Chapter 3060: The Convergence of Past, Present, and Future

"What about that Seven-Fold Holy City?" After some thought, Xia Duo finally asked this question.

Divine Envoy Kafa's explanation for this question was not as vague as Divine Envoy Richi's had been previously; after all, as a Wisdom Divine Envoy two ranks higher, Kafa provided a more concrete explanation—

"The rumors of the Seven-Fold Holy City in the outside world are somewhat exaggerated. If you think about it slowly, you can actually figure it out: those layers are simply parts beyond your cognition."

"For example, this Golden Dragon City District before your eyes might seem close at hand to you, but to most residents of the Holy City, these are existences that exceed their cognition."

"And because the Kingdom of Radiance is a realm shaped by thoughts and beliefs, since it exceeds their cognition, that area is effectively non-existent to those residents."

"It is not that it is hidden, but that it truly does not exist. No matter how they search, they cannot find or see this city district, or even the golden dragon residents within."

"But what if I bring them here? Surely they wouldn't be unable to see it?" Xia Duo asked in return.

"There are rumors in the outside world about tokens. In this situation, aren't you acting as the token for them to enter this city district? With the help of your connection, they can naturally come into contact with the existence of this city district."

"So that's how it is!"

If Xia Duo had only been guessing before, he had now received an official confirmation, though a new question arose—

"According to my understanding, Divine Envoys should be able to come into contact with all layers, right? Why not let all layers merge into one? Wouldn't that be more conducive to the growth of order?"

Here, Xia Duo quoted a Radiance Proverb. "Let order grow" was the path that believers and followers of the Lord of Radiance needed to practice, so why did it not apply here?

Regarding this question, Kafa shook his head for the first time, "Mortal, your understanding of order is mistaken. It is not called order just because everything is integrated. Forcibly gathering people with different cognitions together might instead trigger chaos. Of course, this is not the fundamental reason why the Holy City is handled this way."

"Then what is the fundamental reason?" Xia Duo was very curious about this and immediately pressed for an answer.

Kafa was surprisingly patient with Xia Duo, the person who had triggered the changes in the Holy City, and did not evade the question even though it involved the essence of the Kingdom of Radiance. However, when answering, Kafa habitually used a method that guided Xia Duo to think for himself—

"You have just learned about the shaping of the Kingdom of Radiance by souls corresponding to different spaces. What about time? Can souls corresponding to different times also have an impact on the Kingdom of Radiance?"

"I suppose they can!" Xia Duo said with some uncertainty, not having realized the implication yet.

It was not until Divine Envoy Kafa asked again: "Then can souls of the past and souls of the present exist at the same time?"

"Why couldn't they?" Xia Duo asked in return, but immediately realized that Kafa clearly did not mean that souls of the past lived until the present to exist simultaneously with souls of the present, but rather—

Whether the space-time of the past can coexist with the space-time of the present!

"They can indeed coexist, but they cannot fully coexist."

Kafa gave the conclusion first, then began to explain, "The Kingdom of Radiance is the convergence of the past, present, and even the future, but the past, present, and future never intersect. Except for My Lord, no one can transcend time."

"So you mean the Holy City, or rather the Kingdom of Radiance, has some areas that belong to the past, some to the present, and some to the future, which is why these areas cannot be merged into one?"

"That is about right. Imagine, if the past, present, and future were merged into one, you might see your own soul, and an infinite number of yourself at that. Do you think such a scene could possibly occur?"

So that's how it is!

No wonder it is said that one must transcend time to be in the past, present, and future simultaneously. However, Xia Duo did not believe the Lord of Radiance had achieved this; it was more likely that Kafa was gilding the lily for the Lord of Radiance.

Of course, it was also possible that Xia Duo was thinking too narrowly; perhaps the Lord of Radiance did possess such great power, but simply ignored his skepticism.

But regardless, at least on the Godly Path, the Lord of Radiance was definitely further along than the likes of the Elf Main God or the Princess. Those who could compare to Him were likely only the Lord of the End of All Things and the Lady of Mysteries!

Through his exchange with Kafa, Xia Duo learned about the state of existence of the Holy City, the Kingdom of Radiance, and even the entire Outer Planes. At this moment, a thought suddenly occurred to him, and he asked Kafa:

"Can you send me to the plane where the residents of this Golden Dragon City District lived before they died?"

Xia Duo's first meeting with Kafa was when he first came to the Kingdom of Radiance. At that time, he had arrived at the Outer Planes due to his Bloodline Ability but could not return on his own, so he thought of coming to the Kingdom of Radiance to seek help.

The result was that he was sent back by one of Kafa's subordinates. Since he could be sent to the Main Plane, he could certainly be sent to the plane where the Holy Golden Dragon Empire was located.

From this perspective, the importance of the Outer Planes had to be raised another notch, especially since it was known that a cross-plane and even cross-domain channel certainly existed here in the Kingdom of Radiance.

Regarding Xia Duo's request, Kafa did not refuse, but asked in return: "Do you wish to go to the mortal ties and become a Divine Envoy of My Lord?"

"Why do you say that? Can only Divine Envoys travel to that plane? Didn't you have someone send me back to the Mortal Plane before?"

"You also said it was a return, not a departure. My Lord will not interfere with the Mortal Plane, much less send Divine Envoys to the Mortal Plane lightly, unless it is in response to the summons of My Lord's believers or followers." Kafa gave the official explanation.

"In other words, if I want to travel to that plane through a Divine Envoy, I must first travel to that plane from the Mortal Plane?"

Xia Duo could not help but feel a little disappointed. If he could already reach the Holy Golden Dragon Empire from the Material Plane, would he still need to use the Divine Envoy channel?

Fortunately, he had only asked casually to see if there was a way to scout out the Holy Golden Dragon Empire in advance; in reality, he had not placed all his hopes here.

He was more inclined to take the path Saville had returned by, though Saville had passed through the Ether Plane on the way back, so the route could not be fully determined, only a vague direction.

It would require further breakthroughs in the Tower of Time's research on the Ether Plane to possibly find the original path.

Communicating with an Advanced Rank Divine Envoy always yielded unexpected gains. Xia Duo had actually prepared to stay in the Holy City for a while longer, but exchanges always had to come to an end, and it was Kafa who proposed it first.

"The order of the Kingdom of Radiance has grown because of you. When you grow tired of life in the Mortal Plane one day, you may come to the Kingdom of Radiance for a long stay; you are always welcome here."

Having said this, Kafa turned into light and dissipated bit by bit before Xia Duo. Seeing this, Xia Duo could only swallow the question he was about to ask, and then descended from the high tower.

He had just been preparing to explore this suddenly appearing Golden Dragon City District when he was interrupted by Kafa's unexpected arrival. Now, it was time to continue.