Chapter 651
Such a separation has its benefits: it spares Xia Er from the constant onslaught of faith's power. However, the downside is that it weakens the connection between Xia Er and the believers.
From the current perspective, the system's method of separation does seem to be better. Yet, it leaves Xia Er with a hint of confusion.
The pocket watch, compared to other "seeds" or "uniqueness," appears to be quite different... At least, Xia Er has never encountered a vessel of power as pure as the pocket watch.
Although using the ability still comes with side effects, these seem to be merely "limitations"... As the pocket watch improves, those side effects will be significantly reduced.
However, for now, this separation does hinder Xia Er's search for the Witch Academy.
If Xia Er can find the Ascendant of the Witch Academy, he could directly trace back all the abilities they discovered through their memories and remnants... It might even allow Xia Er to advance directly to the Ascendant stage, so finding them is essential.
Just as Xia Er pondered how to get Xiao Zuo to help him search, the pure white armor returned from the underground laboratory to the hall.
Upon seeing Xia Er in the hall, it seemed a bit flustered, as if it didn't quite understand why Xia Er hadn't left yet.
But when it realized that Xia Er was merely watching Xiao Zuo in thought, its slight anxiety was quelled.
"Are you troubled by something?" the pure white armor approached Xia Er, its voice resonating with a metallic hum.
"Oh... just thinking about a few things," Xia Er replied, glancing at the pure white armor. "I want to find someone in the Otherworld."
"Someone?" The pure white armor relaxed upon hearing it wasn't about itself and asked, "Who are you looking for? Is there anything I can do to help?"
Perhaps feeling guilty for hiding its true feelings, the pure white armor wanted to assist Xia Er as much as possible.
"I don't really know who they are; I just know they're an Ascendant similar to An Chong Lei Mei Dai Si," Xia Er shook his head.
"Oh?" White gas puffed from the seams of the armor, indicating its inner turmoil.
Xia Er's description was too vague; with such little information, it would be impossible to find anyone in the Otherworld.
"What is their path?" the pure white armor pressed on. "If we know their specific abilities... perhaps we can find a way. Many beings in the Otherworld with similar paths tend to stay in the same area."
If they could clarify the specific abilities, it might narrow down the search.
"This is what An Chong Lei Mei Dai Si told me," Xia Er explained, looking at the pure white armor. "She said she cultivated an Ascendant to leave behind some information... and the path is my path."
The path of the Time Binder...?
"In other words, they would carry a similar aura to yours?" the pure white armor asked, gazing at Xia Er.
"Maybe," Xia Er nodded. "If they truly are on this path."
"I'll keep an eye out for you," the pure white armor promised. "I can enhance Xiao Zuo's search abilities, training it to be stronger... then let it search the Otherworld alongside me, using your aura."
"If it's close to your aura, I believe Xiao Zuo's perception will be sharper..."
The pure white armor agreed to help Xia Er, promising to notify him immediately through the necklace if anything came up.
It seemed to get along quite well with Xiao Zuo, even modifying it with a powerful exoskeleton armor. Xia Er decided to leave this task to the pure white armor.
Although the influence of the Otherworld on Xia Er was minimal now, he still couldn't linger there for long. It was best to leave such matters to familiar beings of the Otherworld.
If all else fails, he could wait for Lei Mei Dai Si to recover from the cultivation chamber and then ask her.
After completing everything he could in the Otherworld, Xia Er took a few green brains and left through the Otherworld node.
...
Xia Er stepped out of the blood-red vortex, regaining his composure after a brief moment of dizziness.
He looked around, noticing that Eri Ge Ma was no longer in sight. It seemed she couldn't withstand the mental interference projected by the Otherworld node and had left early.
At this moment, Xia Er had removed his shawl, which contained the green brains.
He ascended the spiral staircase, and upon reaching the ground, he saw Eri Ge Ma, who had been waiting outside.
She had changed into a tattered set of pure black armor, seemingly having discarded her previous body, likely due to contamination from the Otherworld.
When Eri Ge Ma saw Xia Er emerge unscathed, a flicker of green flame flashed in her pupils. Though she had prepared herself mentally, she was still taken aback by Xia Er's intact return.
"You... are back?" Eri Ge Ma gazed at Xia Er, her eyes involuntarily drawn to the bundle wrapped in the shawl.
Is that... something brought back from the Otherworld?
Eri Ge Ma hesitated internally, knowing that directly asking Xia Er would be somewhat disrespectful, but her curiosity about what he held was overwhelming...
This was something extracted from the Otherworld node, a place the Order of the God of Order had been exploring since the Holy War era...
Even after all this time, the Order had only managed to retrieve a single fragment of a brain...
Through that precious fragment, both Eri Ge Ma and the Order of the God of Order had gained significant advancements.
Especially Eri Ge Ma, who had deciphered the technology of "artificial divinity" within it. Most crucially, this technology's extension allowed the Order to master the replication of the green brains.
These replicated green brains could store memories and also serve as the foundation for "artificial divinity"... One could say that the development of the Order over the past few centuries revolved around the study of that green brain.
At this moment, Xia Er, who had been deep in thought, lifted his gaze toward Eri Ge Ma.
The pure white armor had limited research on the green brains, focusing more on absorbing knowledge about the Tower from them.
However, Eri Ge Ma's Order of the God of Order possessed a fragmented green brain and had ongoing research on it.
Xia Er had brought a green brain out; he only needed to keep two complete ones for practical use in reality, while the remaining one could be given to the Order of the God of Order in exchange for all their research records and knowledge on the green brain... This trade wouldn't be a loss for Xia Er.
Moreover, Xia Er wanted to experiment with something.
That is, whether items from the Otherworld could be infinitely replicated, like these two green brains.
This was Xia Er's first time bringing something from the Otherworld into the simulation. He didn't know if the items would remain in the simulation or return to the Otherworld once it ended.
"Come here," Xia Er calmly instructed Eri Ge Ma, then walked toward a table.
"Okay..." Eri Ge Ma quickly followed, her response instinctive, without any thought, and her tone was extremely humble, making her seem less like a grand pontiff and more like an apprentice.
However, Eri Ge Ma felt no shame in her attitude; one must show sufficient respect to a mysterious and powerful figure like Xia Er, who had an unclear connection to the Otherworld.
As she stood beside Xia Er, she watched him place the bundle wrapped in the shawl onto the table, her gaze fixating on the contents.
Xia Er was petite, and the shawl wasn't large; wrapping three Otherworld brains was already a challenge. As he set the shawl down, it began to unravel slightly.
That small gap revealed the contents inside... The moment Eri Ge Ma caught sight of what lay within, the green flames in her armor's eye sockets froze in shock.
This is...
Eri Ge Ma stood there, frozen. If she were breathing, her breaths would surely have quickened uncontrollably.
The Otherworld brain...
The Order of the God of Order had poured all its efforts into extracting a small portion of a brain from the Otherworld node, sacrificing countless holy maidens and candidates... And now, right before her, lay a complete...
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