Chapter 1290

Seeing that it was getting late, Xia De and Miss Bernice no longer had the idea of looking for the so-called "gold mine," so they returned to the cave and climbed back up to the long, narrow platform on the cliff where the Dark Night Temple was located.

Expecting that it would be very late before they could return to the city, Miss Bernice first used a supernatural art to send a message to Miss Lasers, and then camped on the cliff with Xia De to prepare for dinner.

Now that Xia De had sacrificed that ruby, the Red Dragon Maid's kitchen service was down to its last use, and he didn't think about saving it, so he used it directly. Therefore, although the environment was a bit simple, this dinner was still quite good.

The setting sun initially shone on the sides of their faces, but soon disappeared completely beneath the forest in the distance. When the night completely descended, the stars were hung upside down in the sky like an ocean, and the three moons struggled to bloom with light behind the clouds, the light of the campfire illuminated their faces.

Xia De planned to wait a little longer, waiting until late at night before starting to act. Miss Bernice looked at the fire and suddenly asked:

"Speaking of which, I also bought some of those fabrics made by Sylvia."

She glanced at Xia De, quite sure that Xia De absolutely understood what she meant.

Xia De did indeed understand. While "she" chuckled, he tried to ask:

"Then later... do I have a chance to admire your... appearance when wearing that fabric?"

The witch avoided Xia De's gaze, turning her face to tuck the hair hanging by her ear:

"Hmm."

When she nodded lightly, the blush on her face was also an illusion, not knowing if it was reflected by the light of the campfire.

【I just said, she is the purest witch you know.】

"She" whispered in Xia De's ear with a chuckle. Xia De sat on a stone, casually poking the firewood in the campfire with a stick, and looked up at the three moons looming behind the dark clouds:

"When looking for the remaining power of the Dark Night Temple in a while, you must help."

【I am always with you.】

"She" blessed him softly.

"I always feel that something incredible will happen tonight... what will happen?"

The two chatted until seven o'clock in the evening. After discovering that the clouds above their heads had drifted away from in front of the moon, Xia De stood up and signaled to Miss Bernice that they could begin.

The location where they built the campfire camp was at the cave exit, very close to the first arch. And in the cold night, the arch ruins, illuminated only by the edge of the campfire light, did not show any particularity.

So the two held torches and passed through the three arches again, arriving at the somewhat abrupt open space at the end of the Dark Night Temple.

Moonlight sprinkled on the ground. This time, Xia De's eyes finally caught slight traces of light on the ground, but the traces were not very obvious, and Miss Bernice could not see them at all.

"This shows that there is indeed still the power of the ancient god remaining here, but we haven't activated it."

The witch guessed. So Xia De stood in the center of the open space at the end, opened his arms to face the starry sky, and called out his life ring. The three moons echoed with the three-moon spirit runes on the life ring. This time, even the witch saw dots of light traces rising from the flat ground, flying into the high sky over Xia De's head.

"That's not enough."

Miss Bernice said with considerable experience. After careful consideration, she signaled Xia De to retreat to the campfire, which was the starting point of the temple:

"Maintain the existence of the life ring and pass through the three arches again. Speaking of which, do you know any supernatural arts related to that ancient god of the moon and dark night?"

"I originally knew one; the best choice is 【Silent Moonlight】. Suppress the surrounding light and enhance the recovery of one's own spirit and physical strength. But this supernatural art has disappeared."

Actually, it was given to Miss Oulannode in exchange for the 【Yellow Moon】 spirit rune.

"However... wait a moment, I do have one more!"

Xia De waved to his side, and the illusory, star-river-colored translucent bookshelf appeared again:

"Silver Moon Library, corresponding to the recorder power of the Moon God."

The two returned to the campfire together. This time the witch did not walk side by side with Xia De, but fell slightly behind him.

Xia De held a torch, and the strange brass ring behind him rotated slowly. He controlled the bookshelf beside him to move forward with him, and as Xia De took steps, there were more and more bookshelves.

"Say something quickly."

The witch reminded.

So Xia De arrived in front of the first arch and walked through:

"Praise the recorder of the world, may the world live forever."

Walking through the second arch:

"Praise the primordial moon, may the silver moon always shine upon me."

Finally, he passed through the third ancient stone arch:

"Praise the dark night, praise everything in the quiet night."

The witch, falling behind Xia De, watched with satisfaction as the three arch ruins glowed slightly. The starry sky seemed to flicker, and then, in her surprised expression, the moonlight completed the missing parts of the arches, outlining the ancient carvings and murals that had originally existed.

And at this time, Xia De had already arrived in the center of the open space at the end of the three arches. The ground beneath his feet was glowing, but the changes Xia De wanted did not appear for a long time. He looked at the witch standing not far away, somewhat at a loss. Miss Bernice then prompted:

"What other methods do you have that can manifest the power of the ancient god?"

