Chapter 366

But now it appeared here safely, under the contradictory lie of the first owner of the Domain of the Wayward Path.

Walking in the tribe full of nostalgia, Luo Li fell into a rare silence, and after a long while, he stepped toward the center of the tribe.

His destination is an ancient altar.

The tribe is not big. In a certain mood, Luo Li soon came to the front of the altar.

The so-called altar is not gorgeous, just some giant stones piled together, full of the wildness and solemnity of the ancient period.

The only thing different from this environment is the two tall statues sitting on the ornate pillars above the altar.

One of them is Luo Li himself, standing with his hands behind his back among the sun, moon, and stars, looking into the distance.

And the other figure is slightly delicate, sitting on the sand, the Dust-Lock floating in the palm, tilting her head slightly, her loving eyes looking like she is looking at the person beside her, and also like she is gazing at this land.

Because no one has taken care of it for a long time, the faces of the two statues are a bit blurred.

Quietly standing under the altar, Luo Li raised his head slightly, staring at Guizhong's statue, as if meeting those stone eyes...

The statue, weathered by the passage of time, seemed to have existed since the dawn of eternity.

In this deserted tribe, it had been silently lost in the long river of history.

Having stood here for who knows how long, in a place without the concept of time, there was simply no reference point to measure it by.

Perhaps it had been a moment, or perhaps an age.

With a soft sigh, Luo Li finally made a move.

He crossed the altar steps and arrived at close range in front of the statues—specifically, between the statue of himself and the statue of Guizhong.

The distance between the two was no more than three or five meters. Luo Li reached out to brush over his own statue, then immediately pressed his palm onto the center of the ornate pillar representing the symbol of the Dust Archon.

A mysterious power flowed from his palm into the statue of Guizhong.

The changes that followed began.

A faint glimmer wound its way up from the base of the ornate pillar, lighting it up inch by inch until it reached Guizhong at the top.

The Memory of Dust in the Dust Archon’s hands gradually began to change; deep yellow lines unexpectedly appeared from the inside out on the stone material itself, revealing the steady aura of the earth.

The statues on his own pillar, which he had brushed earlier, seemed stimulated as well; the sun, moon, and stars revolving around its body truly began to move.

The next moment, a star map appeared above the tribe.

Brilliant stars covered the entire pitch-black sky, reflecting a magnificent scene.

Just as if unlocking a mystery, the Memory of Dust also bloomed with light, and the many mechanisms enclosing its exterior unfolded one by one, forming chains that connected to the star map.

Radiant starlight lit up along the ancient trajectories one by one, unraveling a secret known to no one.

Luo Li stepped back a few paces, waiting for the lines of the star map to be successfully outlined.

"To bury this place for thousands of years—was your purpose just to ensure this secret, laid out on a whim, would never be discovered?"

By now, Luo Li already had some guesses, but at the moment of uncovering the final secret, he dared not be entirely certain.

Rather than holding onto hope from the start, it was better to remain calm; that way, even if the guess failed, he wouldn't be too disappointed.

Long before the Statues of the Seven were erected across the continent, Luo Li and Guizhong had established statues of their own.

It was likely through Guizhong’s constant coaxing and lobbying that he finally agreed to the young girl's request: that whoever could discover the secret of the statues would receive a blessing belonging to the two of them.

Just as today, when an ordinary person's desire is strong enough, the gods will cast their gaze and bestow a Vision, allowing them to gain the power to manipulate the elements.

In the Guili Assembly of that time, people would occasionally receive blessings from the two beloved gods, gaining extraordinary power.

Luo Li bestowed power, while Guizhong scattered wisdom.

However, following the destruction of the original Guili Assembly, the two statues went missing, and coupled with the alliance with Morax, that ancient land vanished inexplicably.

Looking at it now, it had likely been intentionally tucked away by someone, preventing the blessings belonging to the people of the Guili Assembly from being scattered abroad.

"What a selfish person..."

The corners of his mouth curled up; seemingly recalling some past events, Luo Li couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Gods love the world, but they only love their own people.

Anyone else is an object of their exclusion.

Soon, the starlight overhead circled into a ring, enclosing the rune representing the Archon, and then shone brilliantly.

A mysterious power was surging and pulsating.

After a bout of dizziness, everything before his eyes dissipated, replaced by him standing amidst a starry sky.

Luo Li lowered his head slightly and found himself standing upon a massive astrolabe.

The astrolabe, carried by the star map, was vast, entrenched in the void, with certain spots lighting up from time to time.

"This is... the true form of the Domain of the Wayward Path."

Luo Li clearly recognized it; the astrolabe stretched for a hundred meters, and the ancient seal characters on the edge representing the fourth dimension were very bright.

Even through the outline of the star map, following the flowing light, Luo Li could see what was happening within that space.

"Already engaged with Bosacius, moving quite fast, aren't they."

He saw Lumine and Xiao fighting a six-armed Yaksha; the two coordinated with great tacit understanding. Although they didn't have the upper hand for the moment, as long as they kept up this stalemate, they would at least not be in danger.

Beside them, Arataki Itto and Kuki Shinobu were acting as muscle, attempting to take down Bosacius through a mobbing tactic.

Menogias was following along, directing from the outside; unable to join the battle himself, he could only provide verbal assistance.

Yanfei and Yelan were tasked with looking after the Hydro and Pyro Yakshas, so they couldn't go to the front lines, but they had no trouble providing long-range interference.

Luo Li paid a little attention, confirming that Lumine and her group were fine, and although Indarias and Bonanus had not yet awakened, they were being well cared for, with basically no difficulties.

So, next, it was time for him to completely unravel the deepest secret within this place.

Thinking this, Luo Li gazed toward the center of the astrolabe, where a ball of light was wrapped in layers of runes and techniques.

After a moment of silence, he moved and slowly approached.

Seemingly sensing an outsider, the many runes emitted a light different from the norm, appearing to warn the intruder not to approach.

The flowing light accelerated at a speed visible to the naked eye, a large number of techniques began to arrange and combine, and waves of dangerous aura radiated out, the biting sharpness slicing through space to form a restricted zone.

Yet, all of this had no effect on Luo Li.

With a calm expression, he didn't care at all about the impending danger and stepped into it quite freely.

Curiously, as Luo Li advanced, the fractured space smoothed out one by one, unable to stir up any more ripples.

Unable to resist the intruder's entry, the rune techniques escalated their intensity again, but it was to no avail.

Just as a delicate flower, no matter how it resists, cannot withstand a harsh storm.

In just a short moment, Luo Li forcibly broke into the core of the astrolabe.

Those techniques that followed the rules to protect the core all collapsed; after being severed, they returned to their original appearance.

This process continued thirteen times.

Finally, when Luo Li broke through the last layer of protection and stepped into the core, which no longer had any protection, his gaze was undoubtedly drawn to the figure in front, unable to move away.

"...The final everything, it really was you... Guizhong."

PS: Writing these two chapters means it's almost finished. Although there's plenty to write about with the new Sumeru version, the later plot actually doesn't connect with this book, so there's no point in writing more. Emmmm... I guess that's it. ===== CHAPTER 655 =====