Throne Steps

Early the next morning, Li Chen understood what Saenz meant the night before.

A semi-open staircase is built in the lone peak supporting the palace, and the columns on the outside of the steps are simple and solemn.The Elf King led Saenz and the other three people down gradually, and after passing through the long fog, they arrived at the abyss where the bottom could not be seen originally.

The bottom of the mysterious valley is not cramped, and the stone road paved on the soft lawn quietly extends to the distance.After walking for about 10 minutes, a coercion descended silently along with everyone's footsteps.At the same time, Mogadishu turned sideways and said, "Don't resist."

In fact, if he didn't say anything, the three outsiders would not act blindly.Because above the head, a huge green canopy is spread out, even if the sky is covered by the light, it will not look dim.The breeze blew through the gap, rustling sounds came and went, and the coercion seemed to become a sense of stability.Dozens of steps away, the tree trunk supporting this sun-blocking umbrella seems to stand between the sky and the earth. Even though it cannot move, it can still give people a sense of majestic vitality.

Elven sacred object - the tree of life.

"Go." Mogadishu stopped and pointed towards the tree trunk. "Sit and meditate within ten steps of it, think about the question you most want to ask, and use your power. As long as you have an answer, There will be answers."

The last sentence was a bit of nonsense, but Li Chen figured out some meaning.Saenz took him and Wiggins to sit near the tree trunk, straightened their backs and closed their eyes. The sound of leaves rubbing in their ears seemed to be an inducement, causing them to quickly immerse themselves in meditation.

What others want to know, Li Chen is not sure, but his own problem has been focused for decades - what should I do to go back?

Unsurprisingly, Zhenbao's figure once again responded to this question.

Treasures, teleportation arrays, gates of time and space.

Compared with the previous dreams and treasures, the response of the tree of life is much clearer.White light surges in the spherical crystal, and the majestic magic power supplies the complex circular formation.Above this light, a huge double door is slowly opening, and the exquisite pattern carved on the door seems to be the first language Li Chen learned from the Necromancer.But even if he read it carefully, the obscure and difficult words still only made him recognize a few words.

In contrast, the pattern of the array is much clearer.If he could bring a pen and paper, Li Chen might be able to print it.Fortunately, this thing is very similar to the previously mastered teleportation array, but with more complicated strokes in the details, it is not too difficult to forcefully write it down.Li Chen stared at the formation and went through it carefully, making sure that it was the same as what he had written down earlier, and he felt even more certain in his heart.

There was nothing else on the left and right, Li Chen looked at the open door, his heart moved, and he walked there slowly.

Li Chen's doubts were quickly resolved - in fact, he was only more certain - so he woke up the fastest.He slowly opened his eyes, and met the Elf King's gaze. The other party smiled at him, so he stood up, patted him, and walked over.

"So fast?"

Li Chen stood still three steps away from him, and said with a smile, "Probably because I already know the answer."

Mogadishu looked down from his face slowly, scanned it once before turning away, and said with a deep smile rather unexpectedly: "It's a good thing to have no doubts."

Li Chen always felt that his eyes stopped on the metal ring at the ankle just now—even though it was being covered by his trousers—replied: "On the contrary, it was because I had too many doubts that I asked someone who probably knew the answer. problem to determine."

Mogadishu didn't ask carefully, just smiled and said: "Now you have been confirmed."

"Yes, thanks to you." Li Chen turned his eyes to the two people who were still sitting under the tree, and said, "But excuse me, may I ask if the answer it gave is objective and true, or just from the bottom of my heart? will?"

"It comes from the bottom of the heart, and it comes from the truth." Mogadishu replied, "If you ask the heart, it will confirm your mind; if you ask the sky, it will tell you the echo of the world."

What is the difference between said and not said?Li Chen almost curled his lips, he looked at the people under the tree: "Will someone sit there for a long time?"

"Of course. It is pure and powerful, and it is of great benefit to meditation. If it is used as a sacrifice, it can sometimes confuse people, like now." Mogadishu laughed, "However, I don't think they will Too long. Maybe they feel that they have experienced a long time, but that is just the realization given to them by the tree of life."

So, something subtly similar to "Wandering in Time"?Li Chen raised his eyebrows.However, it can be proved that some doubts in the heart really need time to prove.If the tree of life solves doubts in this respect, it is not so much to tell the answer, as it is to let people understand it by themselves over time.

The breeze blows by, making people feel refreshed.Li Chen looked up at the canopy on the top, and said: "It seems that I am indeed very fast - I thought it was a long time, so it can be seen that the long years are nothing more than that."

Mogadishu looked at him and said with a low smile: "Time is indeed going to be a long time for you."

Li Chen had long felt that he was too kind to him, and now he couldn't hold back when he added this sentence: "I'm stupid, you better stop guessing riddles with me. Please tell me, is there anything about me that attracts you?" attention?"

Mogadishu Yile did not answer directly, but only asked: "Have you met your biological parents?"

Li Chen was startled: "Of course."

The Elf King asked again: "Are you raised by an ordinary family?"

