This description sounds amazing, but, of course, more importantly, Yin Luna is fine now.
Xia De helped Yin Luna stand up. The latter seemed to have a slow sense of perception and was still looking around blankly. Xia De looked at the stone pillar in the center of the island in the heart of the magma sea, which was constantly flowing with black mud.
The divinity was there, he had sensed it from the beginning. If the guardian had gone a step later, and he had absorbed the divinity and had a brief "divine overflow" state that surpassed the thirteenth ring, even if the guardian was immortal in this area, Shade would not have been able to deal with him.
The desire for power in his heart had reached its peak at this time, but Yin Luna pulled Xia De's sleeve at this time, as if she had finally come to her senses:
"Someone whispered in my ear."
"What? Who?"
Xia De immediately looked around, worried that some unexpected person might suddenly appear.
"It's not the enemy, it's... the soil beneath our feet."
She seemed to understand something:
"I remember you said that when you first entered the black mud, a figure gave you a spell to turn your fossils into mud. And in the legend about the guardian that you just recounted, there was also the title 'Spirit of the Earth'."
This was not a consciousness formed by the earth, but it was something close to it. Shade understood it as a natural phenomenon, except that the manifestation of this natural phenomenon was like the earth giving birth to a soul.
"The earth told me something."
Yin Luna said seriously, this is brand new information:
"If we want to deal with the guardians, we don't have to rely on the large fragments of the Heart of the Earth alone. If we can purify the earth, the guardians who have become one with the earth can also be affected and awaken."
"Compared to this method, it is easier to use the fragments of the Heart of the Earth to temporarily restore the guardian's consciousness so that he can perform the ceremony... The witch of the Fifth Age mentioned other methods, but absorbing the filth of the earth is not easy."
Xia De commented, and Yin Luna continued:
"Also, I'm afraid there are some problems with the ritual of the Feast of the Earth Mother. In the earliest times, this was the ancient deity of the earth, the Earth Mother, who gathered the power of the earth to feast other ancient gods. Today, this ritual can still purify the earth, but the problem is that it will gather all the filth of the earth."
"We are going to deal with that filth? How about I go home later and bring God's gift box?"
Xia De said, but saw Yin Luna hesitantly shook her head:
"The filth that has gathered is not just a substance, but a concept. As long as it still exists, even if it is sealed, it still means that the distortion of the earth still exists. Therefore, if it cannot be dealt with, even if the ritual of the chosen one succeeds, the disaster of the earth will still spread. My suggestion is to let the church seal the filth. Sealing them can at least reduce the degree of distortion of the earth... Or, find someone to swallow the filth, such as letting the chosen one of the earth swallow the filth. Only he has this ability. Then destroy the chosen one and completely eliminate all the filth."
After saying this, she sighed softly:
"But it's best not to use the latter method. Otherwise, even if you purify the earth, the instability of the material world will increase from now on. After all, the earth is the cornerstone."
In this way, Shade probably understood why she failed in the end, even though there was a thirteen-ring warlock like the Guardian and the long-haired Luvia made Sirius sacrifice. It is very likely that at the end of the story of the Chosen One of the Earth, Luvia failed to achieve the perfect ending that Shade thought.
But besides sealing the filth gathered by the banquet, there might be other ways. For example, after becoming a god, Xia De might be able to deal with those things, so there is no need to think too much at this time.
And if the gods are unable to solve the problem for various reasons... ... Shade roughly understood what the guardian meant when he said during his brief lucidity that someone must make a sacrifice.
"Can you still communicate with the spirit of the earth now?"
Xia De asked, and after Yin Luna nodded, he asked:
"So, if I were to draw power from here now, what would happen?"
He pointed to the stone pillar engraved with the ancient sacred emblem and flowing with black silt. Yin Luna wiped the sweat from her forehead, closed her eyes, relaxed her mind and let herself enter a deep meditation state:
"This stone pillar itself actually has no power. Everything you can get is a gift from the earth. It will not cause any impact."
Yin Luna said.
"So do you know how we get out of here?"
Xia De asked again, Yin Luna closed her eyes again, and shook her head slightly after a moment:
"Originally, as long as we touch this stone pillar, we can appear in any area of the Randall River Valley. But when the guardian left, he sealed the Heart of the Earth, so this method is no longer effective... He is now simply the incarnation of the Heart of the Earth."
"This is a good thing. The more powerful the guardian is, the more powerful our future companions will be."
