer directly.

He flew down from the blue ox's back and walked to the edge of the Wall of Emptiness.

He reached out to touch that absolute darkness.

"Beyond the wall..."

His voice carried a sense of distance and emotion.

"It's a place far larger than this..."

He turned his head to look at Qin Hao, chuckling as he asked back: "What do you think this cosmic sea we're in is?"

Qin Hao pondered for a moment.

Combining the information he obtained from Yuan Chu's memories with his own insights, he gave his answer.

"It is both a prison and a cradle."

"A testing ground created by fear to screen warriors and defend against unknown threats."

"Well said."

Xuan Du nodded in approval.

"Then do you know what lies beyond the door that Yuan Chu fears?"

Qin Hao shook his head.

Yuan Chu's memories end here.

He only knows that what lies beyond the door is terrifying, but its exact nature is indescribable even to Yuan Chu himself.

A complex expression appeared on Xuan Du's face.

There was apprehension, nostalgia, and even excitement.

"They... are a group of neighbors completely unlike us."

"Neighbors?"

Qin Hao was somewhat surprised.

"Exactly."

Xuan Du plopped down in the void, patted the spot beside him, and gestured for Qin Hao to sit as well.

"Little friend, your perspective is still limited by this cosmic sea."

"You need to step outside and look."

He casually drew a line in the void.

A three-dimensional model resembling a nebula, composed of countless points of light, appeared before the two of them.

"Look, this is our cosmic sea."

Xuan Du pointed at the nebula and said.

Then he drew another nebula model beside it, with a structure and energy fluctuations completely different.

"This is where those neighbors beyond the door live; I call it the Logic Heavenly Realm."

He then quickly drew a third, fourth, fifth...

Each with distinct forms and emanating different auras, these cosmic models appeared in the void.

They were clearly distinct yet interconnected by some invisible threads.

"This is the Chaos Demon Nest."

"This is the Returned Ruins Ancient Land."

"This is the Mechanical Divine Realm."

"..."

Each time Xuan Du pointed out a place, Qin Hao's mind and spirit trembled a little.

"This vast region we are in is collectively called the Boundary Sea."

Xuan Du gave a summary.

"Countless world bubbles like our cosmic sea together form this boundless Boundary Sea."

"And the Wall of Emptiness we now occupy is the shell of this bubble."

Qin Hao remained silent for a long time.

"Then... Senior..."

Qin Hao looked toward Xuan Du.

"Me?"

Xuan Du smiled.

"I'm just a neighbor-hopping visitor."

"Going from one bubble to another, seeing different scenery, making different friends."

"Occasionally, when I see an interesting little guy like you, I casually give some pointers."

He spoke lightly, but Qin Hao could feel how transcendent the realm and power behind it were.

Being able to freely travel between world bubbles means that Xuan Du's level,

has already completely surpassed the rules of a single world.

"Senior, your visit this time is..."

Qin Hao had a guess in his heart.

"It is to fulfill the promise made back then."

Xuan Du stood up, patted the non-existent dust off his Dao robe.

"I said back then that when you can break this cage with your own strength, I'll take you to see beyond the wall."

"Now you've done it."

Appreciation flickered in his eyes.

"So I came to ask you."

"Qin Hao, are you willing to come with me to witness that broader world?"

"To see those different civilizations, to learn from those strong ones of other systems?"

"To walk a truly transcendent path?"

Qin Hao showed no hesitation at all.

He stood up and cast a final glance back at the Universe Sea behind him.

His gaze pierced the endless spacetime.

He saw the Yanhuang Civilization flourishing, saw the children already capable of standing on their own, and saw his wife quietly waiting in the small courtyard.

There was no longer any attachment in his heart.

All that remained was his own Dao.

Qin Hao turned back and gave Xuan Du a radiant smile.

"I am willing."

Those three words were spoken with utmost resolve.

"Hahaha! Good!"

Xuan Du clapped his hands and laughed heartily.

"Then let's go!"

"Let us meet those so‑called gods and demons, those so‑called truths!"

His heroic spirit infected Qin Hao.

The hot blood in Qin Hao's heart was ignited.

He bowed deeply again toward the Mysterious Hall. "Please, senior, lead the way."

"Leading the way is not the point."

Xuan Du waved his hand, and his smile turned somewhat mysterious.

"This wall must be opened together by the two of us."

"Together?"

Qin Hao was a little puzzled.

"Exactly."

Xuan Du pointed at the dead‑silent Void Wall.

"This is the membrane of your world's bubble, isolating the inside from the outside, with no law crossing through."

"Striking outward from inside and striking inward from outside are two different concepts."

"I could force a breach alone, but the disturbance would be too great and would likely attract unnecessary trouble."

He looked at Qin Hao, "As the native strongest of this world, your Dao shares the same origin as this membrane."

"You control the inside, I control the outside; together we align, and we can silently open a passage without alerting anyone."

Qin Hao understood.

It was both a test and a kind of inheritance.

Xuan Du was using this method to teach him how to depart.

"Good!"

Qin Hao nodded.

He walked to Xuan Du's side, standing shoulder to shoulder, facing the profound void together.

"Senior, what should I do?"

Xuan Du replied slowly:

"It's simple: condense all your power, breath, and sense of existence, then use your will to feel this membrane."

"Do not treat it as an enemy, but as part of your body, as your skin."

"Find its thinnest, softest point, then let your Dao, like a needle, gently pierce through."

Upon hearing this, Qin Hao slowly closed his eyes.

Following Xuan Du's guidance, he steadied his mind completely.

The power that could shake the entire Universe Sea was, at this moment, fully restrained, turning into a gentle stream flowing deep within his soul.

His sense of existence grew ever weaker.

In the end he merged into the void, indistinguishable from the dead‑silent darkness.

His will stretched forward like an invisible wisp of green smoke.

It lightly brushed the intangible barrier.

Cold, hard, dead‑silent.

That was the Void Wall's first impression on him.

But Qin Hao did not give up.

He recalled Xuan Du's words, treating it as his own skin.

His will was no longer a probe, but became a gentle caress.

He began to comprehend the membrane's composition, to feel its veins, to listen to the silent lament it emitted over countless epochs as it resisted the encroaching void.