whispering chapters.
Miss Felianna's power protected their eyes from harm. Amidst the three extreme lights, the giant tree behind them trembled slightly.
Two golden light spots appeared at the base of the tree roots, and two more golden light spots appeared at the height parallel to the tree crown. The four light spots connected sequentially to form a square, with tree vines Entanglement around the light, flashing with white lightning. A colossal golden gate materialized in front of the giant tree.
This was the true appearance of the Old God - Shifting Door when it manifested in the material world.
Xia De noticed white mist appearing around him, and deep within the gradually thickening white mist, a transparent giant tree faintly appeared.
The tree seemed to connect heaven and earth, with developed roots and a lush crown, its Pattern recording the stories of the entire world.
This was the figure of the Father of Infinite Trees. With the task complete, his body felt a pulling force backward; he was about to return.
“Miss Felianna, Miss Olanorde, may we meet again in the river of time. Thank you for your guidance.”
He bowed slightly, speaking rapidly:
“I am truly glad to have met you!”
“Xia De, I hope your future path is peaceful.”
The Moon Witch seemed to gather great courage, reaching out to embrace him, but found that Xia De had already become an illusion. The leaf in her hand drifted to the ground with the night wind.
“Xia De, may you never be devoured by darkness.”
Miss Feilianna also said loudly:
“If possible, if I can still retain memories of you after leaving Thousand Tree Forest, I will surely leave you a gift! When you hear of me in your epoch, you will certainly obtain it! Also, be careful of merfolk; their potions are not easily taken, and the merfolk’s weakness is fishing rods!”
Although she could not see the white mist, she could feel the sudden appearance of a great power. However, another God present clearly “saw” what Xia De was experiencing:
“So that’s it, you are also a favored one of the Tree Father.”
Xia De heard the sigh of the God in his ear. He endured the pain in his eyes and looked up at the golden gate that had already opened:
“You must know the time key, so why is there no key to the sixth epoch?!”
This was a sudden question from Xia De. His body was retreating, and the figures of the two Witches were already blurry. Miss Feilianna and the Moon Witch waved goodbye to him together.
If Xia De guessed correctly, this time it was a permanent farewell.
“Because—”
The white mist completely enveloped Xia De.
“Strictly speaking—”
But the latter half of the sentence still passed through the boundary of time and entered his ears:
“The point in time you are in—”
Deep within the white mist, on the transparent giant tree, two emerald green leaves naturally fell, overlapping as they drifted towards Xia De. This was the reward for the task.
“Is not at all—”
He held his notebook and storybook, stumbling out of the bedroom door, startling the curious orange cat.
“The sixth epoch.”
The lingering sound echoed in Xia De's ears, vibrating his heart and trembling his soul:
【In the dark forest, God and God walked together. The Tree gave the princess tasks and power, while the Gate gave you Knowledge.】
【Outsider, you have listened to the story of the Old God 'yaobian gate', and you have learned the Miracle of the Old God 'yaobian gate'.】
Xia De stood there dazed, his Destiny Ring automatically appearing behind him. Golden light traces accompanied the rapidly rotating Destiny Ring. In the white steam, golden light spots were engraved on the wheel behind him. The aura flickered, and the cat looked up blankly at the lights. That was the power of Miracle, that was the secret known by the soul of wisdom from the story of the Old God.
【Outsider, you have engraved the golden Miracle Ling Rune - Kiss of the Tree.】
Xia De had no time to deal with this. He stood in his empty home, frowning, and asked hesitantly, not knowing to whom:
“It’s not the sixth epoch now?”
This almost overturned all facts.
She certainly would not answer this question:
【Outsider, you have returned to the present time.】
【Message from the Old God “Father of Infinite Trees”:】
“What?”
【Infinite time blesses you.】
Xia De stood there, tilting his head and thinking for a moment. He felt something moving at his pant leg. Looking down, he saw the small orange cat jumping, wanting him to pick it up.
Holding the two leaves in his hand, Xia De bent down, picked up the cat, and walked to the living room window. He opened the window and took a deep breath of the misty air outside. The time was 0:03. On Saint Delan Square outside the window, only two police officers patrolling with kerosene lamps passed by in the faint yellow glow of the streetlights.
A quiet night, all was well.
“Is it not the sixth epoch now?”
He asked quietly again, this was to himself.
Then he used the Miracle 【Perceive Time】, perceiving time as usual:
sixth epoch · common era 1853 · Flourishing Flower Month · Eighth Day Dawn · 0:03.
“No problem, God shouldn’t deceive me.”
The cat in his arms squinted its eyes and rubbed its side face against him.
“But He said, strictly speaking, it’s not the sixth epoch now, so there are no keys to the past time of the sixth epoch. Strictly speaking, that is, not strictly speaking, it is the sixth epoch now.”
Mia stretched out her small paw, wanting to pry at Xia De’s other clenched hand. Xia De then temporarily placed the cat on the windowsill and put one of the leaves in front of his eyes.
Both of his eyes glowed slightly at the same time. Along the veins of the leaf, golden Miracle elements entered Xia De’s soul through his eyes from the leaf. The Miracle - 【Space Stabilization Aura】, which required no casting materials, was as simple as its name. Centered on Xia De, space in a certain nearby area became stable.
The most basic use: when Xia De uses 【Raglai's Leap】 and activates 【Space Stabilization Aura】, the stable space will reduce the probability of him attracting strange things. With the blessing of “Divine Radiance,” this means Xia De can use it about every ten seconds without attracting anything strange.
He would need to experiment to find the more precise interval, as the Father of Infinite Trees did not give him an instruction manual.
But this was enough; the value of the Miracle 【Raglai's Leap】 was greatly increased, even becoming Xia De’s most important Miracle.
Of course, 【Space Stabilization Aura】 only had this effect because Xia De had space-jumping Miracles.
The true purpose of the Miracle 【Space Stabilization Aura】 was actually to stabilize the surrounding space, prohibiting all spatial anomalies. For example, once the Miracle was activated, as long as Xia De’s aura was not completely exhausted, no one in the affected area except Xia De could use space-type abilities. And if Xia De was strong enough, he could even prevent the effect of the angel-level relic, 【Fragmented Old World Map】, which caused the continental plates of the material world to split.
Like the 【Chaotic Time Blade】, 【Space Stabilization Aura】 was an unheard-of Miracle.
“The Old God of Time actually gave me the ability of space…”
Xia De murmured to himself. He had thought he already knew the most basic situation of this world, but he didn't expect so many unknowns still awaited him.
Thinking again of the two Witches he might never meet again in this lifetime, Xia De looked out at the night through the window.
Under the tranquil Tobesk night sky, gas streetlights outlined the City. Only, he didn't know whose sigh it was that echoed long into the endless night.
