booktalesy Chapter 4118 The Grand Ceremony of Destiny
Chapter 4118 The Grand Ceremony of Destiny
Chapter 4118 The Grand Ceremony of Destiny
"A higher-level being..." The wine glass hesitated for a moment, then said softly, "It is a strange life form whose form cannot be constructed."
Kaiya looked puzzled and somewhat confused: "What do you mean by 'unable to construct its appearance'?"
"It's like once I try to draw what the other person looks like, they might sense it from the depths of their being."
“We don’t know who it is, but in our view, someone who has this special ‘psychic’ ability must be of a very high status.”
"Therefore, we can only temporarily call it: a higher-level life form."
Kaiya listened, stunned, muttering to himself, "Just by constructing its form, it can be perceived by the other party? This sounds a bit like the Fate Instrument..."
"The Great Instrument of Destiny?" Everyone looked at Kaiya in confusion.
Kaiya: "This is an extremely advanced ritual array. Anyone who tries to contact the people in the array using unconventional means will be immediately detected by the person who set up the array."
“I’ve heard my teacher say that the law enforcement team headquarters has such a ritual formation.”
At that time, a noble family in the inner city was massacred overnight. Later, after investigation by law enforcement, it was discovered that it was the work of a high-ranking noble who was skilled in curse rituals.
This high-ranking noble not only possesses extremely strong curse abilities, but also has powerful stealth and mobility skills. Over the years, he has committed numerous crimes throughout the world of Yi.
For some reason, he actually went to Yungang City this time and slaughtered the families in the core area.
This case greatly shocked the entire inner city of Yungang.
After all, if the other side can easily slaughter a family, then the other families in the inner city will also become prey under the curse.
The powerful and wealthy families put pressure on the law enforcement team.
Under these circumstances, the higher-ups of the enforcement team issued a military order: to kill the cursed Yi Gui within three days.
But by this time, some time had passed since the incident, and the cursed Yi Gui had probably already fled Wanmeng Yungang.
Just when everyone thought the enforcement team might suffer a major setback, they announced that the massacred family had not been completely wiped out, and that a pair of twin children had been found while they were still out there.
The existence of survivors, while somewhat good news, still puzzled the various noble families. Was it worth making such a big fuss about?
Then, on the third day...
The cursed noble was caught and then subjected to a humane extermination ritual in front of the entire city.
Although the Cursing Yi Gui was executed, this incident still raised many questions: how did the law enforcement team manage to catch him within three days?
"At the time this happened, I was practicing under the guidance of my teacher."
"At that time, my teacher told me that the law enforcement team used the Fate Instrument. They put the twin children into the instrument array and then announced to the outside world that they were survivors."
"After the news spread like wildfire, even the Cursed Yi Gui heard about it."
"Then he tried to curse the twin children with his bloodline, but the curse failed and instead triggered the Fate Instrument, revealing his location."
"Ultimately, he was caught by law enforcement."
"This is the power of the Grand Cycle of Fate. As long as you are in the formation, any unconventional contact will be detected by the person who set up the formation, and may even be locked on."
After Kaiya finished speaking, he pondered for a moment and said, "However, the high-ranking being you mentioned, who is not within the Great Cycle of Fate, actually possesses such power."
“Even just describing its appearance will be perceived. This can’t be considered ‘unconventional contact’…”
"Perhaps the other party's Destiny Affinity Instrument is an upgraded version? Even unconventional contact can be sensed by the other party?"
Kaiya is very curious about people who possess the "Great Instrument of Destiny".
"I remember my teacher saying that the Grand Ritual of Fate can only be set up by the most elite nobles, and even the most basic ritual array requires divine offerings to set up."
"The high-ranking person you're talking about might just be a top-tier noble."
"Besides the fact that it cannot be described, do you know anything else about it?"
The top nobles in the world of ritual must be extremely famous. Kaiya wanted to obtain more information to confirm the other party's identity.
The wine glass thought for a moment and replied, "Although I cannot describe its shape directly, its outline is somewhat like... a six-pointed star."
"A six-pointed star?" Kaeya narrowed his eyes, seemingly deep in thought.
"Furthermore, when you get close to it, it's like looking directly at the moon in the sky."
