It was said that those who reached this realm shone so brightly that even the stars would avert their gaze. Yet few ever walked this far, for the Path itself demanded a price most could never pay
Wu Jiang's frown deepened. For the first time in countless years, he could not clearly see the end of another's road.
The Gate of Silence
An endless stillness lingered within the gray mist.
Kai sat cross-legged, unmoving, as though carved from stone. Countless illusory scenes had risen and fallen before his eyes, yet his heart no longer wavered.
When the final question dissolved into silence, the mist itself began to unravel. What was once suffocating fog grew thin and translucent, retreating like a tide.
