Mystery: She came from the Chaos Sea

Chapter 170: Mother of No Birth
abyss.

With the active efforts of the ascetics of the Night Monastery and the Roselle mechanical reconnaissance machines, the demons' living space has been continuously squeezed.

Those reconnaissance machines of various sizes, like Russell's eyes, constantly collected geographical information of the abyss.

With Russell's unremitting efforts, relying on the images obtained by the machines' photography, a map of the Abyss Continent gradually took shape in his hands.

The moment the map took shape, a complex emotion welled up in Russell's heart - this map confirmed the "truth" that Hermione and Grisha had told him.

So, while He uploaded the map to the intelligent brain, He also invited Hermione to watch it.

"This is actually Australia." Russell looked at Hermione, and although he was questioning, his tone was firm: "You knew this all along?"

"Yes, I knew that all along," Hermione said bluntly, "but only if you explore this map yourself will you truly believe this is Australia, right?"

Today, this row of transformed rooms in this corner of the Monastery of Night has become a frontier base for exploring the abyss.

In the center of the room, a huge projection device emits a soft blue light, and a holographic simulated map of Australia is suspended in the air.

On the simulated map, tens of thousands of red dots twinkled like stars. These were the reconnaissance machines dispatched by Roselle.

Due to the special nature of the abyss, these reconnaissance machines are unable to contact the base in real time.

The intelligent brain continuously performs complex calculations and inferences based on the performance parameters of these machines and preset programs to estimate the movement trajectories of these reconnaissance machines.

Any reconnaissance machine that fails to return as expected will be accurately classified and determined by the intelligent computer as having encountered an emergency.

The paths they are on will also be specially marked, and the monastery will then, depending on the situation, promptly have Roselle add reconnaissance machinery, or directly dispatch experienced ascetics to deal with the situation.

"What about our hometown?" Russell stared at Hermione and sighed.

Russell possesses a very high level of intelligence. With this authority, he has already mapped the continents and oceans of the real world.

However, to His disappointment, He was never able to find His former hometown.

Sharing with Grisha, Hermione controlled the highest authority of the intelligent computer, and she certainly knew about Roselle's private efforts and explorations.

In response, she uttered a word: "Western Continent."

"Western Continent..." Russell had seen this term and a small amount of brief information in the database of the intelligent computer, but more key information was heavily encrypted and not open to him.

He couldn't help but ask Hermione, "Then what should I do to enter the Western Continent?"

Seeing that Roselle had taken the initiative to ask, Hermione opened up some of the Western Continent's data to Roselle and said:
"As it stands, there's no way to enter the Western Continent beyond the barrier we're currently in. There are only some records of the Western Continent's source energy seeping into this area."

After obtaining the information, Roselle saw that this was because the status of the "source essence" within the Tianzun barrier was higher than the "uniqueness" and "characteristics" outside the barrier.

Sources can contaminate uniqueness and characteristics, but uniqueness and characteristics cannot contaminate each other in reverse.

Hermione added, "But the Abyss is connected to a certain source of essence within the Western Continent. Perhaps with this connection, we can find a way to bypass the barrier and enter the Western Continent. This is also an important reason why we are proactively conquering the Abyss."

Roselle nodded silently. He knew that this was Hermione's way of motivating him, but since they shared the same goal, he did not reject it and continued to devote himself to the arduous task of mechanical reconnaissance.

Hermione glanced at Russell's busy figure, then turned and left. When she reappeared, she had already arrived at the Deep Sea City.

This underwater city is built in an ancient style and is full of oriental charm.

In a building deep in the city, Tianshi and Luo lay quietly in an "iron can" connected to tight instruments.

This device was specially created by Grisha with great effort, and its purpose is to awaken the memories of Tianshi and Luo.

However, when Tianshi and Luo slowly emerged from the "iron can," their faces were filled with disappointment and helplessness. It was clear that this attempt to awaken their memories had not been successful.

"We are completely unable to understand the ancient authority of 'Fool'. Its power level far exceeds the limits of our current calculations."

Grisha's voice came from the device beside him, and there was even a hint of helplessness in his tone, because Grisha once again felt the despairing power of the past.

But at the same time, the screen quickly listed the analytical conditions he deduced:
"First, the calculation core needs to be upgraded."

"Second, the level of the awakened object needs to be raised."

"Third, add interference from those who 'fool' the authorities."

There are two ways to upgrade the computing core: make Grisha a "perfect one" or replace the intelligent brain core with a quasi-"omniscient and omnipotent one".

