Original God: Using a vest knife to make players and game characters cry

"Did Cyria come here a few years ago?"

"No, as far as I know, she has almost always stayed in the rainforest and has never been to the desert. She doesn't like the desert environment and the sun."

"No, this is too absurd."

Nasita was shocked. She already knew where she was, but this shouldn't be Xiaoya's experience...

Seeing everyone looking at her, Nasita explained, "This place... is from five hundred years ago, right after the end of the Kanria War..."

"what?!"

Five hundred years ago?

"Nasita, what are you talking about? If this were five hundred years ago, how could Celia be here?" Paimon couldn't believe it at all.

"Time travel...this is unbelievable..." Ying also thought so.

Nasita: "Remember what Xiaoya said before? Her final step was to usurp a portion of the World Tree's power. The World Tree records everything that happens on the continent of Teyvat, with records for every point in time."

"The contents of the World Tree can be modified, but at a great cost, and the Tree King will not modify them. Xiaoya may have used this ability of the World Tree to modify this part of the information, achieving the effect of pseudo-time travel."

"However, it cannot be denied that Xiaoya can indeed use the World Tree to travel through time. As the traveler said, she possesses a pure soul. We know that the compatibility between a pure soul and the World Tree is very high. Theoretically, it is possible to input consciousness along the World Tree's timeline, but neither of these methods constitutes true time travel."

Paimon suggested, "Let's go in now. I reckon Cyria is inside the ruins."

Ying: "The priest we met in the temple mentioned a young girl in his last words. Could it be...?"

I remember saying:

[Just as I was about to close my eyes, a young girl found me, and I granted her permission to exercise the temple's power...]

She promised that the people of the desert would never suffer hunger again.

El-Hysen nodded. If Celia was really here, then it was undoubtedly referring to her.

Chu Xi: "Then let's set off quickly!"

Paimon: "But how are we going to get in?"

She grabbed a handful of sand from the ground, but her hand felt nothing. Just like what they had seen before, what they saw was only what Cyria had deliberately left behind; they couldn't change anything here.

"Everyone, please follow me."

Nasita conjured a shield that enveloped everyone, allowing them to pass through the temple walls and slowly enter the temple.

Inside the temple, two people were facing each other, one of whom was none other than Cyria.

Paimon: "It really is Cyria! She actually traveled back five hundred years!"

Everyone immediately ran over, wanting to hear what they were talking about.

"The temple was built under the guidance of the Great Tree King. You possess the aura of the Great Tree King, and you can access the temple's power at any time."

"Thank you. I assure you, this will be a great benefit to Sumeru. All the people of Sumeru will benefit from it. The desert people you cherish will no longer suffer from hunger or hardship, and the people of the Red King and the Tree King will no longer be hostile to each other..."

The old priest said, "If that's really the case, then I can die in peace..."

Cyria placed her right hand on her chest, bowed to the old priest, and then turned and left.

Ying and the others quickly followed.

As she walked through a passageway, Celia stopped, and before her, an Eye of God appeared out of thin air.

Cyril caught it in her hand in astonishment and fell into a long silence.

Can consciousness... also gain the eye of God...?

When Chu Xi saw the Eye of God in Cyria's hand, he immediately took out the extinguished Eye of God that he always carried with him. Comparing the two, apart from one being bright and the other dark, the other details were exactly the same!

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"Chu Xi, this..."

Ying also looked over, and it was exactly the same, but how could that be?!

It's already absurd enough that Cyria's consciousness was able to regain a Grass Elemental Eye five hundred years ago, but this Eye actually ended up in Liyue and ended up in Chu Xi's hands.

El-Heinz was also a little confused; this was a scene he had never witnessed before.

Nasita had a guess in her mind, but she wasn't sure; she knew too little.

If it's the King of Trees...

Cyria didn't linger for long before moving on. She went to the upper level of the temple, where there was a device emitting a soft green light.

Cyria placed her hand in front of the device, and the green energy slowly entered her body, circulated around her, and then flowed back into the device.

[I have drawn upon the power of these temples to serve as the vessel for the resurrection of the Great Tree King; they were originally one…]

The scene then changes to Cyria obtaining the priests' consent and absorbing power in various temples.

Finally, Celia arrived at the Red King's Tomb.

She looked extremely tired at this moment, with chapped lips, but her eyes were bright and alert.

However, her tendency to faint after just a few steps kept the five people following behind her on edge.

More than forty days...Celia spent more than forty days alone in the desert five hundred years ago...

Time can be accelerated for Ying and the others, but not for Cilia.

[The Red King's power is almost gone, but fortunately, it's still enough.]

After absorbing a tiny bit of the Red King's power, Celia arrived at the very top of the Red King's tomb and took out a branch from her bosom. However, although it was a branch of the World Tree, it was extremely withered and did not look like a living thing at all.

"That's... a branch of the World Tree?"

Nasita's eyes widened. At this point in time, when was Xiaoya...?

Cyria poured all the power she had collected into the branches. Throughout the process, her complexion grew worse and worse. Finally, when the branches of the World Tree regained their vitality, Cyria's body turned into light particles and disappeared.

The Eye of God, which she had just acquired at her waist, did not disappear with Cyria. Freed from its restraints, the Eye of God fell from the highest point of the Crimson King's Tomb and rolled downwards.

