Chapter 2826: Possibilities for the Advancement of Arcane Magic

Except for a small number summoned by spellcasters, the vast majority "fall" from the plane barrier, that is, from "Between Existence and Non-existence."

In essence, they are all plane debris that has not yet had time to decompose, and the most precious of these fallen meteorites are Plane Crystals, which are almost the essence of a plane, containing the most fundamental faith of a plane.

The core of the Plane Exploration Array is the Plane Crystal; besides this use, the Plane Crystal itself is also a very powerful Energy Gem, which no spellcaster would miss.

It is just that Xia Duo is now able to artificially manufacture Plane Crystals, and as for other meteorites, they are not overly precious to him; a meteorite is just something with a bit of collection value, and its intrinsic value is not that high.

Of course, if a mountain-sized Mithril Block were to fall from the sky, it would certainly be impossible for anyone to ignore.

Since it is possible for meteorites to fall from the sky, it is also possible for a luminous or non-luminous body to still be lingering "Between Existence and Non-existence."

Xia Duo previously learned the truth about the King-Slaying Star from the ancient Elf sealed to this day in the Feres Fortress in the far north: it is a real celestial body!

It is just not the ordinary celestial body he had guessed at first, but a special celestial body that seals an ancient existence; the reason the Dragon Madness Mythallar can take effect is also largely due to that ancient existence.

So, what is impossible about the moon being a real celestial body?

Of course, the most likely case is that it is the daughter of the Lord of Radiance, but no one can be certain what the state of its existence actually is; Xia Duo himself is more inclined to believe that it is just a Projection.

But even if it is a Projection, it must possess certain Divine Power characteristics, and probing it will also help the further development of Arcane Magic.

Currently, although Xia Duo has brought back a lot of knowledge from the 【Projection Plane: Red Heart Alliance】 that transcends the current era, and there is even a lot of heritage left to be excavated from the Elves, it is undeniable that pure Arcane Magic seems to have reached its end.

Any further development can only expand its width, but cannot extend its length; the greatest proof of this is that both High Mages of the Elven Magic System and Great Arcanists of the Netheril Magic System cannot reach the God Realm by following the path of pure Arcane Magic.

This feeling is somewhat similar to when Xia Duo left Earth, where progress in basic physics was slow, so slow that one could not see the hope of a breakthrough.

Ascension to Godhood is indeed a way for Arcane Magic to advance, but it has little connection to what came before, nor does it possess universality; as far as the methods of Ascension to Godhood known to Xia Duo currently are concerned, once one person has walked a path, others cannot walk it again.

For an individual spellcaster, Ascension to Godhood can indeed be considered a way for Arcane Magic to advance, and it is not impossible to even study Arcane Magic with Ascension to Godhood as the goal.

But for civilization as a whole, Ascension to Godhood will undoubtedly cause the ossification of order within the civilization or endless strife; a better solution is, of course, to find a more universal method of advancement.

Everyone has the opportunity to advance through such a method, and the more people who advance, the faster subsequent progress will be through shared experience; this is the path of civilization development.

If the Order Force is conservative, then gods are the extreme embodiment of this characteristic; after all, lying on one's "laurels" for eternity is far more comfortable than constantly adjusting one's path to adapt to the times as they develop.

Even if there really is a god with a heart for progress, who can guarantee that their path will necessarily have a future?

Take, for example, the initial Ascension to Godhood plan provided by the Elves—the God of Nobility; it can indeed establish a noble system now, but what about in the future? Are we to keep this system forever?

Once the system is shaken, the God of Nobility, based on this order, will likely have their Divine Power shaken, right? Then, in order to maintain their divine position, who can guarantee that the God of Nobility will not become an obstacle to social progress?

Therefore, countless humans and Elves of the Arcane Magic System, including Xia Duo, all want to explore the Quasi-God realm on the path of pure Arcane Magic.

Come to think of it, the Ascension Ritual was provided to humans by the Elves; perhaps the Elves had already begun trying it countless years ago, and eventually succeeded, but it also brought about extremely profound influences.

What Xia Duo learned from the ancient Elf inside the Feres Fortress was not just content related to the Dragon Madness Mythallar, but also some ancient secrets.

For example, in the era where that ancient Elf lived, the Elves still worshipped the Creation Mother Goddess, which is consistent with the Elven faith Xia Duo has learned about in many Projection Planes.

Then why do the Elves of the current Main Plane insist on worshipping the current Elven main god? That god has two official titles: one is the 【Elf Guardian God】, and the other is the 【God of War Victory】.

Based on these two titles, Xia Duo boldly guesses that it is very likely the Elven main god successfully ascended to godhood during the Crown War, and belonged to the side of Aryvandaar.

Otherwise, there is really no way to explain why the Illythiri Alliance and the Aryvandaar Alliance were evenly matched at the beginning of the war, but later suffered a crushing defeat for no apparent reason, and even the entire alliance was banished to the Underdark.

Only a god has such power.

Furthermore, the subsequent purging of High Mages by Aryvandaar was also somewhat inexplicable; they had clearly defeated the most powerful enemy and were about to unify the entire Elf World, so wasn't purging their own High Mages at this time like popping champagne at halftime?

Later explanations suggest that the Crown King Family ruling Aryvandaar at the time, in order to obtain eternal rule, decided to purge all existences that could threaten their rule, namely those High Mages who possessed powerful strength.

The result is imaginable: the arrogant Aryvandaar was immediately overturned by the angry High Mages.

Then how foolish were the superiors who made such a decision back then; how could they not foresee such a consequence? Or was there some special power guiding it?

Therefore, Xia Duo cannot help but suspect that the Elven main god, in order to erase their past as a mortal ascending to godhood, pushed their existence back from the Crown War period to the ancient era, when the Elves had just arrived at the Main Plane or were even still in their old home.

In this way, their status became unshakeable.

At the same time, all the High Mages who knew of the existence of the Ascension Ritual were also erased; there is no better cover than a war that engulfed the entire Elf World.

Think about it, it seems that it was after the Crown War that Elven Magic began to decline continuously, requiring archaeology to make progress; it is hard to say that this is not the Suppression of the Elven main god.

This also confirms Xia Duo's guess about the conservative nature of gods; it is truly a logical closed loop.

In addition, Xia Duo has personally come into contact with the avatar of the Elven main god; to tell the truth, that Kelanni possessed far too much humanity, appearing calm and generous, but compared to the true big shot, the Lord of Radiance, she revealed a small-mindedness in almost every aspect.

Therefore, he never worries about the Lord of Radiance, but he is always on guard against the Elven main god.