ABRIWMTHM Chapter 120

Shi Xing looked out into the distance, where the buildings were black, and the air felt dreamy and surreal.

He had never seen such a scene before.

He had never seen the high-density flow of energy in the air, or the fact that life could exist in such an environment…

“You seem to have many questions.”

The priest observed Shi Xing for a while before speaking suddenly.

Shi Xing nodded, thinking of something, then shook his head, “No, I’m here, so my original…”

His confused expression just started. The priest seemed to know what he wanted to ask, placing a hand on his shoulder, softly saying, “Relax, don’t be nervous.”

“Ask your questions one at a time, no need to rush.”

Shi Xing looked at the priest’s hand resting on him.

The other party could touch him.

The priest followed his gaze to his hand. With a slight tilt of his head in confusion, it seemed that what Shi Xing found puzzling was causing the priest to feel confused in return.

Shi Xing’s throat moved, surprised, “You can touch me?”

“Lily can touch me too~”

The priest lowered his head, and the pure energy child clinging to her leg blinked at Shi Xing instead.

“The state you’re in now is the same as Lily’s state, and it’s also the state that all Blue Star humans experience in their early years. For us and you, the energy within our bodies is still at a density and state that other life forms in this galaxy cannot reach.”

Thinking for a moment, believing that it sounded too complicated, the priest changed his phrasing.

“We have energy states before we have bodies, while the life forms in the Empire and the Alliance have bodies before their mental seas; the main and the secondary are reversed. Of course, the essence is also reversed.”

Although it was difficult, Shi Xing was barely able to understand the gist.

He was just astonished.

However, the most important thing was not this.

Shi Xing split his question, “Where am I now?”

“Blue Star.”

Shi Xing: “But…”

Priest: “You want to say Blue Star has already disappeared?”

Glancing at the sky and land of Blue Star, the priest waved his hand over a flowing energy segment, not denying it, “Didn’t I just mention the use of the laws of time? On your timeline, Blue Star has indeed disappeared, but on my timeline, Blue Star still exists.” “Currently, it is the 177th year of the Third Era on Can Star.”

At the moment the accurate time was announced, Shi Xing was speechless.

This was over one hundred and fifty years prior to his current point in time.

In other words…

Priest: “From your perspective, you have returned to the past.”

“To be precise, it is my ability that brought you back. Before coming here, you should have been surrounded by a high-density energy, and it is this energy that supports the initiation conditions of the laws of time at both ends, allowing me to bring you back to Blue Star again.”

Thinking of something, the priest looked longingly in one direction, saying, “In our plan, we were supposed to transplant two Mother Trees to seek a way to break through. The recent two guardians will be born from these two trees, but…”

“In the flow of time, I only found you. It seems that the other Mother Tree did not transplant successfully.”

The priest smiled again, a wry smile.

“Everything follows its own rules; even the most powerful forces cannot intervene with certain things.”

Shi Xing’s mind was overwhelmed with information.

He even thought of his rebirth; if Blue Star humans could do it, then he…

Shaking his head, Shi Xing asked the most important question, “Then, since you brought me back, can you send me back?”

As if hearing something funny, the priest genuinely laughed, his features beautiful and not the unified appearance of Blue Star humans in the Empire.

“I don’t need to send you back; you are merely staying here for a while.”

“When the energy is exhausted, the laws will pull you back to the time point where you should be, whether you want to or not.”

Knowing that he would see familiar faces again, including Chi Yao, Shi Xing breathed a sigh of relief.

The priest said something to the child by his side, and the child named Lily walked away with the flow of people under the priest’s gaze.

After waving goodbye to Lily and turning back, Shi Xing noticed that his emotions had stabilized a bit.

Finally, the priest became serious and mentioned his purpose, “Bringing you back is to solve Blue Star’s survival problem.”

“The beast tide that started a hundred years ago has made all the forces in the Double Star Galaxy focus on defense. During the beast tide, all of Blue Star’s guardians have died one after another over this century. Now, apart from residents with medical abilities, I am the only priest left.”

