frightfiction Chapter 656 This is the ultimate goal
Chapter 656 This is the ultimate goal
Kong Ke didn't show the same sentimental concern as Paimon for the leader of the argumentative group, who was misled by both the documents and Hua Ling.
"Brother Xu, that aura just now..."
Xu Ning held up a finger and shook it, stopping Kong from continuing.
"It's not time yet. Let's wait and see. He'll still be very useful."
While the two were talking, Slusa also explained the current situation to Rasharu.
Considering that the "Celestial Phenomenon of Burning Truth" urgently needed to be extinguished, Rasharu agreed to take a short break from sleep and accompany the others to the sea of flowers.
As he left, Xu Ning turned back once.
Looking at the Kuri drum, which was still enshrined in the embrace of the tree, he waved his hand and summoned two elemental clones, one of wind and one of thunder.
He quickly stored all five Kuli Drums into the Dust-Hidden Cave before chasing after Slusa back to the Sea of Flowers.
"Why can't you give me the flower crown yet, senior? Are you going to go back on your word?"
Slusa is showing signs of turning red again.
Zurwan smiled and said, "The flower crown is never something that is given away privately. Only flower spirit warriors who can inherit the wishes of the divine bird and have the courage and responsibility to fulfill those wishes can be recognized by the divine light and bestowed with the flower crown by the gods."
Xu Ning smiled and shook his head at Zuerwan.
This line of reasoning is incredibly flexible.
When patriarchs don't want to pass on their skills or position to a particular disciple, they usually use this excuse as a shield.
It's not that I don't want to give it to you, it's just that you lack resolve, your luck isn't good enough, the timing isn't right, and you don't have enough relatives to offer sacrifices to heaven...
Anyway, it's right not to give it to you, and the more you doubt your own qualifications, the less qualified you are.
"Slusa, you must believe it. If you waver, don't blame yourself for not having a hat to wear."
Fortunately, Slusa's simple-mindedness remained intact: "I will definitely gain the approval of the Light."
Zurwan led Slusa in reciting ancient prayers, communicating with the spiritual light between heaven and earth.
In a daze, Xu Ning seemed to hear a thousand birds singing in unison and a hundred flowers resonating.
A magnificent flower crown grew from Sluza's head.
Paimon exclaimed in surprise, "It actually grew out? But this flower crown seems to have three horns, doesn't it?"
Xu Ning poked the little white-haired boy with her finger. "What you're talking about are flower petals. You should look at the two horns on his forehead! Anyway, he looks much more reliable than before."
Sluza spun around in the air three times, laughing loudly, "Of course, after all, I am the destined hero, hahaha!"
Well, the way he opens his mouth still makes people uneasy.
"Alright, let's set off now to find the 'Soul of the Lost Song,' then complete the Ritual of Departure and extinguish the Heavenly Fire. It seems that Sinju mentioned its location in the documents..."
Slusa seemed impatient and was about to set off immediately to the camp of the Confucian Academy to find Nashenjuna to lead the way.
Seeing that Zurwan was smiling at him but not saying anything, Xu Ning called out to Kong, telling him to go with Slusa first, and that he would follow later.
"I'll have to trouble you to take care of Slusa on the way. Although she has gained the approval of the Light, she is not required to be smart among the conditions for becoming a hero."
Is this a disguised way of saying that Sluza is a complete goofball?
Xu Ning smiled and said, "With me and Kong around, there aren't many people in this world who can touch her."
“When I was purifying the filth, I gathered the spiritual light here and selected the most powerful ones to fuse into five Spiritual Songs. After the ceremony, the Spiritual Songs were scattered throughout the earth to suppress the filth.”
“But I used the power of spiritual light to forcibly keep one, hiding it beneath the waters of Jingjue Lake to nourish it, and of course, also to guard against some unexpected situations.”
“Slusa has already gained the power to collect the Aura Songs. You can go and retrieve this first.”
Xu Ning hadn't expected that Zurwan had taken so many actions back then; it seemed that it was indeed on guard against something.
"Since it's just in case of unforeseen circumstances, let's leave it at Jingjue Lake for now. We'll come back for the last one once we've collected all four Lingguang Juechang."
Upon hearing Xu Ning's words, Zuerwan smiled and said, "I'm truly relieved to hear that you're still so cautious."