The moment the glass fell to the ground, Kaiya abruptly turned to look at it, his eyes widening in surprise: "Wow!"
"What Watero?"
Kaiya: "...That's my catchphrase."
After a pause, Kaiya let out a deep breath: "I think I know who this being you're talking about is."
All eyes turned to Kaeya.
Kaiya didn't give an answer immediately, but said softly, "Let's go back to my house first. I feel very unsafe talking outside..."
Even though the other person probably wouldn't sense the answer even if she did, Kaiya still subconsciously avoided it, wanting to return to what she considered her safest haven—home—before answering.
The others noticed Kaiya's unease but didn't press him. They simply followed him silently, walking briskly forward.
five minutes later.
They arrived at the garbage dump.
Kaiya skillfully opened the lid hidden in the pile of garbage, but at that moment, Kaiya's hand suddenly paused.
"Hey, has anyone been here?"
Na's eyes narrowed: "You mean, someone went to your house?"
Na's expression showed obvious urgency; after all, for safety reasons, they had left Nijue at Kaiya's house.
But if someone goes to Kaiya's house, wouldn't that mean...?
Kaiya frowned and nodded silently: "Yes, someone went in."
"Is he/she your friend?" the wine glass asked.
Kaiya: "I can't be sure who it is. But very few people know about this place..."
Kaiya quickly opened the cover, and everyone immediately followed him into the tunnel.
As everyone quickly opened the "container" door, their expressions somber.
The clay sprite is not indoors.
"Who? Who took Mud Duke away?!" Na's voice was shrill, a burst of venting, her gaze fixed on Kaiya.
The wine glass and the milk dragon were also looking at Kaeya with puzzled expressions.
Kaiya didn't speak, but silently observed the room. When he saw the open box on the floor, his expression slowly darkened.
He crouched down, picked up the box from the ground, and seemed to be thinking about something.
Just then, a knocking sound suddenly reached everyone's ears.
The knocking sound came from... the rear of the container.
A soft tapping sound came from behind the purple six-fold tapestry.
Who's knocking?
Kaiya put down the box, walked slowly to the back of the container, and gently lifted the purple six-fold tapestry.
A door appeared behind them.
Outside this door is a sea of clouds, and the temperature is extremely low.
Kaiya installed a shelf outside the door to store things that needed to be chilled. For example, the bottle of wine that was originally given to the glasses was placed on the shelf behind the door.
At that moment, someone knocked on the door, which startled Kaiya.
Could someone be knocking in the sea of clouds?
Are they the dream beasts in the sea of clouds?
Just as Kaiya was hesitating whether to open the door, a little grayish-black substance suddenly flowed out from the crack in the door.
Kaiya was startled and was about to back away when a figure brushed past her from behind and came to the door, carefully examining the black substance that had crawled in through the crack in the door.
The one squatting at the door was Na.
She touched the black substance, a look of surprise flashing in her eyes: "This is... mud."
"Mud Lord! Is that you?!"
Na shouted at the crack in the door.
A moment later, a faint panting sound came from outside the crack in the door: "It's... me..."
Upon hearing the sound, Na turned to look at Kaiya: "It's Nijue, it's Nijue!"
Kaiya recognized the voice as coming from Mud Lord, and without hesitation, he rushed forward and opened the door.
As the door opened, accompanied by a biting cold wind, a figure fell to the ground outside the door with a thud.
Upon closer inspection, it was indeed the missing Mud Duke.
At this moment, Mud Lord's entire body was covered in frost, and even the hair on his eyebrows was covered with white frost.
This shows that Mud Duke had definitely been waiting outside the door for a long time.
"Are you alright?" Na knelt on the ground, gently touching Nijue. She wanted to pierce Nijue's body with her tail as she always had, but she was afraid that Nijue's body couldn't take it now.
Nijue lay on the ground, still breathing softly, and did not answer Na immediately, which made Na even more worried.
Kaiya: "Wait a moment, I'll set up a thermostat array."
Kaiya moved quickly around the room, setting up a bunch of strange things. After he finished setting them up, the inside of the container began to slowly heat up.
A moment later, the room felt as warm as springtime.
As the temperature rose, the chill on Mud Duke's body gradually subsided.
The frost is visibly disappearing.
About fifteen minutes later, Ni Jue gradually returned to normal, though his eyes and brows showed that he was still very tired.
