Starry Sky Railway: Opening Performance - Taixu Sword God

“No.” Tian shook her head. “Tian flies so high that the monster can’t reach her at all.”

"That's the advantage of having a z-axis," Yan Huan asked Tian.

"Have you found out where Xia is?"

"Found it!"

Tian was very excited, "The spindle that Aya gave me is amazing! Tian used it to find Little Nakasha's whereabouts!"

“He was near the tree canopy. Although the sensation was very weak, he was different from the fairy trees we had just seen.”

"However, since Tian was alone, she was afraid of the danger and didn't fly over to check!"

Xia Die nodded, "It seems that Lord Tian has remembered our agreement well."

“At that moment, Teacher Xia was indeed still alive, and right there on the Throne of Enlightenment… At least on this matter, Lord Calypso was not lying.”

Tian was taken aback. "Huh? Calypso...who is that?"

"A ghost just now." Yan Huan turned around. "Huh? Where's the ghost?!"

"Wow! Tian really wants to see a ghost that can't even be sensed by golden threads!"

"Let's ignore her for now. Tian also found this! Could it be related to that person you were talking about?"

Under the watchful eyes of Xia Die and Yan Huan, Tian took out a piece of black rag.

It looked like a piece of charred cloth.

"Which trash can did you find it in...?" Yan Huan frowned.

"Kids, picking up litter can cause your hands to rot!"

“It’s not trash!” Tian explained:

“Tian found this on a tree branch. He also used the gold thread to search around and found similar scents throughout the entire tree garden.”

"Is it possible that Xia left this behind using alchemy?" Yan Huan asked.

"Tian doesn't think so."

"Because when Tian found it, he didn't see anything...and judging from the golden thread, the aura seemed to be moving around!"

Xia Die frowned slightly, "...Lord Ti'an, where is this aura located now?"

"Hmm...it seems to be at a higher elevation, not far ahead of us."

“That position… [devotion and heart].”

The three followed the golden thread and moved forward, entering a higher level of the giant tree trunk from the treetop.

Upon arriving at the tree hollow named [Devotion to the Heart], Xia Die's expression shifted slightly. "Nobody's here... Wait, where's the Divine Sense Butterfly?"

"Unbelievable. Is it to resist the Black Tide, or..."

Tian stared at the empty patch of vines in the distance. "What exactly is this Gentleman's Butterfly? Is it some kind of powerful gatekeeper monster?"

“No.” Xia Die shook her head.

"Well... consider it an insurance policy for the Titan Seed."

"This butterfly was formed from the remnants of Meneta's divine consciousness and is tasked with guarding the flame."

"It is said that only by proving to him that one has [pure and selfless love] in one's heart can one pass the butterfly's test, awaken the great tree to clear the way, and meet Ceres."

Tian scratched his head. "Then...how do we prove it?"

"I'm sorry, I don't know either..." Xia Die was confused.

"After all, this is a secret known to only a very few people in the entire Tree Garden, and even in Onpharos."

"Compared to this... Lord Tian, ​​did the golden thread react to its surroundings at all?"

“Hmm, no.” Tian shrugged. “That thing I don’t know what it is seems to be further ahead, higher up.”

The group was inside the giant tree's body; if they were higher up, they would likely be above their heads... in the location of the Throne of Enlightenment.

"If this butterfly is gone, can't we go up there?" Yan Huan asked.

“Hmm.” Xia Die nodded. “But perhaps we can try again… to see if the vanished butterflies will react to the [Golden Bough Oath] again.”

"If it is truly a mythical token, it should be effective."

Upon hearing this, Yan Huan took out the golden branch oath, plucked a petal from it, and tossed it into the empty orange light.

The result was that there was no response.

"I'll give it a try too." Xia Die placed her hands on her chest.

“Meneta…I beseech you with the seal of our oath—may your golden threads and love entwine me!”

"..."

Still nothing happened.

Suddenly, a shout came from behind them, "Whoa!"

Yan Huan and Xia Die quickly turned around and found that Tian An and Mi Mi were gone.

"Little Huan, Little Die, come and see!"

"Little Mimi—it's about to ignite!!"

Xia Die looked tense. "The sound is coming from [Star Chasing Well]. We need to hurry."

"I've wanted to complain about this for a while now. Why do all these regions have to have such impressive names?"

Yan Huan said as she hurried along:

"Are the people here just seeing too much stuff?"

“Uh… I don’t know either.” Xia Die shook her head. “These names have been with me since I started attending school in the Tree Garden.”

The two quickly arrived at the underground palace not far away.

"Lord Tian, ​​what happened?" Xia Die asked immediately when she saw Tian in a panic at the door.

Tian turned around, looking aggrieved:

"Tian and Xiaomimi want to look around the area for any traps or anything..."

"As a result, it saw the large piece of amber and was surrounded by those things!"

Yan Huan stepped forward and discovered that Mimi was currently trapped on a piece of amber.

The amber was extremely hot, and several flying black tide monsters hovered around it, flying around and jumping about, full of energy.

“Mimi…! (Help!)” Mimi shouted on the amber.

As soon as she finished speaking, Yan Huan stepped over the corpse of the Black Tide Monster and came to Mimi, carefully examining the amber.

"What is this thing? It must be a mechanism."

"...It's the residue of the Meneta fire."

The woman named Calypso reappeared, staring at Yan Huan with great interest.

"Oh dear, I didn't see it clearly again this time. By the way, how exactly did you manage to kill these little guys in an instant...?"

"But that's fine too, because this gives us an even better chance of winning."

“If you take the remaining embers of the present moment and offer them to the divine butterfly in accordance with the [Oath of the Golden Bough], you will be able to go to the throne in the crown of the tree.”

Upon seeing the woman suddenly appear, Tian was startled and quickly retreated.

"Whoa...where did you come from?!"

"Hmm...it's been a while since we last met." The woman smiled wearily.

"I was truly delighted by the child's performance just now..."

"Ha... it can't really be called a battle. Your process was as simple as stepping on a few ants..."

"It seems that I can indeed rely on you all to reclaim my true identity."

"Once you complete this final test, I will tell you everything truthfully."

Chapter 1280 Kill him

As soon as the golden water lily touched the amber, flames flowed from its petals.

The entire golden branch was ablaze with vows.

Following the woman's directions, the group returned to the tree hollow and offered the burning water lilies to the divine butterfly.

Golden light filled the space, and a new path slowly appeared.

"Success! A new road has been built!" Tian cheered excitedly.

"Heh...you all truly passed the test." The woman floated around the group, quite moved.

"Thank you all for your help—now it is my turn to fulfill the promise."

As things had progressed to this point, Xia Die seemed to understand something, and her thin lips parted slightly:

"You... are you actually Cesis himself?"

"Ah, sons of man... have you finally discovered it?"

Serhis smiled slightly.

"I'm still wondering when you're going to expose me, and how you'll find out?"

Xiadie explained:

"The head of the Lotus Food School is actually named Medea, not Calypso."

Serhis looked at Xiaodie in surprise, "Since you knew from the first time you met me that I was not who I was, why did you only expose me now?"

"Because I don't believe that Sersis can walk on the earth in human form, and I'm also worried that the Titans have been corrupted by the Black Tide and may put us to death..."

"Furthermore, one must always have evidence to back up one's words; this is a valuable lesson I learned while studying at Shuting."

Serhith nodded with satisfaction.