Xia De thought for a moment. This time, he threw out 【Vastness and Impermanence · Silver Moon】:

"I have passed through the three arches and entered the territory of the high dark night. I will praise you, and you will protect me."

Although he could not control this card, this playing card indeed directly represented the Silver Moon Sage, one of the thirteen ancient gods.

The playing card drifted and fell in front of Xia De with the night wind, but no abnormal event occurred. Just when Xia De thought his idea was wrong, the playing card touched the ground.

Just like a water droplet falling into a pool, the light flow instantly spread from beneath Xia De's feet to the surroundings. The diffusion of energy completely swept away the dust on the platform. Gold and silver lines together outlined a strange circular pattern composed of the sun, moon, and stars beneath Xia De's feet. The patterns were connected by lines, and flowers were dotted around them.

It looked like a star map, and also like the base array of some mysterious ritual, but Xia De recognized at a glance that this was the back of a Luo De card, except that the "moon" pattern was obviously larger and clearer than the other patterns.

The surrounding night became deeper at this moment. Xia De still remembered what he had to do. He took out the pepper shaker filled with sands of time that he had bought from Old John, held it up in his hands, and said softly:

"Praise the Goddess of the Dark Night. Please grant me the night and soak this sand of time."

The cold night wind blew toward the cliff from the distance, and the wind carried yellow sand, passing through Xia De's side like flowing water. The dark night was manifesting its power; the deep night was even older than the night of the Eternal Night City.

When that wind blew, the yellow sand that originally had a silver luster in the pepper shaker was now covered with a deep black, as if the shadow had been imprisoned in this small bottle.

【Outlander, you have touched a miracle. You have gained insight into the "Dark Night."】

"Success!"

Xia De felt that his joy could no longer be expressed in words, but all this was not over yet, because at this moment, he heard a voice that did not belong to him, nor did it belong to Miss Bernice.

Although that voice was very vague, it was extremely familiar to Xia De. He looked around in surprise, but did not see a familiar figure:

"I didn't hear it wrong, did I? What's the situation?"

【The land of Lende Valley is branded with the oldest memories. As the center of the earth, this land can retain more memories. This location is extremely special.】

"I know, so..."

【The story that once happened in this Dark Night Temple, enough to be deeply branded into the depths of the earth, has been reactivated because of the manifestation of the ancient god's power.】

"Another memory of the earth? Do I still have to use the power of the earth to peek?"

He thought of the moon-worshipping ruins near Osenfurt Manor. At that time, he witnessed the memory and obtained the miracle spirit rune. That was half a week ago.

【No, the power of the dark night has manifested. Cross the curtain of the night and witness the story that once happened under another night.】

Xia De didn't quite understand but nodded anyway:

"So what should I do?"

【Pray, pray to the earth, the moon, and time.】

"Three ancient gods..."

Xia De thought in his heart, signaling Miss Bernice not to approach first. He coughed to clear his throat, then stood in the glowing sun, moon, and star pattern on the ground, above the clearest moon pattern, looked up and said to the moon:

"Praise the Earth Mother, may you show me the memory of this land! Praise the Silver Moon Sage, please tell me the story that once happened in your temple! Praise the Father of the Infinite Tree, may you protect me as I peek into the mystery of time again!"

As the words fell, the cold moonlight shone on Xia De, and the earth-yellow airflow rolled up from beneath Xia De's feet. The moonlight and the earth's spiritual energy blended in front of Xia De. Xia De waited for a while, then knowingly took a 【Youthful Leaf】 from his pocket.

The leaf was thrown by him toward that group of light. From then on, only two youthful leaves remained in his hand. And the originally beautiful silver-yellow intertwined light, with the addition of the green leaf, instantly turned into a deep black like the night curtain. The flowing light gradually expanded until it formed a black curtain with considerable texture in front of Xia De.

"Very deja vu, if Fiona wasn't here... but today is Sunday again, in a while... oh, please wait a moment, I want to watch a memory."

He turned to Miss Bernice and said. The witch asked with some concern:

"Do you know what you are doing? I remember, you just wanted to find the power to infect the sands of time, what is this for? When Xiris and the others went to learn the memories of the earth, it wasn't like this."

"Please rest assured, I will be back soon. They used the divine arts of the old gods, I am using this... the power of the ancient gods."

Xia De said with considerable certainty, bent down to pick up 【Founding · Silver Moon】 to prevent it from being blown away by the wind, and then tried to take a step toward the night curtain. His body seemed to pass through a curtain of cold water, and then he found that he was still standing on the open space of the cliff, and in front of him was still the dark night and the starry sky, but there were two more people here.

Luweiya with long hair, her hands behind her back, stood on the edge of the cliff looking at the starry sky; Miss Lasers supported the ground with her hands, sat on the edge of the cliff, and stretched her legs to the outside of the cliff. Both of them had their backs to Xia De, but they were very close.

There were no clouds in the night sky at all, as if the two girls were standing in the starry sky.

Xia De tilted his head, and for a moment, he didn't react to what the situation was now.