Seeker of Teyvat

A strong breath of life echoed within the wind barrier,

"The reason why I can survive this thousand years as a mortal is not only because of the blessing of time, but also because my biggest secret is the [original] secret."

The old dean's hand had completely disappeared into his chest, as if he had grabbed something and wanted to pull it out.

"You need to remember what I say next, it is the first secret of the world." There was a trace of pain on his face, but the old dean's voice did not tremble at all: "The year of holding a branch, the eternal life in the sky. The throne came, made four shadows, defeated the master of the old world, became the new god of the world, and began the creation of heaven and earth."

"The blood of the giant Pangu turned into rivers, Purusha's body was cut to nourish all living beings in the universe, and Ymir's brain became the sea of ​​clouds in the sky. These three gods are the 'original people' in various legends."

"Together with the shadow of [life], the original throne created birds, beasts, and water fish, and together they created flowers, plants, and trees. Finally, they created humans."

"After the original humans created the universe, the elemental gods bestowed civilization on humans and lived with them on the continent of Teyvat."

"The original throne set the rules. As long as people are happy, He will be happy. So the gods made food and rain fall from the sky to deal with famine, let the earth produce minerals to solve the problem of barrenness, and responded with sound to deal with the spread of depression among the people. Therefore, human civilization gradually prospered under the protection of God."

"But because of their own greed, humans arbitrarily studied forbidden technologies, which led to wars and the destruction of civilization. Moreover, humans never seem to learn from their mistakes and never stop exploring taboos."

“So, destruction, development, exploration, touching taboos, destruction again, and then development again, exploration, touching taboos. Human history has been repeating itself over and over again in this long period of time.”

"It was not until after the Demon God War that the Seven Gods, under the instruction of Sky Island, coated human desires with seven-color brilliance, making the lofty throne of God accessible to mortals. As a result, human desires were guided and utilized, and the Seven Kingdoms of Teyvat began to prosper. Other kingdoms that were unwilling to believe in the Seven Gods gradually died out."

"These are the secrets I want to give you, the true history of Teyvat." The old dean's voice was trembling. Obviously, this old man who had preserved the true history for nearly a thousand years was not feeling well at this moment. He grasped something in his right hand and pulled it out from his chest little by little. "And what I want to give you is this [life] and [death] that has witnessed countless histories."

Under Wang Daoyi's calm gaze, the old man's right hand pulled something out of his chest, and then he began to age visibly, and his breath gradually became weaker.

But the old dean didn't care about his decaying body.

He stretched out his right hand in front of Wang Daoyi and slowly opened it.

Two rays of light, one black and one white, flowed in his palm, as if trying to escape from the old dean's palm, but they couldn't flow out.

In fact, Wang Daoyi was not unfamiliar with the history that the old dean had told him before. Although he didn't remember many of the plots, he still remembered some of the basic settings of Teyvat. Of course, not as detailed as what the old dean said. The old dean's words completed Wang Daoyi's basic understanding of Teyvat.

But Wang Daoyi was really interested in the two rays of light, one black and one white, in the old dean's hands. He could clearly sense that these two rays of light did not belong to any power he knew.

Looking at the old dean, Wang Daoyi couldn't help but be curious: "What is this?"

"This is my greatest secret, the secret of living for a thousand years in a mortal body, the secret of human life and death."

The old dean explained, and then seeing that Wang Daoyi still didn't understand, he moved his right hand slightly.

Two rays of light, one black and one white, began to converge.

Finally, a small white flower and a black feather appeared in front of Wang Daoyi.

"Ever since the original throne established the five basic rules of life, death, time, space, and reason in the world of Teyvat, flowers and feathers are the best embodiment of [life] and [death]." said the old dean.

"So, this is a holy relic?" Wang Daoyi raised his eyebrows.

The old dean nodded, then shook his head: "Yes and no."

Facing Wang Daoyi's puzzled look, the old dean continued to explain: "Ordinary holy relics are some items that accompany certain people through an important period of time and experience unforgettable stories, and only then did they change from items to holy relics."

