Chapter 326

Blue Star, Blue Star

"Why didn't you bring it out before? I remember you wanted to learn the Nine Character Secret for a long time…"

"Hmm… it's too valuable. I endured great pain to spend a huge cost to arrange one for each of you."

"You're serious? I'll reimburse you."

"Do you remember how many loaves of bread you've eaten? This thing costs the same as bread."

Su Lin granted everyone present a Dao Seed, then twitched his lips and decided to skip the topic.

"I'm heading back. I'll take him to soak in a spiritual spring to recover."

Su Lin gave a wave and summoned a teleportation portal.

"Wait." As Senior Zhongli spoke, he swept his arm and five differently colored crystals appeared on the table. He explained: "These were found in the ruins of the New Moon Pavilion. No one knew whose items they were, so they were sent to me."

"Divine Eyes?" Song Shuhang asked curiously.

Senior Zhongli nodded, gazing at the Divine Eyes on the table, and said:

"Perhaps due to your spatial lockdown, or perhaps because you were essentially within Su Lin's divine realm at the time, and you all were directly transferred to Su Lin's world instead of returning to Teyvat—"

"Those present that day, aside from the cultivators from Song Shuhang's world, these lost Divine Eyes may have descended in response to your wills."

"Once confirmed whether they belong to you, if any remain, please help me find the cultivators from your world."

Perhaps the Divine Eyes held little use for the group, but since they belonged to them, Senior Zhongli naturally intended to return them to their rightful owners.

At the steepest turning point in life, if a mortal's "desire" reaches its extreme, the gaze of a "god" will descend upon them.

This claim isn't entirely correct, because the distribution and acquisition of Divine Eyes aren't entirely controlled by gods.

Only when talent and will, combined with a long-held wish, resonate at a certain moment, may a Divine Eye descend.

"I heard your world has a Ye Tian Di?" Ye Fan glanced at the Divine Eyes on the table, reached out, and directly seized a Hydro Divine Eye, placing it into his Wheel Sea. He occasionally used it as a magical artifact: "I am the true Ye Tian Di."

Su Lin carried Weigong Shilang over, eagerly squeezed into the crowd watching, and said: "Move aside—where's my Geo Divine Eye?"

A crimson light shot out from the pile of Divine Eyes and floated before Su Lin.

"I'm Fire-element?!" Su Lin was stunned.

Before he could reach for it, a hand extended from his shoulder, and the Divine Eye flew into the other's grasp.

"It seems to be mine," Weigong Shilang smiled wearily. "I feel some power replenishing my body—I should be able to walk now. Put me down."

Su Lin: "."

Kleine laughed and said: "You and I went there a day earlier than the others—if it had been yours, you'd have claimed it already."

"My Divine Eye is probably Electro-element, but it never arrived because distribution was suspended." Su Lin's expression instantly turned blank as he asked Senior Zhongli: "Where is the Skyfurnace?"

Senior Zhongli had a hunch that if he told him the location, this man would truly go to the Skyfurnace to find his "fallen" Divine Eye.

"Acquiring a Divine Eye involves chance. If you spend more time in Teyvat, you'll naturally obtain one," Senior Zhongli said with a smile as he put away the remaining three Divine Eyes.

"As for talent, I believe everyone in the chat group possesses that potential—only your stay has been too short."

Su Lin wasn't surprised that Weigong Shilang received the Pyro Divine Eye—having inherited his father's ideals and pursuing his inner aspiration, his wish likely formed during the banquet and was answered.

Xiao Yan asked: "Can't you just buy one yourself?"

"Buying one yourself doesn't cost money?" Su Lin planned to attend a convention soon to have some fun and replenish his subspace vault with artifacts from other worlds.

"Let's go, Fire C. Time to restock the sect's inventory. I'll help you with a minimally invasive procedure later to integrate the item into your body."

Su Lin patted Weigong Shilang, signaling him to leave together, and Senior Zhongli and the others all took their leave.

"These medicinal liquids can help you activate your Bitter Sea," Ye Fan opened his palm, and dozens of lights shot out. "The Wangshu Pavilion contains Dao scriptures. Once you activate your Bitter Sea, come with me to the main peak of Qin Sect—the Bing Character Secret is there."

In the Veil of Heaven World's cultivation method, opening one's own Bitter Sea is the first step—this realm is also called the Wheel Sea.

This Mystical Realm is the early stage of cultivation; anyone with cultivation talent can open a Bitter Sea beneath their dantian, like tree rings, representing one's life force and vitality.

