Staring at the Tianli Weixizhe (Sustainer of Heavenly Principles) for a few seconds, Lin Ze finally nodded and agreed to her request.
Immediately, an invisible wave spread through the air. Lin Ze could feel a barrier-like force—something that was both a seal and a wall—trying to draw him in.
He didn't resist; instead, curiosity filled his gaze.
As soon as Lin Ze formally stepped into the barrier, the scenery of Celestia (Sky Island) changed dramatically.
The clear blue sky vanished, replaced by a dark crimson firmament filled with cracks.
On the land of Celestia, Lin Ze saw numerous figures sitting cross-legged on the ground, seemingly cultivating something.
Blinding golden light radiated from their bodies, shooting straight into the void above and vanishing from sight.
At once, Lin Ze began to test things for himself.
He wanted to see for himself—just what in the world was going on here.
"You're going to use your ability? That's fine. It'll make things easier to explain."
Seeing Lin Ze suddenly stop and look up toward the heavens, the Tianli Weixizhe seemed to have guessed what he was doing.
But she didn't stop him; as she had said, this would only make explaining things simpler.
Soon, under the power of the Heiqi zhili (Power of the Black Flag), Lin Ze discerned the destination of those beams of light.
They were merging into the void—stabilizing the space itself.
The cracks in the sky were continuously being repaired.It was thanks to the efforts of these people that the fractures were mending.
However, new rifts were still appearing.
"Didn't expect this… didn't expect it at all… Teyvat really isn't a planet.It's just a continent! But why are all those outer planets so broken and ruined?"
Lin Ze truly hadn't expected that Teyvat was literally just a continent.
It wasn't, as he had once thought, a planet with vast oceans and one continental mass named Teyvat.
And beyond the underside of the continent—was the Shenyuan (Abyss).
"Originally, Teyvat was indeed a sphere.But due to a great war, it was shattered into this state.When the war ended, Tianli no longer had the strength to restore Teyvat to its former form.The spatial fractures were too many and too dense,so we decided to leave it as it was for the time being."
As she spoke, the Tianli Weixizhe raised her right hand, condensing a phantom sphere in her palm—a projection of what Teyvat once was.
"Compared to back then, the number of cracks has been reduced to only a small fraction.But because of the Shenyuan on the continent's reverse side,it still can't be fully repaired."
Listening to her explanation and watching the projected image, Lin Ze nodded in understanding.
A war that shattered a planet and left Teyvat as merely a fragment—that, he could understand.Destroying a planet was something Lin Ze himself could now do.
"Was it because of the war between the First Throne and the Second Throne?Judging by the current situation, the First Throne must've won, right?"
Looking at how Celestia operated now, Lin Ze figured it must've been the First Throne who claimed victory.
"You actually know about the War of Thrones?Neither side won.Our strengths were nearly equal, and our powers countered each other.We simply reached a temporary agreement—I repair this half of the space, and she repairs the other half.For now, we each govern half of Teyvat."
A faint, ethereal voice sounded out of the void itself, answering Lin Ze's question.
The Tianli Weixizhe bowed respectfully toward the center of Celestia.
"So that means, the other Throne is now on the side of the Abyss?"
Though no figure appeared, Lin Ze was sure the other could hear him.
It seemed he had accidentally stumbled upon quite the secret!
"Yes. Her side is what the people of Teyvat call the Shenyuan.There are more monsters there—beings who, after touching the power of the Abyss,either willingly or unwillingly joined it, becoming intelligent abyssal creatures.They adapt even better than humans,and that environment produces stronger beings more easily.So her repairs progress faster than mine."
As she spoke, a spatial portal appeared before Lin Ze.On the other side was the Tianli herself, her aura fluctuating—sometimes strong, sometimes weak.
At that sight, Lin Ze's expression froze.
Good heavens—wasn't this just a giant-sized Paimon?!
So that was it—he knew it!The little floating creature beside the Traveler wasn't simple at all—she was literally a fragment, or perhaps a descendant, of Tianli!
"You have one too?"
"Yes."
"Then that makes sense. So, what about the twins?"
"They are outsiders—chosen by us to continue the war between Tianli and the Shenyuan.They are our inheritors."
"'The Sustainers are dying, the Creator has yet to arrive.Yet the world will no longer burn,for you shall ascend the seat of God.'So that's what that means?"
Rubbing his chin thoughtfully, Lin Ze was surprised by Tianli's answer.
So the Travelers were being used as pieces in a cosmic chess game—a different method to decide the final victor.
"By 'Sustainers,' you're not referring to the Tianli Weixizhe, but to yourselves?You're dying?"
"That's right. In that great war, we were all losers—no one won.Both of us were gravely wounded.Those shattered planets outside—we're the ones who broke them, changing battlefields countless times.The fighting was fierce."
Though she openly admitted her own approaching death,Tianli's expression didn't waver in the slightest.She spoke as calmly as if the one dying wasn't her at all.
"So that's why there's the 'False Sky'?To prevent others from seeing the broken planets outside?"
"Yes."
"Then Paimon is your incarnation?"
"No—she's a continuation of life.You could see her as my newborn daughter—one who still knows nothing."
Lin Ze understood immediately.Paimon wasn't a mere avatar—it was just like the relationshipbetween Da Cishu Wang (Greater Lord Rukkhadevata) and Xiao Jixiang Cao Wang (Lesser Lord Kusanali).
"Now that really surprises me…So Teyvat isn't actually a world bubble fallen from the Imaginary Tree?"
"It both is and isn't.Using certain powers, I pinned it to the Tree.It neither sinks into the Sea below nor absorbs its nourishment.In the end, perhaps it'll regrow into the Tree…or perhaps fall completely."
"So you're being a riddler now, huh?"
"Can't say more."
"How much time do you have left?"
"A long time—perhaps long enough that even Paimon will have worn away by then."
"Need me to step in and help?"
"No. We can handle it."
"So… you two are enemies?"
"And also friends."
"Heh, so feelings got involved after all.Then what about this False Sky—will it just stay up there like that?"
"When we die, the energy that spreads will diffuse into the stars,mending them once more."
"The Seven Gods—are they your pieces…or did you design some grand script for them to follow?"
"No."
Question after question—answer after answer.Tianli didn't hide anything from Lin Ze at all.That alone made Lin Ze feel something was off.
After having many of his doubts answered,Lin Ze finally couldn't help but ask the question in his heart:
"Why are you willing to tell me all this?"
"Because you're stronger than us.Your power defies understanding.Hiding things serves no purpose—it would only make you suspicious,and could even drive you to side with the Abyss.There are many reasons,but those are the main ones."
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