At the thought of this, Lin Li grew wary. According to Adelo, Cheyenne was already a powerhouse in the Legendary-realm, and there were very few things in this world that could attract him. Why did he still come to the Blackstone Mountains every year?
Could it be because of the darkness in the cave …?
It was not a good thing to have his eyes on the same thing as a Legendary-realm powerhouse …
"Oh, yes. What do you think of the Scar of Death, Mage Felic?" After Adelo briefly introduced his teacher, he did not continue. Instead, he strangely changed the topic.
"The Scar of Death?" Lin Li frowned, and said, "I think there must be a strange power in the Scar of Death that can continuously produce Undead creatures, and …"
"Furthermore, the Undead creatures that are born from this power will be stronger than ever before …" Adelo smiled as he continued, "Mage Felic's view is exactly the same as Teacher Cheyenne's. 20 years ago, when Teacher Cheyenne first entered the Scar of Death, he said the same thing as you …"
"Is that so …"
"When we entered the Scar of Death that time, we encountered a total of two battles. The first was with a large number of Skeletal Warriors, and we barely escaped from that cave last night. The second battle happened in this cave, but unfortunately, I had already lost consciousness, and did not witness the entire battle. I only knew that when I woke up, I had already returned to Aminya City, and Teacher Cheyenne, who brought me back to Aminya City, had a much weaker magical wave. He was almost no different from an ordinary Archmage …"
"Oh?" Lin Li was shocked. It was not like he had never seen a Legendary-mage turn into an Archmage. Wasn't that the case with Ujfalusi? After the battle in the ruins of Syer Town, he turned from a Lich to a level-18 Archmage. However, the reason for all this was the unique Holy Light. It was Lin Li who used the Holy Light to destroy the powerful Humerus Domain, and caused Ujfalusi to fall from the Legendary-realm.
As for Sean, what did he encounter?
At this time, Lin Li's heart was filled with doubts, but he did not ask anything. He only nodded his head, and listened quietly. He knew very well that since Adelo had used this as an opening, he would naturally tell him everything.
After Adelo heaved a sigh of relief, he continued, "Teacher Cheyenne did not go into detail about the battle that took place in this cave. He only told me that he encountered the strongest enemy he had ever encountered in his life in this cave. The battle could only be described as tragic. Although Teacher Cheyenne won in the end, the advantage he had was so small that it was almost negligible. Moreover, Teacher Cheyenne soon discovered that the enemy's power was rather strange. It seemed to have fused with the entire Scar of Death, and no matter what method Teacher Cheyenne used, he could not kill it completely. In the end, he had no choice but to temporarily seal it at the cost of his power in the Legendary-realm. After that, he had to return to the Scar of Death every year to reinforce the seal."
"What an interesting story …" Lin Li smiled, and then asked curiously, "But isn't that good? Why did he send an advance party into the Scar of Death?"
"Because a few years later, Teacher Cheyenne found something related to the Scar of Death in a High Elves ruin …"
"Oh?"
"It was a diary, a diary written by a High Elven noble. Perhaps it was because of the passage of time, but most of the contents had become blurred. The only part that was still recognizable was the research on Necromagic. It was said that a considerable number of High Elven nobles had already wavered in their beliefs about the 'living God', and began to seek immortality through other means. Hence, Necromagic appeared in their sights, and they felt that it was the only way to achieve immortality. Some of the High Elven nobles built a research base in the Blackstone Mountains. Unfortunately, the research had just started when war broke out, and the High Elven nobles who desired immortality had no choice but to temporarily stop their research and invest their limited resources into the war …" At this point, Adelo paused for a moment. "As for what happened after that, it was written very clearly in the diary. The allied forces took down six Sky Castles, and killed Her Majesty beside the throne of the Tree of Eternity. This ended the dark and cruel rule of the High Elves, and this research base of Necromagic hidden in the Blackstone Mountains was forever lost in the long river of time …"
Lin Li listened quietly as if he was listening to a story that had nothing to do with him. If one were to look at his calm expression, one would not be able to understand the agitation in this young mage's heart …
Lin Li took a deep breath, and barely managed to calm the agitation in his heart. However, the words that Adelo had just said kept flashing through his mind.
