Chapter 372: Returning to the Main Plane

However, when it comes to gods, Xia Duo feels that the appearance of such an entity should not have many possibilities. Since the Lord of Radiance has appeared in this Projection Plane, the reason for His appearance is very likely consistent with that of the Main Plane.

Although this is just his conjecture, even if the reason for the appearance of the Lord of Radiance in the Projection Plane is different from that in the Main Plane, that is also a possibility.

A possibility related to gods! From the mouths of these Holy Light Warriors surrounding the pillar of light, Xia Duo learned that the appearance of the Lord of Radiance initially stemmed from an accidental sacrifice—

The Death Priests of Netherese conducted a grand sacrifice, but unexpectedly, the sacrifice did not yield the extension of life they had anticipated; instead, a Holy Stele appeared in the center of the altar.

Initially, they regarded this Holy Stele as a gift from death, but later, new Priests who perceived Holy Power from the Holy Stele possessed new powers that were completely different from theirs.

If it were merely pure power, it would be inconsequential and would not cause a split in the Priest hierarchy, but the problem is that Holy Power itself contains the Knowledge and Principles of the gods.

The Lord of Radiance is not death itself. The new Priests who perceived Holy Power from the Holy Stele comprehended the principles of justice and benevolence from it and believed in them firmly, and thus the Priest hierarchy split.

The new Priests were all purged, and the Holy Stele also disappeared from then on, but the divine source of the Lord of Radiance spread from there, and even new Priests who identified with this principle were born among the Commoners; they were killed repeatedly but could not be wiped out, and were even branded as rebels.

The outstanding ones among them formed the Holy Light Brotherhood, calling themselves Paladin, and their leader, Aierwen, even saw the Holy Stele with his own eyes at the same time he perceived the Holy Power.

"Holy Stele!" Xia Duo whispered this unfamiliar term, lost in thought.

The Netherese language of the Projection Plane is somewhat different from that of the Main Plane; after all, language is also constantly developing, and the term "Holy Stele" happens to have another interpretation in the Netherese language of the Main Plane—

"God-Man Contract"! Xia Duo does not understand whether this is a unique aspect of some possibility in the Projection Plane, or if the information about the Holy Stele in the Main Plane has undergone some kind of concealment.

Furthermore, "God-Man Contract" itself is not a noun, but an adjective, having meanings such as "as firm as one established by a god" and "inviolable."

There has never been any claim in the Main Plane that the Lord of Radiance established a God-Man Contract with the Netherese; at least Xia Duo had never heard of it before. Perhaps it exists, perhaps it does not.

But now he feels that there should be such a contract, only the form might not be what he imagined.

Taking one last look at the Holy Light Warriors surrounding the pillar of light and the crowd still continuously arriving from the southwest, Xia Duo decided to leave.

Right now, this place has become a place of trouble; the old Priest hierarchy will certainly not let go of these Holy Light Warriors who are still continuously calling upon new believers.

And these thirteen pillars of light, for the time being, do not look like they are about to extinguish.

Judging from the current situation in the Main Plane, the new Priests of the Lord of Radiance eventually walked into the sunlight, while the Death Priests, or rather the Clerics of the Lord of Death in the Main Plane, often still need to reside in the Temple of the Lord of Radiance.

Besides this, what role did the Mages, or rather the later Arcanists, play in this?

Leaving this time, Xia Duo simply decided not to go to places with human habitation. Seeing that the Orc Tide had already been ended and the original owner of that house would also be returning, Xia Duo decided to just live in the forest.

In any case, in this era, there are forests almost everywhere, and as a Mage, would one lack food or drink? Taking advantage of the fact that the storm had not yet arrived, Xia Duo turned his head and flew directly out of the current Nether Territory, diving into the Southern Forest. Having erupted with a wave of Orc Tide, and having been beaten back in a nearly crushing manner, it is presumed that it will not erupt again in the short term.

As for the few scattered Orcs that have not yet managed to escape, Xia Duo is not worried either. After this projection body recovers, he can fight and run; the forest is exactly the most suitable place for him to "go into seclusion."

……

Finding a relatively tall tree at random and hanging himself on it, Xia Duo then entered a state of normal study. Actually, at times like this, it would be great if there were a spell to summon a house.

Considering that he will enter the Projection Plane in the future, Xia Duo decided that after returning to the Main Plane this time, he would go to the Tower of Time to look for one, or entrust Aiboke to make a trip to Seventon; he must get a spell similar to a wilderness shelter.

This is simply an essential spell for home and travel, and there is no reason for Xia Duo not to learn it.

If it weren't for the fact that self-research is very time-consuming, he would have wanted to research it himself; after all, self-research counts as free!

However, between time and money, Xia Duo chose the former.

……

One year later, Southern Forest.

Stroking the simple tree house he had lived in for a full year, a trace of reluctance also appeared in Xia Duo's eyes, but the reluctance was not for this tree house, but for the environment of this Projection Plane.

Unlike the previous Projection Plane of the Elf city, this Projection Plane has persisted until now without any signs of shrinking or collapsing.

Perhaps such a Projection Plane is exactly what some Mages of the Main Plane dream of, a good place sufficient for them to spend their whole lives happily inside.

But Xia Duo is not—

Over this past year, he has almost memorized every book in the advancement plan, and his research into the essence of the Magic Net and the Principles of Spellcasting has also become very deep, but—

He is stuck!

In the Projection Plane, he can perceive the third layer of the Magic Net without any restrictions, but unlike the Main Plane, he cannot perceive the next layer of the Magic Net here.

In other words, he cannot level up here.

Many contents in the advancement plan are related to the fourth and fifth layers of the Magic Net. If he cannot come into contact with the next layer of the Magic Net, no matter how much he researches, it is as if he is looking at flowers through a fog, and he cannot understand them thoroughly no matter what.

The most direct impact is that he cannot conduct related experiments; he is limited to only being able to come into contact with the third layer of the Magic Net at most. This is perhaps the sorrow of a visitor from the Main Plane.

Their true destination is not here.

There is no way; he cannot convince himself to grow old in such a world. He must leave, but it is a pity that after this departure, perhaps this Projection Plane will disappear just seconds after he returns.

Who knows how long it will take to find another Projection Plane! Ideally, discovering one a month, and one must happen to catch it just right.

"Astral Mage! Sigh—"

Amidst a long sigh, the thought of returning arose in Xia Duo, not the kind of longing from the past year, but the thought of truly returning.

Once this thought arose, his consciousness quickly withdrew from the body, and the faint Silver Thread above his head pulled him to soar into the sky. At this moment, the whole world seemed to be retreating rapidly.

And the last thing he saw as he entered the silver void was the "Luoer body" that had accidentally fallen from the tree, "I hope he didn't die!"

Xia Duo did not stay in the Astral Plane for long. Similar to when he arrived, it was probably just an instant. Next was the familiar "Yaoyue" scene, and the Silver Thread dragged him back to the Main Plane rapidly.

He returned to the Projection Hall on the Plane Exploration Layer of the Tower of Time, under that familiar large ball of light.

The disorienting feeling of space-time travel made Xia Duo feel a bit lost, and even this body of his own felt somewhat unfamiliar; only his bloodline was unreservedly manifesting its existence.

That familiar feeling slowly returned!

Converting to Spellcasting Level, Xia Duo is now at Level 6 Mage perfection. Once he returns to the Main Plane and comes into contact with the fourth layer of the Magic Net, he will be Level 7. With a little practice and mastering one more 4th-circle Spell, he can call himself Level 8.

Thank you all for your support!!

(End of this chapter)