Lin Qiye froze where he stood.
A forbidden spell?
How could there be a forbidden spell here?!
Lin Qiye's gaze swept across the surroundings. He clearly remembered that this was where Merlin had stopped the carriage so he and Jialan could look at the murals... Had Merlin secretly left a forbidden spell here?
"Yan Yan Fu Tian Shu..." Lin Qiye seemed to remember something, and his eyes gradually lit up.
Merlin's words resurfaced in his mind:
"...Let me ask you a few questions to see whether you're still conscious... What activation method is used for the final magic node of Yan Yan Fu Tian Shu?"
"...As the strongest single-target lightning forbidden spell, what is Alfred's Aria's maximum range?"
"...Among sealing forbidden spells, there is an instant-cast forbidden spell that requires calculating and arranging a Star Mark trajectory in advance, drawing upon the power of the stars to seal its target. Which one is it?"
Those three questions had seemed rather inexplicable to Lin Qiye at the time. But now that he had seen the forbidden spell formation beneath his feet with his own eyes, he realized things were far more complicated than he had imagined.
Merlin's three questions had not been questions... They had been reminders.
Had Merlin foreseen that he would return to Takama-ga-hara?
Countless thoughts flashed through Lin Qiye's mind. He quickly raised his head and looked around.
Since Yan Yan Fu Tian Shu had already appeared among Merlin's three forbidden spells, the other two must have been hidden somewhere in Takama-ga-hara as well. Where were they?
Lin Qiye rapidly recalled the route Merlin had taken them through Takama-ga-hara, then turned his gaze in a certain direction. His Mental Power extended outward, reaching the distant mountainside.
Before the shrine used to gather faith, a purple Magic Array slowly