Acai's Sky

Branch 2: Purify the remaining spirits of the star

The violent energy of the Greedy Wolf Devouring the Moon Star Ruins has not yet completely subsided, and the afterglow of the Jade Tripod relic still lingers in my heart.

When the "Firefly" starship was resting in a relatively safe star field, an indescribable sadness and resentment, like an invisible cold wind, quietly brushed across the heart of the mythical beast 朏朏·Tuantuan.

"Woo..."

Tuan Tuan, who had been curled up quietly in Acai's special ecological shield, suddenly let out a slight whimper.

A layer of mist covered its pure and flawless big eyes, and its small body trembled slightly. It was no longer a resistance to the oppression of the environment, but a sadness and resonance from the depths of its soul.

Its fur, which once emitted a soft and auspicious white light, now became dim and disordered, like the surface of a calm lake ruffled by the wind.

"Tuan Tuan? What's wrong?"

Acai noticed Tuantuan's abnormality at the first moment, squatted down, and gently stroked its little head, expressing her concern.

"Oh...Master..."

Tuan Tuan raised his head and looked out the porthole with pure eyes. The dark area shrouded by the shadow of the huge star corpse was exactly in the direction of the alchemy room where the fierce battle with the star corpse dragon had taken place before.

"There... there's so much... so much 'pain' and 'fear'... they... they're crying... it's so cold..."

Its voice resounded directly in Ah Cai's heart, filled with empathetic pain.

As a mythical beast that symbolizes auspiciousness and affinity with the origin of the soul, it is extremely sensitive to pure or distorted soul fluctuations. At this moment, it clearly captured the desperate wails emanating from the ancient residual spirits that were polluted and eroded by the main god and could not rest in peace, which permeated the area.

"Warning! Abnormally high concentrations of residual mental pollution have been detected! The source has been locked in: the 'Silent Star Tomb' area outside the Dan Chamber! Nature of the pollution: a mixed form of resentment, pain, and protective obsession! The index of mental erosion for living beings... is extremely high!" Tong Jiaqi's scanning beam immediately focused on it, and the cold mechanical voice was solemn.

"Squeak? What's that crying sound? Is there a baby crying?"

Lucky Golden Rat Jin Yuanbao pricked up his ears and rolled his ruby ​​eyes around, obviously not understanding anything on the soul level.

"Crying? That's so noisy! It disturbs my rest!"

The Di Tu Raccoon Dog and the Golden Raccoon Dog covered their ears with their little paws. They were very impatient with this kind of spiritual pollution.

The divine beast Tengu Feiyue pricked up its ears alertly, the silver moon mark on its forehead glowed faintly, locking onto that area, and a low, threatening grunt came from its throat.

The tomb guardian beast, Glutinous Rice Ball, jumped directly to the porthole. Its eyes, burning with dark blue soul fire, stared fixedly in the direction of the "Silent Star Tomb". The devouring vortex in its mouth opened slightly, revealing a strong "appetite" - it had an instinctive desire for negative spiritual energy.

"Triggering the side quest: [Purifying the Star Grave and Soothing the Lonely Light]"

Mission Objective: Purify the polluted ancient monk spirits in the 'Silent Star Grave' area (lasts 2 days)

Mission Area: Outside the Dan Chamber, in the 'Silent Star Grave' astral debris belt.

"Mission Tips: The remaining spirit is plagued by pollution, suffering, despair, and extremely aggressive. Purification requires the guidance of 'Star Soul Grass' and the cleansing of 'Clear Heart Dew', supplemented by the power of peace and the stabilization of the 'God of Wealth's Golden Light'. 'Origin of Auspiciousness' is the key to breaking the deadlock, but it must be carefully protected to prevent backlash."

“Quest Rewards: ‘Pure Star Soul’ (powerful mental recovery/purification item), ‘Auspicious Blessing’ temporary buff (slightly increases luck).”

The system prompt sounded in Acai's mind.

"The remnant soul... the polluted ancient cultivator..."

Ah Cai looked at Tuan Tuan who was still immersed in sadness in her arms, and understood.

These residual souls may have been the heroic spirits guarding the Jade Ding Alchemy Room, or the monks who fell here, but now they have been polluted and distorted by the war between the main gods and cannot find peace.

Tuantuan's pain was precisely because he felt their pure despair.

"They are in pain and need help."

Ah Cai's voice was filled with a hint of compassion, but more of a firmness. "Tuan Tuan, are you willing to help them?"

"Woo..." Tuantuan raised his little head, looked at Ah Cai with pure eyes, nodded vigorously, conveying a firm determination, "Help... make them... not feel any pain..."

"Okay!" Ah Cai gently stroked Tuantuan's back. "This time, you are the protagonist! Feiyue and Nuomi Tuanzi, you will be responsible for protecting Tuantuan and removing any physical contaminants that approach! Rong Mama and Gu Mama, prepare the ancient ritual instruments needed to set up the purification array! Shishan, analyze the environment and search for areas where 'Star Soul Grass' and 'Pure Heart Dew' may be present! Everyone else, accompany and provide guards!"

"Woo!" Tuan Tuan felt the support of his master, and his spirit seemed to be lifted a little. The auspicious white light around him also stabilized.

"Ouch!" Feiyue growled in response and stood beside Tuantuan.

"Roar!" The soul fire of the glutinous rice dumpling jumped, indicating that it was ready to devour negative energy at any time.

"I obey your orders!" The two maids immediately began to organize the ancient ritual instruments they carried with them for sacrifice and purification - bronze water bottles, jade chimes engraved with soul-soothing spells, soul-guiding banners, etc.

"Scanning the environment of the Silent Star Tomb... There is serious interference from energy turbulence... Star Soul Grass prefers cool, pure places, and may be near an energy node deep in the Star Tomb; the Pure Heart Dew needs to condense the moonlight and pure air, and may be stored in spiritual springs that are higher in altitude and unpolluted... Searching the target area..." Tong Shishan quickly entered working mode.