In the thick white fog like cotton wool, as the view gradually zoomed in, the illusory giant tree that seemed to connect the sky and the earth appeared in front of Xia De again.
Every time you see the shadow left by the Infinite Tree Father, it means that an adventure has come to an end. Those people and those stories will be buried in the dust and corners of history, and Shade, who witnessed each story, is just like the countless rings on the giant tree that record history, and only records everything.
Every time he saw the shadow left by the father of the infinite tree, he had a completely different mood. But at least this time, Shade felt less melancholy, because he knew that his new friends would have a relatively good ending.
Sister Perry made great achievements before her death, and Mr. Lyman successfully married the girl with animal features and passed on his bloodline to the Sixth Epoch. Although Shade did not know the history of the witch Blackett, a thirteenth-level witch was an extremely powerful existence even in the Fifth Epoch, which was known as the Witch Era, so there was no need to worry too much about her future.
“Walking through history, witnessing this story, but never changing anything that has happened. What is the meaning of all this?”
Don't you already have a guess
"She" whispered softly, and the unknown wind brought "her" laughter to his ears. The wind also blew through the treetops, and seemed to blow through Xia De's heart. With a rustling sound, two glimmering emerald green leaves from the transparent treetops swirled and floated towards Xia De below.
Xia De raised his head:
"I didn't know all this before I witnessed Luvia's story, but now... probably for the sake of connection."
He folded his hands together and raised them above his head, letting the leaves fall into his hands and lie together with the little pink flower.
For a moment, Xia De felt that he realized something, and then he realized that it was the "flowers and leaves" that gave him inspiration:
"The Infinite Tree Father... ... Mother Earth... ... is there any... ... um... ... special relationship?"
Although this idea is a bit blasphemous, the twin sister relationship between "Silver Moon Sage" and "Supreme Sunbinder" has already shown that in addition to equal status, the thirteen ancient gods may also have other special relationships.
Maybe your guess is correct, but who knows
Only Shade's magic "Ancient Voice" can provide stories from the earliest eras, but unfortunately, very few things have been passed down from those ancient times.
Obtaining two new leaves of eternal youth meant that Xia De would return to reality. "She" did not forget to remind Xia De softly:
You are still in danger after your return.
He was still stuck deep in the black mud that flowed out of the mad earth. He couldn't sink because his "weight" was not enough, let alone climb out of the ground again.
"It doesn't matter. That's why I dare to venture in there to pursue divinity. After all..."
He looked up at the giant tree that was gradually disappearing in the white mist, said goodbye and thanked him softly, then turned around and walked into the depths of the white mist.
Stranger, you have returned to the present time.
Message from the ancient god "Father of the Infinite Tree":
Infinite time protects you.
The white mist dissipated, and black mud emerged from all directions, trying to wrap up Xia De's body again. At this time, the white mist that had not completely disappeared, as if stimulated by the black mud, actually surged out again.
Shade still doesn't know what the white mist is, but when the emerald green light turns the entire mist into a terrible miasma, Shade understands very well how powerful the part of the power of the Infinite Tree Father that represents "nature and trees" is.
The emerald green mist touched the black mud, and the black mud melted like ice and snow. The emerald green mist formed a spherical space that enveloped Shade. The misty green light bloomed outside the sphere, forming a strange tree-like flowing rune. The green mist opened up a safe space for Shade in the black mud, representing the most extreme power of "nature", making Shade's eyes emit a green glow.
With the help of the oldest tree god, he realized the first "Power of the Earth" spell without materials:
"Power of the Earth—Healing Aura!"
"What happened?!"
It had not been that long since Xia De had dived into the spring gushing black mud. Even if you count the time he had been sinking, it had only been half a minute.
It was as if Shad had sacrificed himself. After he jumped into the black mud, the emerald green light full of the breath of life shot straight into the night sky from the black mud spring, so that most of the night sky was reflected in a strange green color.
Although the vitality cannot heal the "Crazy Land", when the light swept across the people on the edge of the black mud, everyone felt a lot more relaxed physically and mentally.
It was still winter, but the tender shoots of weeds sprouted from the ground in the courtyard that was not yet covered by black mud. The swaying emerald green light gradually spread to the surroundings, and it seemed that the shadow of a giant tree could be seen vaguely, rooted in the "spring" gushing black mud and green light, but the earthy yellow spiritual energy that rushed out next made people realize what was happening at the moment.
