Kiana and the Captain's Bizarre Adventure

Chapter 158 Return to Liyue

Although everyone was curious about how Kiana woke up, it was ultimately just an isolated case, and no one could guarantee that the next person who sat on her would wake up again, so the matter was left unresolved.

Only Kiana knew that with the disappearance of that space, the throne lost its purpose.

Now it is just an ordinary throne, no longer capable of sending people to the so-called golden dreamland.

After returning to Aru Village and resting briefly, Farusan learned the truth about the Eternal Golden Dreamland from Kiana.

The so-called eternal golden dreamland and the wisdom of the Red King are nothing more than integrating the consciousness of the masses into a single consciousness.

The purpose of that throne is to transmit the consciousness of the person sitting on it to that exclusive space and assimilate with it.

Individuals who retain their individual consciousness before assimilation have the authority to manipulate the collective consciousness until they are completely integrated into it.

Kiana also told Farusan that she had found the answer she needed and could go back.

After all, Kiana was more interested in the records of Heraqti than in the Red King Ahmar.

After Kiana met Ahmar in that space and regained her power, the last veil of mist that had been blocking Kiana's ability to observe the past finally dissipated, and now she could observe everything that happened when she was Herakti without any hindrance.

Naturally, there's no need to engage in inefficient activities like investigating ruins anymore. As for Rahman, Farusan is free to choose whether to continue cooperating.

Anyway, none of this concerns Kiana. Besides, since returning from the Hall of Manifestations, Zhebolele and Jade have officially settled down in Aru Village.

Here, Zeborele can enjoy his retirement, and Jade can receive an education. As for the promise to find the eternal oasis, Zeborele decides to put it aside for the time being.

He'd talk about it later; for now, he just wanted to enjoy some peaceful time with Jade.

Tirzad's situation was even simpler. Since the archaeological excavation of the Temple of the Transfiguration still failed to inspire him to write a report, he simply joined Rahman's archaeological team to continue searching for inspiration.

Therefore, Farusan had no intention of continuing the collaboration, not to mention that she still had research projects to complete.

We've been out for long enough this time; if we don't go back soon, we'll never finish processing the backlog of data.

After a quick packing, Kiana and Farusan returned to Sumeru City with Desia, who was escorting the supplies.

After returning to Sumeru City, Kiana said goodbye to Falusan and immediately went back to Liyue. Not long before, Fu Hua had sent her a message.

She had found the place where Vanan and Minu had died. Considering that she was about to carry out her plan, it would be better to resolve the matter she had promised Fushe as soon as possible.

Kiana then arrived at the designated location based on the coordinates given by Fu Hua. Looking at the beautiful scenery around her, Kiana found it hard to imagine that a thousand years ago, two guardian yakshas had killed each other here due to the outburst of their karma.

Now, time has passed and the damage caused back then has become part of the current environment. The remains of Fanan and Minu have long since turned into elemental energy, carrying their memories back to the depths of the earth.

Therefore, to revive the two, it is necessary to rely on the power of the ley lines, but too much time has passed since their deaths, and finding their memories in the ley lines is like finding a needle in a haystack.

Of course, Kiana also has her own ways of cheating. Not to mention that she can directly anchor the two's information through the Imaginary Tree, she can also ask Buyer to help find the two's information in the World Tree.

But come to think of it, has she forgotten something? Kiana closed her eyes and pondered.

Then she remembered that she hadn't yet retrieved Bouyer from the World Tree.

Kiana thought to herself as she ventured into the ley lines, "I might as well take this opportunity to revive Buyer as well."

A short while later, Kiana arrived inside the World Tree. She briefly explained to Buyer what she needed to do and assured her that she would definitely help her revive this time.

Buyer remained somewhat skeptical, mainly because Kiana had always been like this before, making a promise and then forgetting it the next second.

He was starting to doubt Kiana's promises, but since Kiana was now the inheritor of the Heavenly Principles, he still had to give her that much face.

So while Buyer was complaining that Kiana's promises were not trustworthy at all, he was still helping Kiana look up information about the two Yakshas.

"This is the information you wanted."

After a brief search, Buyer gave Kiana all the information he had found.

