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"After our ancestors climbed onto land, their fertility decreased day by day. There were tens of millions of new salamanders who climbed onto land at the beginning, but by the fourth generation, which is my next generation, there are less than three million people left."

"At that time, the god who created life bestowed the gate of light to protect life. He also gave a divine revelation that every pair of salamanders who formed a mate must enter the cave and complete the ritual under the light. Only then did the reproduction of the salamanders gradually begin to recover."

"As for the old salamander, he was fortunate enough to witness a deity come to him when he was young and activate the life gate."

Oh! That makes sense. I knew it! Birds can fly too, but we don't see them kneeling and shouting for gods. So that's how it is.

Judging from the light gate in the cave, it is indeed quite special, enabling the Qi Yuan Clan to resume reproduction. Judging from this situation, it seems that the Celestial Clan came here more than two thousand years ago and placed the light gate.

After listening to Takunmo's story, Lin Yi stepped into the cave.

Takunmo hesitated behind him, wanting to say something but ultimately didn't dare to speak up and stop him.

The cave was deep but spacious enough, with dense, simple murals and moss-like, glowing plants carved into its walls.

Those murals were probably carved by the Qiyuan tribe. You can tell that they were meant to express something similar to the history described by Takunmo, only with more and more complex content.

The air was filled with the smell of damp earth and a distinct aura of energy.

Lin Yi clenched his fist. The energy was exceptionally pure and seemed to have a healing effect; it must have been the work of the Light Gate.

Upon reaching the deepest part of the cave, the portal is affixed to the cave wall, emitting a faint glow. Here, the flow of energy is even more intense.

The milky-white light gate was engraved with symbols that Lin Yi couldn't understand, but energy was circulating within the symbols, as if they were alive.

With super vision scanning through the door, all that could be seen was the wall behind it. It appeared to be just a door with no real substance; there was no special room or place behind it.

But Lin Yi didn't think it was ordinary. Perhaps only after opening the door would he know what it truly led to.

Standing before the door, Lin Yi stroked his chin and pondered for a long while. He reached out and touched the light door, feeling its jade-like texture, but no unusual phenomena occurred.

Lin Yi took out the orange gem and slowly approached the portal with it. But there was still no reaction.

Isn't that right? Lin Yi retrieved the gem. The Celestial Venerable had previously said the gem was the key to unlocking the source. When he saw this portal, Lin Yi assumed it referred to this portal, but now it seemed otherwise.

Lin Yi squatted down next to the portal, carefully observing it. To be honest, apart from the energy that seemed to have healing abilities, the material was unknown.

What were the Celestials and the black mist checking for earlier?

No! I need to check it carefully too!

Lin Yi felt that he couldn't overlook any detail, so he immediately started jumping around to continue studying the light gate.

The cave was only illuminated by the faint light of bioluminescent plants, but there was so much of it that it was still quite bright.

"This portal isn't anything special. What on earth are these two bastards plotting?"

After working for an unknown amount of time without any results, Lin Yi finally gave up and sat down on a stone platform to the side, cursing helplessly.

creak.

The sound of branches being stepped on suddenly rang out, and Lin Yi's sharp gaze swept over it instantly. His danger perception was activated, but he wouldn't report every single person or every rustling sound. Since no one had alerted him, it meant there was no danger.

A tiny blue salamander, less than a meter tall, walked over carrying a plate that looked like fruit.

The blue-haired, blue-tailed salamander shuddered and immediately dropped to the ground upon seeing Lin Yi's gaze, though the fruit platter in its hands remained perfectly steady.

Yes, he's a talented person.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to. The chieftain asked me to bring you fruit..." The little salamander trembled and almost cried.

When the clan chief asked the children in the clan who was willing to do this task, she was still full of confidence and thought it would not be difficult. She was also curious about what the gods were like. The place where she had been lying earlier was so far away that she could not see them clearly.

For some reason, she became increasingly frightened as she walked into the cave. The awe-inspiring power of the gods, which her mother had always told her about, gradually amplified at this moment, until a pair of black eyes stared at her like a ferocious beast in the depths of the cave.

Lin Yi touched the back of his head.

Am I that scary? I feel like this kid is about to scare me to death.

"Come here, what are you afraid of!"

The little salamander's legs trembled, but it dared not disobey the command of the seemingly divine being before it.

She came over, trembling, carrying the fruit platter.

"What's this? Why didn't your clan chief come to deliver it? Why send a child instead?" Lin Yi frowned as he looked at the colorful fruits on the fruit platter; they didn't look very appetizing.

"Our clan chief said that the gods wouldn't make things difficult for children, but would instead protect them. Otherwise, they wouldn't have sent down a gate of light to help the Qi Yuan clan reproduce," the little Qi Yuan explained, still somewhat confused.

"Ha, what gods? Those two are just a lump of something hiding in the depths of the universe." Lin Yi sneered, picked up a piece of fruit, wiped it, used his super vision and perception to scan it, and took a bite.

Hmm, it has no taste at all.

"No, not a god?!" The little salamander shuddered, not comforted, but even more frightened.

She didn't even doubt whether Lin Yi was right or wrong. If they weren't gods, then there was no guarantee they wouldn't be harmed, right?

Lin Yi patted her head: "I told you not to be afraid, it'll be alright."

"I am neither a god nor a divine messenger. Your clan elder is confused. Ignore him."

"Old, senile..." The little salamander's eyes started to dart around. Lin Yi's Blue Star words were translated into the salamander's language, and she had to think for a long time before she could understand some of the words.

With a soft "plop," Lin Yi pulled out a piece of candy, unwrapped it, and stuffed it into the little salamander's slightly open mouth, which was filled with surprise.

"Don't think too much, just be happy. Thank you for the fruit, it's a treat for you." Although it didn't taste very good.

The little salamander had probably never tasted sugar before. When the sweet flavor spread across its tongue, it was completely stunned. Its tail trembled and swayed uncontrollably, its face filled with shock.

"Go play." Lin Yi patted the little salamander's tail, signaling her to hurry up and crawl away. The little salamander covered its mouth and instinctively turned and ran away.

Lin Yi watched her leave, then prepared to leave himself.

Since the portal can't figure it out, let's go back to the future, find those two entities that are actually visions, beat them up, and then we'll know what they are.

Unexpectedly, the little salamander suddenly stopped, turned around, took a deep breath, and mustered its courage to ask Lin Yi, "Can I...can I ask you a few questions...?"

Wow! What courage you have, kid!

Lin Yi chuckled, taking a closer look at the "brave" little salamander for the first time, and immediately sat down again. "Come on, what do you want to ask?"

I've been incredibly busy lately, so spending some time with the kids and relaxing is a good idea. This child's height is probably about the same as Morgan's.

For some reason, Lin Yi felt that the child looked familiar.