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Jiang Bai couldn't find anyone at Jingshan Palace, and only after asking around did he finally find Naxi Da.

"Erhesen, you're here too!"

El-Heinz frowned almost imperceptibly.

He didn't really want to see Jiang Bai, mainly because Jiang Bai was too annoying, overly friendly, and incredibly strong. He had no way to deal with such a person.

Upon seeing Jiang Bai, Naxi Da waved to him.

"It's you. Is there something wrong this time?"

Every time Jiang Bai comes, he has a question to ask her, and Naxida has almost gotten used to it.

"There are some problems."

"You guys chat first, I'm leaving now." Elhesen prepared to leave.

"Don't rush off. I remember you're a linguistics scholar, right? I have some ancient texts here. Could you please translate them?"

Jiang Bai pulled out a stack of documents.

Some of these are inscriptions from murals he photographed in Heguan, while others are rubbings from obelisks from the Yuan Dynasty in the desert ruins.

Seeing Elhesen reminded him of all this.

Speaking of which, if he goes to the Abyss again, he can keep an eye out for any remaining text, make rubbings, and have scholars study and translate them.

El-Heinz took it and looked at it, becoming interested.

Where did you get these?

"These are relics in the desert, these were obtained from an ancient ruin far away in Inazuma..."

Give me some time.

El-Heinz was quite interested in the contents of the Inazuma ruins. Although he had never read the text before, the texts all had certain commonalities, so it wouldn't be difficult to decipher and translate them.

As for the script in the desert, he already knew it, so he didn't need to spend much time on it.

"This is the payment, I'm counting on you."

Jiang Bai handed over a bag of Mora, which Elhesen readily accepted.

While it would certainly be fine to have Nasita translate, it's unnecessary to bother a busy deity with such trivial matters.

Al-Hysen took the documents and left. It was still a long time before he got off work, so he naturally skipped work.

"I found a book beneath the abyss this time, but I'm not sure if you can read it."

Under Nasita's questioning gaze, Jiang Bai told her about the ending of Orobas after reading the book.

"Let's talk in Jingshan Palace."

Although the principles of justice are currently dormant, it's still better to be cautious.

In the Jingshan Palace, Naxi Da accepted the record of past events from Jiang Bai.

As a young god, this book had a significant impact on her.

"It's incredible that a book like this has survived to this day..."

Nasita was incredulous.

"Someone told me that the reason this book survived is because of the unique nature of Yuanxia Palace itself. It is outside the World Tree and not under the control of the sky."

"I see……"

Although the World Tree records everything that happens in the world, this "everything" is not truly everything.

It cannot record the "Descendants," nor can it record information outside the World Tree.

"What I want to ask is about the things written here about the governance of time."

"I'm sorry, I only know that there is such a higher-level being, but I don't know anything about His deeds."

Although Jiang Bai had already guessed this outcome, he was still inevitably disappointed.

Even Nasita doesn't know, so who else would know, or who could tell?

"They are the four shadows of the primordial being, aren't they?"

"Before seeing this book, I didn't know where their existence came from, so I couldn't give a precise answer."

"However, I do know a little about the power of these four."

Jiang Bai's eyes lit up.

"These four higher forces are: time, space, life, and death."

Jiang Bai memorized these four powers.

Compared to the seven elements, these higher-level powers are truly more than one level higher.

Chapter 836 Strange Crystal

Do you know where to find information about these people in power?

Naxi Da thought about it seriously for a moment.

"If they knew of their existence, I think the witches would know."

"The Witch Society?" Jiang Bai heard of another organization he had never heard of before.

"I can't really say what kind of organization the Witch's Guild is. It's a very loose organization, and the famous adventurer Alice is one of its members."

"Some members of the Witches' Guild are ordinary people, but some are extraordinary. For example, Nicole, codenamed N. She is someone who can know about changes in the world, and like Alice, she possesses a high degree of specialness..."

The Witch's Guild has a long history, and the reasons for its formation are now unknown. She only obtained some fragments of information from the World Tree.

How can I find the members of the Witch's Guild?

"Under the witness of the wind god Barbatos, they occasionally hold tea parties in Mondstadt, but the last time they held one was more than a decade ago."

Jiang Bai was not surprised at all to hear the name Barbatos.

Wendy, despite his usual drunken demeanor, is a very cunning individual.

Are there any other methods?

It's too passive to wait for a tea party that might not even happen for a long time.