But the former has hidden dangers, and the latter will cause turmoil to the current intelligent brain while also limiting Hermione's ability to act.

The awakened targets, Tianshi and Luo, are both currently at Sequence Two.

Although nothing has been found on both of them so far, the Tianshi is the one who is more likely to be awakened according to the prediction of the intelligent computer because their paths are adjacent.

But even so, if the Heavenly Master wants to break through the memory limitations of the "Fooling" authority, he must be promoted to a higher sequence.

As for the third point, if one wants to increase the interference of the "Fool" authority, it is necessary to introduce a true God of the "Fool" path, or let Amon become the true God of the "wrong" path and then possess the uniqueness of the "Fool".

Not all three conditions have to be met, but the higher the degree of completion of each condition, the higher the possibility of awakening the Heavenly Master's memory of the Western Continent.

Condition 1 cannot be improved for the time being.

As for the third condition, Antigonus, the "Wolf Cub", has no hope of becoming the "Fool", but Amon, who has the hope of becoming the true god of the "wrong" path, is still searching for the underworld.

With the threat of the resurrection of "Celestial Lord", Hermione would not allow Amon to rashly become a true god without finding the underworld and obtaining the water of the Eternal Darkness River.

The only thing that can be actively promoted at present is to allow the Heavenly Master to further improve.

Hermione handed the Beyonder characteristic of "Knowledge Emperor" to the Heavenly Master and asked, "You and Luo's memories of your abilities have recovered somewhat as your sequences have improved. Can you compile a detailed document for me?"

"No problem at all."

Looking at the system of receiving ordination compiled by the Heavenly Master, Hermione first confirmed that the practice path of Anlu, which required one to become the "Master of Anlu" before achieving the Dao, was unique to the Anlu forces.

This kind of practice is also closely related to the source substance "Shadow World" representing desire and evil thoughts.

Although the Anlu is divided into two factions: indulgence and moderation, in the final analysis, the "Anlu Master", a Taoist master in the shadow world, is the ultimate embodiment of selfishness and is also the final destination of the Anlu Taoist masters.

However, since this evolution process is subtle and gradual, it is difficult to say whether those who have achieved the Dao in Anlu have become "Anlu Masters" or people similar to "Anlu Masters." Driven by their desire to pursue the Dao, Anlu disciples will not give up their pursuit of the Dao just because of this subtle change. Zhou Mu is an example of this.

The Heavenly Master is a Daoist master who has achieved the Dao. "Heavenly Master" is actually a Daoist position, equivalent to the headmaster. This aligns with the news circulating among various forces in the Western Continent about the disappearance of the Daoist master who has achieved the Dao.

Unlike the Anlu lineage, the Tianshi lineage learns from nature and emphasizes orderly inheritance. They focus on perceiving knowledge and drawing strength from the world, and follow corresponding doctrines and traditions. Each generation of the leader has different abilities.

But similar to the Anlu lineage, the final destination of the Tianshi lineage is also the integration of spirit into source essence.

These heavenly masters and high-level Taoist priests who have integrated the source essence are called "Wandering Crowd" in Taoism.

They influence the source material "Wild Knowledge" with their own spiritual imprints, and make their own contributions to enable the younger generations of the sect to truly master this "Great Way".

The sect that Luo belongs to is the "Luo Sect".

This sect is even more special.

According to Luo, all disciples of the Luo sect are children of the "Mother of No Birth", and those who have achieved the Dao are the ones most favored by the "Mother of No Birth".

"Mother of No Birth" is naturally the self-proclaimed name of the "Mother Nest", which means that the "Mother Nest" has already given birth to a clear self-awareness.

This realization made Hermione frown slightly.

As for the two source substances, “World of Shadows” and “Wilderness of Knowledge”, it seems that with the efforts of generations of Anlu and Taoist disciples, it is possible to control the source substances in the hands of those who have achieved the Dao.

However, there is absolutely no such possibility for the "Mother Nest", unless the self-consciousness that gave birth to the "Mother Nest" is first broken and suppressed.

After sharing all this with Amanesis, Hermione sighed, "I don't know what kind of situation the 'River of Everlasting Darkness' falls into..."

Amanesis reached out his hand to smooth her frown, and said with a smile:

"Don't worry about the unknown."

"And didn't you say that only by combining the ordination and the potion can one become a complete Old One?"

