Looking directly at the ancient gods for a whole year

Chapter 2379 Fingers Twisting Leaves

"Thanks for your hard work."

The third unfamiliar face rushing towards him was, so far, the only woman from the Zenjuin Temple that Fuzen had ever seen.

Judging from her appearance alone, she seems even more mature than Neferi.

The look on their faces was one of surprise and uncertainty, suggesting that they had probably split up and only realized what was happening later before rushing over.

Fu Qian merely gave a slight nod and then walked past.

"The snow doesn't need to stop."

He then called out to the people behind him.

……

The snow has indeed not stopped.

The aforementioned demigod prestige was once again demonstrated; even upon arriving at Professor Akai's office, one could still feel the chill of falling petals.

Even the mentors who followed along the way did not raise any questions about why this requirement was made.

"We tried to keep it as it was, but we didn't find anything."

When Fu Qian stood again in front of the traces left by Akai, Boyd introduced the situation in a low voice, like a technician.

"Even that special infectious effect doesn't show any unusual symptoms here?"

It can't be said that it hasn't changed at all. For example, the spider silk mentioned before looks like it has been scorched and is slightly burnt.

But considering the intensity of the mentors' tests, this was already quite remarkable. Fu Qian simply nodded slightly and continued to ask.

"Yes, to be precise, this place is no different from any other part of the academy."

Boyd's tone suddenly became certain, and he offered a more pessimistic opinion.

“We can’t even determine whether Akai had a problem with the Miracle Test or what happened to him after leaving here, including these manuscripts… His talent is astonishing, but unfortunately we can’t decipher anything from them for the time being.”

After pausing and looking around, Boyd finally let out a long sigh.

"Understood, thank you for sharing."

A glance at the others revealed that the mentors all looked ashamed and had no objection to Boyd's statement.

As for the expert lineup recommended by Lanaya, these characters may not be high-ranking, but they are already some of the more reliable characters on the Good Curse side.

It's true that talent is dwindling. In other words, if the college were to conduct its own investigation into this incident, it would likely reach a similar conclusion.

However, it's not entirely their fault. Even if their power forms are somewhat unique, their ranks are what they are.

The thing Professor Akai touched, in his reckless act, looked particularly unusual...

At one point, Fu Qian reached out his hand, instantly attracting everyone's attention.

When he withdrew his hand, it triggered the legendary pupil earthquake.

But now, his previously empty hand was filled with a tender green leaf.

……

There's nothing special about it except that my hand is long.

Full of life, what Fu Qian caught was naturally a snow-covered leaf that could still remain lush in winter, and even the way he gently twirled it was exactly the same as that of the Jade Soul Master at that time.

As for how it was done, it was quite simple. If Rob and the others stood in the same position, they would be able to see through a corner of the window that the thickest leaf was missing from the extended branch of a snow tree.

Yes, it really was taken by reaching out.

The reason why it can move unhindered and even across space is that these concepts are no longer so absolute in this moment of vision. Recreating the actions of Master Yuhun is only the surface; the core lies in the abstract perspective he once shared, the world interpreted through the lens of Zen.

Layer upon layer, in a chaotic interweaving, the concepts of time and space are no longer clear. Various elements cluster together in a more abstract way, and even the boundaries between reality and fantasy have lost their clarity.

After activating the burial scroll, Fu Qian has re-established his connection with his "inner demon."

With his inner demons at the core, he effortlessly adopted this alternative perspective, beginning to examine the King of Abandoned Prison and everything around Him.

It is a truly unique feeling, especially when one's extraordinary perception is limited.

It's even different from when I first saw it. The abstraction and chaos are still there, but the interwoven elements are still limited to what is visible, so much so that there seem to be missing holes in some places.

Fortunately, there was a snow-covered tree in sight; otherwise, it wouldn't have been easy to strike this pose.

As for the purpose...

At that moment, Rob and his group looked at each other, and finally held their breath and didn't dare to ask.

In the silence, however, it was noticed that the leaf in Fu Qian's hand had turned snow-white in more than one place.

……

It really does change color when it encounters snow, even invisible snow.

The snow tree is named so because it produces a special reaction when snowflakes fall on it.

I clearly remembered the local customs and culture that Liushuang had introduced to me before I left.

There are even more details, namely that it is limited to the academy.

As a result, by combining various pieces of information, Melia was gradually referred to as the goddess of the snow tree, and this leaf was her symbol.

Of course, in theory, it is now a symbol of oneself.

If it weren't for the appearance that Master Yuhun once showed, Melia herself shouldn't have a very clear gender distinction, otherwise it would seem a bit strange.

Fu Qian remained silent, twirling the leaf until it became completely translucent.

She didn't adjust her appearance to actually mold herself into the likeness of Melia.

Superficial things are meaningless. The core concept of this operation is that Master Yuhun has already digested Melia.

According to the understanding of Master Yuhun's "Zen Way", that means that the concept of Melia is now completely referring to him.

After all, the battle record is verifiable, and the extremely idealistic nature of the character means that for Jade Soul Master, this point should be flawless; otherwise, he might not have been able to complete the refining.

In conclusion, Fu Qian's purpose in opening the Burial Scroll this time is very simple: to examine everything around him as "Meria" and find out Professor Akai's whereabouts and possible fate.

Unfortunately, it still hasn't been found.

Indeed, even from an abstract "Zen" perspective, there is still no trace of Akai in sight.

As Professor Boyd just said, it's not even certain whether the person has left this place.

The previous speculation that Akai was caught in this special state of disappearance because the miracle he tested was related to Melia has not been proven.

But that's okay, true experts never just focus on imagining good outcomes.

What we're doing now before payment is eliminating possible causes for this undesirable situation.

Because of the absence of extrasensory perception, this point undoubtedly needs to be approached from a logical perspective.

For example, look for other elements related to Melia and try to connect them to prove that you really are "He"—truly.

In a certain moment, within Fuqian's unique perspective, a very clear conceptual connection emerged between himself and the leaf in front of him.

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