However, at least he could speak now.
"What exactly happened? Did someone force you to go outside?" Na asked anxiously, her concern for her "vehicle" companion genuine.
Everyone looked at Mud Duke.
Mud Duke shook his head: "It wasn't anyone who forced me to go out; I went out on my own."
"hide?"
Mud Duke nodded and briefly recounted what had happened not long ago.
About half an hour ago, Mud Duke suddenly heard footsteps outside the corridor. At first, he thought it was everyone returning.
But upon closer listening, one could hear the chaotic footsteps, indicating more than one person, accompanied by a heavy, metallic sound. It was as if someone was wearing thick armor, even their boots were made of metal.
Upon hearing this, Mud Duke immediately deduced that the person was a stranger.
Upon confirming the news, Mud Duke immediately prepared to hide.
After all, he is now weaker than the average person, so he should avoid conflict as much as possible.
But the container was too cramped; it was impossible for Mud Lord to hide perfectly. In this critical moment, Mud Lord's gaze fell upon the rear of the container, to the door behind the tapestry.
Na: "And then you hid outside the door?"
Mud Duke nodded.
Although there was a small shelf outside the door, it was impossible to stand on it or even step on it. Fortunately, his skin was naturally covered in mud, which allowed him to easily stick to the door.
And so, Mud Duke stayed outside until everyone returned.
"Did you see those people?" Na asked.
Mud Lord shook his head: "No, I initially thought it was Kaiya's friend, but if it were a friend, they wouldn't have broken into the door."
Moreover, the Mud Lords were well aware that they were rejected by the will of the Yi World and were easily susceptible to misfortune.
Therefore, as soon as he confirmed that the visitors were not Kaiya and his group, he immediately chose to hide, to avoid being swept away by misfortune and entering an unknown and dangerous situation.
That being said, it was precisely because the other party spent a lot of effort to pry open the door that Ni Jue had time to hide outside.
"When I was outside the door, I could hear them rummaging through drawers and cabinets, and I could also hear someone trying to open the door..."
At that moment, Mud Duke was also startled.
It stuck to the wall with the mud on its skin, then slowly moved down, finally hiding under the floor outside the container.
Someone opened the door and found a sea of clouds outside, so they didn't check it carefully.
After the other party closed the door, Nijue climbed back to the doorway, waiting for the right moment to enter.
Na: "You can come in after they leave, right?"
Before Mudjue could speak, Kaiya said first, "This door can only be opened from the inside; it cannot be opened from the outside..."
Because it was a one-way door, Mud Duke had to wait outside.
Although he only stayed outside for half an hour, the temperature outside was too biting, and by the end, Mud Duke was basically in a semi-faint state.
Fortunately, at that moment, he heard Na's exclamation from outside the door, which confirmed that everyone had returned.
They quickly knocked on the door for help.
The above is Mud Duke's experience.
After Mudjue finished speaking, he looked at Kaiya and said, "Even though I was outside the door, I could hear them searching for something. Did you lose anything?"
Although Mud Lord himself was in great pain, he knew that Kaiya was also a victim.
Everyone then looked at Kaeya.
Kaeya was silent for a moment, then said softly, "I lost a sacrificial offering..."
"Sacrificial offerings?"
Kaiya nodded, feigning ease: "But it's alright, it's just an ordinary offering. Even if you sell it, it'll only fetch a few hundred soul coins at most."
The wine glass said, "Your look doesn't seem like 'it's okay'."
Nailong nodded and said, "Kids shouldn't pretend they don't care. If you care, you should show it. Otherwise, how can we help you?"
Looking into the Milk Dragon's clear eyes, Kaeya's eyes held a complex mix of emotions: "I... am indeed feeling a bit unwell, but what I just said wasn't wrong either."
“That offering was indeed an ordinary offering, but it held some additional significance for me.”
"That was a lucky offering that my teacher chose for me."
"A lucky offering? Is it to increase luck?" the wine glass asked curiously.
Kaiya nodded, then shook his head: "It's called a lucky offering, but it probably doesn't increase luck. It's a crystallized four-leaf clover, similar to a prop used in church prayers."
In other words, it carries good wishes and is a blessing from the gods, but it is not necessarily effective.