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He had entered the consciousness space of others many times, and had even seen the "Manas consciousness" of the "scattered soldiers"... His understanding of the consciousness space was naturally much deeper than that of Ying and Paimon.

In terms of the four powers of governance of Sky Island, namely "life, death, time, and space," the "outer view" only involves the power of "governing the sky," which is a superficial application of the laws of space.

"Exterior landscapes" are practically standard equipment for demon gods. Most demon gods on the continent of Teyvat possess the ability to create such hidden realms—for example, the underwater palace where the sea god resides, and the tower where the Lone King of the Towers resides, are actually their "exterior landscapes." Even the "Gate of the Eagle" ruins he once visited, that floating fortress in the sky, could very well be an "exterior landscape" left behind by a powerful being of demon god level.

The earliest buildings in Teyvat's history were constructed by humans imitating the "Outer Realm" of the Daedric Prince. The Sky Isles viewed this as an act by the Daedric Prince to help his people establish civilization, and therefore did not consider it taboo.

Anyway, not everyone knows how to use "exterior scenery". As long as it's not like Zhongli and Guizhong who used the "Heaven and Earth Fate Test" to spread the Dao of Immortality to humans, Sky Island generally won't care.

But what Shadow did was definitely a violation of the taboos of Sky Island.

As far as he knows, the entire continent of Teyvat is in a state of "reincarnation".

As he saw in the memories of the "Scattered Soldiers," the souls of the dead, such as Niwa Nagahide, would have their memories erased after returning to the earth's ley lines. Even if they were "reborn," they would no longer be the same people they were before... This is part of the "reincarnation" governed by the "False Heaven," and it is the law of "life" and "death" on the continent of Teyvat.

Even demon gods, such as Herria and Orobas, cannot escape the jurisdiction of this law.

After their death, their souls and consciousness are worn away and annihilated, losing their memories, or rather, their "personality," leaving only the "remnants of demons" that are manifestations of their resentment.

This means that even demons are bound by the "cycle" of Sky Island.

When Ying said, "I preserved her collapsing consciousness space and brought it back to Inazuma," she was referring to more than just a mere "consciousness space"—she was actually saying, "I preserved a part of Zhen's soul consciousness."

In other words, the previous Thor, Raiden Shin, was not actually "completely dead"!

At least a part of her soul and consciousness remained in her consciousness space and did not dissipate.

Consider further the accounts in "The True Shadow Strike of Cheng Yan": the Shadow's "resurrection"; the Shadow creating a general doll for himself, then abandoning his physical body, leaving only his soul to escape into "Ichishin no Sora"; and Raiden Shin's power as the "God of Life"...

These sisters are hiding some incredible secret!

Ying wasn't good at reading people's expressions, but judging from their expressions, she could guess what they were thinking.

Before revealing this secret, she hesitated for a long time—after all, it was a taboo subject, and Paimon, the "Primordial Eternal Ruler Matrix," was present... In the past, she would never have said it.

But her recent experiences, especially the people she met in the memories of the ley lines today, have taught her to believe, to believe in the "possibilities" of humanity.

She wants to save the divine child and Inazuma, and she also needs the help of these "possibilities".

"I promise you, I will give Inazuma a bright future."

—She has already made a promise to her people.

You must do what you say.

So let's bet everything on their "possibilities".

"Please let me continue."

Ying silently raised her head and looked up at the ceiling of the cave.

Above this is Narukami Taisha Shrine, and that enormous sacred cherry tree.

“My sister was on her deathbed at the time, and her consciousness would soon dissipate after leaving her body. In order to preserve her true soul, I temporarily stored her consciousness in her sword, ‘Dream of One Heart’.”

"After returning from Kanria, I immediately brought my true consciousness space to Shadow Mountain to seek the help of Fox Palace. Storing consciousness in objects is a secret technique that the White Star Fox Clan is good at. This secret technique of storing consciousness in a sword was also taught to me by Fox Palace before."

"At that time, I did not yet have the technology to make dolls. I originally wanted to ask Fox-Sai-gyu to make a tool similar to a shikigami spirit splitting for my sister so that her consciousness could be preserved... But when I arrived at Narukami Shrine, I only received news of Fox-Sai-gyu's death."

"It was around that time that I made a surprising discovery—"

"...Up on the mountain, a huge cherry blossom tree appeared, which is what you know as the Divine Cherry Tree."

Ying tilted her head. Ying's way of putting it... is really strange.

"Why do you say 'appeared'? Hasn't the Divine Cherry Tree always existed?"

In her memory, the sacred cherry tree was a divine tree that Inazuma had worshipped since ancient times. When Ayaka introduced the origin of the sacred cherry tree to them, she even said that this divine tree was planted by Lord Narukami himself on the day he arrived, and has protected Inazuma for more than three thousand years.