"Look at what you said." Li Chen was startled, but his face didn't show it, "I didn't jump out of a rock, of course I grew up at home, it's just that those years were miserable..."

Mogadishu didn't interrupt him, but Lichen recognized a trace of understanding from the other party's eyes, and realized that it was useless to answer according to the set.

Seeing that he had stopped, the Elf King chuckled and said, "Don't panic, and don't have to rack your brains to think about how to respond to me. I just deduced it based on some occasional experience, and I didn't want to pry into your secret. "

Li Chen asked back, "My secret?"

Mogadishu replied: "Yes."

Li Chen asked again: "Since it's my secret, can you share it with me?"

"Maybe, but I need to confirm." Mogadishu held out his hand, "If you don't mind, my power wants to try your blood."

Li Chen hesitated: "But I may not be able to withstand your magic power..."

Mogadishu said with a smile: "This is our unique secret technique, which is softer than healing techniques. Moreover, if I guess right, your bloodline is far tougher than you imagined."

blood!Li Chen paused, and put his hand on it with almost no hesitation.Firstly, if Mogadishu wanted to investigate, he would not be able to resist; secondly, his blood and the metal rings on his feet had always been two major mysteries, and he really wanted to know the answer.

The Elf King gently squeezed his wrist, and the power of investigation quietly circulated.This kind of power is somewhat similar to the sense of stability brought by the tree of life, soft and smooth, so that people really can't think of resistance.However, when these forces pass through several key points, they are like a small hook that flips a certain switch, and the magic power hidden in Li Chen's veins gradually surges.

He seemed to be floating in deep water, the gravity weakened, the heart couldn't fall to the ground, and every beat gradually became clearer.There seemed to be a dark space in his body. The power of the elves lifted the covering curtain, and the power behind the ambush was like cold dry ice smoke, spreading out from the gap.

This feeling is somewhat similar to the situation when the necromancer cut off the anklet many years ago.

Li Chen suddenly raised his head to look at the Elf King: "You..."

Mogadishu whispered: "It will be close to the heart and magic source, don't resist, there will be no danger."

The power of the elf wandered around the heart veins and the source of magic power. The closer he got to the source of magic power, the more Li Chen felt a sense of rejection.He suppressed his desire to resist, and stared at the Elf King: "In the case of disparity in power, don't..."

"Don't worry." The Elf King interrupted him, pointing out, "You are not so easily crushed."

This statement really makes people ignore the implication.Li Chen thought, the elf king has existed for such a long time, maybe he can give some answers to some questions when the necromancer can't be found.

The power flowing in from the outside is no longer just probing, it is like waves rushing towards the source of magic power.When it accumulated for a while before pounced, Li Chen clearly felt the shackles around the source of magic power.This shackle not only prevents the run on by external forces, but also firmly locks the rolling magic power in the magic power source, making it impossible for Li Chen to activate the energy in it.And the spreading power that Li Chen just felt is already the limit of leakage.

Obviously, this is the actual effect of the metal ring on the foot.

Mogadishu's strength fluctuated, and he couldn't shake the structure—or he didn't really want to pry the shackles off.He showed such an expression as expected, and smiled with interest: "I can't do this. After all, a long, long time ago, this was still a kind of provocation..."

Before he finished speaking, Li Chen suddenly felt a pure power of light erupt with the shake of the loyalty contract, instantly sweeping through his veins.If it wasn't for Mogadishu's quick retreat, this light force would have entangled the elf's power and attacked Mogadishu along the way.

Of course Li Chen knew who this was.He looked at the hand that Mogadishu took away, and there was only one emotion in his heart-ahhh.

The two looked under the tree, and Saenz was slowly opening his eyes.The pair of pupils that had almost turned silvery white were only in a trance for a moment when they first saw the light, and then directly locked on to the two people who had just withdrawn their hands not far away.

Li Chen didn't say anything.The contract, the power of light, and coercion are all covering him. At this time, it is the most correct choice not to steal, not to change color, and not to hide it. His familiarity with Saenz made him react instinctively.

He stood too close to the Elf King, even Saenz had never been so close to Mogadishu.

"Even now, this is still a provocation." The blonde with pure white hair lifted his clothes and stood up, his cold expression bluntly expressed his displeasure, "I hope you don't misunderstand me, Your Highness Mogadishu."

Saenz's question was more complicated than Li Chen's. Li Chen asked the sky, and he asked the heart.

Mogadishu is right. If you ask your heart, the tree of life can only help you confirm your heart.It is not so much that it responds to the question as it is that time gives the answer.

"Ask the tree of life" is one of the purposes of this trip. Saenz has more time than Lichen and Wiggins to decide what he wants to ask.However, this kind of long-term consideration will make people think of more options, which makes it more difficult to finalize the goal.

After going through several pages of densely documented trade-offs, Saenz finally chose a question that seemed a bit hasty.

——What is my weakness?

Shrouded in mist, the power of the Tree of Life controlled Pure White's meditation, as if a ray of light pulled his thoughts out and flew to an unknown distance.

In a trance, Saenz opened his eyes.

[The author has something to say]: The show begins! ! !