The Bitter Sea merges and harmonizes with the Life Wheel. To release the vast essence stored within the Life Wheel, one must continuously expand the Bitter Sea.

"Bing Character Secret?" Su Lin froze, then turned to look at Weigong Shilang, recalling the power of the Bing Character Secret.

It was a technique far surpassing sword-controlling and artifact-controlling arts—a true Sacred Art of Weapon Control, offering the highest interpretation of how to master "weapons."

Once mastered, every grain of sand and stone in heaven and earth could become a weapon—even an enemy's weapon would be born to serve you. Its mystery was beyond words.

Previously, Su Lin had used the knowledge of the third-generation Yuan Tian Master, the ancestral elder of the Cai Clan; the Bing Character Secret he mastered allowed Su Lin to experience how even a blade of grass or a twig could cleave through stars.

Previously, Weigong Shilang could not cultivate the present-life method, so even though Ye Fan knew the Nine Character Secret, he could not teach it to him.

Now that Weigong Shilang can cultivate, he can naturally learn the Nine Character Secret—and the Bing Character Technique is currently very suitable for him as he walks the Sword Cultivator path.

Weigong Shilang, having learned the Bing Character Technique…

"Weigong Sword Shadow?"

Su Lin's eyelid twitched, and his gaze toward Kleine grew filled with dread.

Kleine sighed silently. These people's superstitions sometimes made him feel inexplicably uneasy: "If similar, purely coincidental."

Midnight in Dongmu City

After preparing Su Lin's late-night snack and submitting a couple of new dishes, Weigong Shilang returned to Dongmu.

Cultivation matters were put on hold—he needed to personally confirm something.

Moreover, Gilgamesh and Yanfeng Qili, two unstable factors, must be eliminated as soon as possible.

Now, he had abandoned his usual sportswear, walking the streets of Dongmu, heading toward the castle on the outskirts.

A striking, slightly curled red mane was tied into a ponytail behind him; his brown eyes shimmered with flecks of gold.

His crimson robe had been slightly modified, worn over a gray shirt, with a Divine Eye hanging from his belt.

He wore black leather gloves with red interiors, black trousers, a white circular band encircling his right thigh, and black boots with numerous straps—clothing worn at Su Lin's request.

On his back he carried a red broken sword—the weapon projected by Senior Zhongli after Weigong Shilang, guided by Barbatos, had seen the tombstone-like broken blade in Mondstadt: The Wolf's End.

"Are you perhaps Diluc's long-lost brother?" said Barbatos, the Wine God of Mondstadt.

If he were in Teyvat, this outfit would naturally pose no issue.

How to put it

This red outfit reminded Weigong Shilang of that awkward guy.

"I don't want to force you, but as my employee, sorry, Contractee—you need to be flashy, so I designed this Winter Woods Night Hero set for you."

"Since we're all on the same side, I won't hide it from you: only when others know you're cool, strong, and as flashy as possible can I benefit from it."

"So now you should know—I usually don't show off. The real me is a very low-key person. It's just that the world won't let me be."

"You mean Lu Mingfei? He's already like that—why not go along with him? He's suited for a skirt, not for being as handsome as you."

The system on his body was given by Su Lin; the jade tablet inside him was also a tool lent to him by the same person.

Although he felt this outfit was overly flamboyant, if doing so truly helped the other person grow stronger, he would willingly do it.

"But can you really get stronger by doing this?"

Luckily he didn't bring a mask—otherwise it would've been too strange.

"Why on earth do you have to go out dressed like a cosplay? Couldn't you just wear your previous costume from filming?"

Weigong Shilang refused to wear a mask when going out to fight at night.

Dada Liya sat on Heracles's shoulder, holding her phone and taking several photos of Weigong Shilang: "Shilang, can you summon the Fire Phoenix? My Shilang should be at Full Command, right?"

"That's why I always tell you to play fewer mobile games," Weigong Shilang sighed lightly.

"I was helping you gather intelligence!" Dada Liya retorted. "Speaking of games, those games are so weird—I even drew myself and still couldn't get myself!"

Saber didn't understand what Dada Liya was saying. Her gaze remained fixed on Weigong Shilang—this outfit had a knightly style:

"This outfit suits you well, Shilang."

"Is this your clothing from a past life?"

Weigong Shilang immediately deflated: "Thanks, but Saber, don't take Dada Liya's joke seriously…"

Arriving at the edge of the forest near the Einzbern estate, he pulled out a flute covered in cracks—it was an extra item sponsored by his "new boss"—Bieyun Gua.

