Chapter 156

And why was she erased from the World Tree?

Nahida: "Finally able to unravel the mystery of Greater Lord Rukkkhadevata for us? I believe she must have been a god full of wisdom, after all, my past self always wanted to chase after her figure."

Cyno: "After all, she is our Sumeru god; we have the right to know of her existence."

Alhaitham: "Yes, compared to Su Bai the Great Sage's purpose, I am now more concerned with why Greater Lord Rukkkhadevata was erased from the World Tree."

Nilou: "We all know of the King of the Desert and the Flower God, yet we never remembered Greater Lord Rukkkhadevata... sigh..."

Kaveh: "Nilou, stop sighing; the truth will be revealed in a moment."

Venti: "So, Lumine, who has been by Nahida's side, must have experienced Greater Lord Rukkkhadevata's final memories in this life, right?"

Zhong Li: "Hmm, by universal reason, Lumine is not a person of Teyvat and should not be recorded by the World Tree; logically, all influence has nothing to do with her."

Tighnari: "Is it convenient to reveal it, Lumine?"

Lumine: "Hehehe..."

Lumine: "It is not convenient."

Eula: "Why?"

Yae Miko: "You truly have no eyesight; Su Ye is risking his life for another woman, and you are still asking?"

Lisa: "Really, this group clearly lacks wisdom."

Lumine: "Hmph! Impatient. This is about to start anyway. Moreover, if Su Bai and Greater Lord Rukkkhadevata were truly related in the past life, perhaps he changed Greater Lord Rukkkhadevata's final memories; how could I tell you?"

Nahida: "Indeed it is so; after all, Mr. Su Bai's appearance will change many things."

【Combining the Electro Archon's Gnosis.】

【Through the power of the two Gnoses, Nahida finally unlocked Greater Lord Rukkkhadevata's final memories.】

【However, when they entered Greater Lord Rukkkhadevata's consciousness space, the overwhelming decay made the three of them suddenly freeze in shock.】

【"This..."】

【"Is this really Greater Lord Rukkkhadevata's consciousness space?"】

【Paimon asked in panic: "Shouldn't a consciousness space exist with the World Tree?"】

【"That is our destination for this journey."】

【Nahida explained.】

【But her rapid breathing made it seem as though she had been affected even more severely.】

【"Nahida, are you alright?" Lumine asked with concern.】

【"I'm fine; I just felt the pain here."】

【"Greater Lord Rukkkhadevata's consciousness pollution is particularly severe; madness, chaos, and pain permeate everywhere."】

【"It is too painful."】

【"Did Greater Lord Rukkkhadevata persist in fighting against forbidden knowledge under such circumstances until she died?"】

【"She even used the last shred of her remaining clear consciousness to guide us."】

【"Let's go; we cannot waste time. We must quickly find Greater Lord Rukkkhadevata's clear consciousness."】

【"Only from her mouth can we learn about that person named Su Bai, as well as the method to defeat him."】

【.....】

【Following the guidance left by Greater Lord Rukkkhadevata, Nahida and the other two finally arrived at the foot of the World Tree.】

【However, what surprised the three of them was that the person standing before them looked exactly like Nahida.】

【"You... are you really Greater Lord Rukkkhadevata?"】

【Nahida moved her little feet, ran a few steps, and came before Greater Lord Rukkkhadevata.】

【"Hmm, it is me; does this appearance surprise you?"】

【"This place recreates the appearance of the World Tree and the land from back then, but it is ultimately a consciousness space."】

【"Since you and I share the same essence, we appear in exactly the same form."】

【Nahida did not understand why Greater Lord Rukkkhadevata would say such a thing.】

【The same essence?】

【What does that mean?】

【Nahida then realized that with her wisdom, there were still far too many things she could not understand.】

【As if seeing through Nahida's doubts.】

【Greater Lord Rukkkhadevata explained first: "As Greater Lord Rukkkhadevata, I am the incarnation of the World Tree, while you are the purest branch broken off from the World Tree."】

【"Just as even if a tree dies, a branch will one day take root and grow, continuing life in another form."】

【"The one standing before you is merely a shred of Greater Lord Rukkkhadevata's remaining consciousness; the real me has presumably been dead for a long time."】

【"Judging by your appearance, I have probably been dead for around five hundred years..."】

【"Hmm..."】

【Greater Lord Rukkkhadevata fell into confusion.】

【"Five hundred years, huh? It feels like a rather long time."】

【"Could it be that Su Bai met with misfortune and has already... long ago..."】

【Greater Lord Rukkkhadevata did not speak the rest of her words; a trace of sorrow flashed across her expression.】

【However, the name she mentioned made Nahida, Lumine, and the third person widen their eyes in shock.】

【"Su... Su Bai..."】

【Nahida hurriedly asked: "Is he a man with black hair?"】

【"Hair?"】

【Greater Lord Rukkkhadevata nodded: "His hair color was indeed black."】

"Have you perhaps seen him?"

"That shouldn't be the case; originally, I asked him to tell you the truth as soon as possible, so that you would come before me."

After Greater Lord Rukkhadevata finished speaking, she pondered for a long time.

"So it is indeed because he could not borrow other Gnosis that he was unable to unlock my final memories?"

"Sigh, I truly made things difficult for him."

Zhong Li: "So this is Greater Lord Rukkhadevata?"

Venti: "So it turns out Lesser Lord Kusanali and Greater Lord Rukkhadevata are both manifestations of Irminsul; it is just that Lesser Lord Kusanali has existed for a short time and has not yet grown into a mighty tree."

Nahida: "I... is the figure I have been pursuing actually myself?"

Cyno: "So Greater Lord Rukkhadevata and Lesser Lord Kusanali are the same person? When Lesser Lord Kusanali grows up, she will become Greater Lord Rukkhadevata."

Lumine: "Your thinking is wrong, Cyno. Greater Lord Rukkhadevata, Ye Er, and Lesser Lord Kusanali, Nahida, though of the same essence, have different fates; naturally, they will diverge during their growth. The two are not the same."

Lumine: "Nahida is Nahida, and Ye Er is Ye Er; Nahida will only ever be Nahida."

Nahida: "Lumine, what exactly did Greater Lord Rukkhadevata tell us in this life? Please, could you tell me?"

Because of Su Bai in the previous life, the content Greater Lord Rukkhadevata expounded had already changed.

Nahida was very eager to know what instructions Ye Er in this life had conveyed to them.

Lumine: "I will not speak of the rest, but I can tell you this: Ye Er in this life told you that she saw in you a will that she herself lacked, and that you will become a god greater than her."

Nahida: "Is that true? Are you not deceiving me?"

Lumine: "Of course, I will not deceive you."

Nahida: "Waaah, I don't know why, but suddenly I feel so happy, so happy that tears won't stop flowing."

Nilou: "Lesser Lord Kusanali..."

Venti: "Hmm..."

Dvalin: "Barbatos, what do you want to say again?"

Venti: "I don't know why, but I just feel that Nahida cried too early."

Chapter 94: Take Care, Knight of Teyvat

Nahida was completely bewildered.

She could not believe that the Greater Lord Rukkhadevata before her actually knew Su Bai.

She even asked the other party to guide her into Greater Lord Rukkhadevata's final memories as soon as possible.

All of this was completely different from the things she had experienced.

Nahida told Ye Er everything that had happened between her and Su Bai.