"As long as I gather the uniqueness and extraordinary characteristics of the 'Darkness', 'Dusk', and 'Eternal Sleeper' paths, even if the 'River of Eternal Darkness' develops its own will, according to your deduction, I should be able to control it to a certain degree."

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Western Continent.

Ever since she knew that she had become a disaster-bringing being while carrying the bamboo sword, Zhou Mu deliberately chose roads with few people.

"Why do we have to suffer this?" Napolidisli complained to Zhou Mu while eating dry food. If he had not wanted to monitor the "Original" who possessed Zhou Mu, Napolidisli would have parted ways with Zhou Mu long ago.

Zhou Mu, who was also eating dry food with water, insisted, "My bamboo sword and your short blade are too dangerous. We must at least find tinfoil before we can make contact with others."

Tin foil is not common in the country of the Anlu forces.

However, Zhou Mu knew from the records in the sect's miscellaneous discussions that there were records of tinfoil within the adjacent Taoist sect. So she followed the map in her mind and took the initiative to rush to the border between Anlu and the Taoist sect.

The relationship between Anlu and the Taoist sect is quite complicated. They are hostile to each other most of the time, but they will also unite to fight against the more powerful Luo Sect at certain times.

Some time ago, Anlu and Daomen were uniting to fight against the invasion of Luojiao, but this alliance was disturbed by the disappearance of both "Tianshi" and "Luojiao Saintess".

However, under such circumstances, the "Master of Anlu" did not follow the ideas of those in the sect who wanted to take the opportunity to attack Luojiao or even Taoism. Instead, he took the initiative to integrate into Anlu.

Therefore, Anlu and the Taoist sect are currently in a relatively peaceful period.

Zhou Mu not only wanted to obtain items such as tinfoil from the Taoist sect, but also hoped to obtain a method to seal magical instruments.

Hermione did not obtain the memory of the sealed magic weapon from Tianshi and Luo, and Tianshi and Luo only recovered some of the memory of receiving the magic weapon and the application methods of the corresponding abilities.

In addition to the necessary supplies, Zhou Wei and Napolidisli bypassed towns and villages along the way and finally came to a Taoist temple in the wilderness covered with weeds.

"Is this the Taoist temple you heard about?" Napolidisli frowned as he looked at the dilapidated temple. "It seems to have been abandoned a long time ago..."

Zhou Mu looked around in confusion and said, "That's not right. A passing woodcutter said that there are still lay Buddhists participating in the Dharma Assembly this year."

With the help of Zhou Mi's perspective, Hermione saw the remnants of Luojiao's power. This Taoist temple was obviously looted by those Luojiao members.

But there is a secret room left in the Taoist temple.

The secret room is hidden in the basement of an abandoned side hall of the Taoist temple.

Under Hermione's guidance, Zhou Mu twisted the statue's base, which was equipped with a rotating mechanism, in a specific order. Under their feet, a tunnel of stairs leading to a secret room appeared.

"There are two more?" Napoli Disili said in surprise.

Zhou Mu didn't dare to take credit for it and said, "Senior Yuanchu told me."

Hermione did not stop him. She revealed this on purpose in order to arouse Napoleon's interest in communicating with her and even doing business with her.

Otherwise, given Napolidisli's alertness along the way, she would not have been able to dig out the location of His abyss body from him.

There must be a reason to communicate with each other slowly in order to have the opportunity to obtain this information.

Napolidisli was indeed curious about how the "Original" had found the switch. Logically, those who crossed the border didn't possess extraordinary abilities. But seeing Zhou Mi's gesture, Napolidisli suspected that the "Original" had retained some special abilities.

Zhou Mu lit a torch and walked down the stone steps of the tunnel. Napolidisli followed at a distance.

By the light of the fire, Zhou Mu saw that the dark room was also in a mess. It was obvious that the invaders did not miss this dark room.

"Strange... there is not a single corpse." Napolidisli said after searching for a while without any results.

Zhou Mu was also puzzled.

Hermione was wondering why those Luojiao believers kidnapped Taoist disciples or took away the bodies of Taoist disciples.

Perhaps this is the "Mother's Nest", that is, the "Mother without Birth"'s way of influencing the "Wildness of Knowledge"?
While thinking, Hermione noticed some miscellaneous items scattered in the corner of the dark room. Among them was a piece of gauze painted with silver flowers. She said to Zhou Mu:
"Pick up those sharos and take a look. They should be able to seal Beyonder characteristics."

(End of this chapter)