Spiritual light glowed from the gilded seams of the jade flute; with a hum, it shattered into jade fragments that unfolded into different patterns in the void.

Mysterious runes converged, and suddenly, a Jin Guang shot toward the southwest.

"It ran again—did it activate the Clairvoyance's Future Sight?" Weigong Shilang waved his hand; the jade fragments reassembled into the Bieyun Flute, which he returned to his storage pouch. He frowned at the area near the Einzbern Castle:

"Given Gilgamesh's personality, he probably came uninvited—but I should still talk to the Chaldea crew."

"It would be extremely rude to invite Gilgamesh inside without the owner's permission."

The treasures in his Treasure of Kings keep increasing, and with his Clairvoyance that observes Parallel Worlds and the future—unless you completely seal off all of Winter Woods…

Still, now isn't the time to use large-scale spells. For now, avoid deploying overwhelming power from other worlds unless absolutely necessary.

First, eliminate the variables…

The opponent is Gilgamesh—he possesses royal pride and will never leave Winter Woods, so that's not a concern.

Dada Liya nodded and said:

"Exactly! While I was busy having Berserker buy me manga, that annoying Gilgamesh just barged into the Einzbern Castle—and Shilang, the master, didn't even give permission!"

"Haha…" Weigong Shilang didn't mean it that way, but he was used to it by now.

Let her have her fun.

Da Vinci's image appeared: behind her, the Chaldea command room's rear hall was packed with Servants.

"By the way, have you considered returning first to bring some Servants to Winter Woods in 2004?"

"Some Servants have already begun…"

Why didn't you call me?! I'm a goddess!

The glory of Gilgamesh cannot be desecrated! What's this pathetic sight?! Hey! Fujimaru, come back and bring the King…

Someone stop Kama!

My daughter seems to be getting married—I want to go to a Parallel World to bless her. The groom's family seems to be me too, so I skipped meeting the in-laws…

Dada Liya route forever! Shilang-nii is definitely a loli connoisseur!

Xiao Hei, shut up already!!!

Da Vinci sighed wearily: "As you can see, the hall is in chaos."

Tenzan Lixiang rubbed his temple and quickly said: "We'll discuss it later—no enemies have been detected yet. Where's Tai Gongwang?"

A handsome man in a long robe walked over, holding an ancient black whip.

"Master, I'm here," Tai Gongwang stepped beside Da Vinci:

"Ahahaha, I didn't know about that style of the Divine-Striking Whip. My apologies~"

"I suspect the young man named Weigong Shilang may have traveled to a Parallel World's Divine Era."

"Ah~ How interesting. Logically, only I and Zhang Sect's master—Yuanshi Tianzun—should be able to touch the Divine-Striking Whip. Yet this foreigner borrowed it? This deserves careful thought."

He still looked as cheerful and carefree as ever—but it seemed he'd found something amusing, for his eyes were fully open…

"By the way, that boy definitely used a technique. Could he be a graduate of the Immortal Realm? Maybe I should check the roster to see if his name's there."

"But why does he manifest as an angel? Could he be an exchange student? We haven't had contact for a long time…"

Tai Gongwang seemed genuinely invested in this matter.

"Thank you," Tenzan Lixiang nodded. "I'll leave Chaldea to you, Da Vinci. Weigong Shilang seems to be arriving."

The projection ended.

Lord El-Melloi II lit a cigarette, drew a puff, and exhaled smoke:

"The time of the anomaly matches closely with Gilgamesh's claim that Weigong Shilang grew stronger, correct?"

"Judging by Gilgamesh's demeanor, he must've realized he couldn't win and left. Such power and growth speed… for a human like Weigong Shilang…"

"It's abnormal," Red A appeared beside him. "I suggest bringing powerful Servants ahead and eliminating him as an unstable factor while he's still young."

"That's you, Mr. Weigong…" Tenzan Lixiang shook his head. "Didn't Gilgamesh say he holds power capable of destroying this planet's civilization?"

"Kill him before he uses that power." Red A's expression was more serious than ever; his eyes fixed on the direction of the Emiya residence, he said:

"I can't imagine what my self from that era would do with such power…"

"If he wanted to interfere with human history, it would be effortless."

"Let's not discuss this now—Shidou isn't here, or she'd likely defect." El-Melloi II extinguished his cigarette and looked toward a path in the forest:

"The main party has arrived."

Red A glanced in that direction, first stunned, then a strange look appeared in his eyes:

"What's with that outfit… did he go to the Parallel World's Europe?"

(End of Chapter)