I created the myth of the Great Old Ones.

He also had some associations.

"If those in the Glorious Realm can make good use of this technology, then even if they face the Ancient Ones directly, they will be able to return to normal after the seal is completed."

To seal the Great Old Ones, one must have a certain understanding of these great beings. However, this understanding is knowledge that can lead to corruption. With this library system, people in the Glorious Realm can try to find ways to fight the Great Old Ones in the room. At the same time, after leaving, they can forget the details related to the Great Old Ones and only discuss the methods they have tested.

No wonder the people of the Glorious Realm were able to seal those ancient rulers.

"That's one way to put it, although the specific implementation methods differ greatly. People in the Glorious Realm have a strong ability to resist pollution, and they worship an Outer God who possesses a great deal of pollution." - Gu Wei

Charlotte nodded slightly, while her hand groped along the wall, trying to find something else.

"Don't they idolize you?"

Lu Ban was curious.

Charlotte's implication was that there were other gods beyond gods.

Lu Ban pondered that Charlotte's original body alone already had thousands of incarnations, each possessing the power and corruption of an Old One. If other Outer Gods still existed, this alien realm would probably be filled with traces of the Old Ones.

"It's not me. There are three beings with the same rank as my original self."

Charlotte said, and as she spoke, Lu Ban felt a burning sensation in his brain. Just hearing the word "three" made him feel as if a million ants were crawling around in his head, gnawing at his delicate cerebral cortex, trying to leave their mark on it.

Charlotte, however, seemed completely oblivious and continued speaking.

"Besides my main body, there are two others. One of them is covered by darkness. He is the offspring of darkness and has the most powerful reproductive ability. In the alien realm, most of the Great Old Ones submit to Him. All the alienation is related to Him. He controls all changes, pollution, and erosion. In some alien realms, His image has been distorted in the process of being passed down. You may have seen those things called the Black Queen Mother."

Upon hearing Charlotte's words, Lu Ban's ears were filled with a buzzing sound; his eardrums ruptured, and he could no longer hear. However, Charlotte's words did not travel through the air but flowed into Lu Ban's mind in the form of a concept, causing strange, worm-like things to spread beneath his skin. His internal organs churned, and countless tiny bristles appeared within those smooth organs. Lu Ban coughed twice, spitting out one of his internal organs, along with more blood, enough to stain the walls red.

Charlotte continued speaking without pause or pity, as if reciting a eulogy for Lu Ban.

"As for the other one, he controls time and space, is omniscient and omniscient, knows the past, present and future, and is the source of all knowledge and pollution in the world. His existence is knowledge itself. At all times, this supreme being is spreading knowledge to all alien realms. It can also be said that he is the source of pollution, the being that all the ancient rulers try to befriend, and the god worshipped by the civilizations of the Glorious Realm."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ban's mind went completely wild. He heard countless murmurs echoing in his ears, like calls from the distant heavens, making Lu Ban's entire body feel hot. The next moment, Lu Ban melted away.

He turned into a puddle of minced meat, splattering across the marble floor like minced meat that had been slammed onto a chopping board, leaving a mess everywhere.

Charlotte stopped talking. She glanced at Lu Ban on the ground, tilted her head as if innocent, and was about to pick up the melting Lu Ban when she saw that grass was growing on the flesh and blood.

Charlotte rested her chin on her hand and looked at the document for a while, then went back to touching the wall and looking up information.

Fifteen minutes later, Lu Ban finally coalesced.

He was panting, looking at Charlotte, who was focused on absorbing knowledge, with a hint of resentment.

"You did this on purpose, didn't you?"

"No."

Charlotte answered immediately.

"You did it on purpose!"

Lu Ban was resolute.

Chapter 653 An Answer

"So, what are you investigating these apocalyptic events for?"

After watching two more apocalyptic scenarios in other worlds with Charlotte, Lu Ban couldn't help but ask.

One of the alien realms had already glimpsed the secrets of the Great Old Ones and even discovered how to delay the awakening of those great beings. They created some grand sacrificial rituals, with entire civilizations participating in them. However, the strong will to survive of some of the sacrifices led to the failure of one of the sacrifices. The Great Old Ones awoke, and the planet turned into cosmic dust within seconds. The sacrifices who tried to survive could not escape their fate.

Another alien world was in a highly advanced stage of civilization. They had conquered the land, the sea and the sky, and had even developed the technology of sub-light-speed travel, embarking on the path of exploring the universe. Unfortunately, the awakening of the Great Old Ones caused the sudden destruction of this civilization's home planet. All the humans who witnessed this were turned into monsters. Subsequently, the survivors embarked on a long escape, but eventually died alone in the cold and silent starry sky.

The records Charlotte examined were almost all about alien realms destroyed due to the awakening of the Great Old Ones.

What Lu Ban found amazing was that the Brilliant Realm's records of these things were incredibly detailed.

The development process of each foreign land, the crises it encountered, and even the words and actions of each person were faithfully recorded.

Lu Ban wasn't curious about what methods the Glorious Realm used to store and observe these things. As a civilization capable of contending with the Old Ones, it was almost a certainty that the Glorious Realm possessed such extraordinary power.

What he found fascinating was the role that the people of the Glorious Realm played in these exotic lands.

Those observers, millions, tens of millions, hundreds of millions of years, have been observing the sealed Great Old Ones. If they are doing this to prevent those great beings from awakening, then why didn't they offer assistance when the local civilizations were struggling to survive?

Like a calm scholar, they faithfully recorded the origin, development, prosperity, decline, and destruction of foreign civilizations.

It's like... conducting some kind of experiment.

