"Cough, cough, cough! Sacrifices are inevitable in order to restore the glory of the Dark Elf Tribe. Little Siewen naturally understands how dangerous the power within Archbishop Anchilin is. But in order to pull the Dark Elf Tribe out of this quagmire, we had to take a risk. It's just a pity that, no matter how much we planned, we never anticipated that the Miasma Energy would abandon Archbishop Anchilin and choose Elina as its final host. Hmph! That evil Miasma Energy, it's truly ungrateful!" Siewen expressed with some helplessness and regret.
From Siewen's words and demeanor, it was evident that he never intended to feel sorrow or regret for the elves who died or were injured due to Archbishop Anchilin's plan. His only source of frustration was Elina's disruption of Archbishop Anchilin's resurrection plan.
Seeing Siewen's reaction, Dao Lao found it quite ridiculous. So, he sarcastically remarked, "The Miasma Energy is a pure negative force, the creator of all evil and impurity. Yet you actually think of sympathizing with pure evil, believing it would keep its promises? Hmph! That's the biggest joke I've ever heard!"
Ignoring Dao Lao's mockery, Siewen immediately showed a terrifying expression upon hearing his words. He then nodded fiercely and said, "So, I've decided to talk to you about the matter of the Miasma Energy. Whatever you want to know, just ask quickly! As long as it's something Siewen can answer, Siewen will tell you everything without reservation."
Since Siewen said so, Hao Yun directly asked, "How did Archbishop Anchilin discover the Miasma Energy?"
With Dao Lao's consent, Siewen sat down at the conference table and replied, "When Archbishop Anchilin was ousted by Elder Borui and chose to return to the archive room for seclusion, she told me not to lose hope because perhaps one day, she would return. At that time, I only thought Archbishop Anchilin was encouraging me to continue bravely living on, so I didn't think much of it. Who knew that many years later, Archbishop Anchilin really returned powerfully. Afterwards, Archbishop Anchilin sent someone to find me, and I once again became her only close attendant."
"Archbishop Anchilin later told me that in her notes, there was actually another, even more powerful energy recorded. However, this energy was hidden beneath the Black Stone Castle, and no one could obtain it unless they were recognized by that power. Therefore, although Archbishop Anchilin had been trying to find that power all along, she had never succeeded."
"However, given that Archbishop Anchilin was forcibly deprived of her title and power by circumstances, she decided to retreat in order to advance, choosing to seclude herself in that archive room. Because the Archbishop knew that if she wanted to regain her original power and status, and find a way for the Dark Elf Tribe to overcome the backlash, then she could only take a gamble and try to obtain the power recorded in the notes."
"The notes? You mean the notes Archbishop Anchilin discovered in the underground archive room?" asked Hao Yun.
"That's right, those notes," Siewen nodded in response.
Hao Yun also nodded and said, "No wonder Archbishop Anchilin didn't mention the notes to the elders of the Black Magic Association at the time. It turns out she always wanted to monopolize the power recorded in those notes."
Siewen nodded again in agreement. Then, he detailed how Archbishop Anchilin obtained the powerful energy recorded in the notes during her seclusion period. Since Siewen's account matched what Elina had told Hao Yun and Dao Lao, there's no need to elaborate further here.
Afterwards, Siewen explained how Archbishop Anchilin's body was occupied by Anchilin's soul again.
It turned out that, in order to help the Dark Elf Tribe turn the tide in the war, Archbishop Anchilin, who reappeared unexpectedly, repeatedly used the Miasma Energy within her body to cast powerful black magic. Although with Archbishop Anchilin's assistance, the Dark Elf Tribe quickly halted its decline and gradually gained the upper hand on the battlefield, Archbishop Anchilin found signs that her body couldn't withstand such immense power.
Afterwards, every time Archbishop Anchilin used the power of the Miasma Energy to cast black magic, her body would suffer a backlash. But in order to ensure the smooth progress of her plan, Archbishop Anchilin had to continue using black magic, causing her health to deteriorate rapidly due to the tremendous side effects from the Miasma Energy. Watching her diminishing power, Archbishop Anchilin knew her time was running out.
Therefore, in order to find a more complete vessel for the powerful energy within her body, Archbishop Anchilin began secretly searching for her successor. Of course, Archbishop Anchilin was unwilling to give up this powerful energy for others to use. So, while searching for her successor, she also made a deal with the Miasma Energy to ensure that after obtaining a stronger vessel, the Miasma Energy would take her soul into the new vessel and give her a chance to compete for control with the original owner of the new vessel. Once Archbishop Anchilin seized control of the new vessel, the Miasma Energy would recognize and agree to her thoughts as the permanent mastermind of the final fusion body.
