After finishing the long letter, Li Xiang let out a long sigh. He had decided to stay for a long time for the construction of the Great Wall of Disaster, and he did not know if Ming Xu would support him.
But when he thought about how these brave and fearless city guards had died time and time again for the sake of the human camp, and how they did not even have complete corpses, he could not bring himself to leave this place.
A year of exile, if nothing went wrong, would not only be able to train himself, but he would also be able to avoid the conflict of the seven continents. He might even be able to increase his player level.
But what about after a year? The sky and earth here would not change, but after seeing everything here, he would definitely not be able to let go.
Polar night players not only shouldered the fate of everyone in the Polar night faction, but they also took over the banner of protecting the human camp from the two legendary players, Polar night and Lighthouse.
After sealing the letter properly and putting it aside, Li Xiang could no longer sleep, so he put on his clothes and walked out of the castle.
The air was filled with the fragrance of rice. In this season, the snow wheat was about to ripen, and in the breeze, the wheat swayed, symbolizing hope and tomorrow.
He walked outside, and because he was wearing the black robes of the Night Watchers, no one dared to stop him.
The city guards were the same as those in Iceshen City, directly lying on the ground and guarding the city wall, ready to deal with any sudden battle.
In the last bloody battle, the Night Watchers of the Colosseum were almost completely wiped out, and the apocalyptic scene was deeply engraved in the minds of the survivors. But time could numb and wash away everything, but the scars left in the hearts of the survivors could not be healed.
After going through a battle of destruction, even if they were lucky enough to survive, those people had to undergo psychological treatment. After completing the initial treatment, there was no light in their eyes, and they would only kill according to their instincts.
Li Xiang was bored to death as he strolled around the city wall. Across the wall was the sea of stars where the calamities gathered. After listening to the description of the Night King and Polar Night, he was very curious about the sea of stars that was built after the atmosphere was shattered.
It was a pity that his level was not high enough, or else he would definitely try to see what kind of place it was.
After walking for a while, a faint light began to appear in front of them. Li Xiang looked over curiously. During the night at the Great Wall of Disaster, no one was allowed to light a fire without permission.
That might attract the sleeping xenogeneics, and if that led to a large scale attack, it would not be worth it.
The faint light grew brighter and brighter as he approached. When he got close to the temple, his eyes were not used to the dazzling lights.
It was a simple and unadorned temple. No one knew what it was dedicated to, but it was able to stand tall in a place like the Great Wall of Disaster.
The temple was dilapidated, but it exuded a dignified aura.
The light came from the temple. As soon as Li Xiang approached, he sensed an ancient and dignified aura. It was actually similar to the aura of Chaos on his body.
He walked in and found that the interior of the temple was very familiar. After thinking about it carefully, he suddenly remembered that this was the mysterious side hall that he and Ji Yanqing had been brought to by the Ji Family's ancestor during the Deep Sea Kingdom trial.
A dilapidated Buddha statue lay on the side, covered in cobwebs. A Night Watcher dressed in black sat quietly in front of the Buddha statue. He seemed to be muttering something softly.
When he heard someone approaching, his chanting stopped abruptly. His machine-like head creaked as he turned to look at Li Xiang. His eyes were pitch-black and filled with a deathly stillness.
"It's been ten years. It's been ten whole years. I've finally waited for you." His voice was hoarse and unpleasant to the ear. It sounded like metal grinding against metal, causing Li Xiang's ears to hurt.
"You're … Wanqing's Second Uncle?" Li Xiang was stunned for a moment before he asked in a low voice.
When he heard the name Wanqing, a hint of life appeared in the man's deathly still eyes, but it quickly dimmed again.
"Wanqing … that child. How is she now?" he asked in a lifeless voice. His entire body was surrounded by a deathly stillness.
That aura was almost tangible. Even someone like Li Xiang, who had the Disaster Bloodline and Origin Fire Clone in his body, found it difficult to control himself.
Ji Yanqing had said that her Second Uncle had been banished by the family and exiled to the Disaster Great Wall because he had secretly cultivated a strange cultivation method.
The Ji Family's ancestor had said that this was his arrangement. However, looking at Second Uncle's appearance, there was no doubt that he had cultivated such a cultivation method.
Moreover, it was an extremely terrifying one.
The aura coming from under the Buddha statue was comparable to the three supreme auras in his body. It was clear that this scroll that recorded the secret sealing technique came from an existence of the same level as the Creator.