Wang Dao nodded slightly. He knew the two holy relics he currently possessed:

One of them is a pendulum that Istar once used. It accompanied Istar through a wonderful time, so it became a holy relic.

One of them is the cup that Zhongli gave to Wang Daoyi. That cup witnessed the establishment and end of the contract between Wang Daoyi and Zhongli. It is equivalent to a story of Wang Daoyi and Zhongli respectively, so it also became a holy relic.

Therefore, what the old dean said about the formation of holy relics made sense, and Wang Daoyi also agreed with it. He was even about to start artificially cultivating low-level holy relics in the desert. After all, the Sand of Time and the Cup of Void in his body were too greedy, and the holy relics produced in the desert ruins were almost not enough to feed them.

However, Wang Daoyi did not speak, and continued to look at the old dean calmly. He knew that the old dean's words would inevitably take a turn.

Sure enough, the old dean then said: "However, these two are not simple holy relics formed because of a certain person."

"Remember what I just said? Human civilization is in a constant cycle of survival, development, exploration, and destruction."

"And these two things were taken out by my Lord from the long river of time. They represent the concepts of [life] and [death] of human civilization."

"In other words, what I am handing over to you now is the hope and regret of Teyvat's past human civilization."

The [life] and [death] of human civilization?

Even though Wang Daoyi was controlling his emotions, even though he was prepared to listen to the secret, he was still so shocked that he didn't know what to say.

He reached out his hand woodenly and took the flower and feather from the old dean's hand.

The ability of the Explorer is activated.

The attributes of a flower and a feather are displayed in Wang Daoyi's eyes.

……

Name: The Flower of Civilization

Type: Flower of Life

Introduction: Life, death, time, space, and reason. This is the flower that represents life.

story:

Civilizations continue to reincarnate, but humans will never give up.

'Even if we are as small as insects, even if we are as weak as ants, we still have hope and courage. This is the hymn of mankind!'

In an unknown period of time, the ruler of time, Istaru, took it out from the river of time, and in an unknown period of time, gave it to his last patron for safekeeping.

Now, it's yours.

Note: This is an aggregation of certain concepts. Now it has taken the form of a holy relic, which can enhance your overall abilities, including but not limited to life strength, elemental proficiency, elemental recovery speed, elemental strength and many other aspects.

Note: This holy relic is already in a powerful state and requires more resources to grow.

Note: This holy relic is a special existence. In addition to normal resources, the spirit of human civilization can also assist its growth.

……

Name: Feather of Civilization's Decay

Type: Feather of Death

Introduction: Life, death, time, space, and reason. This is the feather that represents death.

story:

Civilizations continue to reincarnate, but humans will never give up.

'Even if we are spurned by the gods, even if punishment will come, we still follow our desires and touch taboos. This is the persistence of human beings!'

In an unknown period of time, the ruler of time, Istaru, took it out from the river of time, and in an unknown period of time, gave it to his last patron for safekeeping.

Now, it's yours.

Note: This is an aggregation of certain concepts. Now it has taken the form of a holy relic, which can enhance your overall abilities, including but not limited to life strength, elemental proficiency, elemental recovery speed, elemental strength and many other aspects.

Note: This holy relic is already in a powerful state and requires more resources to grow.

Note: This holy relic is a special existence. In addition to normal resources, the spirit of human civilization can also assist its growth.

……

"A holy relic from a bygone human civilization?"

Wang Daoyi was silent for a while. He thought that this trip would bring some gains, but he didn't expect such a big gain.

It’s like buying a scratch ticket, then scratching it open and realizing that you’re financially free.

This kind of thing where the gain is totally disproportionate to the effort made Wang Daoyi feel very uncomfortable.

He calmed his mind and then carefully observed the information of the two holy relics.

Finally, I caught a very key word.

[Unknown time period]

After this word, Istaru took out the [Life] and [Death] of civilization, and gave these two things to her last patron for safekeeping.