“And not long ago, while wandering in the gaps of time, I felt a crisis.”

“I cannot sense the existence of Blue Star in this galaxy, nor can I sense the birth point of the next priest, so in your world, is Blue Star destroyed or…?”

Realizing that the priest was not entirely clear either, Shi Xing collected his emotions and shared everything he knew about Blue Star’s situation in relation to the galaxy.

Priest: “Are there no energy fluctuations or traces of a planet’s disintegration?”

Shi Xing: “There are none detected, but there are also no traces of the planet existing.”

The priest let out a small sigh of relief.

“Then it seems there is still hope for our planet.”

After a moment of silence, Shi Xing felt a bit apologetic but couldn’t help but ask, “Excuse me, may I ask what a priest is and what a guardian is?”

The priest realized, “Oh, you didn’t grow up on Blue Star.”

Pausing for a moment, his expression became serious, “So, you haven’t received any knowledge about the care of the Mother Tree provided by Blue Star or about the situation of our planet itself?”

Shi Xing shook his head.

The priest lowered his eyes for a moment, his expression tense.

Shi Xing understood, “Is it… that you ran out of time to prepare?”

Priest: “It has been drafted, but the content is extensive. Since you say that, it seems it cannot be sent out.”

Shi Xing: “Since I’ve told you, how come it can’t be sent out early…”

The priest said sternly, “It can’t.”

“The laws of time have strict rules. If I use the information you told me to change the existing timeline, then from the moment my actions occur, the timeline will split, which means the you I brought back would no longer be the guardian that exists on my timeline.”

Shi Xing could roughly understand that it was some logic regarding the laws of time.

After the priest finished speaking, his expression softened, “I’m sorry; these are things that people from this planet have taught since childhood. It is understandable that you do not know.”

Glancing at the time, the priest mentally calculated and said,

“Time isn’t too much, but it can’t be said to be short. You can stay here for about a day.”

“There are many things that need to be expanded upon from the basic knowledge of Blue Star.”

“Coincidentally, you have questions, so I’ll take you to learn about our planet.”

“The Double Star Galaxy is centered around the two stars, Yao Star and Can Star.”

“The other intelligent planets revolve around these two stars.”

“Blue Star is no exception.”

“But Blue Star is also an exception.” “Because in our galaxy, the existence form of our life is unique.”

“Blue Star exists within a chaotic energy flow. Unlike the learning in foreign planets, where energy flows only exist outside of Blue Star, it actually exists in all aspects of Blue Star, and we coexist with them.”

“Material form and energy form are the two overlapping forms of advanced life forms in this galaxy after maturity. Normally, life forms are fundamentally in a material form, and all others depend on this form, which is an extension based on this foundation.”

“Blue Star humans are the opposite; we first have an energy body form and then grow skin in the unique environment of Blue Star, followed by bones, internal organs, and blood from the outside in.”

“The little girl you just saw, Lily, will soon grow skin after stabilizing her energy body this year.”

The priest introduced to Shi Xing.

Shi Xing thought of something and whispered, “So, is that why our body strength is very low?”

The priest understood.

“You mean the body strength is weaker compared to most life forms in this galaxy?”

Shi Xing nodded.

The priest: “It’s not because of the order of appearance. The body strength is weak because weak-bodied forms are easier to repair and can exist in the environment of Blue Star; energy can penetrate our bodies. For the energy flow, our bodies are ‘soft,’ while for beings from other planets, energy flow is ‘hard,’ capable of destroying their existence.”

“The stronger the body, the harder it is for energy to penetrate, leading to greater destruction.”

“So only Blue Star humans can return to Blue Star.”

“It’s not that we have some pathways known only to Blue Star, but because only we are Blue Star humans, and our mental seas can withstand the energy flows.”

“After passing through the protective layer of Blue Star and the atmosphere, inside, that is, the area where you are, the energy flow is mostly gentle, thus our barrier protection is unnecessary. Most resources produced on other planets and spaceships can also be used here.”

