Twins's screams kept ringing from their room,
During this period, there were also strange pleas for mercy mixed in, such as "Let me go", "I can't bear it anymore", "It's too painful", etc., which made the Lightforged people living nearby poke their heads around frequently. Everyone exchanged glances with each other, thinking about the same thing.
Although the private life of Vigilant and the three highly respected ladies Eredar has long been filled with gossip during every spare time on the battlefield, no one dares to put this matter on the table yet.
The four parties involved also value their public reputation, and the four of them have always maintained a quite decent attitude towards each other in public. But what happened today?
You're not pretending at all, are you?
Or, does Doubt Sha really need Vigilant to cast "Holy Gun" to remove it?
Hiss, this seems a bit Tai Chi, right?
Of course, the truth is not as sexy and exciting as these gossips think.
That's just Vigilant trying to control Sha's ability. He is indeed using this method to help Twins perform "Mental Trial" in order to get rid of unnecessary Mental Attrition.
However, judging from Twins's reaction, it will obviously take some time for Diakum to master this set of great mysteries of the void from the strongest ancient god Y'Shaarj.
Moreover, Lightforged's current state is indeed not suitable for gossip.
The first battle they fought when they landed on Pandaria ended in a complete victory, wiping out Mantid and Mogu Death Knight. No one was even injured, but they still suffered an almost "complete destruction" outcome.
Maraad frowned and looked at the group of Lightforged people in the room who were trapped in doubts and self-denial. He felt that this matter was very difficult.
Because theoretically, this is simply impossible!
"Every Lightforged has experienced "Trial of Virtue". Being able to be reshaped by Holy Light shows that everyone is a determined Warrior of Light! I don't understand why this Sha can bypass Holy Light's blessing and hurt the hearts of the warriors?"
Maraad leaned on his shining golden "Hand of the Holy Fire Lord", acting as a sentinel to protect the Warriors who were obviously unable to fight. Facing his question, Nubodon, who was currently the least "ill", shook his head and said:
""Strong-willed" and "unaffected" are two concepts, Maraad. Obviously, Sha has its own set of rules for cannibalizing the soul. A simple Iron Will is useless to Sha.
Because "perseverance" and "firmness" can also be a type of "emotion".
And you can't deny that almost all veterans of Light Weaver Warband have "psychological problems."
Although they turned to the path of "Light-Shadow Twinborn", the series of effects brought about by the eternal war have become habits and even instincts. They are very loyal and fanatical. They are not afraid of sacrifices and dare to sacrifice when fighting, and they do not risk their lives when fighting demons.
But they have also become indifferent as a result, not caring about anything outside the group, and find it difficult to cooperate well with fellow travelers who do not believe in Holy Light.
Some guys even regard Army of the Light's military doctrine as truth.
We have been stationed at the Stormwind Kingdom for several months, but we have never carried out any missionary activities. The veterans have become accustomed to war and have difficulty contacting ordinary people. These are disturbing potential threats."
The wise Shaman hesitated for a moment and whispered:
"The most important thing is that Commander Diakum does not intend to use Light Weaver Warband as a purely military unit. He obviously has higher expectations for us. So, in my opinion, this group self-doubt is actually not a bad thing.
If they cannot break the stubbornness in their hearts, it will be difficult for them to truly accept the balanced core of Light-Shadow Twinborn.
Think about it again, if it was just an ordinary expedition, would it be necessary for Vigilant to bring all the veterans of Light Weaver Warband with him?"
"Hey, when you say that, it's true."
Maraad frowned and nodded. He glanced at Nubodon again and whispered:
"But why are you not affected by Sha? Yrel is completely depressed now. She has reflected on herself to the point where she feels like a waste. I have also been affected, but you..."
"I'm not Holy Light Walker. I don't have your passionate beliefs. When I came into contact with the elements, I knew the truth that all power has two sides."
Shaman explained:
"Obviously, the power of Sha has a more obvious effect on those who are more persistent. No matter what aspect of obsession they are, they can be used by them. Many Holy Light Warrior turn their hatred of the devil into a spiritual pillar, which seems indestructible. However, once the pillar created by hatred collapses, their entire being will be destroyed in an instant.
That is not the correct gathering of morality!
Hatred itself is a negative emotion, which is the virtue of Fel. It is incompatible with Holy Light and will not bring us long-term strengthening.
