Lin Li didn't say much to Archbishop Martin and the others, and instead brought them back to the top floor of the Central Tower. On the control panel, the large control crystal was emitting a bright light. Lin Li walked straight to the control panel, and used his mental strength to communicate with the control crystal. He then gave the command to activate the Sky Castle according to the experience he had gained long ago.
As the command was issued, the entire Sky Castle suddenly trembled slightly, and the surrounding walls on this floor actually became transparent, until it seemed to have disappeared completely, revealing the scene outside. It made the people on this floor feel as if they were outside the tower, and they could even clearly see the Nether Storms that were continuously emerging in the void.
At the same time, they could also see that the buildings and streets of the Sky Castle had also lit up layer by layer, forming a massive and complicated Array. The 36 Magic Towers also seemed to have become shining lamp posts that emitted a dazzling light. In particular, the top of the tower seemed to have gathered small suns.
"Okay, we're going back," Lin Li said to everyone. The control crystal on the control panel suddenly emitted an even more dazzling ray of light. At the same time, the light on the top of the 36 Magic Towers outside also shot towards the sky above the Sky Castle. A huge vortex of light gradually formed in the void above the Sky Castle.
When the vortex of light expanded to its largest size, the Sky Castle slowly rose up under Lin Li's control. First, it was the outermost canopy, followed by the tallest building, the Central Tower, and the 36 Magic Towers. All of them entered the vortex of light bit by bit.
As the Sky Castle completely entered the vortex of light, the vortex of light also gradually shrank until it condensed into a ball of light that gradually dimmed and disappeared in the void. Everything finally returned to normal.
At the same time that the Sky Castle entered the vortex of light, the clear sky in the wilderness of the Ledin Kingdom in Anril was suddenly filled with lightning and thunder. The blue sky was torn open by a massive force. The herdsmen and caravans in the wilderness looked at the changes in the sky in horror. Fear made them lose the strength to escape, and they could only watch in a daze, waiting for the disaster to befall them.
Soon, an inverted mountain peak slowly emerged from the gaping wound in the sky, accompanied by a powerful aura of destruction. Although everything was happening high up in the sky, the strong sense of oppression almost caused the people below to collapse. Everyone was forced to lie on the ground, constantly praying to all the gods they knew.
Finally, the entire Sky Castle broke away from the tear, and the tear in the sky gradually healed. The huge Sky Castle floated quietly in the sky, forming a huge shadow on the wilderness. However, it did not crash down as the people below had feared.
The herdsmen and the caravan people were lying on the ground, not daring to look up. However, after waiting for a long time, they saw the huge shadow moving slowly on the ground. Only then did they muster up the courage to look up at the sky, only to see the inverted mountain slowly drifting in one direction.
"Heavens, what is that thing? What kind of power can make a mountain fly in the sky?!" While the people on the ground were glad that they had escaped a calamity, they were also extremely curious about the floating inverted mountain.
"Oh no, that's the direction of the Holy Mountain. Is that mountain heading to the Holy Mountain!?" After all, the people in the caravan were more knowledgeable, and could immediately tell that the mountain was drifting in the direction of the Holy Mountain.
Almost everyone in the Ledin Kingdom was a believer of the Brilliance Shrine. Seeing that the mountain in the sky was drifting in the direction of the Holy Mountain, they immediately had a terrifying thought. However, the mountain seemed to be drifting very slowly, but in fact, it was far faster than the speed of horses. Even if they wanted to rush over to warn them, it would be too late.
At this moment, in the Central Tower of the Sky Castle, Lin Li, who had successfully driven the Sky Castle into Anril, did not seem to be overjoyed at all. Instead, he frowned, and looked extremely worried.
"Master Felic, we've already returned successfully. What are you still worried about?" Archbishop Martin asked when he noticed that there was something wrong with Lin Li's expression. In his opinion, it should be something worth rejoicing over. Even if Lin Li did not show uncontrollable joy, he shouldn't be wearing such an expression.
Lin Li snapped out of his thoughts, and looked at Archbishop Martin. Still looking worried, he said, "If I'm not wrong, there seems to be some unusual changes in Anril now compared to when we left."
After all, Lin Li was a Sanctuary powerhouse, and his understanding of the world was far greater than that of those in the Legendary-realm. Hence, as soon as he returned to Anril, he immediately felt the changes in the world. The structure of the Laws of the world seemed to have become more unstable, and the magical elements of the entire world seemed to have become much denser. It was almost a hundred-fold increase.
"What? We seemed to have only spent more than a month exploring the Sky Castle. How could Anril have changed in such a short period of time?" Although Donald already knew that Lin Li was a true Sanctuary powerhouse, he still didn't quite believe what Lin Li said.
Lin Li did not answer him, and instead gave an order to the control crystal to put away the canopy that shrouded the Sky Castle. As the canopy was put away, the Sky Castle was almost completely exposed to the environment of Anril, and a large amount of magical elements immediately surged in, almost forming a powerful mana tide.
Although Donald could not sense the changes in the nature of the World Laws like Lin Li could, he was still very sensitive to magical elements as a Legendary-mage who was at the peak of the Legendary-realm. Hence, he immediately felt that the magical elements in the surrounding environment had obviously increased greatly compared to when he entered the Sky Castle.
"When did the magical elements in Anril become so dense? However, isn't this a good thing? What are you worried about, Master Felic? " Although Donald felt the changes in the magical elements, he could not understand what Lin Li was worried about. After all, the increase in the density of magical elements was indeed a good thing for the profession of mages.
It was said that there had been four large-scale magic tides in the history of Anril, and each time the magic tides appeared, a large number of mages who were stuck in a bottleneck would be able to break through and promote the magical civilization of humans to develop by leaps and bounds.
