Now her sleeve contained two books, three fragments, one reins of resurrection, and some Mora; she was even considering whether to just carry a bag next time.
However, this made Shiki's desire to go to Liyue even more urgent; nothing else mattered, mainly the Neijing Cave Heaven, which she absolutely had to learn.
After returning to Mikoshi with a large pile of items, Shiki handed the reins of resurrection fragments to Aru.
"It seems you have collected all the fragments. Then the next step is to prove your bravery to the Bathysmal Vishap to obtain the bloodbranch coral... Sigh, even I don't believe that statement."
Aru said as he pieced together the reins of resurrection.
"To be honest with you, the bloodbranch coral is actually a product born from Watatsumi Omikami transplanting his own life force onto the Azhdaha. If you want to obtain bloodbranch coral, you have to disembowel them. The Bathysmal Vishap, having been imprisoned, will naturally not offer its neck to the slaughter, but will launch its fiercest attacks against anyone."
"So when you go below the Mikoshi, you must be extra careful, though I don't think it will be difficult for someone of your strength."
"Also, please do not speak of anything regarding the trial."
Listening to Aru's words, Shiki frowned. To be honest, she hadn't expected the bloodbranch coral to grow on the Bathysmal Vishap.
She had thought this thing was some kind of plant that took an extremely long time to grow, requiring hundreds of years to mature, but now she was being told it grew on the Bathysmal Vishap?
Hearing this, Shiki suddenly thought of the five books Ema asked her to find, one of which could not be called a book, but an experimental log.
So what was recorded in that experimental log, presumably, was about these Bathysmal Vishaps that could produce bloodbranch coral.
Moreover, Aru said the bloodbranch coral was transplanted from Orobas. Speaking of which, wouldn't this foreign species of Archon, transplanted onto the native Bathysmal Vishap, cause rejection?
From before sun and moon, Shiki already knew that the Bathysmal Vishaps of Enkanomiya were the dragon descendants who originally lived on the mainland, having fled here after being defeated by Celestia.
And Orobas could even transplant his own body tissue onto the Bathysmal Vishap and continue to propagate? Are you Orochimaru from the adjacent set?
Even organs between the same species have rejection reactions; Orobas's successful transplantation is also absurd.
But... why did Orobas start cultivating Bathysmal Vishaps that could produce bloodbranch coral so early? Since bloodbranch coral was to reverse the sacred land transformation due to his life force, couldn't he just do it himself?
Why conduct such a cultivation experiment, similar to making arrangements for after death?
Could it be that he already knew he would die?
Orobas... already knew he would die in the eastern expedition against Inazuma, which is why he conducted experiments on the Bathysmal Vishap early on, so that after his death, Watatsumi Island could reverse the sacred land transformation on its own.
Shiki felt that Orobas's purpose for launching the eastern expedition was not as simple as just a food problem.
Archons have lifespans of thousands of years. This is like a company founder who has just started a business and is gradually growing it, yet before doing much, he's already considering how the company will survive after he dies.
This is simply too preposterous.
'Would Eboshi know about these things?'
Shiki looked towards the Evernight Temple, then stepped onto the lift platform.
"These things, I cannot guarantee I won't speak of them, but I can guarantee that no one on Watatsumi Island, Inazuma, or even the entire continent of Teyvat, will know about this matter."
Aru heard this and thought, no one on the entire continent of Teyvat, doesn't that mean she won't tell anyone?
"Then I am relieved."
However, Shiki specifically emphasized the word "person"; she wouldn't tell people, but if it wasn't a person, then it might be a different story.
Riding the lift platform, Shiki descended rapidly, and after half a minute, entered the interior of the Mikoshi, a massive cave.
However, before the lift platform had fully landed, two massive Bathysmal Vishaps, one blue and one purple, leaped out of the water.
These two Azhdaha were extremely large, at least ten meters tall, and their heavy bodies landing on the platform immediately produced a dull thud, causing the platform to visibly shake.
"Roar!"
The Bathysmal Vishap let out an angry roar at her, and at this moment, the lift platform had just landed.
Tap, tap, tap...
Shiki took light steps, her calm and elegant face showing eyes as still as an ancient well. The two Bathysmal Vishaps in front of her posed about as much danger as the Thunder Manifestation at Amakumo Peak.
If it were normally, she wouldn't mind playing around to pass the time, but after knowing the true history of the Teyvat continent, Shiki lost all desire to play with these natives and test subjects.
Allowing them to die without pain was the greatest respect Shiki could offer.
The two Bathysmal Vishaps condensed dozens of element energy balls and attacked her. For a moment, the platform was covered in energy balls; if a chain explosion occurred, the power would be unimaginable.
But Shiki wouldn't be foolish enough to run into them, even if these energy balls almost covered the entire platform.
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