“Of course, some may need to be modified on this planet. After all, our air contains energy, so there’s no need to use crystals as energy storage.”

The priest said, “So because of this special form, we can traverse the laws of time relatively easily.”

“If it were beings from other planets, the required energy would increase exponentially.”

“Of course, the laws of time belong to a higher-dimensional law, one that even Blue Star has not fully comprehended.”

“We’ve only grasped some rules.”

“But that’s enough; at least it helps our planet gain a glimmer of hope in dire straits.”

“By the way, didn’t you just ask me what a guardian is and what a priest is?”

Shi Xing nodded.

The priest replied: “Blue Star has its own operating rules and defenses, expressed in the differentiation of types of life forms. Those who are capable of higher-dimensional applications of energy are called priests; in terms of function, we are also guardians of Blue Star, or you could say, seers.”

“The energy density exhibited by our bodies since childhood is extraordinarily high, which makes all priests’ body strength relatively weak; therefore, priests usually do not leave Blue Star. The outside world is not very comfortable for us.”

“Most priests can traverse the gaps of time, avoiding possible risks for Blue Star.”

“And guardians are just that—”

“Those who have the ability to guard Blue Star.”

“The density of their energy bodies does not reach that of priests, but it’s still higher than normal Blue Star humans, and their mental seas are more specialized; in addition to having a shared mental sea within the galaxy, they also have an additional layer of wasteland.”

Shi Xing thought of the fragments of Blue Star civilization that Er Ya found on another planet and couldn’t help but say, “Death and rebirth are two sides of the same coin…”

The priest was surprised, “You know about the description of guardians?”

Shi Xing shook his head again and recounted the matter of Er Ya.

The priest was nonchalant, smiling as he completed the statement, “This is a definition—death and rebirth have always been two sides of the same coin. The powerful Blue Star humans not only possess healing abilities but can also exhibit the talent of devouring. We collectively refer to such Blue Star humans as guardians.”

“Devour…”

Shi Xing repeated, sensing that it was his second talent.

“Yes, the ability to reduce material back to its smallest unit of energy.”

“It’s also a powerful destructive force.”

“Capable of guarding Blue Star when facing formidable foes.”

Shi Xing: “Then the layer of mist beyond my mental sea…”

Priest: “Oh, that is part of the devouring talent, helping you control the devouring power. It seems you are not yet proficient.”

After thinking for a moment, the priest smiled again, “You weren’t absorbing so much energy when using the devouring talent, were you?”

Shi Xing choked up.

Fortunately, the priest didn’t seek an answer. He paused briefly before looking up, “We’ve arrived.”

“At the birthplace.”

Shi Xing also looked up, the scene before him shocking and indescribable.

He saw a whole expanse of Mother Trees.

Each one was swaying, and Shi Xing could sense their emotions; they…

“They welcome your arrival.”

“By the way, you still haven’t told me your name. May I know it?”

Shi Xing felt as if something in his throat had been stuck, experiencing a strong sense of belonging, and stepped forward toward his birthplace again, “Shi Xing, ‘Shi’ as in time, ‘Xing’ as in star.”

The priest nodded, “So, Shi Xing, do you understand about the last beast tide?”

Shi Xing: “I studied it; the textbooks have detailed introductions about the beast tide a hundred years ago.”

Priest: “Did your textbooks also mention that in this nearly hundred-year-long defense war, the Beast King was actually severely injured but was not killed?”

Ah?

Shi Xing was stunned.

The priest looked at the multitude of Mother Trees before him, slowly saying, “The two rulers of the Empire paid the price of their heavily injured bodies to severely wound the King Beast during the beast tide.”

“If nothing unexpected occurs, after fleeing the galaxy, it will gradually die with its wounds, just like the two rulers of the Empire.”

“But recently, I saw in the gaps of time that it would arrive at Blue Star one day in the future.”

“The Beast’s body will slowly recover some from its heavy injuries, but the cracks on its beast core are completely irreparable.”

“If I’m not mistaken, it comes to seek medical treatment on Blue Star.”