Adelo's words immediately made Lin Li think of a person — or rather, a High Elf. Indeed, it was Norfeller's former master, the half-brother of the Highlord. It was Giovanni who had turned himself into a Lich in the underground palace of the Demon Fall Valley!
Lin Li did not know much about Giovanni. He only knew that among the nobles of the High Elves, Giovanni was the first to study Necromagic, and was also the first to use Necromagic as a way to achieve immortality. According to Norfeller's memories, it was all because Giovanni had entered the tomb of the Immortal King by chance …
As for where the tomb was and what secrets were hidden in it, Norfeller did not know that much. The existence of the Immortal King was a mystery that even the High Elves could not solve. Even Lin Li, who had been mistaken for the Immortal King twice in a row, only found out some information from the former Lich after signing the Soul Contract with Ujfalusi …
The time when the Immortal King appeared should be between the Dark Age and the prehistoric times. At that time, the war between the Wyrms and the Titans had just ended, and the High Elves born under the Tree of Eternity had just risen. It was then that the Immortal King appeared. In the legends of the High Elves, the Immortal King was the most powerful existence in Anril. Even the entire High Elves Dynasty was built with the help of the Immortal King …
However, for some reason, there were very few records about the Immortal King in the books of the High Elves. Even when it was unavoidable, it was only mentioned vaguely. As a result, the scholars of the High Elves had been debating about the origin of the Immortal King throughout the entire Dark Age.
Some people believed that the Immortal King was the last Titan of the prehistoric times, while others believed that the Immortal King was the Divinity of a certain deity. There were even some who believed that the Immortal King was actually another identity of Her Majesty the Empress. In short, there were all kinds of opinions, and everyone wanted to convince the other party, but no one could produce enough evidence.
This debate lasted for countless years until the High Elves Dynasty fell. Humans occupied more than 80% of the land in Anril, and the name of the Immortal King gradually disappeared in the long river of time.
Perhaps Giovanni knew some of the truth …
Of course, there wouldn't be too many. Otherwise, Norfeller wouldn't have thought of himself as the Immortal King in the underground palace of the Demon Fall Valley. That powerful soul from the Shadowglen might have been misled like Giovanni …
Lin Li had always thought that everything was just a coincidence.
But now, Lin Li could not help but feel doubtful. If everything was a coincidence, wouldn't it be too much of a coincidence? They were both High Elves nobles who dreamed of attaining immortality through Necromagic, and also one of the seven pieces of the debris of the stars. If the name of the Immortal King appeared here again, he would really have to do some research …
While Lin Li's mind was spinning, Adelo's story continued. "But Teacher Cheyenne realized that everything had not ended. The High Elves nobles had left, but the research base was still running."
"What?" Lin Li was deep in thought when he suddenly heard this. He was shocked. "Ah … Mage Adelo, are you trying to tell me that after 1300 years, this research base is still being run by a High Elven noble?"
"No, no, no. The one running the research base is not a High Elven noble, but an altar in the center of the research base …"
"Is it the altar you mentioned at the beginning?"
"That's right …" Adelo nodded, and then continued, "According to Teacher Cheyenne, the construction techniques used in this altar can be said to be the crystallization of the entire Dark Age's construction techniques. It can only be described as breathtaking. The reason why the Scar of Death is always shrouded in a strange power is because of the existence of this altar. The altar itself has the power to turn living creatures into Undead creatures, and every living creature that is turned into an Undead creature will provide power to the altar in the form of a sacrifice, and this power will continue to support the altar's operation …"
Lin Li was speechless when he heard this karma that was like a tongue twister. At this moment, Lin Li really wanted to ask Adelo what his mother's name was.
Of course, Lin Li did not ask anything in the end, because he had more or less understood it …
Although Adelo's words were a mess, the logic behind it was not hard to understand. To put it simply, the altar turned the living and the Undead into a cycle that would never stop …
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