We should learn from Vigilant and turn those beautiful things into spiritual defense."
"That's very well said, foreigner."
Eredar with an awkward accent sounded outside the wall. Under Maraad's vigilant gaze, Temple of the Jade Serpent's elder Lorewalkers, His Excellency Stone Step, walked over wearing a scholar's shirt and holding a big book.
He paid tribute to the two powerful warriors with Pandaren etiquette, and then stumbled and said:
"Although I have the assistance of Wisdom Celestial, I still cannot fully grasp your complex language. I am here to tell Vigilant Saint about the past and current situation of Pandaria. Can you let me in?"
"Of course, Vigilant is waiting for you."
Maraad saluted, and then he and Nubodon escorted the elegant Pandaren to the courtyard.
When they arrived at the door of the room, the closed door opened automatically. Diakum stood at the door to greet the arrival of elder Stone Step. Behind him, Twins, who was pale and very weak, leaned on his staff and tried to smile.
The two sisters seemed to have been tortured, but the doubts and confusion in their eyes disappeared because of this.
The two pairs of eyes were very bright, as if they had been wiped clean of dust, like stars in the sky.
"Seeing the clear nature of the mind, returning to the original nature, just like the rising sun, sweeping away the dust and haze."
Elder Stone Step looked at Twins's state in amazement. He stroked his very elegant mustache and said with a smile:
"It seems that the two ladies have just discovered Devil Obstruction in their hearts, and they are a little more determined than the pretense of persistence before."
"It made you laugh.
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Diakum replied in Pandaria with a Halfhill farmer accent:
"My demon Warrior has been fighting demons all year round and has accumulated too much haze in his heart. Pandaria is their blessed place. When they leave here, I believe they can all gain something."
Stone Step laughed and entered the room with the unique Lorewalkers notebook.
Dick called Maraad and Nubodon to come in, indicating that they did not have to worry about the condition of the soldiers. The four of them sat separately. The elder Lorewalkers put the manuscript he had brought on the table, rubbed it gently, and a ball of Jade Mist fell on the manuscript.
Like some ancient form of drama.
As the handwritten notes are flipped, the smoke forms various historical images recorded in the book, thereby more vividly interpreting the history of this ancient continent for the guests. Lorewalkers are always good at making boring history interesting.
They regard this as part of their "historical inheritance".
Little Pandaren is as lively and active as children of other races. If the display of knowledge is not vivid enough, it will be difficult to attract them to remember the history that must be remembered.
There is nothing to do tonight, so Elder Stone Step simply starts with the oldest legend Pandaria.
The other four people listened very carefully, but Diakum was very familiar with these histories.
What he really cares about is what happened ten thousand years ago that turned Pandaria into such a "chaotic" situation.
He listened patiently, and soon, Elder Stone Step told the story of Emperor Shaohao's arduous journey of salvation by surrendering Sha. The story was exactly the same as Dick remembered it, but there was an unexpected twist at the end.
"Emperor Shaohao merged himself with the continent under his feet in Vale of Eternal Blossoms. The various tests he experienced along the way have allowed him to reach the realm of the legendary "Unity of Heaven and Man". While doing the work of saving the world, he encountered the interference of the last evil.
That is "pride".
The emperor realized that his experience had made him arrogant, but he had no time to eliminate the demon, so he could only transform into the eternal Mist Veil at the cost of self-sacrifice and isolate Pandaria from the outside world.
Our ancestors thought this journey was over, but after the fog rose, the real threat erupted!
According to records, it was a "Black Lightning" descending from the sky, and it landed in the tomb of the ancient tyrant Lei Shen Mogu.
The terrible tyrant is resurrected!
Not only him, but also his demonic Stone Golem Army that makes the world tremble."
Stone Step manipulated the smoke to form a chilling battlefield scene, in which a tall Mogu held a giant ax and led the cold Thunder, sweeping past Pandaren Monk led by Four Celestials.
"At that time, even the bravest Pandaren thought we were finished, but the soul of Emperor Shaohao did not stand idly by. He had become one with the land he loved, and he transformed into the wind and started a decisive battle with the Thunderlord Clan.
It was a terrible battle that lasted for three days and three nights!
The battle between the two shook Kun-Lai Summit. It is said that the mountain collapsed and exposed the secret palace of the Thunderlord Clan and Mogu, which was also the target of Lei Shen.
