Chapter 119

"It's nothing, it hasn't reached the point of war yet."

Jiang Yan said lightly, handing a piece of paper he had placed aside to Morax.

"Take a look, this is organized based on my understanding."

Morax took the paper Jiang Yan handed over and watched it carefully.

The people beside them were a bit curious, but immediately after, they saw Morax's gaze becoming increasingly solemn.

"Is what you wrote on the paper true?"

Morax's expression was solemn, because if the things Jiang Yan wrote happened in Liyue, it would truly be terrible.

Jiang Yan also nodded.

Morax found a chair and sat down, his face showing an uncertain expression.

The immortals watched the two of them speaking in riddles, which made them extremely anxious.

What exactly happened?!

Even the usually steady Morax was a bit out of sorts.

"Jiang Yan, you explain it."

Morax looked at Jiang Yan and said.

"Mm."

Jiang Yan nodded, his gaze turning to the immortals in front of him.

"Do you..."

"Know about the Abyss?"

Jiang Yan spoke slowly.

And the immortals looked at each other, their eyes filled with confusion.

The Abyss?

What is that?

"The Abyss..."

Guizhong frowned, an inexplicable thought flashing through her eyes.

"Guizhong, you know?"

Cloud Retainer looked at Guizhong curiously; as a long-time friend, she knew Guizhong must know something.

Guizhong nodded.

"Back when I was still at Guili Plains, I once read a few ancient books about mechanics."

"In them, there was an introduction about dark power."

"According to Jiang Yan's description, this thing should be the so-called..."

"Abyssal power!"

"But at that time, because Jiang Yan told me to implement the tun-tian system in Guili Plains, I was busy and didn't conduct in-depth research..."

"As for how it was introduced... sorry, I seem to have forgotten."

Guizhong frowned tightly; she thought seriously, but found that the introduction about dark power seemed to have been inexplicably erased from her memory.

Not just Morax, even Jiang Yan's expression tightened.

Dark power!

Others might not know, but how could Jiang Yan not know what this thing was?

Isn't that Forbidden Knowledge?!

It was fortunate that Jiang Yan had already erased the existence of Forbidden Knowledge, so no matter how Guizhong thought about it, she wouldn't remember the dark power.

Jiang Yan finally understood now.

Why Guizhong passed away during the Archon War.

You know, in the story of his previous life, Morax didn't have such vast territory during the battle with Osial and the others.

With the existence of the Yakshas, the immortals, Azhdaha, and Marchosius, there was no way Guizhong could have died.

But now it seems that Guizhong's death in the previous story wasn't due to the siege of Archons, but due to coming into contact with Forbidden Knowledge...

Khaenri'ah was forcibly destroyed by the Heavenly Principles because they studied Forbidden Knowledge and came into contact with the Abyss.

King Deshret perished overnight because he came into contact with Forbidden Knowledge, fell into the dark power, and lost himself.

Greater Lord Rukkhadevata erased herself because she came into contact with Forbidden Knowledge.

All these destructions were based on these people coming into contact with Forbidden Knowledge!

So it seems that Guizhong's death in the previous story was probably also because of Forbidden Knowledge...

Jiang Yan's eyes carried a sense of relief.

Fortunately, he had proposed the tun-tian system at that time, keeping Guizhong busy enough that she couldn't conduct in-depth research on that thing.

Otherwise, with Jiang Yan at that time, he would have been unable to save Guizhong from death.

Fortunately... fortunately...

"If you can't remember, don't think about it."

Jiang Yan suddenly spoke; to be on the safe side, although he ensured that the existence of Forbidden Knowledge had been erased by him.

But that thing is like Cthulhu mythology; it cannot be heard, cannot be read, cannot be thought of. Once it appears, even if it's just a little bit, everything Jiang Yan did on the Irminsul would be in vain.

After speaking, he looked at the immortals.

"On the snow mountain, the humanoid machines that suddenly appeared come from an underground dynasty called the Black Sun Dynasty."

"And this underground kingdom was established during the Archon War by some people who were unwilling to accept the protection of Archons and unwilling to believe in Archons."

"In other words, this kingdom was not divided under the rule of the Seven Archons, but was a kingdom established entirely by humans!"

Jiang Yan slowly recounted the story of the Black Sun Dynasty, Khaenri'ah, and the immortals became more and more solemn as they listened.

Especially when they heard what kind of harm the Abyss would cause, they all showed expressions of shock.

They finally knew why Morax's expression was so solemn after reading the contents on the paper.

Once this thing flows into Liyue, it will cause irreparable damage to Liyue!

"This thing must absolutely not flow into Liyue!"

Azhdaha's face was solemn as he said in a deep voice.

"Why not just destroy this dynasty directly to prevent future trouble!"

Moon Carver's ideas were always so radical.

Even after hearing Moon Carver's idea, it received unanimous agreement from Mountain Shaper and Cloud Retainer.

In their view, with Liyue's current combat power, destroying a godless kingdom was more than enough.

"No."

Jiang Yan shook his head, his eyes showing no fluctuation.

"First, we have no legitimate reason, and we are at a disadvantage in terms of reputation."

"Second, destroying a country formed by humans without any reason, what would our citizens think? You know, most of Liyue's citizens are also humans!"

"Third, we have no understanding of the Black Sun Dynasty's trump cards; once a war starts, if they are driven to a dead end, there is no guarantee that those people won't do something of mutual destruction."

This wasn't a lie; in the previous story, that's exactly what happened when Khaenri'ah was destroyed.

They sent out all their Ruin machines, carrying Abyssal monsters, and brought the battlefield directly to the nations of the Seven Archons.

Causing heavy losses to the seven nations.

"We can't fight, but we can't just watch the other side come into contact with those things?!"

Cloud Retainer's tone carried anger; she wasn't angry at Jiang Yan's decision, because what Jiang Yan said was correct.

Liyue really couldn't go to war with a country for no reason.

"Jiang Yan, what are you thinking?"

The delicate Guizhong looked at Jiang Yan; she knew that since Jiang Yan said so, he must have his own ideas.

"Wait!"

Jiang Yan only said one word, but it left everyone confused.

Wait?