33 The Path (1/2)

Chapter 32: The Path

Van was in his own world at the moment. He was walking on what seemed to be extremely clear water. The surface would ripple with every step that he took. The space inside his mind was extremely vast. He could see stars and what seemed to be distant galaxies off in the distance of his soul.

Flames of differing colors surrounded him: Red, Blue, Green, Brown, etc. All the elemental flames were there. Van was shocked.

Is this what my affinities are? I wonder what the vast expanse here represents then.

Van considered this thought as he observed the rather odd world around him.

Is this my consciousness? Or maybe my Inner Dantian? But how did I get access to it so quickly?

Van continued to explore the new world that he seemed to have been transported to. The last thing that he remembered was going to the Celestial Heavens City's Palace with the senior guard to meet with the City Lord before blacking out.

Strangely enough, the stars started to become brighter after Van emerged from his thoughts.

Am I seeing things? Or is the world I'm currently in actually getting brighter?

For a few moments, everything became extremely bright and Van lost his vision for slightly more than a few moments. When his vision came back, Van could feel his connection with this world become stronger. In fact, he could see a small transparent strand leading to one of the stars in the starry sky.

He could see a slight outline of some transparent letters. It took him some squinting before he could barely make out what it said. The letters read: ”Whenever one loses sight of their path, they must look to the stars.”

Van suddenly felt a rush of energy come through him. He had the sudden urge to look out at a particular star and reach out towards it.

This particular star wasn't too abnormal. It was a small red colored star. There were many of them in Van's space. One of its strange features was its distance from Van's current distance. It was one of the furthest stars from Van and was strangely bright.

Van reached out his hand and grasped the transparent strand connecting him to the star. His body tensed. He could feel a strange rush of power flowing through his body.

Van hadn't realized it yet, but at that moment, he had broken through to the Initial Stages of Inner Discovery.