Chapter 413: Chapter 405: Searching for the [Purification] Source
Tens of thousands of Ah Jians vibrated their wings.
Shi Ming wasn’t in a hurry. He waited patiently for Ah Jian to retrace its memories.
This was, in itself, an attempt.
[Life + Death + Eternity + Destruction + Contamination + Purification + Spacetime + Fate = Zero]
With one of the eight missing, the Purification Origin was extremely important.
If Ah Jian couldn’t find any clues, he would use another wish from the Lamp of Wishes to ask the Star Spirit.
Ah Jian was like a search engine, and the Star Spirit was like a private tutor; from them, he could always get the clues he wanted.
...
「Thirty minutes later.」
Ah Jian’s tens of thousands of incarnations dissipated. The search seemed to have yielded a result.
"Master."
"Do you remember the combat footage of a Great Black Heaven Dragon that I sent you when I was being suppressed?"
’Footage?’
Of course, Shi Ming remembered.
Back then, when he had formally allied with Ah Jian, it had sent him a Memory Drop about the Great Black Heaven Dragon. It contained all of Ah Jian’s memories of the dragon, including a segment of footage showing the sovereign of destruction, the Great Black Heaven Dragon, in a standoff with a phantom figure.
Even then, he had felt that the phantom figure was anything but ordinary.
Even if it wasn’t a Holy Hall, it had to be one of the top-tier, peak S-rank creatures.
Later, as his experience grew, he formed more theories about the phantom figure. It could have been a Ten Thousand Forms Incarnation of the Ten Thousand Forms Kun, an avatar of the Seventy-Two Column Kings, or a spatiotemporal reflection manifested by the Candle Mirage’s Four-Dimensional Sanctuary...
But now, the answer was about to reveal itself.
"Master, that phantom figure... it’s not a vicious beast."
"Like Jianmu, it’s a plant from the ancient era. I think it was called..."
"the cyan flower that purifies discordant factors."
’The cyan flower that purifies discordant factors?’ A feeling of intense déjà vu washed over Shi Ming.
But he didn’t interrupt Ah Jian.
Instead, he continued to listen.
"It never developed consciousness and acts purely on instinct. When faced with discordant factors, it instinctively purifies them. In other words, it’s more like a darning needle and stain remover, patching up this planet."
"Master, this is all the information I could find in my memories."
Shi Ming stroked Ah Jian’s head.
"That’s very good," he said encouragingly.
"This is already very useful."
At that moment, he suddenly realized where the feeling of déjà vu came from. ’The cyan flower that purifies discordant factors...’
’The World-Purifying Cyan Lotus?’
It was hard not to make the connection.
Norse mythology, Egyptian mythology, and even the myths of Ah San had surfaced from beneath the ocean. It stood to reason that the mythology of the Dragon Country, with its even longer and more profound history, would also have a basis in reality, right?
According to Ah Jian’s information, the sole remaining [Purification] Holy Hall Origin had not become a conscious vicious beast. Instead, it existed as a plant, acting on instinct. It could transform into an ethereal Purifying Fire Lotus to actively combat discordant factors... This information was from at least ten thousand years ago. Myriads of years had passed; who knew where the Purification Origin was hidden now.
’Acting on instinct...’
’Actively purifying discord...’
Speaking of the greatest discord above the oceans right now, wasn’t it the Unceasing Water?
The area where the Unceasing Water was located had previously been occupied by the Ten Thousand Forms Kun. As one of the Seven Holy Halls, the Ten Thousand Forms Kun had been completely unaware of the Purification’s existence. The Eye of Destiny hadn’t sensed or warned of it either.
This meant the Purification Origin wasn’t "working" there.
It was working in other, more discordant places.
...
Shi Ming felt his head throbbing. ’This planet really is something else!’
’It’s still hiding some major bombshells!’
He took out the Lamp of Wishes.
He gave it a rub.
A giggle, like the chiming of golden bells, rang out again. The Star Spirit from the Lamp of Wishes appeared, covering her mouth as she laughed. Her voice, unlike the last time, wasn’t as forced, but carried a languid, enchanting laziness.
"Big guy, has it only been a day and you’re already missing me?"
"Let me hear your wish, hmm?"
Shi Ming didn’t bother with pleasantries.
He got straight to the point.
"O pure Star Spirit from the depths of the cosmos, my second wish is to obtain the [Purification] Holy Hall Origin."
The Star Spirit froze for a moment.
’Not even pretending anymore, are we?’
The languid laziness quickly turned into a clear, delicate warble.
"Big guy, you really dare to dream, don’t you~ I can’t fulfill that wish, you know~ Please make another wish within three minutes, or I’ll try to grant it in a... twisted way. But I can’t guarantee the result~"
Shi Ming wasn’t at all surprised by this response.
He quickly changed his wish.
"My second wish is to learn the location of the [Purification] Holy Hall Origin."
The Star Spirit blinked.
"Now that wish sounds much more reasonable. That’s something I can actually do. After all, I’m just a Star Spirit, not the Aladdin’s Divine Lamp from your legends..."
"Uhm..."
"Purification... Holy Hall... Origin..."
"This is harder than I thought~"
「Two minutes later.」
The Star Spirit’s voice lost its melodious, meandering charm and became hollow and pure. Then, as if reading from a script, she recited the information she had found without a trace of emotion.
"A long, long time ago,"
"at the dawn of this planet’s existence, it miraculously split into eight types of Holy Hall Origin."
"Seven of them were acquired by different creatures in different epochs, evolving into seven types of vicious beasts. Among them, [Life] and [Fate] have undergone two iterations, while the others have iterated only once, not long ago. But the final Holy Hall Origin, [Purification], has never been possessed by any living being."
"It manifested as a pure Cyan Lotus."
"Today, it is rooted in the deepest part of the earth’s core."
After she uttered the words "deepest part," the Star Spirit’s voice returned to its previous charmingly sweet tone.
"Big guy, your wish has been fulfilled. Are you satisfied with this service?"
Shi Ming shook his head.
’Not satisfied.’
’Too vague.’
"This can’t be considered a fulfilled wish at all. I need to make another one as a replacement."
"No can do~"
The Star Spirit’s voice became laced with grievance:
"I understand that you want your little Star Spirit to stay with you, big guy, but this wish took a *lot* of my energy. It wasn’t easy finding these little clues from the planet’s historical traces to get this information. If you have other wishes, you can always use your third chance~"
"Next time, then."
The Star Spirit blinked playfully.
"Okay."
"I have a feeling we’ll be seeing each other again very soon. Every human needs me, and you’re no exception."
Her body once again dissolved into a viscous, liquid light, pouring back into the oil lamp, which had reverted to its brand-new ashtray shape. Shi Ming put away the Lamp of Wishes and began to analyze the information from Ah Jian and the Star Spirit.
’A cyan lotus.’
’The deepest part of the underground is the Creation Star Core.’
’The Creation Star Core is absolutely massive.’
’In terms of cross-sectional area, it’s comparable to Australia Island. The last time I was on the periphery of the Creation Star Core, I used the Eye of Destiny from a distance but got no information about [Purification]. That’s to be expected, I guess. After all, the [Purification] origin is to the Creation Star Core what the Grand Canal is to the entire Earth.’
Shi Ming was thinking about it from another angle:
’The Purification Origin instinctively takes root where there is discord. On this planet, what could possibly need purification more than the Unceasing Water?’
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