Boom! Boom! Boom!
The situation at the Palace of Purity caught the attention of almost everyone in Sumeru City.
Especially Azal and the others, seeing the wooden figure wreaking havoc in the Palace of Purity, they trembled in fear. That was the Great Golden Tree King!
It absolutely had to be the Great Golden Tree King. There was no mistake.
After all, the Akademiya still had portraits of the Great Golden Tree King.
However, facing the return of the Great Golden Tree King, Azal and the others didn't feel a shred of joy. Even though they constantly claimed to miss the Great Golden Tree King, saying that Lesser Lord Kusanali was inferior, using the Great Golden Tree King to belittle Lesser Lord Kusanali.
But in reality, they all knew their true intentions. Even a deity like the Great Golden Tree King wasn't what they desired.
If the Great Golden Tree King returned, their current comfortable life would be gone. No one knew if the Great Golden Tree King would settle accounts with them.
What they needed was a deity who would listen to them, a deity who would maintain their interests, not one who would lead them.
The Akademiya had been corrupt for the past five hundred years.
But now, they were helpless. If the Great Golden Tree King truly returned, they would only be able to greet him with the utmost respect.
After all, for years, to suppress Lesser Lord Kusanali, they had always boasted about the Great Golden Tree King's excellence, claiming that Nahida was miles away from the Great Golden Tree King.
Most Sumeru people currently believed in the Great Golden Tree King.
If they were to deny the Great Golden Tree King now, they wouldn't even need the Great Golden Tree King to take action. The Sumeru people would tear them apart themselves.
"No need to worry, this isn't the Great Golden Tree King!" At this moment, a cold voice appeared beside Azal.
Azal instantly recognized the voice, the second Fatui Harbinger, Dottore.
For the sake of creating a deity, both sides had prepared to cooperate further, but many things still needed to be prepared.
"Not the Great Golden Tree King?" Azal breathed a sigh of relief, then pointed to the wooden figure that had already stopped moving in the distance: "But this is the Great Golden Tree King!"
"It's indeed the divinity of the Dendro Archon, that's correct. Do you think there would be two Dendro Archons on Teyvat?" Dottore looked at Azal with a condescending gaze.
After all these years, the Akademiya was still filled with these incompetent fools.
If it weren't for Azal's family background, he wouldn't even be qualified to speak to him.
"Then this..." Azal hesitated upon hearing this.
Dottore stared at the wooden figure in the distance and said, "It's rumored that the Great Golden Tree King is the embodiment of the World Tree. If the World Tree truly perishes, then Teyvat might also face extinction.
Clearly, the legend of Lesser Lord Kusanali being the reincarnation of the Great Golden Tree King should be true.
She might have regained her former memories, or a portion of her power. Now, she has left."
As for why Lesser Lord Kusanali left, Dottore had a guess. It was probably because of him.
Dottore didn't believe that his presence could be concealed from Lesser Lord Kusanali, the embodiment of the World Tree.
The Lesser Lord Kusanali must be wary of him and thus restoring her strength.
Next, the Dendro Archon should be secretly observing the situation in Sumeru. If nothing goes wrong, she will secretly plan to get rid of Azal and the others, not by overwhelming power, but by causing Azal to be betrayed by those around him.
To be honest, Dottore was quite looking forward to it.
It seems his plans need to be adjusted. After all, his goal from the beginning was the God's Heart. It didn't matter how he obtained it, or from whom.
As for Azal's life or death, Dottore didn't care. He wouldn't admit that he was angry because Azal's ancestors had driven him out of the Akademiya.
He, Dottore, was never one to hold grudges.
So, Dendro Archon, let me witness your abilities, your former follower.
"Hmm?" Azal's heart sank. The return of the Great Golden Tree King was a very tricky matter, but Lesser Lord Kusanali's escape was equally troublesome.
No, the plan must be accelerated.
Azal knew what they had done over the years. They could threaten the Sumeru people with the Dendro Archon's life. But once the Dendro Archon ran away, and the people realized and turned to Lesser Lord Kusanali, what would they do?
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"Is this Liyue?" Nahida whispered softly as she looked down at Liyue Harbor from the peak of Mount Tianheng. Since birth, she had been imprisoned. Nahida hadn't even explored Sumeru. How could she possibly have come to Liyue?
Looking at the bustling Liyue Harbor, Nahida couldn't help but be moved. Truly worthy of the nation ruled by Rex Lapis.
When she met Rex Lapis later, she had to learn from him about the way of the gods.
"Yes! This is Liyue, a great nation. Although it has its flaws, it's relatively one of the least problematic nations on Teyvat." Mu Yang explained softly, "So after arriving in Teyvat, my first choice was to cooperate with Rex Lapis."
"Indeed, you came from beyond Teyvat?" Nahida nodded thoughtfully.
"Yes. Now, I want to extend an invitation to you, as I said in my first words. Do you want to truly understand yourself, to understand things beyond the world?" Mu Yang said earnestly, "We can help you become a true god. In the future, we can also help you solve the problem of the Sumeru Dead Zone."
"Understand things beyond the world. Forbidden knowledge?" Nahida's pupils constricted upon hearing this. She was very wary of forbidden knowledge.
The Great Golden Tree King was ruined by forbidden knowledge. If she encountered forbidden knowledge, could she even survive?
"Who told you that knowledge beyond the world is forbidden knowledge?" Mu Yang gently stroked Nahida's little head and said softly, "After all, the original one also came from beyond Teyvat!"
Mu Yang turned his gaze towards the direction of Celestia. With his increasing strength, he could already see the location of Celestia.
Nahida understood upon hearing this. She had already guessed about these things. It seemed that it wasn't impossible.
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