When the shrine maidens of Narukami Shrine mention the sacred cherry tree, they say that it has existed since ancient times and has always been regarded by the people of Inatsuma as a symbol of Narukami.

The shrine maidens of Narukami Taisha, who worship the "White Heron Princess," couldn't possibly have mistaken the object of their worship, could they?

Paimon and Han Fulai both nodded in agreement. In their minds, the sacred cherry tree had been in Narukami Shrine "since ancient times".

“As you said, everyone took it for granted that the Divine Cherry Tree had existed since ancient times and didn’t understand why I was surprised. No one, including the Divine Child, questioned the existence of the Divine Cherry Tree… but I clearly saw it suddenly appear before my eyes.”

A bitter smile appeared on Ying's face.

"Its existence is clearly different from my memory. But, Inazuma, it seems that only I can sense that it appeared out of thin air."

"Such a thing actually happened..." Han Fulai raised an eyebrow.

Logically speaking, he wanted to tell Ying that this might be some kind of "Mandela Effect," the so-called "collective memory error phenomenon."

To put it bluntly, it's a combination of "misremembering" and "being stubborn."

Is it possible that a large number of people in Inazuma have misremembered when the Divine Cherry Tree existed? Of course it's possible!

Even some Chinese people can't remember whether the lyrics say "fifty-six 'ethnic groups'" or "fifty-six 'constellations'".

But no matter how outrageous the "Mandela Effect" may be, it can never become a complete "collective memory".

While one group of people holds "false collective memories," there must also be another group of people holding "correct collective memories."

But Ying's situation is that "everyone is drunk but I am sober, the world is muddy but I am clear."

All of Inari's wife, or rather, all of Teyvat, was the only one who felt that the Divine Cherry Tree had "suddenly appeared"...

Generally speaking, if you find everyone driving the wrong way on the highway, the most likely reason is that you are driving the wrong way.

This is the most logical conclusion.

However, Han Fulai did not draw this conclusion lightly.

Just as Shadow trusted them and was willing to tell them this important secret, he also felt that he should trust Shadow.

Until he received sufficient evidence to refute Ying's claim, he decided to side with Ying.

"The whole world is wrong, only the shadow is right"—such a possibility, however small, is not nonexistent.

"Could you describe the situation in detail?" Han Fulai asked.

Ying cast a grateful glance at him.

"The appearance of the Divine Cherry Tree and the differences in my memories threw me into confusion for a moment. After I calmed down, I remembered that I could have asked my sister. So I tried to enter the true consciousness space—and it was then that I discovered that the true consciousness space had disappeared from 'Dream One Heart'."

"And soon, I sensed the existence of a consciousness space from another place..."

Han Fulai already knew where Ying was referring to—

"Could it be... the Divine Cherry Tree?"

Ying nodded silently.

"Ah, so that's how it is... what's this 'Divine Cherry Blossom Great Exorcism' all about?" Ying and Paimon realized what was going on at this point.

The "Divine Cherry Blossom Great Purification" performed by Fox Abode Palace five hundred years ago in the Desolate Sea Palace borrowed the power of the Divine Cherry Blossom Tree.

The cave where they were located was originally one of the sites where the "Divine Cherry Blossom Great Purification" ceremony was held.

Without the sacred cherry tree, the "sacred cherry blossom purification" ceremony would be impossible.

According to Ying, the Divine Cherry Tree only appeared after she rushed back to Inazuma from Kanria... But the "Divine Cherry Tree Great Purification" was performed by Fox Palace before Ying returned to Inazuma.

Isn't this a "time paradox"?!

Paimon scratched his head, his eyes darting around: "This sounds like something beyond my comprehension..."

Han Fulai then spoke up: "Assuming that everything you've said, Ying, isn't just a memory error, but a truth known only to you, then we can only conclude that this is a miraculous phenomenon caused by the real consciousness space. Even the Divine Cherry Tree's power to absorb impurities could very well be a real power, right?"

“Yes.” Ying raised her hand and stroked the stone wall of the cave. “It’s a real consciousness space. I don’t know why it entered the root system of the Divine Cherry Tree. It appeared in this cave.”

"At the same time, I also discovered that the Divine Cherry Tree can absorb the filth left in the 'Dark Calamity' and even seal demons... Even after losing her body and only having her consciousness left, she still transforms into the Divine Cherry Tree, protecting her people. Compared to her love for this land and for humanity... I am still far behind."

"Later, the Divine Child and I performed the second 'Divine Cherry Blossom Great Purification' here, using the power of the Divine Cherry Tree, to quell the hidden dangers left by the 'Dark Calamity'."

A wisp of lightning flowed along her fingers, brushing across the stone wall.