"I also found out the information for the last Yaksha for you. I'll give it to you in case you need to come looking for me again."

After receiving the message from Buyer, Kiana first expressed her gratitude, and then began to prepare for Buyer's resurrection.

However, before starting, Buyer needed to break off a branch from the World Tree to use as the body material needed for resurrection. Buyer rolled his eyes at Kiana, who was laughing heartily at the moment.

For Kiana, breaking off a branch from the World Tree would be an easy task, so why does she need my help with this? Is she being cautious or just lazy?

After all, Kiana's power could easily injure the World Tree if she's not careful, so let's just say she's being cautious!

After sighing, Buyer broke off a new bud from the top of the World Tree and handed it over. Kiana, upon receiving the bud, was not in a hurry to begin creating the body that Buyer needed.

Her first task was to understand the true nature of the World Tree. Kiana quickly discovered its essence through the power of the Herrscher of Reason.

What Kiana didn't expect was that the so-called World Tree was essentially a tree-shaped cluster of imaginary energy; in other words, the World Tree was a replica of the Imaginary Tree.

What's even more unexpected is that the World Tree was created by someone, and that person was none other than Kiana herself. The current World Tree and the ley lines system were originally constructed by herself, and Fanes and the others merely modified it.

No wonder I always felt a strange sense of familiarity with the energy of the World Tree and the ley lines. No wonder Zhongli recommended me to be the next Heavenly Principle Master right away. No wonder Ishtar said that she was on good terms with the dragons. So that's what relationships are all about!

Once this was realized, everything became clear: why couldn't Kiana and the Adventists leave any direct information in the World Tree no matter what they did?

Since the World Tree itself was created by Kiana by imitating the operating principle of the Imaginary Tree, it will naturally instinctively block out information related to its creator.

This is a characteristic inherent to the Imaginary Tree itself; if it is not specifically modified, the World Tree will naturally also possess this characteristic.

As for the Descendants, it's even simpler. Because they possess similar properties to Kiana, the World Tree will regard them as Kiana's kind and instinctively block them out.

No wonder he needed to go back in time to create a new identity for himself; the real reason is that he created the World Tree. Without going back in time, not only would he not be able to give himself a legitimate Teyvat identity, but the World Tree would also cease to exist.

The entire history of Teyvat will change then. Moreover, without the original World Tree and the Leyline Dragonflight, they will not be able to retain their original appearance under the subsequent instructions of Farnese. After all, even if Farnese modified some of the laws of the Leylines, the original light force of Teyvat still flows in the Leylines.

Wait a minute! If the original World Tree and ley lines were created by myself, does that mean I also have the ability to change the laws of the ley lines?

Kiana, realizing this, immediately took action, but unfortunately, she couldn't.

The reason still stems from the laws of the ley lines after Fanes modified them. She locked the authority to modify the laws of the ley lines to Tianli and her four shadows.

This was to prevent Kiana, the creator, from changing back the ley lines she had painstakingly modified when she wasn't looking. In other words, Kiana would have to become part of the natural order if she wanted to modify the ley lines.

However, having discovered this much is enough for Kiana. The most important thing now is to help Buyer create a body for his resurrection.

Since the World Tree was created by Kiana herself, it's simple. Although there are traces of modification and the World Tree's energy is no longer pure, it still retains some of Kiana's power.

Using this power, Kiana successfully transformed the new sprout in her hand into a body, which naturally resembled Buyer in her prime.

After all, Kiana was more used to the normal mother-daughter image than the loli mother-daughter image. After doing all this, Kiana signaled Buyer to let her possess that body.

With Kiana's help, Buyer was successfully resurrected. Feeling the immense power within him, Buyer couldn't help but smile bitterly.

This is not the power I had at my peak; it is clearly several times greater than my peak power.

Buyer felt that he might be able to compete with Amon now, but Amon, or rather Akhmar, had passed away. Of the three gods from back then, only he still existed in the world, which was truly regrettable.

However, upon entering this body, Buyer also understood one thing: who was the creator of the original World Tree.

As for what it feels like to have your best friend turn out to be your mother, Buyer, the incarnation of the World Tree, can only say that it's quite a novel experience.

