Transmigrating to the world of Genshin Impact and becoming a big shot.

When I opened my eyes again, I didn't see any towering trees, but a desolate place. Black mist was visible everywhere, and yellow sand dyed the entire sky. Monsters were everywhere.

"This place is not what I imagined... Shouldn't I be entering the consciousness space where the World Tree exists?"

Looking out at the desolate land ahead, Paimon sighed.

"That was indeed the end of our journey, but I never expected that the memories left by the Great Tree King had been so severely contaminated."

Naxida looked at the scene and explained, feeling uneasy.

"Pollution? Does that mean it's taboo knowledge?"

Ying looked at Naxida, then at Zhao Chuan, and asked a question.

"Forbidden knowledge? You actually know concepts that even I don't fully understand? Could you explain in detail?"

Nasita looked serious, her small hand supporting her chin as she pondered.

"Our experience in the desert revealed that the Crimson King brought power from another world to this world—this is what's known as 'forbidden knowledge.' This led to conditions like Demon Scale Disease and the Dead Zone. Later, the Great Tree King of the Forest discovered this and offered assistance, summoning priests to build a temple and infusing it with divine life force. Subsequently, the spread of 'forbidden knowledge' caused harm to the World Tree."

"If that's the case, your argument isn't without merit."

Naxida was still thinking when Zhao Chuan walked up to her.

"This is not the time to chat; we've been discovered."

Zhao Chuan raised his palm, and less than a meter away, a long stick appeared in front of him. He grasped the stick and swung it forward, revealing a spear tip at one end.

"You two continue talking, I'll handle this."

Zhao Chuan took a step forward, black and white electricity swirling around his hands.

"Okay, be careful."

Ying wanted to stop him from acting impulsively, but she stopped in her tracks and reminded him.

"Don't worry, nothing will happen to me."

After Zhao Chuan finished speaking, he rushed forward. Ying wanted to say something but didn't know what to say.

"Yes, don't worry. I can sense that his strength has reached the early stage of the mid-stage Demon God realm. Let's leave it to him."

Nasita saw through Ying's thoughts and gently comforted her.

"Nasita, those things..." Paimon was interrupted by Nasita before he could finish speaking.

"A thousand years ago, the desert was contaminated by forbidden knowledge. It was only through the Red King's self-sacrifice and the Great Tree King's overdraft of power that it was successfully removed. It is not hard to believe that after the Kanria cataclysm, a second contamination by forbidden knowledge has occurred, and this time it is probably more serious and has already threatened the World Tree."

Nasida clapped her hands helplessly and said.

"If even the remnant consciousness of the Great Tree King was corrupted by forbidden knowledge, then doesn't that mean the Great Tree King's death..."

Paimon pondered after listening.

"Yes, it's very likely that she manifested life in the struggle against forbidden knowledge."

Nasita clenched her fists, and the sadness returned to her face.

"Although the forbidden knowledge was not eradicated this time, if she hadn't done something, there wouldn't have been so few signs of pollution over the past five hundred years. The fact that everyone, including myself, had forgotten the concept of forbidden knowledge should also be attributed to her. She should also have repaired the influence of the World Tree."

Naxi Da calmed herself down and mustered her courage to speak.

"You are sad, Nasita."

A gentle voice came from behind, and Zhao Chuan walked up. The murderous intent in his eyes had faded, but the sticky blood on his body was certainly an eyesore.

"Hey, Zhao Chuan, you're back. Are you alright?"

Paimon asked anxiously.

"It's alright, those monsters and Hilichurls are no match for me."

Zhao Chuan waved his hand dismissively.

"Hmm, there are no more monsters. Let's hurry on our way."

Nasita told Ying, but she was also mentally prepared to sacrifice herself if they encountered something they couldn't solve.

"Okay, let's go."

Paimon, brimming with confidence, floated to the very front.

As everyone stepped out of the passage, they saw the yellow sky and the gruesome remains of demons emanating black energy, which was terrifying to behold. Their gaze then settled on a ship.

"Am I... in the air? How can there be such a huge ship there!"

Paimon stared incredulously at the ships floating in the air.

"That is the 'ship of consciousness,' symbolizing reason, and its course is the direction our consciousness is heading."

Nasita explained gently.

"In that case, let's get on the ship."

Zhao Chuan echoed what Naxi Da said next. After he finished speaking, he waved his hands, and the Bagua formation was activated. In that instant, he arrived on the ship.

"This, Zhao Chuan, your skill can even teleport consciousness."

