Chapter 1524: Preparing to Leave, Goodbye Xifu

Xia Duo discovered that after the sudden upheaval in the village just now, Yalun was more receptive to his words; perhaps one day in the future, the other party would also become his subject, just like Sikabeilumu.

After Yalun notified the remaining villagers to increase search efforts, Xia Duo prepared to leave. Ever since his bloodline awakened or, rather, ascended a while ago, the area where Yalun was located had synchronized with the scene in his Soul space.

This was not just a consistency in scenery, but a synchronization in time as well!

Before that, Xia Duo had seen with his own eyes that time in the area where Yalun and the others were located was abnormal; it would only synchronize with him when he was in contact with them, but now it was synchronized almost every moment.

Even if he returned to the Main Plane, everything here remained synchronized with him and was reflected in his Soul space; the sudden upheaval in the village just now could be regarded as a time anomaly under special circumstances.

But regardless, synchronization would be the norm from now on, and continuing to stay here did not have much practical significance.

Before leaving, Xia Duo attempted to perceive the Order Force in the Outer Planes. He could perceive it, but because the spellcasting environment was abnormal, it went no further than perception; he could not further cast spells to drive the Order Cycle.

Consequently, he could not perceive the Soul during the process of driving the 【Divine Kingdom Order Force】 cycle, and thus could not replenish the Mysterious Glow around the Soul.

The Order Force and the Soul must be perceived simultaneously for the Glow to be replenished; perceiving either side separately would not work.

In other words, when Xia Duo was in the Outer Planes, the Mysterious Glow could only be recovered passively and could not be actively and rapidly replenished.

This meant that before heading to the Outer Planes, he had to prepare the Glow needed for his return in advance. Although he had done so before, this current situation could definitely be called bad news!

……

Tower of Time.

After returning from the Outer Planes, Xia Duo set about preparing to return to Seventon. Iolum was urging him tightly; previously, it was because he did not want outsiders to see the external manifestations of his bloodline anomaly.

Now that he could fully control his bloodline, the slight, hard-to-conceal changes in his temperament were of no consequence. It was time to head to Seventon to wrap up the Independent Arcane Fire Device project.

Before leaving, there was not much Xia Duo needed to do, mainly soothing Niya's emotions and addressing the invitation from Xifu that had been dragged out for a long time.

Xia Duo was already doing the former; in fact, from the very first day he returned, Niya knew he had to make another trip to Seventon, but it was inevitable that people would feel reluctant to part over these past few days.

It was Xifu's side that was somewhat troublesome instead.

Logically speaking, since the other party had taken the initiative to reveal their identity, he could be considered to have gained a certain upper hand, but the other party was an Elf after all, and Xia Duo did not want to get too deeply involved with Elves for the time being.

He had left it alone these past few days, and aside from bloodline factors, there was also some intention of deliberately stalling.

However, since he was already entangled in this matter, Xia Duo did not intend to evade it; he still had to face it head-on and see what exactly Xifu wanted to say.

Communication Room.

Xia Duo tossed the paper Saville had given him, which bore Xifu's mark, onto the circular platform in the center of the Communication Room, after which the Magic Mark was triggered.

Layers of fluctuations rippled through the Magic Net like water waves, centered on the mark that resembled a crown and a new moon.

Seeing this scene, Xia Duo remained indifferent and just watched silently; no matter what methods the other party had, they were never effective inside the Tower of Time.

Of course, this was also because he had already seen that the Magic Mark left on it actually contained a relatively sophisticated Remote Communication Spell.

Subsequently, those fluctuations evolved further, starting from a single point and continuously weaving the Magic Net String into a specific state.

Only at this moment did Xia Duo strike suddenly, actively participating in the construction process of the communication spell left by Xifu's Magic Mark.

This was considered common knowledge among Elven Mages to show equality between both parties, but if the other party in the communication was a human who did not understand Elven Magic or Elven culture, they might just let the other party's spell complete.

A spell completely dominated by an Elven High Mage, even if it was a communication spell, posed a considerable threat to the other party in the communication.

As for threats, Xia Duo was not worried; he wanted to use this to demonstrate his strength and his understanding of Elves.

Soon, the spell was completed, and a light screen originated from the Spell Source Point, rapidly expanding outward in all directions.

As one of the actual participants in the spell, Xia Duo naturally knew that this light screen did not possess any damaging attributes and let it sweep over him.

At the same time, wherever the light screen reached, the scene changed accordingly. Xia Duo discovered that he was in a suspended courtyard.

Opposite him was the Gold Elf Xifu, whom he had met several times before, but behind Xifu, outside the courtyard, an incomparably thick branch stretched toward the distance.

Seeing this, how could Xia Duo not know that this was the capital of Yierlan, the legendary tree-city of Taiweimansa.

"Lord Xia Duo, I am very glad you could accept my invitation. Now, please allow me to reintroduce myself. I come from the Moonhorn Family of Yierlan. Xifu is just a pseudonym; my real name is Xierdalanna!"

As she spoke, Xifu, who had just been in the form of a Gold Elf, instantly changed her appearance, becoming a Moon Elf. Of course, she had to be called Xierdalanna now.

"Xierdalanna?"

Upon hearing this name, Xia Duo immediately thought of the Mage Tower ruins he and Luodite and the others had explored at the beginning of last year.

According to existing clues, that Mage Tower was destroyed in an experiment related to Plane Creation, but that was not the key; the key was that in that disaster, there were survivors who lived to this day, hundreds of years later!

Although that sole survivor had lost their sanity and turned into a fire-being similar to a fire elemental, the other party always remembered the name "Xierdalanna."

Was this a coincidence?

If this could be considered a coincidence, then could the books and materials Xia Duo rescued from the Inosen Mage Tower ruins also be a coincidence?

Those materials clearly recorded that "Xierdalanna of the Moonhorn Family" had deeply participated in Inosen's research and played a key role many times.

Additionally, there was one very important piece of information, which was about Xierdalanna's identity—

She was actually Inosen's aunt!

According to the lifespan of an Elf, if Inosen's Elven mother, who eventually returned to Yierlan, had not met with any accidents, she might still be alive today!

Huge waves surged in Xia Duo's heart, but he did not show the slightest bit on his face.

"The Moonhorn Family; even in the southern border of Netheril, I have long been no stranger to the name Moonhorn. It's just that I didn't expect Lady Xifu—uh—Lady Xierdalanna, to actually be from the Moonhorn Family. It is truly a pleasure to meet you."

"I only hope it isn't an infamous reputation!"

Xierdalanna smiled and made a small joke; she naturally knew how her family's businesses with Netheril made money.

After the joke, her expression turned serious, and she said to Xia Duo: "Lord Xia Duo, do you know that your current situation is extremely dangerous?"