Chapter 140: Shock! The Door of the Third Space Opens

Ye Chenjing didn't carefully examine the nine-eyed heavenly bead on Lin Meng's chest, merely assuming it was fake.

Lin Meng carefully put away the nine-eyed heavenly bead, then thought for a moment and temporarily did not push the peace talisman to Ye Chenjing.

But when the car stopped at the gate, after Lin Meng got out of the car, she still thrust the peace talisman into Ye Chenjing's embrace and quickly closed the door.

By the time Ye Chenjing thought of chasing after her, Lin Meng had already closed the door and disappeared.

Uncle Fu couldn't help but laugh and said:

"General Manager Ye, just accept it; refusing a girl's gift is impolite, don't make her embarrassed."

Ye Chenjing was startled, thought for a moment, then put away the peace talisman.

Returning to his villa, Ye Chenjing took out the peace talisman and carefully held it in his palm.

Afterwards, he went to the wardrobe and slipped the peace talisman into the pocket of the shirt he planned to wear tomorrow.

Lin Meng gave it to him; he couldn't bear to toss it into a drawer, he wanted to carry it on his person as a sign of respect.

That night, Lin Meng had a dream, a very strange dream.

She dreamed she was in a mist, precisely speaking, a blood mist, where she could not see her hand in front of her face.

The thick horror atmosphere made Lin Meng, lying in bed, continually break out in a cold sweat, yet she couldn't wake up no matter what.

That feeling of suffocation, Lin Meng had never experienced before.

Her consciousness seemed clear, yet she was deeply trapped in the nightmare, as if being pressed down by a ghost.

Everything in the dream gave her an incredibly real feeling, much like when her grandfather sent her a dream message.

Lin Meng quickly realized this might not be an ordinary dream; the blood mist before her eyes seemed to grow thicker, and the uneasy feeling kept amplifying.

Although she was already a cultivator, so far she had not learned any techniques, and was still a novice in body techniques, fully aware that she was currently just an empty shell.

So she did not act rashly, but remained vigilant, standing still without moving.

Until she became exhausted, then she struggled awake.

As soon as she opened her eyes, Lin Meng was swallowed by the darkness in the room.

But the warm atmosphere in the bedroom let her quickly calm down, she took deep breaths, slowly pushed herself up to sit, turned on the light and illuminated the bedroom.

She wiped her hand, sweat drenched her head, and the bedding beneath her was soaked in a patch.

What exactly was that dream? Could it be that her grandfather's dream message had changed form?

It probably isn't; every time her grandfather sent a dream, the setting was his netherworld home.

And that blood mist at first glance was anything but ordinary, extremely dangerous; her grandfather would not drag her into such a dream realm.

After taking a few deep breaths to recover, Lin Meng got up and went to take a shower.

After tidying the bed, it was already past four a. m.; Lin Meng simply decided not to force sleep, put on a coat and went to the basement training room, intending to close her eyes and focus briefly to restore her spiritual power.

But as soon as she sat down, a strange feeling flashed across her heart.

Lin Meng hastily flashed into the three spaces to inspect them one by one, finally stopping in the third space, where she stood frozen.

When she saw that the door in the third space had somehow gradually half-opened, her whole body tensed, her breathing became rapid, and all the hairs on her body stood up.

Something was off; a strong sense of unease struck straight at her heart.

Lin Meng quickly realized that tonight's nightmare might be related to this door.

Reason told her she should immediately close the door, but people's curiosity is often too strong, often overcoming fear.

Lin Meng thought it over and still decided to go over and investigate.

This third space currently has no connection to any other space-plane's inhabitants; it should be her most private personal space.

But now this mysterious big door has been opened; if she doesn't figure it out, then this third space will always have a time bomb, leaving her uneasy.

Lin Meng first probed with her spiritual power, discovering that her spiritual power could not enter the door at all.

Then the only option left was for her to personally enter and investigate.

Lin Meng immediately took out from the first space the laser pistol that Ye Heng had prepared to give her.

She also brought the Return Spring Pill as a precaution.

After making preparations, she steadied her mind and walked toward that door.

The half-closed door's interior was pitch black; viewed from outside it added to the mystery and terror.

Lin Meng slowly pried open the door; even before stepping inside, she already felt the chilling cold within.

Her whole body shivered, and finally summoning courage she stepped inside.

As her rear foot also stepped into the world beyond the door, Lin Meng suddenly felt a gust of wind sweep past behind her.

She turned her head to look, but there was no door in sight anymore.

After focusing her gaze, the horrifying sight almost made her cry out.

Blood mist, a blood mist spreading across the sky and earth, almost engulfing the entire space.

The air was filled with an extremely complex odor.

A stench, a bloody smell, plus a clearly putrid odor; it fumed so badly that Lin Meng hastily covered her mouth and nose with her sleeve, yet tears still unwillingly welled up in her eyes.

Good heavens, it's too stinky; she has never smelled such a foul odor in her life.

Ironically, the olfactory stimulation actually reduced her fear somewhat.

Lin Meng held the laser gun, activated her spiritual power to probe, and moved forward bit by bit.

Not knowing how long she had walked or how many meters she had advanced, just as Lin Meng thought she would continue wandering aimlessly, she suddenly felt a wave of dizziness in her head.

Immediately afterward, her whole body was flung out.

Opening her eyes again, she found herself safely back inside the third space.

And the mysterious big door before her eyes had already closed, with a countdown-like prompt appearing on it.

The timer began counting down from 24:00:00; after Lin Meng studied it for a moment, the door was already in a closed state, and when the countdown ends, the door should open again, becoming explorable.

After calming down, Lin Meng exited the space and returned to the training room, carefully reviewing everything that had just happened.

Relying on her sense of time, she had only been inside that door for three minutes before being flung out.

And after she entered, the door disappeared.

Lin Meng boldly guessed that once she entered that door, her retreat would be cut off, and only after enduring the allotted time could she return to the space and the real world.

But it's uncertain whether the time inside is fixed at exactly three minutes after entry.

Perhaps as the Third Space upgrades, this time will be extended.

Or perhaps it is inherently random, and the time one must wait before being flung out varies each entry.

Being inside that door is akin to a survival game.

Lin Meng dared not imagine; it was fortunate that she had only stayed three minutes before being flung out, otherwise she truly wouldn't know what might happen.

After catching her breath, she confirmed that the door would not suddenly open, the countdown continued, and Lin Meng temporarily stopped thinking about it.

At present, the door to the Third Space has already opened, and the door to the First Space will be opened soon—it's only a matter of time.

However, with experience, Lin Meng has roughly guessed what lies inside the First Space's door.

If it truly is as she thinks, then this first door is worth looking forward to.

It's just a pity that the Second Space still has no door; in fact, what she most wants to go to is the cultivation world…