Chapter 533: Depths of Death

Under the yellowish light of the kerosene lamp, Lu Mian flipped through the notebook written by Bulman, whose mental state was unstable and whose memory was often trance-like:

"After everyone dies, the spirit will return to the Spirit Realm, except in special circumstances!

"If I can design a sufficiently accurate summoning spell, then I can rely on the ability of the 'Spirit Guide' to summon Helen's spirit to reality.

"This is the first step to resurrecting her."

Seeing this, Lu Mian shook his head inaudibly.

If resurrection were really that simple...

He flipped to the next page:

"Newly acquired mystical knowledge:

"In ancient times, after intelligent creatures died, they entered the Netherworld. Those with particularly devout faith or who had made outstanding contributions could return to the corresponding god's Kingdom of Heaven, but by the Fifth Epoch, a large number of undead wandered outside the Netherworld.

"I am not sure whether Helen's spirit entered the Netherworld or simply returned to the Spirit Realm. When summoning, these two situations must be treated separately and cannot be mixed, otherwise it will inevitably fail.

"Although that sea monster is very powerful, it doesn't have the ability to imprison souls, and no similar phenomenon appeared in that sea area, so there is no need to consider special circumstances for the time being, and Helen is not a devout believer of the 'Eternal Blazing Sun'."

"I saw Helen again.

"But she has completely forgotten me.

"Her appearance and her body are blurring bit by bit. In a few years, she will become the same as other undead.

"The time left for me will not exceed five years.

"What should I do to wake up her consciousness and find her memories? Just giving her a body that can carry the undead doesn't seem enough."

"Don't forget the moonlight and waves of the lighthouse outside the city; they witnessed my proposal and Helen's nod."

"Don't forget Gaspar seafood rice; that is Helen's favorite food. Every time we finished adventuring and returned to Faling Port, she would suggest eating it."

"Don't forget the sunset of Andatna Volcano; we met there and promised each other to go watch it often. Even if we have become an old man and an old woman, we cannot forget that kind of romance..."

"Don't forget... don't forget... don't forget..."

"My head hurts so much."

"I destroyed a town, letting two or three hundred people die.

"Seeing those couples, those parents, those children die, I didn't feel happy.

"My heart is like sinking into darkness.

"I know this is my sin, know this is a mistake that can never be made up for, and also know that such a me is no longer the Bulman you liked.

"But I don't regret it."

"Scammer, damn it!

"Killing these scammers made me feel a long-lost happiness."

"Helen, if you were still alive, should we have our own children now?

"Why do those evil wizards always like to take infants, children, and their corpses to invent witchcraft and act as key materials?

"I am more evil than them..."

"Helen, I can't find the direction; all attempts have failed."

"Helen, I want to collect the potion formula and materials for Sequence 5 of the 'Death' pathway."

"Helen, Fidel stopped me. He said that would cause me to completely become a monster, no longer having the original memories.

"Helen, I don't want to forget you.

"Helen, please forgive my cowardice."

"Helen, I actually met the islander from the resurrection island!

"There really exists such an island!

"Harrison defeated me, but he didn't kill me. He asked me why I forcibly switched to the 'Death' pathway.

"He told me that all my previous attempts were wrong, and true resurrection is not that simple.

"He said that in the depths of death, there is an imprint of everyone. Only by bringing the corresponding imprint to reality and using it as a foundation to reconstruct the spirit and flesh can true resurrection be realized, a resurrection with original cognition and complete memories.

"Helen, I am so happy; I see the hope of resurrecting you again."

"Harrison taught me some knowledge of the 'Death' domain. He and his clansmen are the ones who mastered this knowledge, took back the kind of imprint that belongs to them, and were able to die again and again and resurrect again and again, forever immortal, never aging.

"They rarely leave the resurrection island, but it's not absolute. In the many years before, there were also islanders like Harrison who liked to travel everywhere and went to different countries, leaving the legend of the resurrection island in the memories of a few humans, and treasure maps on how to find the resurrection island were organized by people with ulterior motives.

"The treasure map Mark sold us is fake, but part of it comes from a real map. Harrison left the resurrection island this time to destroy the real map and kill everyone who knows how to go to that sea area and how to find the resurrection island.

"Helen, according to the knowledge provided by Harrison, I tried to summon the spirit from the depths of death, and I succeeded. I summoned an evil spirit named 'Arden'; it was very weak, and I easily destroyed it, collecting its blood to prepare for the subsequent ritual."

"Helen, I'm sorry, I didn't control my emotions again.

"Since meeting Harrison and obtaining the knowledge to truly resurrect you, I have become increasingly impatient, increasingly without patience, and increasingly unable to control my emotions.

