As expected, the decision to rescue the Luofu passed unanimously.
"I will fulfill my duty to the Luofu as a Scion of the Dragon."
"Thank you, Dan Heng."
"Teacher Adrian, stop just drinking milk tea. What is the General's clever plan now?" March 7th called Adrian over.
"There is no clever plan, only a gamble. Betting on the Vidyadhara elders' incomplete molting technique, betting that Dan Heng can still retrieve the memories of the High Elder..."
"High Elder?"
March 7th pondered. So Dan Heng's hidden identity is a Vidyadhara High Elder like Bailu.
"Back then, although the [Ambrosial Arbor] was severed by the Reignbow Arbiter, a little residue of the Plaguemark Author's curse remained. To seal it, the Luofu invoked the power of the [Permanence] Dragon Scions, making it possible to tame the remains of the [Ambrosial Arbor]."
Jing Yuan explained to everyone: "Presided over by the ancient High Elder, the Vidyadhara guided the waters of the ancient sea to submerge the Scalegorge Waterscape delve, using it as a container to seal the [Ambrosial Arbor]."
"To commemorate such a magnificent feat and sacrifice, the Xianzhou Alliance erected the Scalegorge Waterscape Plaza and left a statue of the Vidyadhara."
Everyone's gaze followed Jing Yuan, looking at the stone statue that looked exactly like Dan Heng.
"This statue looks so much like Dan Heng. Could it be... the person on the statue is..." March 7th stroked her chin.
"Dan Heng's brother!" She suddenly realized.
Jing Yuan followed March 7th's guess: "Ha, just a slight resemblance. That was a long time ago. If you insist, the images of successive High Elders are indeed largely similar... except for the current generation."
"The current successor to the Vidyadhara High Elder is just a little doll who inherited the name but not the full power."
"Dan Heng, do you understand? After Dan Feng's death, the Vidyadhara on the Luofu no longer have anyone capable of doing this."
Jing Yuan entrusted the heavy responsibility to Dan Heng. "You, who once watched over the Ambrosial Arbor, should be able to open the path to the [Ambrosial Arbor] for us."
"Next, it depends on you."
However, the situation wasn't that urgent right now. Jing Yuan gave Dan Heng a few minutes to prepare.
"After all this fuss, turns out you knew each other long ago."
"Haha, just some unbearable past events." Jing Yuan chatted with March 7th.
Fu Xuan approached Dan Heng on her own initiative. She really hadn't expected that besides Adrian, there was such a figure hiding beside her.
"Imbibitor Lunae's... reincarnation, Dan Heng, right? I've heard your name."
"Why remember the name of an exile?"
"Your name was merely erased from the public eye by the Ten-Lords Commission. But as the Master Diviner, this Seat knows, and ought to know, the old cases and secrets on the Luofu, just in case."
"When you shone brilliantly as a hero of the [High-Cloud Quintet], I wasn't even born yet. Seeing the legend of that time with my own eyes..." Fu Xuan looked up, scrutinizing Dan Heng.
"You look almost exactly like the recorded images. Does the reincarnation of the Vidyadhara really make one metamorphose and be reborn?"
"Regarding this matter, the Master Diviner must already have an answer in her heart." Vidyadhara reincarnation; Dan Heng would not evade the sins of the past.
Stelle found Adrian and specifically took out Blake's tool of the crime—the soap.
[Eternity] Soap, quite magical, isn't it? She actually managed to grab it before falling unconscious.
"Look, both human and material evidence are here. Hurry up and make Pontiff Blake pay us medical expenses." With Blake not present, Stelle's attitude was very firm.
"Then what do you think... he should compensate you with? Credits? or the position of Pontiff?"
"Eh... both sound good. Oh no, my indecisiveness is acting up again..." After chatting with Jing Yuan, March 7th also came over to join the fun, hearing about compensation as soon as she arrived.
"Ordinary positions in the Church definitely don't suit you, so ordinary priests are ruled out first." Adrian listed some special positions:
"Pontiff, Priestess, Deacon, Pastor, and Knight Commander. Mmh~ These are the hot positions in the Church. Take your pick."
Stelle's ambition was huge: "Compared to what you said, I'd rather be the Saintess of the Church!"
"Saintess? The Church has a Saintess?"
Dan Heng walked to the stone statue. This stone sculpture depicting the image of the High Elder had weathered the erosion of time. A line of small characters was engraved near the base:
[To stop the revival of the Ambrosial Arbor and the invasion of evil bandits, prayed and guided the waters of the ancient sea to cover the delve, suppressing the mystic roots. Inscribed on stone as a mirror, moving all things at will...]
He closed his eyes lightly, letting his breath gather and disperse, sensing the power of this place.
Beneath the vast waves, the ancient mystic roots of the Ambrosial Arbor were restless and spreading, like a beast lying dormant for a thousand years, just waking from a great dream.
Those restrictions woven by successive Vidyadhara High Elders, those knots taming and dispersing the giant beast's power, formed a decaying net on the verge of breaking, about to fall apart.
Memories of the past emerged from the darkness, gripping him tightly...
...
Scalegorge Waterscape, Deep within the Ambrosial Arbor's Mystic Roots
A cluster of ghostly fire faced a sneering mask. She had already usurped the Ambrosial Arbor, waiting only for the immortal body to be forged.
But now...
Phantylia looked at the ten cups of special effects milk tea placed in front of her, falling into deep thought.
"Are you kidding me? Is this the miracle of [Abundance] you mentioned? These are just ten cups of the most ordinary milk tea!"
Guided by the voice in her heart, she fled all the way to a relatively safe place, and then this Fool's Mask popped out of thin air.
Out of caution, Phantylia didn't believe his words at first, until the Mask blurted out all her plans. Only then did she realize the severity of the matter.
How can such an ordinary Xianzhou ship be a gathering of heroes! Even people of [Elation] came to join the fun. The speed at which these Stellaron Hunters spread news is too fast!
Based on Phantylia's understanding of [Elation], this group of people definitely had bad intentions, wanting to make a fool of her for amusement.
Looking at these ten cups of milk tea...
Sigh~ These days, they [Destruction] are really unwelcome. Not even fit to be amusement, just treated like livestock.
"Haha~ I know you are anxious, but don't be anxious yet~ How dare you assume this is ordinary milk tea? This is a special medicine I went through untold hardships to get for you!"
"Hmph..." Phantylia sneered contemptuously. "Fool of the [Tavern], do you know the consequences of this? Deceiving a Lord Ravager means being prepared to be swallowed by wrath."
Phantylia didn't think about [Eternity] at all. That group of weirdos from the [Tavern] could pull out anything; having milk tea wasn't strange.
"Cough... Madam, I think perhaps you have misunderstood something." The Mask's voice suddenly became elegant and gentlemanly.
"Like you, I once bathed in the gaze of an Aeon, and I guarantee you with dignity... under general circumstances, our destruction is mutually assured."
"What a shamelessly boastful Fool. Perhaps one day in the future, the [Tavern] will pay the price for your words."
"Just a joke to lighten the atmosphere~ Besides [Eternity], which faction dares to provoke you [Destruction]!" The Mask stuck to Phantylia's words, afraid the other party would go back on her word.
"Hmph..."
Suddenly, a violent tremor came from within the Ambrosial Arbor, and Phantylia was directly pinned to the ground by this immense force.
The Mask hurriedly protected the ten cups of milk tea, afraid of any damage. "Still not absorbing it? That group from the Astral Express... has already begun to act."