Xu Ning bid farewell to Zurwan and quickly caught up with Slusa, who was walking fast with Kong.
"As for the rest of the journey, it's up to you whether Bai Piaopiao or you come. Zhu will naturally lead the way to all the brilliant masterpieces..."
"I can't believe it," Slusa said with overflowing confidence.
Paimon shook his head and retorted, "That's not necessarily true. You saw it with Lasharu just now; he didn't even find any other way and wasted a lot of time."
Slusa snorted coldly, "This is different from that matter. Because the information about these locations did not come from the documents left by the Correction Group, but from the locations that Sengjuna personally verified."
"Besides the one sealed in the underground ruins, he took me to see it the first time I came out of the flower field, so it can't be wrong."
Xu Ning and Kong exchanged a glance.
When Slusa first appeared, it seemed to be right when the Celestial Phenomenon of Burning Truth had just appeared.
However, judging from Nassenjuna's actions of searching for the drum and seeking the spiritual light, it seems that she had begun collecting information about the final song of the spiritual light long ago.
A group of hypocrites who don't care about the water-offering ceremony but are very interested in the "Swan Song of the Spirit" clearly has gone astray in their purpose.
But Silusa couldn't understand these things, and Xu Ning wasn't going to tell her either, otherwise how could the rest of the show be performed?
In any case, Zhu's help was still very useful for their search mission.
"Lady Silsa, your current figure is truly admirable. Just by looking at you, I know that you have already won the approval of all the flower spirits. You truly deserve to be the Spirit Envoy who will obtain the Spirit Song and extinguish the celestial phenomena."
As soon as Nassenjuna saw Slusa, she immediately showered her with compliments.
Xu Ning immediately laughed, "Hey, hey, hey, it seems like I'm the one who's supposed to be praising the Lord Envoy, aren't I? Are you trying to steal my job?"
Na Xianzhu shook his head, "How could that be? Although our contributions in this great undertaking are merely a small part of the brilliance of Your Excellency's achievements, I am willing to help Your Excellency."
Xu Ning pursed her lips and shook her head. "You still say you're not here to steal my position?"
"However, you deserve credit for locating these things from those obscure and difficult documents."
Na Xianzhuna is now leading everyone toward the location where the divine light and the final song are said to have been performed.
Hearing Xu Ning's question, he shook his head. "The documents of the Jiao Lun Group have been almost all lost. If it weren't for obtaining many long-lost documents from a learned sage, we wouldn't have been able to find information about the Lingguang Juechang."
Xu Ning nodded, but what came to mind was Zurwan's warning.
"It seems that someone else is indeed coveting the masterpiece."
"Alright, stop discussing other issues. Our priority right now is to find..."
Slusa couldn't help but get anxious when she saw Xu Ning muttering to himself next to Zhu Na.
Xu Ning quickly said, "Don't worry too much. I've already obtained a Spiritual Song. It was given to me by Zurwan when we left."
Silusa immediately perked up again, "So that means we've completed one-fifth of our mission. Let's go!"
Under Nassenjuna's guidance, the search for the divine inspiration was indeed very rapid.
Xu Ning had a feeling that everyone had completed this task together.
It was designed this way a long time ago, and then everyone was waiting to arrive, and then, like the curtain being drawn back on a performance, the show began.
However, because this play was planned for so long and prepared so thoroughly, it is now rushing towards the end from the very beginning.
"Hopefully, the final act will be a bit better!"
With a sigh, Xu Ning followed the others to the last location.
At this moment, Slusa is somewhat different from when she first grew her flower crown.
A flower-like shape appeared on her wings, and three of the five petals were already lit up.
Xu Ning knew that was the location of the three legendary gems.
Having gained the power to touch the ethereal melody, Sluza stored it on her wings.
Once all five petals light up, you can use the Ritual of Crossing to take the final step.
Nassen Juna stood in front of the gate of the ruins, her face beaming with uncontrollable joy.
Finally, we've reached this point! All that's left is... hahahaha!
Xu Ning glanced at Na Xianzhu through his glasses; the way he opened the door was incredibly skillful, something even he himself might not be able to do so smoothly.
"It's clear that the Jiao Lun group frequently visits the ruins; your method of opening the door is quite skillful!"
Xu Ning casually asked about Zhu Na.
