Runeterra: I actually know a little bit about everything

Zuo Chi's lips twitched a few times. He forced himself to steady himself and sighed softly.

"Sigh, I knew it. It's really too difficult to meet someone from the same country in a foreign land. At least until now, I haven't met anyone from Ionia."

The moment Zuo Chi finished speaking, the man looked at Zuo Chi with the same eyes he would look at a human trafficker.

The man was now certain that Zuo Chi had forced himself on him to talk in order to abduct him!

"Yes," the man said hesitantly, taking a step back.

"But half the people on this ship are Ionians!!"

Zuo Chi: "."

Chapter 28 Before the Spirit Blossom Festival!

The veins on Zuo Chi's forehead throbbed. He had never imagined that talking to someone could be more headache-inducing than fighting Shi Hun Ye!

Watching the man's figure quickly leave the deck, Zuo Chi was completely labeled as a human trafficker.

However, despite some setbacks in his communication with the man, Zuo Chi still managed to obtain some of the information he wanted.

"The Spirit Blossom Festival..."

Zuo Chi repeated the key points the man had just mentioned, and his ears twitched slightly.

With the enhanced senses granted to him by the power of ascension, Zuo Chi overheard a conversation between an old man and someone else not far away.

"Since Noxus invaded Ionia, the Spirit Blossom has not bloomed for far too many years. And my deceased wife and I have not spoken for far too long. I wonder if she still remembers me as her husband, and whether she will meet me on the Spirit Blossom Festival."

As the old man spoke, his tone was filled with deep disappointment and unease, while Zuo Chi's curiosity grew stronger as he listened to their conversation.

Can the Spirit Blossom flower allow the living and the dead to meet and converse?

As for the reasons...

Ionia, the land of birth, is a very special region.

There, the boundary between the material and spiritual realms is extremely blurred, which is the main reason why Ionia is so rich in natural magic.

Moreover, because the boundary between the material and spiritual realms is very thin, after people die, their souls do not seem to be guided by the Grim Reaper to the underworld, but rather enter the spiritual realm.

Runeterra, a place that even the creator god Aurelion Sol marveled at, is composed of four completely different realms.

First, there is the material realm where the living exist, which is the world Zuo Chi is currently in.

Secondly, there is the spiritual world, which is said to contain many bizarre and fantastical sights and creatures.

Then came the Void, a forbidden realm attempting to devour the entire Runeterra!

Finally, there is the underworld! That is, the place where the souls of the living go after they die.

If the Blooming Spirit Flower can enable living beings in the material realm to communicate with souls existing in the spiritual realm, then that is truly astonishing.

After all, this is a feat that transcends realms, and it is extremely rare even in the entire Runeterra.

The most common example of how difficult it is to cross boundaries is the invasion of the material realm by the void, and the death lord of the underworld's constant attempts to invade the material realm but failed.

The Void Watchers and the Lord of the Underworld are incredibly powerful, yet they have never been able to successfully cross the boundary.

But in Ionia, this is actually possible!

Thinking about this, Zuo Chi also became curious about the Spirit Blossom Festival in Ionia.

Looking towards the sea, Zuo Chi gradually determined his next destination.

You can go to Bilgewater anytime, but the Spirit Blossom Festival in Ionia only happens once every few years.

Moreover, Zuo Chi is extremely curious about these two unfamiliar concepts: the soul and the spiritual world.

Ultimately, Zuo Chi decided to temporarily change his destination and instead of going to Bilgewater, take this ship to Ionia first!

……

For the next few days, Zuo Chi sat on the deck, listening to the discussions of the people around him.

Along the way, people talked about everything from the Spirit Blossom Festival to the war between Ionia and Noxus, and then from the war between the two to the involvement of the "Soul of Ionia" and "Master Kennen of the Order of the Righteousness" in the war between Ionia and Noxus.

These people came from all over Runeterra, and their experiences and observations were all different.

Through their conversation, Zuo Chi's understanding of Runeterra gradually became clearer.

As time passed, the outline of the continent of Ionia finally appeared in Zuo Chi's vision.

According to the people on the ship, the Spirit Blossom Festival is not being held today in Presidium, the sacred site of Ionia, but in a place called "Waili" on the southwestern border of Ionia.