The benefits of breaking through the bottleneck were not just an increase in strength. For example, a level-19 Archmage who could not step into the Legendary-realm might have a lifespan of about 100 years. However, once he suddenly broke through the bottleneck and stepped into the Legendary-realm, it would immediately be equivalent to gaining another 100 years of lifespan. Hence, to most mages, the emergence of the magic tides was definitely a rare opportunity that came once in a hundred years.
Only those who truly stood at the top of Anril, such as the three arbitrators of the Supreme Council and Pope Rosario of the Brilliance Shrine, knew that the magic tides did not just bring opportunities to humans. Every time the magic tides appeared, it would be accompanied by a huge disaster, which was the so-called Black Current. Even Pope Rosario of the Brilliance Shrine was injured by a prehistoric viper because he was trying to clear the Black Current in the Sunset Mountains. That was a testament to how terrifying the Black Current was.
That was exactly what Lin Li was worried about. Back in the Blackstone Mountains, Tutankhamun had once mentioned the magic tides and the Black Current. In fact, the Black Current was not a real disaster. The real disaster for the entire Anril was caused by the magic tides and the continuous expansion of the spatial rifts. The expansion of the spatial rifts would not only lead to the invasion of a large number of prehistoric magical beasts, but also the collapse of the entire world's nomological structure. In that case, Anril would probably really be torn apart.
The mission that Geresco had left for Lin Li was for him to completely seal the spatial rifts caused by the collapse of the Tree of Eternity after he had enough strength. Hence, Lin Li had always been particularly concerned about the spatial rifts. Although he did not like the role of saving the world, he definitely could not sit back and watch Anril be destroyed, even if it was just for the sake of his own survival.
Now, the changes in Anril immediately made Lin Li think of the issue of the spatial rifts. The sudden increase in magical elements seemed to be very similar to the legendary magic tides. Could it be that the disaster that Geresco mentioned had arrived in advance?
Lin Li controlled the Sky Castle and flew straight towards the Holy Mountain of the Brilliance Shrine, not because he wanted to send Archbishop Martin and the others back, but more importantly because he wanted to find out from Rosario about what had happened in Anril during this period of time. After all, only people of Rosario's level could possibly know more in-depth things.
Although the Sky Castle was huge, it was still very fast. It only took less than half an hour to reach the vicinity of the Holy Mountain in the hinterland of the Ledin Kingdom from the boundless wilderness at the northwest border of the Ledin Kingdom.
The arrival of the Sky Castle naturally made the Brilliance Shrine and the Ledin Kingdom nervous. No one would be able to stay calm when such a massive entity appeared in the sky above their own domain. Soon, the Giant Eagle Knights of the Ledin Kingdom and the Pegasus Knights of the Brilliance Shrine rose into the sky from their respective residences, and cautiously approached the Sky Castle.
"Master Felic, I'll go out and explain to them. Don't worry," Archbishop Martin immediately said nervously. Upon seeing this, Archbishop Martin immediately became nervous, but the reason for his nervousness was that he was worried that Lin Li would get impatient and destroy the two Knights directly. After visiting the Sky Castle, he was very confident that the Sky Castle definitely had such power.
"Archbishop Martin, don't be nervous. I'm here as a guest, and I don't want to be an unwelcome guest. Please go and inform them," Lin Li said to Archbishop Martin nonchalantly. At the same time, he was also observing the two legions of knights that were flying close to the Sky Castle.
The Giant Eagle Knights of the Ledin Kingdom rode on massive eagles that had a wingspan of about 20 meters. Such a massive body was the only reason it could support a person sitting on its back. The knights were all wearing light leather armor, and seemed rather small on the back of the giant eagles. The weapons in their hands were a special kind of crossbow, and naturally, their only way of attack was to shoot arrows. Clearly, the combat power of the Giant Eagle Knights was not very strong, and they mostly served as scouts on the battlefield. Usually, they were in charge of the air security of important cities.
On the other side was the Pegasus Knights of the Brilliance Knights, who rode on a kind of pegasus with white wings that looked similar to unicorns. In fact, the mutated pegasus that had been passed down from the Dark Age had nothing to do with unicorns at all. It was just a horse with wings. Besides, the mutated pegasus did not only have white wings, but also mostly had black and mottled wings. The Brilliance Shrine was just screening some of them.
The pegasus looked very handsome, but in fact, they had almost no combat power at all. The knights on the horses were mainly responsible for fighting. Hence, the Pegasus Knights of the Brilliance Shrine did not have any outstanding achievements in history, and their role was similar to the Giant Eagle Knights of the Ledin Kingdom.
Looking at the Giant Eagle Knights and the Pegasus Knights, Lin Li could also imagine why the Gryphon Knights of the Felan Kingdom could be so famous. The giant eagles and pegasus merely gave the knights the ability to fly, while the Gryphon Knights were real magical beasts. Not only were they stronger in terms of physique, they also had powerful magic spells. If the Giant Eagle Knights and the Pegasus Knights encountered the Gryphon Knights of the Felan Kingdom, they would probably be tortured.
While Lin Li was observing the Giant Eagle Knights and the Pegasus Knights, Archbishop Martin had already arrived outside the Sky Castle, and revealed his identity as the archbishop of the Brilliance Shrine. After some conversation between the two, Archbishop Martin waved his hands domineeringly, and the two groups of knights finally flew away from the Sky Castle.
However, after Archbishop Martin returned, everyone, including Lin Li, discovered that there was a drastic change in the archbishop's expression. He was no longer as joyful as before, and was instead frowning.
"Archbishop Martin, why are you … Did you find out something from them?" Donald asked in bewilderment.
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