Paimon looked over with adoration.

"Alas, I haven't fully mastered it yet, and I can only use it as a teleportation skill. The Eight Trigrams Technique has endless wonders, and I've only learned a little bit of it. I dare not presume to claim such a title."

Zhao Chuan shook his head and stated the facts.

"Oh, you're being modest."

After hearing this, Paimon put on a look that said, "See if you believe me or not."

"Haha, you guys have a good chat, I'll go see how to control this ship?"

Nasida looked at the two lively characters and smiled with satisfaction.

Ying then went to the second floor to take control of the sails.

Soon the ship changed course and headed towards the Tree of Wisdom.

Watching Zhao Chuan and Paimon playfully bickering below the boat, he sighed inwardly, thinking that such days would soon come, and everything would come to an end.

When the sails came to rest on a huge tree root, everyone jumped off the boat and paddled forward step by step with the feeling of a tank. Each tree root was connected to the core of the tree, and each vine was surrounded by leaves and pink grass, making it a magnificent sight.

They stopped when they reached the end of the tree roots.

"This is it."

Naxida clenched her small hands, looking nervous.

"Yes, it's the same place I remember."

Ying stood with her hands on her hips, looking at the unfamiliar yet strangely familiar scene.

"We...we're here to find the Great Tree King, right?"

Paimon looked ahead, puzzled, and asked.

Ying nodded without saying anything.

Zhao Chuan stared blankly at him.

"But standing there is..."

Paimon hadn't finished speaking when Nasita spoke tremulously.

"Me...? Exactly the same as me... You are the Great Tree King?"

With a mix of trepidation and excitement, Naxida ran forward, intently observing the other Naxida who had been transformed from consciousness.

"Hmm... it's me. Does this appearance surprise you?"

The Great Compassion Tree King calmly replied.

"This place recreates the appearance of the World Tree and the earth from back then, but it is ultimately a space of consciousness. Because your 'essence' is the same, we also appear in exactly the same form."

The Great Tree King calmly answered Nasita's question.

Why would they be "essentially" the same?

Naxida asked, still puzzled.

"Because you are me, and I am you; you are my 'reincarnation.'"

The Great Compassion Tree King said it very bluntly.

"Reincarnation?"

Naxida lowered her head, deep in thought.

"As the Great Tree King, I am the incarnation of the World Tree, and you are the purest branch broken off from the World Tree. Just like... even if the tree dies, the branch will one day take root and grow, continuing life in some form."

The me before you is merely a remnant of my consciousness as the Great Tree King; the real me must have been dead for a long time, right?

"Hmm, judging from your current appearance, I've been dead for about five hundred years. You've finally come, me after 'reincarnation.'"

The Great Tree King looked at the World Tree and then turned to Naxida, saying...

"Their relationship is actually..."

Ying muttered to herself in disbelief.

Zhao Chuan looked at the World Tree and suddenly had a headache. The pain was so bad that he cried out and squatted down, holding his head and enduring the pain.

"Hey, Zhao Chuan, what's wrong?"

Paimon noticed that something was wrong with Zhao Chuan and quickly spoke up.

Everyone turned to look.

"Zhao Chuan, are you alright? Naxida, come quickly and see."

Ying looked at Zhao Chuan with great concern and quickly called over Naxida.

By the time Naxida arrived in front of Zhao Chuan, the pain had already caused him to faint, and the Great Compassion Tree King also came over.

"It seems we don't have much time left. You guys come over first."

The Great Compassion Tree King looked at Zhao Chuan, shook his head, and said to everyone.

"What happened to the Great Compassion Tree King?"

Nasida, unable to discern the situation, asked.

“Nasita, time is running out. These are the words I wanted to say to you. I have turned them into a memory. Take them.”

The Great Tree King looked at them and implanted four memories into their bodies.

"Great Compassion Tree King, what do you mean by this? What happened to Zhao Chuan?"

Naxi asked uneasily.

“Nassida, don’t worry. He has formed a self-connection with the World Tree, but his constitution is special. I have never seen such a constitution before. In any case, his constitution is repelling this already corrupted World Tree. I am about to take the final action.”

The Great Compassion Tree King said calmly.

"What? How could this happen? How could this be!"

Naxida's eyes welled up with tears, and she shook her head as she spoke.

"Don't cry, it's just that from the very beginning... my existence was already tainted by forbidden knowledge."

The Great Tree King also said sadly.

"Ah... what meeting?"