"Aya!"

Chu Xi lunged forward, but missed. She lost her balance and knelt on the ground, large tears streaming down her face.

“Shine…Celia…” Paimon moved closer to Shine and snuggled into her arms.

Elhesen's lips trembled, and his breathing became erratic.

Naxida: "Don't worry, everyone, Xiaoya... she's alright for now..."

As if to confirm Naxida's words, the scene changed again.

This time, the group arrived at the foot of the World Tree. Cyria stood opposite them, her hands clasped together, facing the World Tree.

Ying: "Is this the World Tree... or is it still within Cyria's consciousness...?"

Nasita: "This is the consciousness of Cyria."

[Using the branches of the World Tree as a foundation, supplemented by the power and divine strength of the Tree King and the Crimson King, and utilizing the laws of this continent and the heart of the gods, I will save the gods!]

[And the price was merely my own oblivion, an ordinary person, in exchange for the Great Compassion Tree King of Mount Sumeru, for the unpolluted World Tree, for the people of Mount Sumeru and the ley lines...]

[The abyss seeks to collect my soul; if I perish, they will have no more chance, and their secret schemes will come to an end!]

[Such a brilliant plan to kill four birds with one stone! Hahaha, I'm a genius!]

The scene changed again, still on the World Tree side, but Chu Xi was gone, replaced by Ying, Paimon, and two Nasitas.

"This is... our meeting with the Tree King!"

[Haha, I see, I see, so this is how the world is, the skies of Teyvat... reincarnation...]

For some reason, there was a lot of background noise in Cyria's voice.

[Their plan...the abyss...haha, the answer is obvious, the truth of the world, I have deciphered it!]

[Forgive me for not being able to tell you, Teacher, Traveler, Paimon, and Lord Lucky Grass King, this is far too dangerous...]

[The project is now complete; that concludes my discussion.]

The scene shifts one last time, no longer in any familiar place, but surrounded by a sea of ​​flowers. Celia stands in the center of the flower field, smiling at everyone.

"Aya!"

The moment Chu Xi saw Cyria, she immediately rushed over and this time, she successfully landed in Cyria's arms.

Seeing Chu Xi's face streaked with tears, Celia embraced her tenderly.

"Oh, so you've come too."

"Waaah, you broke your promise! You said you'd come back to me after the experiment, and you said we'd go find Cole together..."

Cyria's eyes reddened: "I'm sorry, I had to do this."

Chu Xi hugged Celia tightly, her voice extremely hoarse: "Why, why don't you think about yourself? Why did you sacrifice yourself? Why... I didn't want you to leave. You can come back, right?"

Ying and Paimon watched this scene with sorrow.

Celia and Chu Xi, they've only known each other for a short time, yet their relationship is so good...

"Xiaoxi, be good, listen to me. What I did was very valuable. You'll forget about me soon. When that time comes, go back to Liyue and live a good life. Promise me you won't investigate that Eye of God anymore, okay?"

Chu Xi shook her head desperately, and Celia gently patted her back, then cupped her small face and forced her to look into her eyes.

"Don't investigate anymore, Chu Xi. The result won't be good for either of us."

Celia wiped away Chu Xi's tears, hugged her again, and then walked towards Elhesen.

"Teacher, my paper is finished. Were you surprised?"

Erhesen wiped away the tears from the corner of his eyes and forced a smile: "You really gave me a big fright. As for your paper, I give you a perfect score. You will always be my proudest student!"

Cyria smiled with satisfaction: "It's really difficult to get such a compliment from you."

Elhesen closed his eyes and asked, "The process must have been painful..."

Cyria: "For me, I enjoy the process."

Elhesen reached out and touched Celia's head, but in the end he couldn't hold back and tears streamed down his face.

"Teacher, could you please ask Kavi... never mind, it's not necessary..."

Cyria approached Luminous: "Luminous, I will no longer call you Traveler. From now on, only you will remember me. I have a request."

"You said."

Celia looked into Ying's eyes; they were red, and there were traces of moisture at the corners.

"Although I haven't known you and Paimon for long, I've already considered you good friends. Ying, can you help me stop Chu Xi from investigating the answer to the Eye of God?"

"why?"

"I can't say. Knowing the truth wouldn't be good for either me or Chu Xi, is that alright?"

Ying looked at Chu Xi and nodded.

"Thank you, Ying."

Celia then looked at Paimon, and pulled out a large chicken leg from somewhere: "Paimon, I promised you a big chicken leg as a reward, here you go."

The chicken leg was just an illusion; you could only look at it, not eat it. But after all, Cyria had said before that you shouldn't lie to children.

“Seria…”

Paimon started dropping small pearls.

"Lord Grass King, even greater challenges await you. The Abyss has discovered me. Once I am deleted, they will surely take action. From now on, only you and the Tree King can help..."

Nasida nodded and looked at Celia: "Xiaoya, squat down."

Cyril obediently squatted down.

Nasida grabbed her head and they pressed their foreheads together.

"Thank you, Xiaoya, thank you so much. I don't know how to repay you. Being removed from the World Tree... it must have been too cruel for you..."

Cyria felt the moisture on her cheek.

When Nasita was little, she held Cyria like this. At that time, little Nasita was like a mother to Cyria and comforted her with great care.

"Don't cry, Lord Grass King, this is my choice."