Suddenly, where there was originally a rocky cliff, a robust tree root system appeared, and around the root system stood a vermilion torii gate.

“During that ‘Great Purification of the Divine Cherry Tree’, I took the Divine Child with me and entered the root system of the Divine Cherry Tree, where we found the true consciousness space—but my sister’s consciousness is no longer there.”

"The goddess was also skeptical about this matter, after all, her memories were completely different from mine... However, she said at the time that she was willing to believe that it was her sister and the monk Saigu who protected Inazuma together."

"We agreed to keep this secret, and then we sealed the entrance to that consciousness space."

"—The Divine Child is very likely right now in that space of consciousness, fighting alone against that filth... just like my sister and the Imperial Palace did back then."

Chapter 230 The Divine Child is Entrusted to You [4k]

In the cave beneath Narukami Shrine, a secret sealed for five hundred years has once again seen the light of day.

The entrance to the consciousness space sealed by the vermilion torii gate was shining with a strange light before everyone's eyes.

And Lei's purple eyes also shimmered with a strange light.

"I had originally decided never to bring up this past again... After all, facing separation is a very painful thing."

"But after meeting that tea master, I was reminded of the times I used to enjoy tea with my sister—"

"...bitter tea goes down the throat, but there is a sweet aftertaste."

"I should face all of this now..."

"Judging from the recent anomalies, this consciousness space may have been occupied by the filth in the earth's veins, and there may be many dangerous monsters inside, or even more dangers that I cannot predict... I cannot guarantee whether I can return safely after entering it..."

"But I still want to make a difficult request of you... so that Inazuma will no longer suffer new calamities, and so that there will be no more painful separations in this world..."

Ying raised her hand to her chest and bowed deeply to the three friends in front of her.

"Everyone, could you accompany me into the consciousness space to exorcise this calamity, and while you're at it... bring the divine child back to my side as well..."

"—Now, all I can rely on are you. Please lend me your strength, I beg you."

This is probably the first time in Ray's film career that he has bowed down to humanity and asked for help.

Back in the Pure Land of One Heart, Han Fulai once held the amulet that the Divine Child had imprinted with "Shadow Towards the Cherry Blossom" and said to her, "I promised someone that I would save her god."

Now, it's her turn to save that person.

Han Fulai, Ying, and Paimeng exchanged glances, and the three of them nodded in unison.

"Didn't the General say that with your 'Grand Minister of the Interior' and 'Secondary Attendants' protecting us, where in this world can't we go?"

Just like that time at the bottom of the giant abyss, Han Fulai smiled and stretched out a hand, back of which was facing up, and placed it between the group of people.

Ying immediately understood and extended a hand, placing it on top of Han Fulai's hand: "We're professionals at being 'bodyguards'! Leave whatever monsters or demons are inside to me."

"Of course, I can't be left out as your 'guide' either." Paimon also stretched out a small hand and placed it on top of Ying's hand.

The three of them looked at Lei's movie together.

A smile appeared on Ying's face.

She also reached out and placed her hand on Paimon's hand.

"...Thank you, I will always remember your kindness."

Little Paimon shook his head: "We're clearly good friends who drink 'Dumpling Milk' together, talking about 'gratitude' is too formal. If you really want to thank us, Shadow, um... how about you treat us all to the most luxurious Inazuma meal when you get back?"

“Okay.” Ying nodded seriously. “I’ll cook for you myself.”

Paimon's eyes lit up: "Hey, Shadow, are you going to cook something delicious for us yourself?"

Ying's eyes sparkled: "That's definitely Inazuma's most luxurious meal!"

Only Han Fulai felt that something was wrong—he seemed to remember that General Lei Dian couldn't cook.

Unfortunately, he didn't have time to ask the general about his culinary skills.

The entrance to the consciousness space beside them suddenly spun, sucking all four of them into the consciousness space.

"Ugh... I feel so dizzy, where have I been dragged to..."

Paimon held his little head, his eyes filled with mosquito coil-like circles, and it took him a while to turn himself upside down.

Being sucked into the consciousness space was not a pleasant feeling at all; it was like being thrown into a whirlpool in the sea, spinning around and around involuntarily... She was still seeing stars.

Compared to Paimon, the other three were in much better shape. Even Han Fulai, whose martial arts skills were the weakest, possessed a sense of balance far beyond that of ordinary people. The slight dizziness caused by the teleportation was not enough to affect them, and all three were now standing steadily on the ground.

Feeling a little embarrassed, Paimon waved his little hands vigorously, finally chasing away all the golden stars in front of him.

Soon, another golden light appeared in front of her.

It is Han Fulai's jade shield.

—Anyway, no matter what dungeon you enter, activating your shield first is always the right thing to do.