Paimon heard this in disbelief.

"I've witnessed that kind of pain in your consciousness; it must have been a terrifying experience."

Nasida said, clutching her chest.

"Hmm... But compared to that, my feelings are not important. What is important is that even if I die, my existence and everything related to me will still be preserved in the World Tree as memories and knowledge. That means forbidden knowledge can never be eradicated, and I... can never eliminate myself. It's a paradox."

The Great Tree King looked at Zhao Chuan, then at the World Tree, and finally shook his head.

"So I broke off the purest branch of the World Tree as my reincarnation and left a clue, just so that you could come here and completely erase my corrupted self from the World Tree."

The Great Tree King spoke solemnly, his last words carrying a hint of heaviness and seriousness.

"Wait... no! No... this isn't right!"

Tears streamed down Nasita's face as she ran forward, her voice hoarse.

"Hehe, you understand, what does that mean? It seems you are indeed very clever. Just as you thought, the World Tree contains all the knowledge and memories of this world... Erasing it from the World Tree is equivalent to me never having existed in this world, but this is the only way to truly save the World Tree, and also the only way to save you, my friend."

The Great Compassion Tree King looked at Zhao Chuan's pained expression and said helplessly.

"People loved you so much, everyone has always missed you, and I... I... how can I... just forget you like this? Is there really no other way? Is there nothing else I can do?"

Nasita's voice trembled, and she spoke with a sob in her voice.

“You are the god of wisdom, Bouyer, you know that there is no other way.”

The Great Compassion Tree King shook his head in a low voice.

"But...but...this is too cruel, I don't want to forget you..."

Nasida clutched her chest, head bowed, and could do nothing but grieve.

"Don't be so sad, Buyer. As a wise man, you should be enjoying the joy of finding the answer. This is the answer you've been searching for, to make the world forget me completely...!"

The Great Tree King looked up, closed its eyes, and felt the last bit of gentleness in this world.

"We dwell under the tree of wisdom, trying to read the world, reading from the soil, reading from the rain, and then transforming into birds, climbing the branches, and finally holding that crucial leaf in our beak."

The Great Tree King calmly walked towards Nasita, slowly looking at her with her head down and complex emotions. He reached out his small hand and touched Nasita's face, making her look at him. At this moment, he looked just like a mother comforting her child. Looking at the stunned Nasita, the Great Tree King smiled, gently hugged her, and embraced her in his arms.

“I was once the only individual in the world who could dream. In my dreams, everyone would fall asleep after nightfall, and strange thoughts would float out of people's minds. Some would roll to the ground, and some would float to the sky. It connected all things into a dazzling net. Within the three thousand worlds, there were smaller worlds. All destinies were boiling in this place. I gradually understood that these indescribable and ever-changing things were the most profound things in the world. Only they could completely drive away the madness. Only dreams could awaken consciousness from the deepest darkness.”

Holding Naxita, the Great Tree King recalled how he had broken off the purest branch of the world's trees, infused it with his divine power, and held it close to feed it, gently closing his eyes and nourishing it with his divine power. Thinking of this, the Great Tree King smiled and realized that he could once again embrace his own cycle of reincarnation.

Nasita clenched her fists, looking at the World Tree with reluctance, struggling with her unwillingness. In the end, she lowered her hands, gathered her elemental power, and raised her hands to hug the Great Tree King.

The consciousness of the Great Tree King gradually blurred and disappeared at a visible speed, eventually turning into leaves. The green leaves flew into the sky and towards the World Tree. At this moment, Nasita's hands, which were holding the Great Tree King, were no longer there. She lost her footing and took a step forward with her right foot, kneeling down on the massive tree root. Tears streamed down her face uncontrollably, and her hands lay limply on her legs. She felt no water droplets hitting her legs. The voice of the Great Tree King was still comforting Nasita.

"I am the one who sets the question, and also the one who seeks the answer. Saving the world with the dreams of mankind was once my answer, and now you have also found your own answers. I will return all dreams to mankind. Farewell, children of Mount Sumeru. May you enjoy sweet dreams tonight."

Green leaves drifted across the entire Sumeru, a spectacular sight witnessed by the night-shift soldiers. One soldier reached out and caught a green leaf, then fell asleep, tormented by nightmares and dominated by fear. Surrounded by the leaf, he cleaned it all up.

Everything was over, but unfortunately, it wasn't over for Zhao Chuan. He had already entered the World Tree and was surrounded by one memory after another, returning to the beginning of his dream.