The large ship slowly sailed away from the Sea of ​​Watchers and entered the waters between the Ionia Islands, and Waili was just ahead of Left Pool!

Stepping off the large ship, Zuo Chi set foot on the second continent after arriving in Runeterra.

Completely different from the endless yellow sands of Shurima, the scenery of Ionia can truly be described as heaven on earth.

The scenery here is extremely beautiful, with vibrant vegetation and exotic animals everywhere. Standing on this land, Zuo Chi can clearly sense the rich natural magic surrounding him.

People coming and going had all changed into clothes mainly in white and pinkish-purple. Zuo Chi, as a passenger on the large ship, was also given a Spirit Blossom Festival outfit by the Piltover captain.

Walking with the crowd on the streets of Weili, Zuo Chi curiously looked around at everything.

Today in Ionia, the wounds left by war are being healed little by little, and the land is recovering to its former state.

The Spirit Blossom will be in full bloom tomorrow, and the Spirit Blossom Festival will begin at the same time.

In the coming days, Zuo Chi plans to wander around Weili, continuing to broaden his horizons and perhaps even run into an acquaintance.

After many years, the Spirit Blossom is about to bloom again, and those in Ionia who mourn the dead will come to this land.

Northwest of Ionia lies a province called Navori.

As the first place to be conquered by Noxus, Navori still retains many Noxian-style elements to this day.

Gladiator arenas and underground boxing are undoubtedly the main themes here!

Navori is much quieter than usual today because the underworld kingpin of the region is about to leave Navori for Wairi in southern Ionia.

A very ordinary little courtyard.

Inside the room, a shirtless man with animal ears and an incredibly muscular build wore a somewhat suppressed expression.

He gently turned his head to look at another room in the courtyard, where a woman dressed in cloth was sitting quietly at a small table, knitting clothes for her son.

Looking at that beautiful and virtuous figure, the man's expression gradually became firm.

He gently pushed open the door and walked toward the group of people who were respectfully waiting for him outside the courtyard.

"Mom, I'll find him. I'll be back soon!"

North of Wai Li, a fierce gale suddenly appeared.

Along with the gust of wind came a man wielding a long sword and dressed in a blue robe.

He gazed at the sacred tree ahead and murmured softly:

"Brother, I really hope to see you again!"

Chapter 29 The Man Who Rids the Gale!

The day flies by.

When the first rays of morning sunlight shone on the spirit tree at the highest point of Weili, the golden specks of light on the spirit tree gently drifted down to the earth below.

Wherever the golden light touched, clusters of white and pink Spirit Blossoms quietly bloomed.

The Spirit Blossoms are in bloom, and the Spirit Blossom Festival has begun.

The crowded streets were filled with people from all over Ionia.

The war between Ionia and Noxus lasted for decades. In this brutal war, countless people became victims of the war, and countless others lost their loved ones.

Today, the first Spirit Blossom Festival in many years is destined to be packed with people.

Zuo Chi, dressed in a fitted long shirt with white and pinkish-purple as the main colors, strolled along the street with the crowd.

Looking up into the distance, Zuo Chi saw a towering mountain peak, the summit of which was where the spirit tree was located.

Beneath the spirit tree, countless blooming spirit flowers swayed with specks of white and pink light.

The people around Zuo Chi looked on with hope as they hurried toward the mountain peak.

Perhaps there, they will see the love they have been longing for day and night.

From dawn until noon, Zuo Chi followed the bustling crowd forward. As he approached the mountain where the spirit tree was located, the crowd in front of him suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

As exclamations rang out, the crowd in front quickly cleared a space.

Zuo Chi looked ahead curiously, and then a strange look appeared in his eyes.

The cheerful wind man doesn't seem as cheerful as he is in the game!

Silly little brother, do you have a wish that you need me to fulfill?

In that open space, a man dressed in a gray-blue robe leaned against the roadside, his forehead covered in sweat, and the long sword in his hand, which was swirling with gusts of wind, was thrusting straight forward.

On a bustling street, someone suddenly drew a sword, causing those around to instinctively move away.

Seemingly realizing his lapse in composure, the wind whistling through the man's longsword gradually subsided, and he sheathed it.