Chapter 855 54. The Sin of Arrogance
"Is this the legendary Valley of Eternal Blossoms?"
Dornan and his party wandering around in the continent of Pandaria rode on the back of a docile goat. Led by Lorewalker Zhou Zhuo, they were entering the Valley of Splendid Blossoms that was opened a few days ago from the God's Gate in Kun-Lai Mountains. Accompanying them were some wanderers from the Jade Forest. These panda people, full of spirit of exploration, made a special trip to study this valley of legends in the history of panda people.
The goats that the children rode were bought from the Pandaren Farm in the Valley of the Four Winds, which is also the most vibrant Mid-Levels Bazaar. These unique mounts of Pandaren are very docile, shorter than war horses, and have a particularly strong load-bearing capacity. Very suitable for girls and children to ride.
Little Anduin and Sarantia were riding on the same black goat. The little prince looked around at the stone sculptures around the Gate of the Gods. He asked curiously to Lorewalker Zhou Zhuo:
"Zhou Zhuo, this is the legendary valley of the Pandaren, but why are the stone sculptures here all mogu?"
Facing Anduin's question, Zhou Zhuo smiled and stroked his beard. This knowledgeable traveler explained to the children:
"Because the civilization of the Pandaren Empire was built in the ruins of the Mogu Empire after its collapse, we have inherited the civilization and culture of the Mogu people, and the Valley of Eternal Blossoms, which used to be the capital of several Mogu emperors, will soon arrive at the Golden Lotus When you were at the pavilion, you could still see the two huge sculptures left by the mogu in the mountains of the Vale of Eternal Blossoms, which are the pinnacle of the skills of the mogu stonemasons."
"Furthermore, there are two palaces in the far east of the Valley of Eternal Blossoms. According to the records of lorewalkers, they are called the Palace of Seven Stars and the Palace of Two Moons. They were also the palaces of the Mogu Emperor, and the last few remaining branches of Pandaria are still preserved. The mogu clan of their own civilization is said to have been living in the Vale of Splendid Blossoms, isolated from the world... They still retain some customs of the mogu empire. It is said that they occupy the palace of the last mogu emperor, oh, it is in the palace of seven stars beside."
Lorewalker looked at the unique scenery of the Vale of Eternal Blossoms with great interest, and said to the children:
"It is said that the river water in the Valley of Eternal Blossoms has a magical effect. It is water blessed by the gods. As long as it touches the earth, it will make the earth very fertile. You have seen the pandaren's farm in the Valley of the Four Winds before. When necessary, those farms that are irrigated with water from the Valley of Splendid Blossoms can even achieve a grand scene of one crop per day."
"Yes, we have seen..."
Vanessa, who was wearing a sun hat, had just finished her treatment and purification by the Supreme God. The body of the assassin lady was still a little weak, so Betelia hugged her, and the two rode on a strong Mushan beast. behind.
This lizard-like beast is also one of the camel beasts domesticated by the panda people. This Mushan beast has a particularly strong ability to carry weight.
"The farm in the Valley of the Four Winds is a treasure land that all kings dream of. According to your planting method, it only takes a few months of cultivation, and the food you get is enough to feed the people of a country."
Vanessa sighed:
"You are so lucky that Dark Blade protected you in a critical moment, otherwise the farm in the Valley of the Four Winds alone would be enough to arouse the coveted eyes of the empire and other forces."
"Golden leaves! Golden fruit! And golden...er, what's this?"
The little Yuna who stayed with the children didn't have so many complicated thoughts. She rode behind Arceus and ran around the huge team, picking up some weird things on the ground from time to time, probably because it was the harvest season The reason is that the land of Jinxiu Valley is now golden, covered with leaves and fruits, golden and beautiful.
And Yuna also found a weird thing in the cover of the leaves, it looked like a golden carrot, Yuna suddenly became interested, she jumped down from behind the soul deer, grabbed the carrot, tried to Pulling it out of the ground, as soon as Yuna grabbed the carrot, Yuna saw several... rabbits scurrying out of their holes under the ground.