Na Xianzhu said with a smile, "I read all of this in the literature, but I have secretly practiced it many times when I have nothing to do. After all, I have been preparing for this moment."
The door opened, and Na Xianzhu stepped inside first.
Xu Ning looked at Zhu Na, and it seemed that this guy was indeed getting impatient.
Just now, when we were searching for the first few brilliant moments, this guy acted like he was a scholar with no strength to fight back, and that we could do whatever we wanted.
Now, they don't even talk about the danger, and they just rush forward without a care.
"This place is no different from the previous ruins, but it doesn't look like an experimental base. It looks more like a factory for manufacturing mechanisms."
"According to historical records, a Tuhari warband called the 'White Swan Knights' was once stationed here. It seems that when the calamity occurred, they spontaneously resisted the monsters here."
Upon hearing the name "White Swan Knight," Xu Ning recalled the Hafdan he had encountered in the Abyss of Layered Rocks.
He casually replied, "This is the first time I've heard this name. But in my hometown, I've seen a group of Kanriyans who call themselves Black Serpent Knights, or as you call them, the Tuhars. They were all tough guys. Judging from what you've said, the warbands stationed here should also be quite a bunch of good guys."
Zhu was surprised that Xu Ning would praise the Kanriyans in front of him.
After all, according to historical records, the disasters recorded on the continent of Teyvat are actually the lingering effects of the chaos caused by Kanria back then.
Xu Ning saw that Xian Zhu was looking at him silently, smiled and said, "Just telling the truth. Alright, let's talk about how to do it first."
Na Xianzhu took out a notebook-like thing from his pocket, flipped through it a few times, and then said, "The main thing is to clear the passage covered by the gray crystal, connect it, enter the central control room, activate the elevator, and go down to the lowest point to find the last piece of the Spirit Song."
Xu Ning took out a jar of wine from the Hidden Dust Cave and casually tossed it to Kong, saying, "Let's drink together."
Little White Hair and Silsa were responsible for finding and clarifying the pathways, while Xu Ning and Kong were responsible for clearing them. They quickly connected all the pathways.
Various portals can now be opened at will.
However, when Xu Ning and the others arrived at the core equipment of the underground factory, they found that the equipment seemed to be running all the time.
"Is this place producing energy blocks?"
Xu Ning picked up a piece from the pile of yellow crystals on the ground. He had seen this thing before when he was playing with Jade and Asarig in mechs. It could be said to be a very powerful energy source.
It seems that only three pieces were used at the time, which allowed such a large mech to circle half of Mount Dama and support two attacks.
Nassen Juna flipped through her notes again. "The documents say this stuff is called Athos matter. It's a very powerful energy that they refine, used as the power source for their mechanisms."
As everyone boarded the elevator and descended, Xu Ning was still playing with the Athos substance in his hand.
If I remember correctly, when I went to rescue that regeneration agency Kakata last time, the machine that the scholar from the Order of the Church made was powered by drawing energy from the earth's veins.
The energy extracted by that kind of machine is still similar to gas and liquid, while the Kanria Factory here also extracts the power of the earth's veins, but both use solid energy blocks.
It seems that current technological capabilities are still inferior to those of Canria back then.
Lost in thought, the elevator came to a stop.
Everyone knew at a glance that the brilliant inspiration must be right here.
The underground machinery was completely entangled by tree roots, and fine green grass covered the entire underground area.
The fourth brilliant moment floated quietly in front of the control panel of an instrument.
Slusa couldn't wait to fly over, stretch out her wings and gently embrace it, and the power of spiritual light began to flow into Slusa's body.
As the fourth petal on her wing lit up, all the scattered swan songs had been completely collected.
"You big drunkard, now that you've given your brilliant song to Sluza, we've got everything we need, right? How about we have a proper celebration tonight?"
Paimon asked Xu Ning with undisguised delight.
Xu Ning smiled, "Of course, but I suddenly remembered that when I left, I seemed to have left my last brilliant idea in the sea of flowers. Let's go back and pick it up, report the good news to Zurwan, and then hold a celebration party."
"You can forget this? You're such a loser, you drunkard!" Paimon laughed, and almost everyone burst into laughter at Paimon's words.
Unlike everyone else, Zhu Na was not happy at this moment. Instead, she stared intently at Xu Ning's face, as if trying to find something on it.