"The Ji Family was destroyed by the tarot cards not long after you left. If I remember correctly, you and Wanqing are the only ones still alive in the entire Ji Family," Li Xiang answered truthfully.
When he heard this, Second Uncle's shoulders trembled slightly. Then, a withered and ugly smile appeared on his withered face under the black cloak.
It was hard to imagine that this man, who was even older than an old man, was the distinguished and elegant man that Ji Yanqing had mentioned. He had once been regarded as the successor of the family.
"Big Brother … So you've already expected this outcome?" He smiled bitterly. The arms and legs that extended out of the black cloak were withered and weak. They were almost devoid of human form.
"Please restrain your grief. At least Wanqing is doing well now. Moreover, she's pregnant. The Ji Family has an heir." Li Xiang sighed. The Seven Lineages of the Ancient Martial Arts had sworn to protect the secrets of the human camp with their lives. They had been the most loyal warriors from one era to the next.
During the Loulan era, King Loulan had led the ancestors of the Seven Lineages of the Ancient Martial Arts to rebel against the human camp. The Ji Family's ancestors had used atonement to make their descendants suffer and be cursed for generations. However, they had preserved this most important secret item.
Their forbearance and foresight were admirable.
"So that little follower who followed me back then has already become someone's wife?" Second Uncle grinned. His mood improved slightly. Then, he fixed his gaze on Li Xiang. "You're the person I've been waiting for. There's no mistake."
"Maybe, maybe not." Li Xiang shook his head.
Second Uncle stood up abruptly and said firmly to him, "There's no mistake. It must be you. This temple has always stood where the Beast Arena is. I received a dream from my ancestors and came here. Then, I believed that everything in the dream was real. Because of this, I was willing to hide in the Disaster Great Wall and wait for that person's arrival.
"In ten years, I've advanced from a Level-3 Magician to a Level-1 Assassin. I've experienced countless battles to defend the city and even joined the Night Watchers. However, this temple has never been entered by anyone other than myself. Over time, everyone only thought of this place as an ancient ruin. Even the garrison commander didn't have the ability to enter this place. "
He looked at the dilapidated Buddha statue. Although it was called a Buddha statue, Li Xiang had never seen the god enshrined in it. It was neither a Buddha from his previous life, nor was it a religion that was popular in the Seven Continents.
If he had to describe it, he looked more like a normal human with a shaved head and a strange robe.
Looking at his clothes, the style of his robe was somewhat similar to the Blue Planet era that Li Xiang had experienced. It was a uniform unique to some religions. He had seen it many times on television.
"This temple has a supreme aura lingering around it. Even high-level players can't enter. Apart from me, who has the ancestor's token, only those who are truly waiting can enter."
He spoke very slowly, without the slightest hint of excitement. Ten long years of experience had long since worn away all his emotions. Even though he knew that everything was about to end, he couldn't feel happy.
It was just that he had completed a mission.
For this mission, he had endured humiliation for ten years. He had been insulted by his family for ten years. He had been abandoned here for ten years. He hadn't even been able to rush back when the Ji family was destroyed. However, he had no choice but to do so.
Back then, his eldest brother had ruthlessly expelled him from the family. Perhaps it was because he hoped that he could truly shoulder the responsibility of the Ji family and draw a perfect end to the rebellion of the Seven Lineages of Ancient Martial Arts so that everyone could be freed from the identity of the descendants of sinners.
Now, he had finally done it.
However, he always felt that his heart was empty. There was nothing left.
This sense of heaviness made Li Xiang feel extremely oppressed.
"Follow me. The scroll is under the Buddha statue." He dragged his body slowly to the side of the fallen Buddha statue. He reached out and took out a yellowed scroll.
"This is the scroll. I haven't seen it before. I'll leave it to you." He expressed lifelessly. The moment he handed the scroll over, he finally had some vitality.
The mission was finally completed.
Li Xiang took the scroll respectfully. He realized that no one else could spy on him here, so he simply opened the scroll.
"This is?" Looking at the scroll in front of him, there were no rune markings as expected. There was no magical aura or profound incantations. It was just an extremely ordinary map.
"I don't know. I only know that the ancestors asked me to protect it. When you come to take it, my mission will be completed." He shook his head. He wasn't even interested in looking at it. "I hope that when you return to the Seven Continents, you can clear the name of the Seven Lineages of Ancient Martial Arts."
"Don't worry." Li Xiang nodded. Seeing him kneel back down so woodenly, this person had completely lost his humanity.