"I'll look for it on the branches of the World Tree."

Nasita closed her eyes, her consciousness connecting to the World Tree, where she quickly searched.

Not long after, she opened her eyes.

"One of the members of the Witch's Guild is named Babilos, who currently lives in Fontaine and is a very famous astrologer. Perhaps you could try to find him."

"An astrologer?"

Jiang Bai thought of Mona.

He wasn't very familiar with Mona, but they had worked together during the meteorite fall before, so they had some connection.

It seems that Mona came to Mondstadt from Fontainebleau.

Could this astrologer named Babilos be related to her?

I still feel like I need to make a trip to Mondstadt.

Jiang Bai asked a series of other questions, most of which Naxida could not answer.

Jiang Bai wasn't too disappointed by this.

Do you know where Kong is?

"I haven't seen him for a while either; he's probably busy with commissions everywhere."

Kong, a renowned adventurer, is most passionate about adventuring everywhere. Without any specific way to contact him, finding him depends entirely on fate.

"Sigh, communication tools are urgently needed..."

Nasita nodded. "The Order of the Church is already under development..."

There are many technical challenges in developing instant messaging tools, so it's best not to have too high hopes in the short term.

Have you ever seen anything like this?

Nasita took out a strange crystal, which was entirely emerald green and full of rich grass elemental power.

"what is this?"

Jiang Bai had never seen anything like it before.

“I found this in Jingshan Palace. I have a vague feeling that it is related to something very important, but I can’t remember it.”

She showed it to Jiang Bai hoping it would help her remember something, even if he had never seen it before.

After all, he had been exploring ancient secrets, many of which even she didn't know.

"Oh?" Jiang Bai frowned.

Could this be something left behind by the Great Compassion Tree King?

"This is filled with rich elemental energy, similar to my power, but with some differences. I checked it with the World Tree, but found nothing."

Nasita was distressed; the feeling of forgetting important things was truly distressing.

“If you think it’s something important, then it really is.” Jiang Bai’s expression turned serious.

If something is considered important by the gods, it must be extremely important, but Nasita just can't remember it.

Is it because it involves taboo knowledge, so were the related memories also erased?

"Could it be related to taboo knowledge?"

Although the content about taboo knowledge has been erased, the term itself has remained.

"Did the Flower Goddess leave behind some hidden dangers when she opened the bridge of forbidden knowledge for the Crimson King?"

"Forbidden knowledge... Yes, it must be something related to forbidden knowledge, otherwise I wouldn't be unable to recall it, and I wouldn't be unable to find any relevant information in the World Tree..."

Naxi Da had sorted out her thoughts, but she was even more troubled.

What exactly is this crystal involved in?

Does the knowledge of taboo subjects still harbor hidden dangers?

"Thinking here all the time isn't going to solve anything. How about we go out for a walk? To a place that's a bit further away, like the Thousand Ravines Sandy Land or the Tu Ni Black Abyss?"

That's the source of forbidden knowledge. Maybe once we get there, we'll be able to sense something that connects with this crystal?

“A thousand ravines and sandy land…” A blurry light flashed through Nasita’s mind, but she was still missing something to see it clearly.

"Let's go take a look over there."

"it is good."

Since Jiang Bai had nothing else to do, he readily agreed.

As Jiang Bai walked out of Sumeru City, he was somewhat surprised to see a familiar figure.

"Empty? Blocked by a fungus beast, what's going on?"

Seeing Jiang Bai and Naxi Dapaimeng was like seeing a savior.

"Oh, it's you guys! You've arrived just in time! This mushroom seems to have something to tell us, but I don't understand what it means."

Normally, fungus-like creatures do not approach human settlements, especially super-large cities like Sumeru City.

But this mushroom beast was far too unusual, completely different from any mushroom beasts we had ever seen before.

“Let me see.” Nasita stepped forward and quickly understood what the mushroom beast was trying to say.

"This fungus wants us to come with it."

"Huh? You can understand the mushroom beast's language?"

"Although different lives have completely different habits and ways of communication, emotions are common. I can feel its anxiety and fear, and it really needs my help."

Jiang Bai looked at the mushroom beast with some curiosity. He didn't know much about mushroom beasts, and this was the first time he had ever seen one that would ask a human for help.

The fungus led several people to its two companions, one of whom was already unconscious.

Narcida examined it and discovered that the unconscious fungus was not any of the creatures she knew of in Teyvat.