The main reason is that although he is indeed the incarnation of the World Tree and, in a sense, Kiana's descendant, this is different from the concept of family in the human sense.

Instead of dwelling on this, it's better to treat Kiana the same way as before. Otherwise, given Buyer's understanding of Kiana, he'll definitely be agonizing over it for a long time.

"Speaking of which, weren't you supposed to be going to resurrect those Yakshas? Is it really okay for you to still be here now?"

"That's true, it really is time to go back. Let's have a proper chat again next time, Buyer!"

After saying that, Kiana left. Seeing that Kiana had finally left, Buyer took one last look at the World Tree to make sure that nothing would happen, and then returned to the real world.

After all, she couldn't wait to get close to her lovely Nasita, and it was also time for her to deal with the problem of the Grass Dragon King Apep.

But before that, let's spend some time getting along well with Nasita!

To Nasita's astonishment, Buyer, who appeared in the Pure Goodness Palace, embraced Nasita like a lovesick woman and showered her with affection.

No one knows what happened inside the Pure Goodness Palace that day. All they know is that the next day, their little auspicious grass king appeared before everyone, her face flushed with embarrassment, being held in the arms of a woman who looked very much like her.

At the same time, it was announced that the Great Compassion Tree King, who was originally confirmed dead five hundred years ago, was officially resurrected and returned to Sumeru, thus beginning the era of dual-god co-rule in Sumeru.

Of course, none of this had anything to do with Kiana. At this moment, she had returned to her original place and begun to draw out the memories of the two Yakshas from the ley lines.

Combined with the genetic blueprint she had previously acquired and the powers of the Herrscher of Reason, Kiana successfully recreated their bodies and placed all their memories into them.

All that remains is to wait for the memories to merge so that their consciousness can awaken over the long years. As for the last one, the Fire Yaksha Yingda, it's even simpler.

She was the first yaksha to go mad due to the torment of karma, and she was also the yaksha that the immortals killed with tears in their eyes to protect all living beings.

Her death was one of the most unforgettable events for the immortals, so the location of her death could be easily found out by asking the immortals.

So Kiana and Fu Hua, one carrying the other, led the two Yakshas to the immortal Jueyun Pavilion, where Liu Yun Jie Feng and others had been waiting for a long time.

It turned out that Fushe, who had recently finished recuperating, brought Boyang to Jueyun. After explaining to the other immortals, they all understood what was going on, and their hearts began to stir.

After sensing Kiana and the others' presence, he immediately went to the entrance of Jueyun Cave to wait for their arrival.

In the end, Kiana and her companions handed over the two demons on their backs to the immortals for care, and learned from the immortals the location of Yingda's death.

Unfortunately, Yingda died in Guili Plain, so Xiao will inevitably find out about the resurrection of Yasha.

However, to ensure that Xiao was also among those who had accidentally entered the underground space of the Laminar Abyss, Kiana had no choice but to return to Liyue Harbor to confirm with Zhongli.

After all, only Zhongli and I know the truth about the legend of the nameless yaksha appearing in the Layered Rock Abyss. Xiao will definitely come to Zhongli to report it when he learns about it, so we just need to find Zhongli and ask him.

"Xiao contacted me about this a few days ago, and judging by the time, he should have already gone to that space by now."

"That's good, looks like I'm lucky."

"Speaking of which, the other day the Little Auspicious Grass King of Sumeru suddenly announced the resurrection of the Great Compassion Tree King. I suppose this was also Kiana's doing."

Although it was a question, Zhongli's tone was quite certain.

Of course, Kiana wouldn't hide anything. After all, she doesn't need to care too much about Sky Island's attitude now. As long as she doesn't go too far and revive a few people, it's still within their tolerance range.

After a brief chat, Zhongli got up and left the teahouse.

Kiana understood that Zhongli had gone to rescue his subordinates, which meant it was time for Kiana to revive the last Yaksha.

Kiana then got up and left the teahouse. As for the bill, Kiana sent it to the Hall of Rebirth in Zhongli's name.

Anyway, they were used to Zhongli sending them all sorts of bills, so one more wouldn't make a difference.