Looking directly at the ancient gods for a whole year

Chapter 2519 Ignition Point

"I didn't want this scene to be seen by anyone, but you found a very good helper."

That's right, Lady Neferi, former head of the Good Curse Academy, former core member of the Original Council, and pioneer of the Path of Miracles.

Even though she had clearly recognized Fu Qian's identity, she didn't even turn around when such a dangerous person came up behind her; she just casually sighed.

In addition, we can see that the familiar attire has been replaced by an all-black outfit instead of a fitted white shirt.

The seriousness and the splendor are incomparable. You can even see the dark patterns that resemble stars on it, making it look like a scholar's formal attire with an overly classical style.

And like the brown hair under the wide-brimmed hat, it remained completely undamaged even when bathed in scorching flames.

"I just felt his passion for his work."

With only a few minutes left in the countdown, Fu Qian remained calm despite the culmination of his relentless pursuit, and gave high praise to the tower keeper's performance.

That's the truth. The preceding series of events may not seem intense, but once Lady Neferi's true form is revealed, the "cunning rat" label becomes ridiculously accurate.

Perhaps the layers of space behind the door are a basic characteristic of this place, but how could this contestant, who is always good at concealing his tracks, not take advantage of this to hide?

There is even reason to suspect that some miracle has been protecting the lighthouse that actually caught fire, preventing it from ever being found.

This means that the tower keeper's seemingly abstract final action actually broke through the protective magic array set up by a second-tier cultivator, making the description "very impressive" truly well-deserved.

This is not only a victory for being kind to others, but also a victory for trusting professionals.

"He is indeed a special character, but I didn't expect you not to expose him... Is this a terrifying intuition, or have you learned to respect him?"

Neferi finally turned her head, her gaze fixed on Fu Qian from under the brim of her hat, and even made a gesture of invitation.

Although this highest point in the world is completely bare, there isn't even a seat.

"Learn to respect other people's delusions."

Fu Qian didn't mind such details and sat down directly on the ground, while also adding to what the other party had said.

"...Do you still think my thoughts are delusions?"

However, such a simple sentence left Lady Neferi silent for a long time, until she turned around again, hugged her knees, and let out a long sigh.

……

The situation is now quite clear: the source of the flames that have been troubling the Prison of the Dead for some time has been found, and it is none other than the one before us.

Even the question that had not yet been fully answered was now complete with the final piece of the puzzle.

Why is there a lack of extraordinary self-awareness? Is this place too easy to find?
Serana's guidance alone was too simplistic to explain, and seemed insufficient to help him overcome his illiteracy.

Now there's another reason, because it inherently contains elements of illiteracy—the fire of madness.

Neferi once asked me for a wisp of flame, which now seems to be one of the seeds that ignited this realm of the dead.

Perhaps it has undergone layers of disguise and concealment, or perhaps it has been tainted by death, and the whole thing is no longer recognizable.

Only after the flames had permeated the entire Stormmoor did their connection to their very essence finally help them cross the barrier and discover the traces left by Serana.

As the saying goes, the devil is in the details, and the question raised earlier is always meaningful.

At that moment, Fu Qian was very satisfied with the results of his deductions along the way.

If we extend this line of thought, does it mean that if one sets the entire world ablaze with madness, it doesn't matter whether one's senses return or not?
Moreover, he went further and came up with a wild conjecture.

While it's a bit too audacious, it would be difficult to verify. Furthermore, Neferi's identity is clearly more than just that of the arsonist on the lighthouse.

From her description of the tower keeper, it's clear that she was aware of many things happening in this place, and even had a deep understanding of them.

For example, the saying "revealing" the tower guard certainly doesn't mean telling that person the truth, that you are the one who is really dead, and that everyone else is the normal one, just separated by life and death.

If someone truly believed they were still alive, why would they need the identity of a tower keeper to anchor themselves?

Behind paranoia often lies a guilty conscience. The greatest pain of self-deceiving lies in the fact that you always know you are deceiving yourself.

Once exposed, however, such obsessions often crumble completely.

This is probably why Neferi didn't take drastic measures even though she knew about this character all along.

The probability of such a fragile guide being successfully put to use is extremely small.

Unfortunately, I didn't do that; I chose "tolerance and encouragement."

“These lucid dead people have too deep a connection with this place. If we really disposed of them, it would cause too much of a commotion. So after thinking about it, I decided to leave them there.”

Having received no response, Neferi spoke again, explaining why she had harbored such wishful thinking.

"A wise dead man."

Before payment, a title was given.

"...That is indeed a good description, for these people."

As expected of a former elite of the academy, Neferi immediately expressed her approval of this very academic title.

"It's not them, it's here."

Fu Qian shook his head and pointed to the ground.

……

Since Storm Mole can be alive, calling him the dead doesn't seem too out of place.
"So you know... that makes sense, otherwise it wouldn't have been easy to find this place so quickly."

“Miracle Creature, it seems you’ve really had a lot of exchanges with the Good Curse Institute.”

Neferi quickly helped verify it and continued to sigh in admiration.

"Of course, thanks to the interdepartmental collaboration I promoted, Professor Akai has even officially become a newly promoted senior member of the Good Curse Academy."

Professor Fu smiled proudly and unceremoniously showed off his recent achievements.

"Really? That's really great..."

Although he was only a demigod, he still seemed to move Neferi somewhat, even taking her hands off her legs and straightening her posture.

"Of course it's true. Apocalypse and Good Mantra collaborated on a special project called Melia."

Facing Neferi's scrutiny, Fu Qian casually uttered a name that involved many secrets.

"Ha... Snow Tree..."

"The storm is about to stop. You don't have much time. If you need to do something, you'd better hurry."

Her tone was a mix of sigh and lament. Neferi didn't say much about the name that had such a close connection to her during the apocalypse nineteen years ago. Instead, she changed the subject and reminded Qi Qian.