"Ah! It's a rabbit! A cute little rabbit!"
The little ghost screamed, threw the carrot in his hand aside, and stretched out his hand to catch those screaming and jumping little rabbit monsters. These cute white rabbit monsters are also a specialty of the Pandaria continent. Their appearance is like Like an ordinary rabbit, but it walks upright, and like the hozen who steals chickens and dogs, the rabbit demon has its own intelligence, but it cannot control its wildness.
What's worse, these little guys have the same terrible reproductive ability as real rabbits. In the farms of the Valley of the Four Winds, the pandaren farmers hate these rabbit demons who are messing around. Every year, Pandaria is killed by panda people. There are almost hundreds of rabbit demons killed.
A few minutes later, Yuna, who was covered in mud, returned triumphantly to the children with a fat rabbit demon. She lifted the struggling rabbit demon in her hand and shouted to the other children:
"Eating rabbits tonight! Rabbits are cute and delicious!"
"Stupid Yuna, that's a rabbit monster. You can't eat a rabbit monster! Don't let it go!"
"Ah! Can't a rabbit demon eat it? But it looks like a rabbit...you can eat it, just pluck out the fur and roast it..."
"Ah! Fool, throw it away! It's stained my dress, throw it away!"
The children's screams and fights added a bit of joy to the team, and on the mountain near the team, some panda people who had to hide in the Vale of Eternal Blossoms due to the invasion of the mantid were already nearby Cultivation started, and the soil in this legendary valley is very fertile, and the panda people living here don't need to worry about freezing and starving at all.
And in the east of the Vale of Eternal Blossoms, among the three huge palaces built against the mountains, the ruling personnel of the pandaren who came here first, that is, the pandaren priests of the Golden Lotus Sect, have begun to use the Vale of Eternal Blossoms as a new office location. , and began to plan the war against the mantid invasion. The undead soldiers of the Dark Blade Legion are now guarding the Serpentine Spine instead of the Pandaren monks. So the monks of the Golden Lotus and the Shado-Pan began planning to take back the invaded land of the Mantis Plateau from the mantid.
Everything is going on in an orderly manner, as if the opening of the fog has no effect on the life of the pandaren... But it is not like this, Pandaria, which has been isolated from the world for 10,000 years, must be integrated into the current In the world of Azeroth, once the mantid war is over, what awaits the pandaren civilization will be a major change that has not been seen in thousands of years.
Only then will the future fate of this continent be truly determined.
However, the panda people working here did not realize that they are sitting on a "crater" that is about to be ignited, and may be completely burned to death by the magma erupting from the ground at any time.
In the Mogu'shan palace between the Hall of Two Moons and the Hall of Seven Stars, at the bottom of the palace shared by the last three mogu clans, the local lizardman bandits unearthed it and used it in the mogu's treasury Below the passage for stealing treasures in the middle, in the secret chamber of the earth hundreds of meters deep, an extremely dangerous thing for the whole of Pandaria is happening silently.
Benedictus, who was sitting in the wheelchair, looked calm, without any excitement when he was about to get the final result he craved. His wheelchair seemed to be pushed by a pair of invisible hands. Move forward slowly.
On the ground behind him, the distorted corpses of those lizardmen who were scared to death by the fear in their hearts were scattered all over the ground in the dark cave. These savage and ancient creatures had no idea what they dug all the way down. Such a precious and terrible thing.
That, is what Benedictus ultimately desires...
Once upon a time, he was also a young man who was full of longing for life and destiny. He had the sincerity to the Holy Light and his dedication to faith. He had the best mentor and immersed himself in the great teachings of the Holy Light every day. However, a A truly wise person will not be blinded by faith. The more he studies, the more he discovers the shadows behind the holy light, the chaos of light and darkness, like a chaotic singularity, swallowing everything in him into it.
Benedictus is a cultist. He is the second leader in Twilight's Hammer except the ogre Cho'gall. Countless people have speculated about his beliefs. Many people think that he worships the Demon of Thousand Beards. Zos...
