Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 1206: The Old Scar of the Earth, the Brothers of the Students

Facing Aiwas's questioning, Adil did not show any fear or guilt.

"Ah, that's true. Dawn City was built in Rock Cellar City, so you must know what I did there. Maybe you saved Rock Cellar City from petrification."

Adil patted the container that held the amber egg as he spoke. “The ritual that instantly solidified a city was done with the help of its power. In other words, it was a sacrifice to feed it.”

"The power of amber?"

Aiwass said softly: "You want to sell arms? Give the power of amber to outsiders?"

He did sense the power of the Pillar God Amber at that time...and that's how it came about.

Instead of stealing power from the sleeping Amber, is it "drawing blood" from the dead Amber fetus?

"Not really - or not entirely. Because it's not a weapon, it's a torture device. I do want to sell this power, but it's actually to release the power stored in it and let it solidify enough life to cultivate it.

"As for selling it to others... that's just a side thing. Because if you give others great benefits for no reason, it will arouse their suspicion, jealousy and greed. But if you make them pay enough, they will feel it is reasonable and agree with it - people are such lowly lives."

Adil nodded and spoke all he knew, without any trace of being a riddler.

This efficient communication made Aiwass quite comfortable.

The White Robe Master continued, "However, I killed Afshin first for another reason. That guy had no idea how dangerous what he was doing was. His sin can only be paid for with death. All the residents of his city will pay the price for Afshin's laziness."

"... Dangerous? You mean the underground sewer?"

Aiwass asked bluntly, "Is it because he can use technology to draw water from outside? In that case, you can't control people with water."

"That's part of the reason," Adil admitted. "If people knew that water is not only obtained from the hands of good people, then the chaos and evil outside would come here. Don't look at it that way. This is our ancient tradition, and it is also the belief and pursuit of our nation.

"Since the collapse of the Tower of Babel, only Parthia and Taichu have survived from the first batch of nations established. Those nations were all built by the descendants of the Winged Ones and the Scaled Ones.

"The Beginning was the 'Kingdom of Supervision' built on earth by the people of the Lord of Scales and Feathers after the completion of the Veil of Balance. The Scaled Ones were the first group of residents; Horus was related to the Winged Ones who still worshipped the Second Sun, but now their correct inheritance has been cut off; and Rest was built by the few scholars and wizards left in the Tower of Babel... Its purpose was to protect the Tomb of Sinthorns and to protect and bury these ancient forbidden knowledge.

"Every good master, except for the contractor of Yuan Tiansi, is also a forbidden wizard with ancient heritage. Since the fall of the second sun, all the 'forbidden arts' in the world are now stored in the ancient country of Parthia and inherited by different good masters. The rulers of Parthia were once the Winged Ones, and later the Scaled Ones also served as monarchs for several generations, and then there were the degenerated eagle-bodied people and snake-men, lizardmen, monsters, dragons, dwarves, humans... It doesn't matter what race it is.

"After all, you have to know, my brother... Honorable Mr. Aiwass. When our two countries were established, even the current Eternal Theocracy did not exist yet. The history of Parthia is much longer than that of mankind, and it will be the same in the future.

"The world ten thousand years ago was not much different from the world today; similarly, it will not be the same ten thousand years from now."

Adil spoke calmly with pride: "Once you know what kind of mission we have, you will definitely agree with this sacred concept."

That is the determination to never follow the pace of the times and rather to be scattered into ashes in time.

It is just like a demolition household who is in the middle of a road plan but does not want to be relocated - he is not trying to raise the price, but simply does not want to sell, no matter how much benefits are offered. For this reason, he would rather let the road pass through the small shabby house where he lives, and he is happy about it.

He took a deep breath and said, "As for the other reason why I killed him, it was because of the sins buried under the desert."

"Sin Thorn..."

Aiwass realized something and his expression turned ugly. "Even if there is a stone slab blocking it, it won't work?"

If this is really a taboo that cannot be allowed, then he must notify immediately - stop the construction!
"No, no. That would only make the Sinthorns realize there's water and grow upwards. If the Sinthorns get close to the surface, we're all doomed."

Adil said bluntly: "According to the taboo knowledge passed down in Parthia since ancient times, the Sinthorn has a very obvious affinity for water. It will grow in places with abundant water and grass and plunder their vitality.

"These sin thorns existed before the Sand Clock's Jiedi Tiantong. They were the sin thorns that once existed in the Dream World and blocked the source river. Going through these sin thorns and going down, you can reach the origin of the source river. From this point of view, it can also be called the umbilical cord of the world.

"Back then, Sizhu burned and devoured most of the sinthorns, but retained a portion. They were buried under this desert, and the one who sealed these sinthorns was Huan Tiansi. "It is said that in the ancient past, in the 'original world' before the infinite reincarnation, it was Amber who accomplished this feat. Now Amber has become 'Amber', and the responsibility of sealing the sinthorns has fallen into the hands of Huan Tiansi."

"...Can't we destroy these sin thorns completely?"

Aiwas frowned, but he was no longer shy about it and said bluntly: "I am also the son of the Candle Master, and I have the ability to devour the Sin Thorns..."

...Although that might turn him into a complete sin-beast. That's why Aiwass stopped talking abruptly.

But when he heard this, Adil did not show any joy, ecstasy or disbelief.

Instead, he looked at Aiwas with a strange expression and shook his head slowly: "Sizhu will not let you destroy these sinthorns. This is the last sinthorn in the world."

……Why?
This is too strange - why does Sizhu have the ability to destroy sinthorns, but not all of them?

Why do they want to guard these thorns in the desert?
Aiwass remembered that the Sinthorn should be related to the power of nothingness.

Could it be that the people who established the ancient Parthian Empire used forbidden magic to force water to appear in this waterless desert and allow people to live here... did they have some kind of intention?

Is it to seal the void? Or something else?
"——Sinthorn, he is our brother."

Adil said seriously: "How could Sizhu have the heart to completely wipe them out?"

"Brother?"

Aiwass murmured.

He suddenly remembered something.

Zhu Tang once interpreted the patterns of his own sin-beast form for himself. One of the sentences meant "Sin Thorn is an old scar of the earth, and it is the brother of all living beings."

Could it be...

But before he could ask.

at this time--

Suddenly, people outside exclaimed.

Aiwass suddenly raised his head and saw through the stained windows of the temple that the sky outside had turned deep red.

In the center of the sky, a huge vortex of flames appeared, red to the point of being almost black. It was like a whirlpool in the sea... except that it was inverted and led all the way to the sky beyond the sky.

The air became visibly hotter. Gusts of almost scalding hot wind blew down from the sky, making people's clothes and hair fly wildly. It even became difficult to move on the street.

It was as if a strong air current pressed people to the ground.

The next moment, Aiwas, who was sitting in the temple, felt a strong sense of crisis from the sky.

Adil's expression also changed.

He and Aiwass realized something was wrong almost at the same time.

Because of the arrival of Yan Tiansi, "flame" type abilities are now much easier to use than before.

An enormous fireball appeared at the end of the sky like a second sun!

(End of this chapter)