As Dekai spoke, Chen Tian nodded and said, "That item may be in the Liegu Plain, and the temporal fluctuations might be caused by it."
"Let's go, to the Liegu Plain!"
Just as Chen Tian and the other two were about to head to the Liegu Plain, something unexpected happened. Under the cover of night, countless NPC villagers suddenly grew long claws, and terrifying black markings appeared on their heads. They swarmed towards the Zhenming Tree.
"What's going on?"
Shuzi also stared in shock at the nearly a thousand villagers approaching. What had happened?
"Ah!"
Behind Chen Tian, the NPC woman who had been there earlier began to emit a faint black light, writhing in pain.
"This is demonic energy, the aura of demons! This woman has been contaminated by demonic energy and will be assimilated into a demon creature," Cai Ling said slowly. She then moved to the woman's side, her hands coming together from both sides. Streams of nine-colored light emerged, instantly entering the woman's body. The black light within her vanished.
At the same time, Cai Ling's form dissolved into light and dissipated into the sky, her strength finally exhausted.
Chen Tian nodded gently. The woman's eyes then regained clarity, becoming even more bright and clear. A pair of wings slowly unfurled behind her.
A halo appeared above her head. Chen Tian exclaimed in surprise, "The bloodline of the Angel tribe! Although it's only a part of it, this NPC actually possesses the bloodline of the Angel tribe!"
As soon as the wings and halo appeared, the black-clad villagers were bathed in the light and instantly turned into starlight, fading away.
Chen Tian looked at the scene before him. Thousands of people gone just like that. Even though they were NPCs, they were still people!
The woman slowly closed her eyes and collapsed onto the ground. Suddenly, her name and health bar, which had not been displayed before, appeared.
Her name was: "Qingyu"
Innate Spirit: "To all saviors, please proceed to the Liegu Plain, the Land of Vortices, the Dragon Tomb Divine Abyss, and the Ancient Thunderhawk Lair to find the other镇物 (zhenwu - trấn vật). The demonic energy that suppressed the entire village just now has severely depleted my strength. My life is nearing its end."
"I only hope that all you saviors can save our town and protect Lord Zhenshu. He is the last chance to seal that demon king."
Tears then streamed down the woman's face, and her body turned into specks of starlight, gradually fading away. Qingyu, not being of pure Angelic bloodline, had used immense power, leading to her self-destruction.
Chen Tian could not bear to see this. He took out a contract and slowly approached the woman, saying with paternal affection, "Your mission and journey are not over. Sign this contract with me! I will not restrict you in any way. I only hope you can live well, to take the place of those villagers. You are their last hope!"
Qingyu looked at the contents of the contract with her clear eyes. The terms of this contract were not like normal ones.
Qingyu nodded and then pressed her hand to it. A seven-pointed star magic circle, with wings and white radiance, appeared on Chen Tian's left hand.
A white vortex then gently drew Qingyu's body into it.
Chen Tian's gaze became even more resolute. "Let's go. The information we just received revealed the locations of the镇物. Let's move!"
"Okay!"
"Wait, please accept this item. I believe it is the most suitable for you. You possess a strong heart and compassion. You are the most fitting person to wield this item."
A voice emanated from the Zhenshu, a faint and ethereal sound that only Chen Tian could hear. No one else heard it.
Then, before everyone's eyes, a leaf slowly landed in Chen Tian's hand, bursting with light. A pair of half-sectioned weapons appeared in his hands, looking like swords, or like sabers, Chen Tian couldn't be sure.
The left hand held a black body, a blade, with a continuation of the blade at the end. The right side was a white body, a blade, with a continuation of the blade at the end, also white.
Chen Tian looked at the weapon in his hand, finding it very light. He could feel a terrifying power radiating from it. At the same time, Chen Tian experienced emotions of both rage and affection constantly influencing him.
Chen Tian then opened his interface and was dumbfounded. He couldn't see any information about it. How was this possible?
Unless the weapon's quality surpassed gold or silver, and it was an item requiring level 100 or above to equip, it shouldn't be impossible to view its information.
Chen Tian tried to equip it, but the Omnimorphic Orb couldn't replicate it. Chen Tian then threw it into his backpack. However, once inside, it couldn't be taken out.
The backpack was currently in a state of "entry only." This was because it was sealed.
Players could put items in but not take them out. If even putting items in was forbidden, where would players store their belongings?
It was clear that the 'Epoch of Time and Space' had considered this and designed this rule specifically for players.
"Chen Tian, what was that weapon just now?"
"I don't know. It suddenly appeared in my hand, and I can't use it yet. I put it in my backpack and left!"
Facing Shuzi's questioning, Chen Tian did not reveal everything. He had a feeling that the voice was not the Zhenshu's own voice, and there must be someone hidden behind it. He needed to keep this a secret. He wanted this matter to be known only to himself.
As Chen Tian and the other three left, a figure in a long robe appeared on the Zhenshu, leaning against it and holding a wine gourd. "Master, you must grow quickly! I don't know if returning this weapon to you is a good thing or a bad thing. Oh well, my mission is complete, and it's time for me to leave."
Then, the figure slowly turned into a stream of light, piercing the world's barrier and soaring into the heavens.
Chen Tian and his group's first destination was naturally the Liegu Plain. The Liegu Plain should have been scorching hot, with the intense heat affecting players' stats and health. But now, it had transformed into a place where all four seasons converged and storms raged.
"This is the Liegu Plain. Why has it become like this? It wasn't like this when I came before!"
Dekai also looked at the scene with surprise. The Liegu Plain had not been like this when he visited previously. What had happened?
"Ding!"
At this moment, an interface popped up in front of Wu Que Nan Fei. Wu Que Nan Fei looked at it with a calm expression, then closed the interface.
He then said excitedly, "Chen Tian, the 'Stone of Time and Space' is in the Liegu Plain, one of the镇物. It possesses the ability of temporal power. The Liegu Plain has been transformed by the influence of temporal power. The scenes here are from different times and worlds."
"If we seal the Stone of Time and Space, it will return to its original state."
Wu Que Nan Fei stated confidently. The method of sealing had already been provided. All that remained was to find the Stone of Time and Space.
Chen Tian and the other two nodded. The quest was bound to Wu Que Nan Fei, so the information he provided must be accurate. The only thing left was to find the Stone of Time and Space.