Li Wen stood silently under the bell tower, Amber City The dim light of the sky stretched her shadow very long. The words of Giant Bell are still echoing in her mind - Abyss of Dito is actually the corpse of Sun's Offspring, and "Impurities" actually wants her to go there to find "Emerald Tablet".
"Others?" She raised her head, "You mean..."
Giant Bell shook his head slightly but did not say anything clearly.
"With your current strength, you will never be able to reach that place through normal means."
Then we can only use abnormal methods?
"I understand, thank you for the reminder." Li Wen said.
She couldn't even mention Giant Bell, and the only one she could turn to for help was probably the one in the temple.
After thinking about this, Li Wen didn't waste time, turned around and walked in the direction of Amber Temple. The last time I saw Perfect Amber in Amber Temple's inner sanctum, the other party did say that she would go to him after she became a witch. Now she has completed the promotion of Stage One and embarked on End Path, but she does not know whether she meets His requirements.
"Wait a minute." Giant Bell suddenly stopped her, "You haven't told me yet, when do you plan to fulfill your promise?"
Li Wen stopped and didn't even look back. "When I come back here next time, maybe it will be when I come back from Abyss of Dito."
"Are you sure you want to go to that kind of place?" The giant's voice had a rare hint of fluctuation, "Not even the Saint or Demigods would dare to set foot there easily."
"Of course." Li Wen said without hesitation. Without the original End Path, there would never be any hope of promotion, and she would never be able to reach the position of Twilight Pillar, let alone fight against Twilight of the Apocalypse.
After a moment of silence, the giant sighed, "That's right, the person favored by fate, even the original book of dusk has recognized you, and there is nothing you can't do. Go ahead, I will wait for you to come back alive to fulfill the agreement."
Li Wen said no more and walked towards Amber Temple along the familiar black stone road. The city remained dead silent, except for the sound of her footsteps echoing in the empty streets. When she came to the temple, the once closed bronze door was now open, as if waiting for her arrival. She took a deep breath and stepped inside.
The interior of the temple was brighter than in memory, with amber light seeping in from all directions, illuminating the entire corridor like dusk. Li Wen looked around, but did not see any figure of Daughter of Amber - including the special "Livia" last time.
In this eternal silence, where can they go? Li Wen couldn't understand, so he simply gave up thinking.
Passing through the corridor, the door to the inner hall is also open. Li Wen stood at the door and saw that the thick gray curtain was still hanging, but it was more transparent than the last time he came here, and the figure behind it could be vaguely seen.
"You're here." Perfect Amber's voice came from behind the curtain, still cold and ethereal, "Sooner than I thought."
Li Wen bowed slightly. "Your Excellency the Witch."
"No need to be polite." The figure behind the curtain seemed to move, "I can feel that "The Final Codex" has integrated with you. In this case, you are the representative of Twilight Pillar in Mortal World, although your power is still so weak. So, why are you here this time?"
Li Wen's fingers unconsciously stroked the edge of the cloak. She looked directly at the translucent curtain, her voice colder than the breath of the temple. "I want to know the safe path to Abyss of Dito."
"For "Emerald Tablet"?"
Sure enough, Perfect Amber is well aware of End Path's promotion conditions, and his words also prove that "Impurities" did not lie. "Emerald Tablet" is indeed Abyss of Dito.
Li Wen was slightly relieved. She was not afraid that there was no way to get to Abyss of Dito. The only thing she was afraid of was that "Emerald Tablet" was actually a cover.
"The promotion of End Path requires the use of the original code, and "Emerald Tablet" is the copy that created Original Text of Lineage. It is indispensable to me."
The figure behind the curtain was silent for a long time, and an amber halo slowly flowed in the air. When Perfect Amber spoke again, there was some indescribable distortion in his voice: ""Emerald Tablet" is indeed the original creation and a copy of "Book of Formation", but its birth is far more complicated than you think."
"In the era when eternity still existed, the old sun split into three forms. They were born as the most noble gods and were given several responsibilities. One of them holds the original book called "Book of Formation". A king, wise man, and sage of Mortal World— -Hermes, who deprived and killed the descendant of the sun through various means and took over the authority of creation. But even though the god has fallen, his decayed corpse still holds the book "Book of Formation" in his hands, because they are inseparable.
"So Hermes hand-copied a copy of "Book of Formation", which is "Emerald Tablet" as a substitute, and obtained "Book of Formation" from him in exchange..." Emerald Tablet", as a copy of "Book of Formation", does have the same power and personality as the original, and can be used as material for End Path's promotion. However, Hermes was able to exchange the original scripture from the corpse because He himself already held the power of creation at that time. "Emerald Tablet" was the original scripture that only He could write. No other original scripture could exist at the same time among any other pillars.
"Today's "Emerald Tablet" is being held by that corpse, just like "Book of Formation" at that time. Under such circumstances, how are you going to get the book from his hand. - Although Offspring of the Old Ones has fallen, his corpse is still breathing."
Perfect Amber's cold voice echoed in the temple. His meaning was very clear. The difficulty in this matter was not how to get to Abyss of Dito safely, but how to get "Emerald Tablet" from the corpse of a former god and come back alive.
This difficulty is a bit exaggerated. After all, even the sage seems to be able to exchange "Emerald Tablet" for "Book of Formation" through exchange.
Li Wen was not desperate about the situation. On the contrary, she made a decision after just thinking about it briefly.
"I understand, please tell me the way to Abyss of Dito."
After a long silence, Perfect Amber chuckled, and the curtains suddenly parted to both sides. Li Wen subconsciously took half a step back - what appeared in front of her was not the altar she expected, but a twisted void. In the center of the void, there was a palm-sized piece of amber suspended, with half a withered leaf sealed inside.
"Take it." Perfect Amber's voice came from the void, "This is the first branch and leaf of Twilight Tree. Take it and you can sneak into the Dream Abyss of the deceased god. Only then will you have the chance to get "Emerald Tablet". But remember - you can only complete this goal in this temple. Regardless of success or failure, you only have one chance."
The curtain closed, and the amber fell into Li Wen's hands. The cold touch made her shiver. She held the amber tightly and felt the faint pulse coming from it. It was like a shrunken heart, beating regularly in her palm.
After getting the key item, Li Wen did not swallow the amber immediately, but looked up at the existence behind the curtain:
"Last time... you said that when I become a witch, I will remember to come to see you. Why?"
A chuckle came from behind the curtain, and he said with a firm tone, "What I want to tell you is...Li Wen, you will definitely succeed. Because this is destiny in itself."
Li Wen was shocked, and it was only then that she realized that the existence behind the curtain was indeed the incarnation of a god.
She suppressed all distracting thoughts and swallowed the piece of amber.
In a warm, peaceful atmosphere, like a mother's embrace, she fell into a deep sleep.