Chapter 159

The fate of Teyvat is immovable; even the gods have only a minuscule possibility of striking the tree trunk to cause a slight shift.

But the final outcome cannot be changed.

The live stream.

Furina: "Su Bai from Sumeru is truly acting recklessly. He doesn't even know if he can do it, yet he just..."

Furina: "You are too anxious and forgot. Su Bai possesses the ability to deduce the future. He already knows that Scaramouche erasing his own existence could not change history. I believe he has certainly found another way to alter history and create a new world."

Zhong Li: "At least for now, the act of erasing someone's existence should not work. Could he have found a method to correct everything from forbidden knowledge?"

Venti: "Forbidden knowledge is rejected by Teyvat; it should not be possible."

Tartaglia: "The Tsaritsa herself said she would appear in the new world and create a new world, so this..."

Dottore: "Madness. No wonder the content summary mentions a mad Grand Sage. Compared to the idea of creating a god and correcting the world, it is nothing. And that mecha armor capable of fusing forbidden knowledge with the authority of Teyvat's elemental power is absolutely a product beyond description."

Yae Miko: "No wonder Nahida said Su Bai is very kind. Perhaps he knows that in the new world, those who have died will be reborn and have new lives, which is why he could bring himself to do all this."

Nahida: "But... the new world will surely be different from the old one. Perhaps some people, by chance, will not appear..."

Dottore: "Exchanging a small sacrifice for the rebirth of the majority—does that not deserve it? It is absolutely worth doing."

Tianquan Ningguang: "Hmm... such a grand plan can no longer ensure that insignificant existences remain..."

Abyss Herald: "This... I thought Su Ye would become one of our team, but instead he went off to save the world..."

Aether: "Abyss Herald, what you say is that we, the Abyss, drowning the thrones of the gods in the sky, is also a form of saving the world. Do you understand?"

Abyss Herald: "Yes, yes, Your Highness. In that case, our actions are the same as Su Ye's."

Dai Yin: "Aether, you have learned to brag too."

Aether: "Shut up, Dai Yin. You don't understand."

Arlecchino: "By your logic, our Tsaritsa collecting Gnosis might also be like Mr. Su Bai, trying to modify the Irminsul."

The Tsaritsa: "Ahem, ahem, ahem. I cannot do that. Such a direct attempt to tamper with the course of world development is a bit outrageous."

【"At that time, he knew that because the Irminsul was polluted, I myself became polluted."】

【"Anxious and at a loss, he proposed to me that he wanted to accept forbidden knowledge to find a way to clear the forbidden knowledge pollution from me."】

【"But I firmly rejected his idea."】

【"That was my most resolute moment; I even lost my temper with him."】

【"After all, we both knew the horror of forbidden knowledge. Sumeru had just stabilized, and no one was confident enough to bear the consequences."】

【"If Su Bai were infected again, triggering the spread of forbidden knowledge, Sumeru would truly be finished."】

【Nahida turned her back on Nahida, her gaze deeply fixed on the Irminsul before her.】

【"Because there was truly no other way, and he did not want you to suffer and die, so he wanted to take a gamble?" Nahida asked.】

【"Yes, of course I understand his state of mind at that time. He was more broken down than I."】

【"Perhaps this is what people often say: those left behind are the ones who suffer the most."】

【When people face death, they feel fear, but when death truly arrives, there is no feeling left.】

【It is only those left behind whose ears are constantly filled with whispers reminding them of the taste of losing a loved one.】

【"It seems that after I die, no one will be able to restrict his actions."】

【"He really is still..."】

【Nahida felt melancholy.】

【She had never thought her own death would cause such a great change in Su Bai.】

【"Then there is a problem. If Su Bai truly contacted forbidden knowledge, yet his appearance does not seem to show signs of pollution," Nahida said slowly.】

【"Sumeru has not been polluted by this either."】

【"Is that so? That is good," Nahida smiled. "The only thing I can confirm is that after my death, Su Bai apparently did not follow my request to bring you to see me sooner."】

【"It seems that the Fatui Harbinger you speak of and he are not the same person."】

【"After all, I cannot think of any reason why he, possessing such immense power, would drag things out for so long."】

【"Alas, five hundred years can indeed change many people and many things, but..."】

【Nahida wore a smile on her face: "If he can be happy, and all is well, that is enough."】