"Those Archipelago people are all scammers, they all must die. I killed a scammer, and there are many more scammers. I don't want to waste time anymore, I started that ritual in advance.

"Helen, I'm sorry, I failed again; I didn't prepare sufficiently."

"Helen, have I gone completely crazy? Fidel just refuted me, and I lost my reason, killing everyone in the house.

"He also must die, that person who wanted to threaten me and Fidel!"

"Helen, I failed, I haven't suffered such heavy injuries in a long time.

"Most of my body is already an undead creature, such injuries are not fatal, but I have no collaborators.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it!"

"Helen, I miss you again."

Lu Mian read to the end of this dark soft-shell notebook in one breath, staring at that sentence, and didn't move for a long time.

He seemed to have turned into a statue.

Several minutes passed, and Lu Mian couldn't help but raise his right hand and rub his temples.

The imprint in the depths of death, the resurrection island, Harrison, these contents poured into his mind in a mess, making him suddenly regret not asking Franca for help.

In order to let Bulman die cleanly, he didn't intend to communicate with the spirit of this "Devil Wizard" from the beginning, so there was no need to make a trip back to Trier and bring Franca over.

But now, he instinctively wanted to understand the resurrection method provided by Harrison more deeply, and understand the island where the residents died again and again and resurrected again and again.

Hu... Lu Mian closed the notebook, exhaled, and tried hard to recall the mystical knowledge related to death that he had mastered.

Just the two words "death" and "imprint" put together, he had heard of them before:

"Magician" mentioned the term "Death Imprint" when answering what the figure of Tudor in the "Samaritan Woman's Spring" was!

"This is a concept different from residual spirits and brands, and is related to resurrection?

"From the depths of death... what are the depths of death...

"What I know now, things clearly related to death are, the Netherworld, the 'Samaritan Woman's Spring,' that river of the underworld that connects the two worlds...

"It's a pity, I don't know what that Harrison from the resurrection island looks like...

"The knowledge recorded by Bulman is also very messy, as if he wrote whatever he thought of. It's not him himself, it's very difficult to organize complete resurrection rituals and corresponding principles from it...

"No, it's not very difficult, it's impossible. The knowledge recorded by Bulman is only what he felt he would forget; the rest of the knowledge wasn't written at all..." Lu Mian rubbed his forehead again, unfolded the fake treasure map, and observed it for a while, but couldn't confirm which part was true and which part was fake.

He planned to mail this map to Franca and Jenna after dawn, letting them try to distinguish it using mystical methods.

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The next morning, Lu Mian wiped his mouth with a napkin, watching Ludwig continue to fight with those breakfasts.

Knock knock knock, the door was knocked.

"Please come in." Lu Mian signaled Lugano to open the door.

You really treat me as a servant? Alright, you pay, you're the boss... Lugano complained to himself twice, left the dining table, and opened the door.

Outside was Philip.

Philip walked into the room and said to Lu Mian with a smile:

"In another two and a half hours, we will set sail. If you have any special products you want to buy, you must do it as soon as possible."

"No." Lu Mian stood up and replied with a smile.

Philip looked out the window and said:

"By the way, you might not know yet, that 'Devil Wizard' has been caught."

"Is that so?" Lugano looked surprised.

In the past few days, the hottest topic among passengers on the ship was the "Devil Wizard" Bulman, who caused them to be stranded in Faling Port.

Seeing Lu Mian also raise his eyebrows, indicating inquiry, Philip said relaxedly:

"Bulman was not only caught, but in the state of a dead body."

"Who did it?" Lu Mian asked with great interest.

Philip shook his head:

"Not clear yet, only know it's closely related to the Fool's church. Um, the great adventurer Gehrman Sparrow is said to be the divine messenger of the Fool's church."

"It wouldn't be that great adventurer who took action personally, would it?" Lugano asked excitedly.

Once at sea, he naturally heard of the belief in the "Fool" and had no doubts about it.

—Sailors would tell him, passengers would tell him, and dock workers would tell him the same.

"Who knows? Anyway, anyone who can kill the 'Devil Wizard' is at least a powerhouse at the level of a pirate admiral." Philip sighed sincerely.

Just at this moment, a commotion came from the gangway. Those passengers who were originally scheduled to board in Faling Port were finally allowed to board the "Flying Bird."

Lu Mian walked to the window and actually saw an acquaintance.

Bartner Conte!

He and the female adventurer with a cute face and good looks boarded the deck side by side.

Lu Mian pushed open the window and shouted loudly:

"Bartner, are you going to Sangtagang too?"

Bartner looked up in astonishment, following the sound toward the row of rooms on the highest floor.

After recognizing Louis Berry, he shouted with a smile:

"Yes, going to witness the Sea Prayer Ceremony in Sangtagang!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 534 =====