Obviously, the final patron can only be the old dean.

Wang Daoyi was still a little confused as to whether this [unknown time period] referred to different time periods or the same hidden time period.

"Whoo~"

With a slight sigh of relief, Wang Daoyi put away the flower and feather under the old dean's long-term gaze.

Then he told the old dean the second purpose of this trip.

"Old Dean, you are the last favored one of [Time], right?"

"I am indeed the one favored by Time, but I am not sure whether I am the final one." The old dean shook his head with a trace of nostalgia in his eyes. "In fact, I have never seen Him in reality."

“I met Him because I was injured on the battlefield and accidentally fell off a cliff. I thought I was going to die, but just when I was about to be smashed into a pulp, a miracle happened.”

"It was like time was going backwards. No, it was time that was going backwards. My injuries were recovering, and without any external force, I flew back from under the cliff the same way I came."

"All my comrades thought that it was an immortal who saved me. Even I thought so at the time."

"Until that night, after I fell asleep, I saw Him in a hazy dream. He told me His identity and the most authentic history. He gave me [life] and [death], and told me that when I felt death approaching, I should find someone I was willing to believe in and pass on all this."

As he spoke, the old dean looked at Wang Daoyi with increasingly cloudy eyes: "And my choice is you."

Chapter 404: Between Life and Death, There Is Great Terror and Great Peace

After listening to the old dean’s account of his past,

Wang Daoyi was a little silent,

It’s not because the old dean’s story about falling off a cliff is a bit ridiculous.

It was because of the information revealed by the old dean that made Wang Daoyi a little shocked, even... a little chilled.

He had seen before that gods like the King of Trees, King of Flowers, and Thunderbolt Shin could calculate events hundreds of years in the future. He just lamented that the wisdom of these gods was too terrifying.

But now, this terrible plan had befallen him, and he realized how terrifying these gods who could see through the future really were.

During the Demon War, Istaru had foreseen future events, and even... He might have seen the current King Daoyi a thousand years ago, so He arranged everything easily.

Leave your pendulum to Barbatos,

Leave a little bit of your spiritual light in Yuanxia Palace,

He chose the old dean to be his last favored one and handed everything over to the old dean.

Then He didn't have to do anything more,

Just wait quietly for time to flow, wait for someone who does not belong to this world to arrive, and then quietly watch everything happen naturally.

[He stands above time and watches all the stories happen. 】

I don't know why, Wang Daoyi felt a chill, and his fear of Tianzhi's governance became stronger and stronger.

Istaru is only the ruler of time among the four rulers of heaven. He can spend thousands of years planning and waiting.

So, as the creator of the four heavenly rulers, the original throne may be the existence of today's heavenly principles. How terrible would it be?

The layout of Istaru needs to be seen in the context of thousands of years of history.

And how far away should we stand to see the layout of the original throne?

I kept thinking in my mind,

In reality, Wang Daoyi was not stunned at all.

Instead, he looked at the old dean who was getting older. Looking at his increasingly older face and feeling his aging aura, Wang Daoyi felt a little sad in his heart.

Perhaps the old dean thought that Istaru was his master and the most important being in his life all his life.

But maybe in Istaru's view, the old dean is just an ordinary [person], just like all [people] loved by Istaru, just ordinary [people],

It's just that the old dean met the thoughtful Istaru at the right time.

That's why we have been waiting for thousands of years now.

With a slight sigh in his heart, Wang Daoyi said: "Your life is passing."

Low EQ: You are going to die.

High emotional intelligence: Your life is ticking away.

"Yes, my mission has been completed, so there is no need for me to continue living. My family, my friends, and my comrades have been gone for thousands of years. During this thousand years, I have been alone in this world, and I am already a little tired of it. Death... is my best destination."

The old dean's tone was very relaxed, as if he was not only not afraid of death, but rather looking forward to it.

Wang Daoyi was silent for a while, and then he spoke again: "How much time do you have left? Is there anything you need me to do?"