【"Alright, my time is running out too."】

【"Now, I will tell you the purpose of my summoning Nahida."】

【Nahida put away her memories.】

【She spoke seriously and directly: "As I said before, because my consciousness is connected to the Irminsul, while the Irminsul was being polluted, I too suffered contamination from forbidden knowledge."】

【"Even after my death, the information of me preserved within the Irminsul remains in a polluted state."】

【"Under these circumstances, forbidden knowledge can never be eradicated."】

【"However, I cannot erase everything of myself from the Irminsul."】

【"So I broke off the purest branch of the Irminsul to serve as my reincarnation, and guided you to this place."】

【"To completely erase the polluted me from the Irminsul."】

【"....."】

【As soon as Greater Lord Rukkkhadevata, Nahida, finished speaking.】

【Nahida widened her eyes in shock, unable to believe or accept it.】

【The so-called final memory of Greater Lord Rukkkhadevata that she left behind was actually to have her personally erase all information of Greater Lord Rukkkhadevata from the Irminsul.】

【This...】

The live stream.

Nahida: "This... why did things turn out this way..."

Zhong Li: "Once Nahida stated that her state within the Irminsul was polluted, the truth was likely revealed."

Elhaisen: "This... could it be that the Great Mercy Tree King guided the Little Lucky Grass King into her memories, solely to completely purge the forbidden knowledge from the World Tree, and have the Little Lucky Grass King erase her own existence...?"

Nilou: "The truth is so cruel. The Little Lucky Grass King revered the Great Mercy Tree King so deeply, and they were fundamentally the same—how agonizing this must be for the Little Lucky Grass King."

Hu Tao: "It feels like being forced to turn against a loved one—too heavy."

Venti: "Here we go again."

Tevrat: "..."

Nahida: "Lumine, is this true? Are we, in this life, also... me...?"

Lumine: "Mm."

Nahida: "Impossible. How could I ever... toward the Great Mercy Tree King..."

Tighnari: "Lady Nahida, this is not your fault. Don't overthink it. It was the Great Mercy Tree King's command. And if we don't do this, the forbidden knowledge cannot be fully purged."

Colette: "So that's why—no wonder, as soon as I awakened, my Demon Scale Sickness was cured. It was the Great Mercy Tree King..."

Yuan Shang: "Sigh. Why did Bu Ye'er stop Su Ye back then? If she hadn't stopped him, Su Ye would have encountered the forbidden knowledge, and none of these subsequent events would have happened."

Keqing: "It seems the claim that Su Bai encountered the forbidden knowledge is merely speculation. Even if he did encounter it, if he obtained the Method of awareness to purge it, why would he still have Nahida erase the Great Mercy Tree King? After all, once anyone vanishes from the World Tree, everyone forgets them—this is far too cruel for the Great Mercy Tree King."

Kamisato Ayaka: "Sigh. Nahida couldn't bear to forget the Great Mercy Tree King, yet had to erase her herself. The Great Mercy Tree King protected Sumeru, protected Teyvat—and in the end, she was forgotten. Now I understand Su Bai's actions."

Shanhuang Xin Hai: "For him, this world is too cruel."

Amber: "But correcting the World Tree must have been excruciating for Su Bai. I saw how he sweated profusely just from activating two Divine Hearts—if all seven were activated at once, how much pain would he endure? Even imagining it makes me feel as if I've been plunged into an ice cellar."

Eula: "Sigh. The one rejected by Teyvat uses Teyvat's own authority to reshape Teyvat's world—how immense must his courage and conviction be?"

Zhong Li: "I'm worried about one thing: can Su Bai the Great Sage's calculations truly be flawless? The accuracy of such calculations should be tied to the energy involved in the act itself, shouldn't it?"

Mona: "Exactly. Like probing fate—the stronger the being, the harder it is to see their fate. The reason is that one's own energy cannot reach the other's level."

Furina: "Don't scare me like that. Su Bai will succeed. We can't go through what happened at the Fengdandang Sect again—where we were helpless, watching Fucalos die. I can't bear it a second time."

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【To erase the Great Mercy Tree King's existence?】

【Nahida panicked and rushed to the Great Mercy Tree King: "Wait... wait a moment..."】

【"No, this isn't right."】

【"You've figured something out, haven't you?" Bu Ye'er suddenly smiled in satisfaction: "Your experience differs from mine."】

【"You possess willpower I never had."】

【"I believe that in the future, you will become a deity greater than I ever was."】

【"No..." Nahida's eyes welled with tears: "Everyone loves you so dearly."】

【"They all miss you."】

【"Including me—I worshipped you so deeply."】