Xia De said, signaling Yin Luna not to worry about leaving. He continued to hold the fragment of the Heart of the Earth obtained from the Mithril Cube:
"Wait for me a moment, we will leave soon. Then, it will be the final battle."
Yin Luna nodded, but when she saw the stone in Xia De's hand, she frowned slightly:
"The fragments in your hands are also contaminated."
"Yeah?"
"The pollution is very mild, but it is indeed not pure enough. In fact, including the two small stones we hold, these stones are not pure. After all, the distortion of the earth is not something that happened in the past two years. Therefore, the closer these stones are to modern times, the more serious the pollution is... The stone you just gave me is the purest."
That's because, before the stone from "Eternal Night City" was seen by Shade and Fiona in the middle of the Fifth Era, it had been in the night for an unknown period of time. If the description of the exhibits in the Midnight Art Museum is correct, this stone was most likely separated when the Old God left in the Second Era.
"It doesn't matter if it's pure or not, as long as it can make the guardian sober for a short time."
Xia De said, then looked at the irregular stone pillar:
"Finally, this moment has come again."
He and Yin Luna walked towards the pillar together. Because she had absorbed part of the power of the Heart of the Earth, Yin Luna was now able to walk here on her own, while Xia De still held the stone.
When you look closer, you can see that in addition to the holy emblem of the ancient goddess Mother Earth, there are also densely packed very small letters on the irregular stone pillar.
The letters changed every moment with the slight trembling of the ground, forming ancient stories about the earth that covered almost the entire world, and the language of the letters was something Xia De and Yin Luna had never seen before.
If the heart of the earth under the feet of the two people, which has been in this magma lake for who knows how long, is the core of the earth in the material world, then this stone pillar is probably the core of the heart of the earth.
Yin Luna didn't recognize the ancient characters, and after getting close to the stone pillar, she couldn't bear the pressure and couldn't observe it carefully. Although Xia De had a similar situation, at least he knew the characters on the stone pillar and interpreted a part of it before his headache broke out:
"The special space left behind by Mother Earth is called the Earth's Core Furnace."
Xia De told Yin Luna what he knew so far:
"That is a white foggy space that is very similar to the current magma lake environment in the center of the earth. The Earth's Core Furnace contains the power of the earth. Any material put into it can be tempered by the power of the earth, even the human body and soul. In addition, relying on the power of the Earth's Core Furnace, it is possible to monitor the dynamics of the earth and know the natural disasters and weather conditions in the near future. This is just a basic function. I cannot interpret more content yet."
"The Earth's Core Furnace? Where is the entrance?"
Yin Luna asked, and Xia De pointed to the ground below:
"The entrance to the Geocentric Forge can only be formed under certain circumstances. Just like where we are now, a very simple ritual can permanently solidify the 'door' under our feet. Different from the doors we encountered before, the door to the Geocentric Forge can be not only a normal door, but also a trapdoor embedded in the ground. Oh, except for here, it takes extremely special circumstances to permanently fix the entrance to the Geocentric Forge, but we will discuss these things later."
Xia De said, looking down at the mud flowing out from the bottom of the stone pillar, which had almost covered his feet:
"Seek the gift of the earth, Yin Luna. The earth is with us."
So, the two of them stretched out their hands, one on the left and one on the right, and placed their palms on the surface of the stone. The first thing they felt was the filth that was trying to distort themselves, but the stone in Xia De's hand and the power in Yin Luna's heart helped them resist the pollution of the earth.
Afterwards, the two of them saw different powers.
Stranger, you have come into contact with a "miracle".
"She"'s voice was very gentle, and Xia De's eyes had already seen the black stone pillar glowing in his hand. He didn't know what Yin Luna beside him saw at this moment, he only knew that the divinity was only separated by a thin layer of stone wall in front of him at this moment, and the desire in his heart was almost turning into a substance, driving Xia De crazy.
Fortunately, "she" always appears at the most appropriate time:
I am you...
"You are me!"
A subtle golden light seeped out from the cracks in the stone. The light was like a sharp knife, leaving deep cracks on Xia De's fingertips, and then a brilliant light radiated from the cracks on Xia De's fingertips.
The cracks and the light spread all over Xia De's body along the cracks on his arms. Because Xia De did not snatch this drop of divinity, and the original owner of the divinity did not mind losing his power, the huge, ancient and indescribable power entered Xia De's soul with Xia De's deep breath.