Holding the clay holy grail in her hand, Miss Lathers almost cried - she thought Shad had sacrificed himself. Shad's figure rose back to the ground in the green light ball and the mixed light.
Out of danger, the protection of the Tree Father also disappeared. The ochre-yellow spiritual energy suppressed the emerald green life force and purified the dark quagmire.
Even though Shade had just drunk a whole bottle of "Desire Essence" in one breath, so that he felt like he was going to explode with heat, the consumption of his spirit was still far beyond his expectations. This situation was completely beyond his ability to handle at the moment. The pollution this time came from the source of the Randall River Valley, otherwise he would not have been able to sense divinity, and this level of pollution was even more terrible than the Saint Perry Cemetery - the latter had been sealed for two epochs.
"no... ... "
Xia De was very self-aware. If he had brought the Night Watch with him today, he might have had a chance to fight, but he didn't even have a suitable spellcasting medium in his hands, so he was ready to retreat temporarily.
Just when he was about to ask the church to send someone over as soon as possible to use divine rituals to control the spread of the black mud and give everyone a chance to retreat, he suddenly heard a voice behind him. When facing the black mud, someone suddenly spoke. This scene seemed familiar to Xia De:
"Hold on, young man. I'm here to help you."
The spirit's transparent hand gently patted Shad's shoulder. Standing on the ground with his feet, Shad immediately felt that his physical strength and spiritual recovery had become faster.
Outsider, you have been affected by the magic "Power of the Earth: The Arrival of Spring". Within one hour, if you stand on the ground, your spiritual and physical strength will recover faster.
This is not the end yet, because immediately afterwards, the ochre-colored aura that Xia De was familiar with emerged around him.
Turning his head, he saw a soul that came from nowhere throwing out soil, and then a translucent holy grail took shape in the soul's hand. Although the holy grail was far inferior to the materialized cup in Shade's hand in terms of "quality", the opponent's "Power of the Earth·Healing Aura" far exceeded Shade's spellcasting effect in terms of "quantity".
The support of the new power made it possible for the land that was originally impossible to purify to be healed. But when Shade looked at the face of the strange soul, he found that it was not Mr. Thomas Granger from last time. But this face was not unfamiliar. He saw it once in the Forgotten Church every time he came to Randall Valley City:
"Mr. Lathers?"
Shade asked hesitantly, but not at all surprised. Sister Perry had said at last that there were guardians and evil in the Randall Valley itself, and the former protected the peace of this land. Since Mr. Thomas Granger, who disappeared seventy years ago, was the guardian, then the late Mr. Lathers, the father of Miss Lathers who disappeared more than ten years ago, might also be the guardian.
The transparent soul nodded slightly, but did not answer, and did not even look at Miss Lathers on the periphery. The young girl could not see clearly what was happening here at this time, because the two "healing auras" merged together, and the light was too strong.
As the ochre-colored spiritual energy gushed out from the two sources, the black mud on the ground faded away little by little, but the "black mud spring" which was originally the location of the fountain was the key.
With Shad's current strength, it is not enough to completely destroy this "spring", but Mr. Lathers can obviously do it.
The soul suddenly asked:
"Don't you want the True God Church to see you?"
Now that the church team has arrived, it will be troublesome for Xia De to leave later.
"Yes."
Shad answered, and Mr. Lathers put his hand on Shad's shoulder again:
"Don't resist."
With a strong push, Shade stumbled forward a step. It was only one step, but he felt as if he had walked several miles.
Looking around again, I saw a snow-covered path in the dark suburbs, surrounded by sparse dead trees. The starry sky above was hanging upside down, and the light of March made Shade so happy.
There were still some traces of emerald green in the southeast night sky. The distant manor, which was partially covered by the dead woods, was obviously where Shade had just fought. Even though he was outside the manor, he could still feel the huge healing aura permanently healing the land. Shade, who also possessed this power, could not imagine how huge the aura was to activate such a large-scale spell. He even believed that it was entirely possible for Mr. Lathers to "sink" directly to the bottom of the black mud and touch the great power that Shade wanted to touch.
He stood there in a daze, realizing that he had come to a safe place, but his doubts only increased because of what happened tonight:
"They came out straight away... Are the guardians of the Randall Valley all dead souls?"