Cornflower Witch

Chapter 84 Return to the real world
Seeing the illusory and invisible "Melelanco Praying in the Lake" in her hand, even though Hilti didn't understand many things about this world, she knew that it was an extremely precious and important item, probably something that could be considered a heirloom of a faction.

She had originally planned to embark on the path of a gardener with the 'Emerald Honey' attribute, but now this inherited item is guiding her onto the path of 'Radiant Moon'.

This test put her in a dilemma, but now is not the time to choose between Tsinghua and Peking University. What she needs to focus on now is how to leave this place and return to the normal world.

According to the revelation in the book "Melleranko Praying in the Lake", if she wants to go back, she either needs to reach the third level and learn the "Moon Reflection Shuttle Method" with the lunar attribute, or she needs to find an extremely rare spacetime fold and use it to return to the continent on the sea of ​​clouds.

Advancing to the third rank in a short time is impossible, so she can only return by finding a fold or crevice in another spacetime projection.

“According to the book, the gaps in this spacetime projection are extremely weak, and most of them cannot be crossed by people. They can only reflect some of the strange phenomena in the shadow world, bringing strange things like ‘haunting’,” Hiltiya analyzed with her head down.

"Unless the life form possesses an 'alien' nature, it would be impossible to traverse such a faint spacetime rift so easily without being injured or affected." After reading this, Hiltiya understood why she had been able to reach the Shadow World so easily back then.

So this is the side effect of being an 'alien' being; they're too adept at using time travel.

So, as long as one advances again and obtains the Sexual Phase Rank, one can rely on the [Star] talent to obtain the same Rank 'Alien' Sexual Phase. In this way, one can use a tiny spacetime rift to travel through it and return to the Cloud Sea Continent.

The [Dew Prayer Technique] and [Branch Combing Technique] she had previously learned were destroyed and dissipated when facing the strange black cat because they were integrated into her Destiny Card. The [Blooming Flower Technique] was similarly destroyed.

She currently has no time or resources to relearn the [Dew Prayer Technique], so the only thing she can rely on is the [Breathing Technique]. In other words, she must first embark on the path of the 'Blood Law' aspect to escape, and then consider other ways to dissipate or transform the 'Blood Law' aspect.

After clearing her mind, Hilti stood up, looked at the gray world, and without further hesitation, began to concentrate on advancing her cultivation.

In the destiny chart, the only remaining ability card, which was also the first ability learned, [Breathing Technique Lv.3], began to operate after a long time, greedily absorbing the faint spiritual power contained in the blood of Hilti, causing ripples to spread.

She felt her heartbeat becoming more and more pronounced, the invisible pulse slowly spreading.

Blood begins to circulate faster, nourishing every cell in the body and greatly increasing its vitality. At the same time, this spiritual power is gradually transmitted through the [breathing method] to the [sleeping girl] in the center of the natal chart.

In the picture, the originally blue cornflowers begin to be stained with the bright red of blood, slowly spreading from the edges of the petals toward the stamen.

Finally, the meadow where the girl is standing in the painting is set against a backdrop of bright red cornflowers, and the whole card regains its brilliance, transforming itself.

[The Sleeping Girl] (Gender: None) → [The Girl Among the Crimson Flowers] (Tier 1 - Blood Law) -
Effect [Discrimination Eye Lv.3]: Due to a special talent and physique, you can distinguish colors that ordinary people cannot perceive, as well as parts of the essence of things. (This ability will also increase when you upgrade your Destiny Card.)
Effect [Balanced Body Lv.3]: Through the adjustment of breathing techniques, your body has gradually adapted to the flow of 'blood rhythm,' enhancing strength, perception, agility, and speed. (Balanced Body Lv.2 → Lv.3 due to the influence of moonlight)

So the baptism in my dream had an enhanced effect here? Hiltiya probably understood now.

At this moment, she activated the talent ability of [Star] again, transforming [The Girl in the Red Flower Garden].

A shooting star flashed across the night sky, and the bright red cornflowers gradually receded to the corners of the card, revealing the countless silver stars in the sky.

[Girl Among Crimson Flowers] (Tier 1 - Blood Law) → [Girl Under the Stars] (Tier 1 - Alien)
Effect [Discrimination Eye Lv.3]: Due to a special talent and physique, you can distinguish colors that ordinary people cannot perceive, as well as parts of the essence of things. (This ability will also increase when you upgrade your Destiny Card.)
Effect [Alien Perception Lv.2]: After being imbued with alien power, you have a more insightful observation of all things, can see five colors that are difficult for ordinary people to perceive, and discover unknown secrets.

Ability Card: [Breathing Technique Lv.3]

Not long ago, the power that had filled her body dissipated, but compared to before her advancement, some of it remained. Hilti guessed that she at least retained the [Balanced Body Lv.1] physique, because the enhancement of her physical attributes through bloodline was partially permanent; even if the attributes dissipated, some would remain. Trying out the black steel short sword in her hand, Hilti felt fairly comfortable with it, and now she could begin searching for her way home.

Thanks to the explanation and guidance of "Melleranko, who prays in the lake", she can now use her [Alien Perception Lv.2] to distinguish which traces are spacetime rifts leading to the Cloud Sea Continent.

And so, Siltia once again began to traverse and run through the gray and white world.

……

About half a day later, standing under a large tree, Hilti once again saw a familiar presence among the branches.

That's it. You can get back to the Cloud Sea Continent from there.

She leaped up, felt the rhythm, and then closed her eyes.

Everything before her eyes began to twist and sway, just like that day, and soon after, she took a step forward and fell from the tree again.

The dew-kissed grass, the verdant trees, the azure sky, and the familiar mountain scent filled Hiltiya with joy.

Finally, finally, we're back to the normal world.

The unease and tension that had been suppressed in her heart were released at this moment, making her feel relieved.

Although she hadn't shown any signs of panic or given up these past few days, it was impossible not to feel a little flustered in such a completely unfamiliar and unknown environment. However, reason told her that panicking wouldn't solve anything, so she deliberately tried not to think about those pessimistic things.

Now that she was finally free, all the unease in her heart had vanished. She wanted to jump up and shout, but her reserved nature prevented her from doing so. Instead, she hummed a light melody and walked gracefully through the mountains.

She's finally back, and she's decided she'll never wander into the forest again.

But then she stopped and suddenly realized something.

Since I've once again suddenly appeared in a corner of the forest, then what happened back then...?

It must have been for some reason that it traversed the gap in time and space and landed in this forest.

Well, does this mean she's found another piece of the puzzle? But now she has many definite clues and isn't as anxious as before. With her mother's powerful 'Aster' characteristics, she's definitely not an unknown person, so finding her origins based on these clues is only a matter of time.

Come to think of it, living on her own outside seems pretty good. Recalling fragments of her childhood memories, she felt that wherever she went, a group of maids from her family followed her, which sometimes made her quite unhappy.

Now that Mother was able to achieve such great success thanks to the 'Aster' talent, could she also use the 'Cornflower' talent to recreate the miraculous scene she witnessed in her childhood?

My feelings, which had been wavering between 'Emerald Honey' and 'Radiant Moon', have once again leaned a little towards 'Emerald Honey'.

(End of this chapter)