He was like a walking corpse.
"Actually, you can return to the Seven Continents. Wanqing's husband is an officer in the military and is also my colleague. They should be able to become players in a few years. At that time, it won't be a problem to rebuild the Ji family. If you're willing to go back, Wanqing will be very happy. "
"Go back? In the past ten years, as a Night Watcher, my body has been eroded by the calamities. Even if I go back, I can transform into a mutant at any time. It's just harming others and myself. " His eyes dimmed and he shook his head. "Since you've taken the scroll, then my final mission is to die in battle here. There's no need to say more. Quickly leave this place."
"Then … take care." Li Xiang knew that he had made up his mind. He bowed respectfully and then quickly left the temple.
The map in the scroll wasn't difficult to understand, but the path was enough to make one admire the creator's ingenuity.
With the help of the Void World and the Shadow World, the real area was hidden. If there was no corresponding magic array and activation method, then no one would be able to find the real location of the area.
Such an exquisite design, just the concept alone was ahead of the current Seven Continents by several eras.
However, the Ji Family's ancestor had clearly stated that the scroll contained the Sealing Technique that humans used to seal Calamities. Why was it a map instead? The method to use the scroll was most likely the method to activate the concealment magic arrays.
There was no other way. He could only find an opportunity to give this scroll to Honey for research. There would probably be no progress if it was left with him. After the Ji Family ancestor disappeared, there was no possibility of knowing the method to activate the magic array.
At the last moment, he suddenly gave up on revealing this secret. Instead, he turned around and warned them to be careful. "Calamities …"
There was definitely something else in the second half of the sentence. However, if it was not finished, then it was not a calamity.
If it was a calamity camp, there was no need to drag it out so long. The word calamity would suffice.
That meant that they had to be careful of things related to calamities.
Li Xiang could only think of two possibilities: calamities and the Goddess of Calamities. Now, he was more inclined to the Goddess of Calamities.
The latter was becoming more and more problematic. It was also possible that the Ji Family ancestor did not want her to know this secret.
"Wait …" Li Xiang suddenly stopped in his tracks. Then, he quickly ran back to his room, took out a pen and paper, and wrote down all his doubts on it.
If the Ji Family ancestor did not want the Goddess of Calamities to know the method to activate the map's magic array, this map was related to the sealing of calamities. It was beneficial to humans, but not to the Goddess of Calamities. That was why he stopped describing it.
In other words, the Goddess of Calamities might know this secret. That was why she designed that strange School Championship, including the Sky Race's ruins, which were tailor-made trials for Fei Yujing's advancement.
After connecting all the clues to the Goddess of Calamities, it seemed that everything was traceable.
At the beginning, during the second phase of his Polar night training, Yu Yi said that he received a special mission. He did not expect to encounter a borderline mutant. After that, he went to find the person who issued the mission, but the other party deleted the account. There was no way to even check.
Even when he went through the Polar night channel, he found nothing.
After that, he seemed to have found some clues. In the process of continuing the investigation, he was pulled by the Goddess of Calamities to be refreshed. After he came out, he was given a mission and died at the hands of the Goddess of Calamities.
If the mastermind was the Goddess of Calamities, everything would make sense.
What did he find that caused him to be silenced?
In addition, since Li Xiang's ultimate trial, the Goddess of Calamities' abnormal behavior had been endless. This included special treatment for him. She had secretly contacted him several times.
The Queen of Pain's Sky Arena that time was also contacted by the Goddess of Calamities.
There was also his and Wan Qing's ultimate ranking match.
He was forcefully sent to be refreshed and then lost that memory.
According to the Night King and Polar night, the Goddess of Calamities hiding in the new world was the Emperor Family's ultimate method to control the seven continents. It had always been effective before, but it gradually went out of control.
In these years, it was said that the Emperor Family did not appear to contact them. He also learned from Xuanyue and the others that the Emperor Family had not sent anyone to bring the Yue Family to have children for many years …
In addition, after losing control, the respawn effect was not as good as before. The Goddess of Calamities also liked to simulate the battle scenes between humans and calamities.
They had even purposely used the trials to inform more people about how the Calamities had captured and raised humans and destroyed many human eras.
This time, the Level 9 conscription order happened not long after his accident. All these signs made him suspicious.
"The most important thing is that the Goddess of Calamities' loss of control gradually happened after the White King and the others returned from the Eternal Gate. To be precise, the first point in Lord Polar night's memory was not long after Bai Lili's death!"
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