There he hides to watch a Burning Legion that can sweep the world.
In order to prevent this catastrophe, Emperor Shaohao entered it together with Lei Shen. No one knew what happened inside, but neither our emperor nor Mogu's emperor came out again.
It's like they've disappeared."
Speaking of this, Elder Stone Step changed his tone to a cold and faint tone.
He emphasized:
"But those Mogu are not lost, they firmly believe that Thunderlord Clan is still alive!
Some Warlord and wizards claimed that they could hear their emperor's instructions in their dreams, and terrible things happened subsequently,
Those stone figurines turned into flesh and blood in a short period of time, and the dead Mogu were also resurrected by the cold power. One after another, the undead Burning Legion were formed by the warlike warlords.
They thought this was Lei Shen's "blessing", so they went about conquering the entire continent in the name of Lei Shen.
At the most dangerous time, Pandaren, Jinyu, Lake and even Yaungol's alliance were suppressed into Jade Forest's Temple of the White Tiger.
That was the closest Pandaren civilization came to extinction.
However, in the desperate situation, an unexpected "friend" helped us."
"Mantid?"
Diakum asked. Elder Stone Step nodded while twirling his beard and said:
"Yes, those Mantids who were blocked from Serpent's Spine were just about to launch their once-in-a-century cruel "Great Cycle". Without the guards of the Blackguard warriors, they easily crossed Serpent's Spine.
Thousands of Mantid swept across the land that originally belonged to us but had been occupied by the Mogu undead Burning Legion.
Mogu will not tolerate Mantid, they regard it as their defeated enemy.
The dead divided their forces to fight against Mantid, but the ferocious Mantid had a plan. They opened several Sha seals in succession, which was the power of the evil god "Dominator" they believed in.
Enhanced by the evil power, Mantid that year was almost unstoppable!
What is ironic is that when the twelfth lunar month of winter arrived that year, Mogu was even forced to form a temporary alliance with us to fight against the already formed Mantid army.
According to records, it took both sides ten years to drive Mantid back to Dread Wastes from the north and south. After that battle, the entire Pandaria was in a mess and was in dire straits. It took our ancestors nearly three hundred years to get out of the haze of chaos.
The three parties on this continent are not friends, but we are forced to coexist in an awkward way.
In the thousands of years since then, the war between the three clans has never stopped. Pandaren and Mogu fought against Mantid together, but when Mogu attacked Dread Wastes, Grand Empress of Mantid also sent a messenger to contact us to fight against the forces of death.
The three parties have reached some kind of wonderful "balance", and no one can completely eliminate the other.
Especially for us and Mantid, once either of the two parties is completely wiped out, the remaining party will face the terrifying undead Burning Legion alone. Mogu is good at capturing souls, and with the "blessing" of the power of death, they are at home. If the living do not unite, the dead will swallow everything.
Lorewalkers sighed and said:
"This is the current situation in Pandaria. It is very complicated, like a tangle of teeth. You are in me, and I am in you.
The eastern part of Jade Forest, Valley of the Four Winds and Kun-Lai Summit is the territory of Pandaren and its allies.
Dread Wastes, Townlong Steppes and Krasarang Wilds are mostly the territory of Mantid.
Mogu Warlord and their undead Burning Legion Among the mountains of Kun-Lai Summit and Townlong Steppes, their undead spirits are also active in every secret tomb on the entire continent. It is said that they also have a powerful fortress left by the Thunderlord Clan in the archipelago in the northwest of the continent.
They don't need food, water, or even living space.
If it weren't for those who were resurrected, and the Mogu kings of different dynasties were not united internally, and there were also internal fights, I'm afraid this war would have ended long ago."
The four commanders looked at each other.
The complexity of the situation at Pandaria indeed exceeded their expectations. Even the noisy Eastern Continent is now very orderly compared to this place.
The three-party war here has lasted for a full ten thousand years, and the intrigues and intrigues have become the main theme of Pandaria.
"But how come you are not affected by Sha?"
Saloras asked curiously:
"Don't you mean that if you experience any intense emotional fluctuations in Pandaria, you may be infected by Sha? It's understandable that Mogu is the dead and not afraid of this. It makes sense that Mantid is not affected, but you Pandaren seems to be very little affected?"