However, it's not...
In the depths of Benedictus' heart, it is better to say that he worships the essence of the void rather than an ancient god himself. After decades of research, Benedictus has realized a Truth, the ancient gods are nothing but the minions of the void, and their powerful power is essentially just an external manifestation of the endless void.
And the true essence of void is deeper than those shown by the ancient gods.
Like Cho'gall, he claims to be the most sincere believer of the Old Gods, but he doesn't believe in the Old Gods. He is an unbeliever...or in other words, a pure follower of void power.
"Many ancient inheritances of the ancestors did not sink to the bottom, they just lurk in the dark and cold water, and they will eventually return to the surface..."
Benedictus, who was sitting in a wheelchair, was talking to himself in the dark, as if he was talking to someone he couldn't see:
"This world needs to move forward, but some wise people will not move forward, they will not blindly walk into strange places that no one has ever been to, hehe, we have to go back...to explore those ancient darkness wisdom."
"Only what has been tempered by time is the most reliable. It is the best blessing that ancestors bestowed on future generations..."
"Come, stop!"
Just when Benedictus entered the deepest part of the damp cave, into the wide and grand palace filled with the power of the blue Titan, just as his wheelchair entered the palace , a deep voice sounded from the front of the hall.
It was a strange existence similar to a mogu. It looked like a body made of rocks, and it was carved into the appearance of a mogu. As one of the people who studied the power of the void most, Benedictus easily I can feel the weak but real power of order in the body of the rock giant in front of me.
This is a titan guardian... certainly not a god in the myths and legends that are spread all over the world, it should be a lesser guardian.
There is no doubt that it is here to guard the greatest secret and most dangerous treasure in all of Pandaria.
"A vain believer, how rare."
The guardian who was infected by some kind of power and became extremely weak because of staying here for a long time stared at Benedictus, and it made a contemptuous voice:
"After tens of millions of years, the will of mortals is still so fragile... What are you looking for here? Is it destiny?"
The Guardian shook his head, and said to Benedictus:
"Mortal, can't you see it? While you are madly pursuing fate, on the other side of the gap, fate itself is also retreating. The harder you chase after it, the faster it will retreat..."
"Go back, this is not the place you should come to. What you covet is not the power you can control. You will be swallowed into it, completely chewed up by the darkness, and the swallowed bones will not remain... Go back, take advantage of the power When you can turn back."
"Trust me, Great Guardian."
Benedictus' wheelchair continued to move forward under the impetus of an invisible force, and he said softly:
"I also want to turn back, but I have already stepped into the abyss. At first, I was afraid of it, then I got used to it, and finally, I pursued it. The abyss told me that all the truths I pursued are behind you...you let How do I let go?"
"Get out of the way! You can't stop me. Instead of falling here, you might as well stand aside and watch my secret of touching the void... That must be a very beautiful scene."
Benedictus thought that the guardian in front of him would fight to the end, but he didn't expect that under his persuasion, the weak guardian would actually get out of the way behind it. Looking at Benedictus with eyes, when the cultist touched the closed door, it whispered:
"You can't touch the secret you long for, you can't break the shackles of flesh and blood itself, I feel extremely proud from your will, that is your original sin, and this will kill you..."
Facing the guardian's final persuasion, Benedictus had lost his left eye and showed an indifferent smile on his scarred face, like a martyr who didn't care about anything:
"The risk of dying is my problem, not yours."
"In the past, I have told myself more than once that those wonderful things that I can't catch up with, those opportunities that I have missed, I will be ready for them to come again, and wait for them in the future of my life... until we meet again , I will have a good chat with them..."
"Look, now, my time has come... Do I have to give it up just because of death?"
"Death, what is it?"
"Faith is everything, it burns our life..."
Benedictus looked at the stone guardian next to him with the same sarcasm, and asked softly:
"Can you understand the emotion?"
"No! You can't, all your self-awareness is only given to you by your master, you have never had your own life and soul, you are just a puppet of order, you don't understand anything... you, and your Brothers, what a pity..."