Walking through the dense forest, Lu Guan did not find any animals in this jungle.

This is a very unusual thing, with such a good environment around, sufficient vitality, sufficient food, and the water source is still such a magical silver stream, it stands to reason that there should be many high-level demonic beasts living here.

But there's nothing here, and if there's no Monster here... Lu Guan was very concerned about where the bird and monster with white feathers that followed behind him came from.

As he entered the deeper and deeper jungle, Lu Guan's doubts became heavier and heavier, and then, after passing through the dense bushes once, the sudden widening of his vision and the scene that appeared in front of him made him stand in a daze for a while.

There was a vast clearing, like a clearing torn out of the jungle by spatial magic, and everything here was out of place with the surrounding jungle.

In the center of the clearing, a huge altar is made up of moss-covered boulders.

The half-human-high staircase slowly spread upward, a soft halo of light flowed above the stone steps, Lu Guan's ears moved slightly, and he faintly heard the sound of prayer around him... The feeling of pious prayer of all people, the prayer of people who are thirsting for something to some unknown being... Sacred and solemn, the faint sound of prayer seems to have spanned a long time, and it can resonate with people's hearts even today, many years later.

But when Lu Guan wanted to listen carefully to what those people were praying for, the prayer disappeared as if it had never existed.

Is it an auditory hallucination?

Lu Guan took a deep look at the altar with a heavy ancient charm in front of him.

Unusual, so unusual... Over here... What the hell is the place?

Just as Lu Guan was thinking carefully, the white bird that had been following him suddenly flew up, its white wings spread out in the air, and then went straight to the altar...!

Lu Guan's eyes flickered slightly, and he saw that the figure of the white bird had landed on the top of the altar, and there was no danger.

Only then did I relax a little, and "climbed" up the half-human-high stone steps step by step...

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The Eternal Forest

The Elf King was still comforting the crying Xingnuo at this time, and Su Qiran on the side was still thinking about something, the news that the Elf King had just told was a little too shocking, the disaster that swept the world actually started with the mutation of the Tree of Origin, and the twelve humans who summoned these undead tides in the Elf King's mouth...

Reason told Su Qiran that this was absolutely impossible, even if those twelve people were all peak [Witch Gods] who were good at necromancy, they couldn't summon such a terrifying tide of undead, let alone a final-level professional who could reach the peak... There are no more than ten on the entire continent ...

As far as Su Qiran knew, the three peak sword gods of Sword Mountain - this is also the reason why Sword Mountain's status is transcendent. A guardian of the Xingzhu royal family, the pinnacle [Sage]. The Pope of the Cloud Empire, the pinnacle [High Priest]...

Just as he was thinking about it, Su Qiran suddenly felt that the necromantic aura in the air was getting stronger and stronger, and even a layer of pale green light flickered around Su Xiaoxiao on the side—this was a manifestation of [Watching Nature]'s automatic protection...

A thick black mist condensed in the air into a vague humanoid form...

The Elf King raised his head slightly, and a hint of determination gradually rose in his tired eyes.

But until the black mist condensed into a human form became clearer and clearer, until it was no different from a real person...

Looking at the incomparably familiar and incomparably nostalgic old man in the air.

Su Qiran's eyes widened.

"The Sage... My lord...!? "Su Qiran never expected that the figure that appeared in the air was actually the Second Sage who had been dead for many years...!

"Maybe it's an illusion..."Qin Xiaotong's face was heavy, and she was also in great shock at this time.

The resentful spirits in the air looked down in silence for a while, but the black mist began to spread slowly...

"Kids. The old man smiled slightly, "It's nice to see you again." ”

Although Su Qiran wanted to deceive himself that this was just a little trick of the resentful spirit, it was just a simple hallucination, when he heard the old man's soft call [child], Su Qiran knew that what was in front of him was the real second sage, or the second sage's [resentful spirit]. The real emotion wrapped in that call... I remember the last time I heard the call of the Sage was on the eve of my trip to the Federation five years ago... The Sage was reluctant to force himself to be ruthless... Agreeing that he would go to the Federation for training at a young age... At that time, the Second Sage, under the dim light of the Holy Palace, watched the child he had raised leave him for the first time... The last sound made me full of kindness, sadness and helplessness...

Same!

"Sage. Su Qiran held back his tears and his eyes shrank slightly..."How could you..."

The old man was silent for a moment, then sighed lightly, "You don't understand...", the black mist had already wrapped the surroundings, and it seemed that a black [field] had been formed.

"He was the first of the twelve humans to summon the undead tide... The humans were able to use the power of this wraith to complete the subsequent summoning... But I didn't expect you to be the Second Sage, it's incredible. The Elven King said with a wry smile, knowing that the Second Sage's purpose for coming here was to deal with him.

The Second Sage is also the source of this calamity...?

"Are you hating the faint monarch who killed you?" Su Qiran asked unwillingly, he couldn't accept that the once most respected sage was actually the source of this death, which shattered countless families?

"True or wrong, the answer to the question is never so one-sided, child, you have to learn to observe more carefully, think more carefully...", the Second Sage whispered.

"And what about your ideals? You're not... Do you want to benefit the people of the world? are you going to destroy all of this like this?" Su Qiran raised his head suddenly, his bloodshot eyes full of pain.

“... This world is too chaotic, and it should be reshaped. The Second Sage shook his head slightly, "The human heart is sinister, human nature is evil, greedy, selfish, stupid... Always the greatest weakness of humanity... I can't change human nature, so I will destroy human beings and create a more perfect species. Madness flashed in the Second Sage's eyes.

...

"Do you really think so?" After being silent for a long time, Su Qiran suddenly asked softly.

The Second Sage didn't answer, but his gaze was already locked on the Elven King. The black mist began to rise, and the palpitating energy began to fluctuate...

"Human nature is indeed a very strange thing..."In Su Qiran's mind, the soldiers who fought to protect their homeland outside Frost Leaf City, in Hanzhu City, Chengcheng's parents did everything to protect their children, and Lu Hai and Xiao Mu who stayed in Hanzhu City and sacrificed together with that prosperous city... Countless images flashed in front of my eyes, "But it cannot be denied that there is also a glorious side to human nature!"

"Sage, I don't agree with you... So I'm going to do everything I can to stop you. In Su Qiran's eyes, confusion, sentimentality, and disappointment all dissipated, and then, an indescribable determination formed in the depths of his pupils!

A white spell appeared on his forehead, Su Qiran took a deep breath, and the surging energy like the sea began to burst out in the depths of his body, and the sharp sword intent went straight to the sky!