Just as you thought.

Charlotte's hand fell gently to her side, and for some reason, Lu Ban seemed to sense a hint of weariness and disappointment in her subtle movement.

"This is the doomsday record of the Glorious Realm. They sealed away countless Great Old Ones. Because of this, they know very well that the Great Old Ones can never be destroyed."

Charlotte's cool tone contrasted sharply with the despair in her words.

"Just learning this fact took hundreds of millions of years in the Glorious Realm. After that, they began experiments to observe all the known Great Old Ones. These observations were long-term, so long that even the passage of time could not imagine them."

What do they want?

Lu Ban pressed for an answer.

He already had some vague guesses, but to turn them into an answer, he needed confirmation from someone like Charlotte, who was truly among the Great Old Ones.

"They want an answer."

Charlotte looked at Lu Ban, her eyes had turned crimson at some point, a dim glow redder than blood and darker than dusk.

"Where does life find its way out, and what is the meaning of this world?"

Her voice was as light as an ancient ballad, but within those clear words, a kind of desperate madness spread and grew.

"You mean they used those exotic lands as laboratories?"

Lu Ban said in a deep voice.

"Yes."

Charlotte nodded, raising her hand to gently touch the mottled, rough wall.

"They wanted to know what kind of effort and sacrifice a civilization would have to make to survive the resurgence of the Old Ones. They wanted to know what the meaning of life was in a world where those mad, desperate, and indescribable gods existed."

Therefore, the Brilliant Realm observes all known alien lands.

They spent a long time faithfully recording everything without interfering with the development of those foreign civilizations.

They would not even intervene in a world facing destruction that could be saved by a single thought from the Glorious Realm.

They just wanted to know the answer.

"It seems they perished before they got any answers."

Lu Ban sighed.

"No, quite the opposite, they got the answer."

Charlotte shook her head.

"Life is just a mistake."

"Life is nothing but a mistake that exists in this increasingly chaotic, dark, and cold alien realm. Those lives born from tiny amounts of pollution are merely running towards death throughout their lives. Under the dominion of those great wills, all the efforts, struggles, and efforts of life are insignificant. Even if those in the Glorious Realm can use power greater than that of the three pillars, beings whose names and details I cannot even describe, to seal those ancient rulers, they still cannot escape their ultimate fate."

Upon hearing Charlotte's words, Lu Ban did not reply, but instead looked at the glowing screen.

If a foreign land's observation and vigil over billions of years only yields this one answer, how utterly despairing that would be.

Or rather, it was such a desperate thing.

"They have always believed that the universe has a purpose, and therefore they believe that they can continue to exist and continue to control the world."

Charlotte chuckled softly, but Lu Ban couldn't discern the emotion in her voice.

"But in reality, the universe is inherently without purpose. Those beings that are willing to ponder these questions are merely small ripples that occasionally arise during the long process of annihilation."

"Everything is nothing but a bizarre dream of the great will, without beginning or end."

Hearing Charlotte's words, Lu Ban didn't know how to respond.

"I still need to investigate some things. You stay here and look at whatever you want."

Seeing this, Charlotte sent Lu Ban away and went into another room to look up information.

Lu Ban looked at the vast library, and through the window, he saw countless sprawling, weathered corpses.

After learning the answer, he was still unclear about what had actually happened in the Brilliant Realm.

However, there were still some things he wanted to check.

Lu Ban let out a breath. He went to a room and reached out. Countless rays of light emerged from the walls. Although Lu Ban couldn't read the words, the information here was presented in the form of knowledge. Even if Lu Ban didn't understand them, he could still get the gist of it.

He searched through several rooms and quickly figured out how things worked here. It should be said that the more advanced a civilization is, the simpler and easier its operating methods become.

Lu Ban placed his hand on the wall, and then, with his own will, entered a word, wanting to see how this thing was made and used.

Before long, a multicolored yet deep black flame appeared before Lu Ban's eyes.

Cleanse the fire.

Chapter 654 The Origin of the Pure Fire

As is well known, the Purifying Fire on He Island is used to eliminate filth. Those twisted and ugly monsters cannot be killed by normal means and will continue to corrode the surroundings, causing permanent pollution.

Therefore, the original shrine maiden of the island shrine sacrificed herself, transforming into a giant divine cherry blossom, and established a mechanism for the chief shrine maiden to control the purifying fire, using these inextinguishable flames to eliminate impurities.

Of course, the Purifying Fire is actually a stronger form of pollution, and using it is merely a temporary fix, delaying the arrival of the end times.

Lu Ban was curious about how the Pure Fire was constructed and how the Glorious Realm controlled it.

He put the Pure Fire he exchanged from the Silent Department Store into a bottle. The bottle was obviously unaffected by the Pure Fire, and from Lu Ban's current observation, the Brilliant Realm did not appear to have been burned or eroded by the Pure Fire. After billions of years, if the Brilliant Realm did not have the means to control that thing, it would be impossible for it to still exist.

If a way to control the Pure Fire can be found, then at least He Island should be saved.

The surrounding walls emitted light, and Lu Ban soon found himself high in the sky.

He knew this was the effect of knowledge flooding into his brain.

Through his research on the previous rooms, Lu Ban roughly figured out how they were used, especially the knowledge that recorded the beginning and end of the entire alien civilization. It wasn't as simple as just watching from afar.

As Lu Ban's will flowed, the earth suddenly moved closer to him, and in the blink of an eye, he stood on the ground.

This is a barren land, its surface cracked due to lack of water, covered by unbearable high temperatures, and filled with a pungent, unpleasant smell, as if life had not yet appeared on Earth.