"Because of the teachings and protection of Four Celestials, because the warriors fight against the Devil Obstruction in their hearts every day to form a special inheritance, and also because of the blessing of Emperor Shaohao."
Stone Step explained:
"Although Emperor Shaohao disappeared together with the Thunderlord Clan, his power has always remained on this land. The most important thing is that Mantid has released four Sha, and they used some secret method to gather the power of Sha.
It is said that this is Overmind to resurrect them.
Moreover, the wizards of Mogu will also use some spells to dispel the evil power of Sha.
However, there have been some rumors saying that it is because there is some kind of "holy object" in Kun-Lai Summit that suppresses Sha of Pandaria.
Making them less active than they once were.
In fact, our Monk will regard such negative effects as a test of state of mind, especially the heroes of Shado-Pan,
They have always pursued the state of "the heart is like a mirror and the force is used to stop the war", and they have been fighting Sha all their lives.
The reason why you are so severely affected is simply because you are exposed to these dangerous things for the first time.
I believe your Holy Light will protect you."
To be honest, Diakum doesn't quite believe this explanation. Pandaren people who are trapped in Mist Veil don't have a deep understanding of Six Forces, but Vigilant knows very well that the weakening of Sha's influence may not be some kind of "suppression".
"Although death and the void are both negative forces, they are incompatible with each other."
Vigilant knocked on the table and said:
"Ten thousand years ago, Death Force left something in the "heart" of Pandaria. That thing hated the power of the void and dispersed it.
Mantid wants to collect Sha not just to resurrect Y'Shaarj, but they may also want to "protect" Sha from being destroyed or suppressed by Death Force."
"Huh?"
Stone Step Elder was so shocked that he pulled off a strand of his beard.
He then looked at Diakum and said:
"You said that 10,000 years ago, Death Force left something on our continent? What does this mean?"
Dick then informed the elder Pandaren of the secrets they knew about War of the Ancients, and briefly explained the conflict with Six Forces. The latter was stunned for a while. After more than ten seconds of silence, he said:
"You mean that Thunderlord Clan's sudden resurrection, Mogu's turn to death and Emperor Shaohao's disappearance were all caused by Great Demon Lord? The evil power from Netherworld has been hidden under our noses for ten thousand years?"
"Yes."
Diakum said seriously:
"We are going to Kun-Lai Summit to have a look! An important node of Everything Unification Field left by Titan is there. In their system, that place is called "Nalak'sha Engine", which is an important facility that directly connects to the Star Soul body.
That's why we're here.
The world urgently needs to pull out the dark tendrils of death so that it can be healthy."
"This is amazing."
Stone Step elder rubbed his furry ears and said:
"The disputes of Supreme Star Soul, World Mother, Six Forces, the trap of Death Force... these are concepts we have never heard of. But I have to say that compared to the answers we have summed up by blind people in the past ten thousand years, the news you brought may be able to explain everything that happened in Pandaria more accurately.
I must submit these important findings to Lorewalkers headquarters immediately!
In addition, Kun-Lai Summit is an important military area where three parties are fighting.
It is guarded by heroes Shado-Pan and Blackguard. If you plan to go there, you must obtain permission.
If you are not in a hurry, I will now send an invitation to the leader of Taran Zhu, who is our contemporary military commander of Pandaren and the most powerful Grand Master Monk among Pandaren at present.
He was in charge of Staff of the Dragon left behind by Emperor Shaohao, and his extraordinary martial arts skills also obtained the true inheritance of Four Celestials. It is said that he is only one step away from the realm of "Unity of Heaven and Man".
This matter is too important and must be approved by the head of Taran Zhu himself."
"Okay, we'll wait here."
Diakum nodded and personally sent Elder Stone Step out of the room.
It was already the time when the moon and stars were thin, and just as the two were saying goodbye, a whirlpool like quicksand suddenly swirled, and then Chromie jumped out grabbing the staff that was taller than her.
The disgraced Bronze Dragons seemed to have just had a fight with some powerful monster. With unique expectation and joy, she shouted to Diakum:
"I found the island you mentioned!
It's really isolated from the timeline. It's amazing. Fire Lord has indeed escaped there! That guy is unwilling to fail and is gathering the Fire Tauren cultists on the island to prepare for a counterattack with an army.
Moreover, I also saw Kun on the island!"
"What? What did you Little Dark One say?"