This was also the main reason why Siewen, as Archbishop Anchilin's only trusted confidant, had to be found by her. Archbishop Anchilin informed Siewen of the origin of her energy, her health status, and her future plans, and entrusted him with the task of assisting her in secretly finding a more powerful vessel for her to return again. Elina came into their view under these circumstances.
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Finally, before Archbishop Anchilin fell, she replicated a clone of herself and used it to create the illusion of sudden death while patrolling in the territory of the Light Elf Tribe. After that, Siewen began to spread rumors everywhere, saying that Archbishop Anchilin's powerful energy had been left in the territory of the Light Elf Tribe, and he vigorously emphasized how powerful the power obtained would be. Siewen did this naturally to divert the attention of the two elf tribes, so that both sides, while continuing to deal with the war, would devote all their energy to the part of the power left by Anchilin in the territory of the Light Elf Tribe.
Of course, along with Archbishop Anchilin's duplicate, there was also a powerful Mold Spirit energy separated from her body. Siewen specifically built a hiding place for this Mold Spirit energy in a highly concealed cave near the Misty Forest, using Doomstone to construct a sanctuary, allowing the Mold Spirit energy to hide again and provide necessary assistance for any potential future vessel that might appear here in the future.
Meanwhile, the real Anchilin had passed away in the archive room located on the fourth underground floor of the Blackstone Castle. Elder Patrick, who became a zombie puppet, was instructed to set up a sturdy defensive array on the stone door of the archive room using the Mold Spirit energy left behind by Anchilin. Then, Elder Patrick and his team added another stone door at the entrance of the fourth underground floor, which had defensive spells hidden behind it and was specially processed with Doom energy, to ensure the concealment of all Mold Spirit energy in the fourth underground floor. This was why, after Dao Lao smashed open the stone door, their Mold Spirit energy tracking system detected the presence of Mold Spirit energy.
"No wonder the stone door at the stairwell was relatively easy to open. It turns out that to conceal the aura of the Mold Spirit energy, a thin defensive array was attached inside the stone door!" Hearing this, Haoyun finally understood why Dao Lao could relatively easily smash open the first door but had to exert so much effort to break through the array on the second door.
Cough, cough, cough. "Actually, we never expected you two to forcibly break through that powerful protective array. Your strength truly makes Siewen somewhat impressed!" Siewen said, still somewhat incredulous.
Dao Lao didn't want to pay attention to Siewen's seemingly admiring remarks, which actually showed contempt for the clergy's strength, and asked, "From what you're saying, you seem very certain that a suitable vessel for inheriting the Mold Spirit energy will appear in the territory of the Light Elf Tribe in the future? And you also seem very sure that Elina will come back? Why is that?"
Siewen replied, "According to Archbishop Anchilin, it was the power within her heart that suggested she make these preparations. As for why, the Archbishop did not elaborate, and Siewen naturally does not understand."
"Oh, Siewen. Since you and your followers belong to the Dark Elf Tribe, how do you manage to come and go freely in the Misty Forest?" Haoyun asked curiously.
"Those zombie soldiers that follow me were specially created by Archbishop Anchilin herself to carry out the task of finding a vessel. These zombie soldiers not only resemble the Light Elf Tribe in appearance and appearance, but also have some intelligence to facilitate their activities in the territory of the Light Elf Tribe. As for me, with the help of Archbishop Anchilin's unique disguise illusion, I obtained the appearance of a Light Elf, so that I can move freely in the territory of the Light Elf Tribe. So, under our leadership, those zombie soldiers naturally entered the Misty Forest easily and quickly broke free from the cover of the Misty Forest, thus giving us the ability to move freely in the Misty Forest." Siewen explained, and his explanation matched the previous speculation of Haoyun and Dao Lao.
"What if we hadn't broken the barrier on the stone door? Would you and Elina not have come then?" Dao Lao continued to ask.
"Yes. Just as Elina said, her power at the time was not enough to break through that array. If she wanted to open those two stone doors with minimal losses, she would need to further increase her power with the help of the Mold Spirit energy she obtained and cultivate black magic to a higher level. However, given that Elina was being pursued by you, she was probably unable to continue practicing in the Misty Town with peace of mind."
"But fortunately, you two opened the stone door in time and allowed the Mold Spirit energy hidden in the archive room to resonate with the Mold Spirit energy in Elina's body for the first time, informing us of this information, which allowed us to arrive in time before you damaged the stone coffin and freed Archbishop Anchilin's power from the seal. In this case, Siewen should really thank you two!" Siewen said somewhat smugly. However, given that Siewen then thought of what happened later, his smug smile only appeared briefly, immediately replaced by a bitter smile.
Haoyun knew that he didn't need to get upset with someone who had achieved petty success. Besides, in the end, Anchilin's consciousness was completely swallowed by Elina. So, he didn't pay attention to Siewen's behavior and continued, "However, from the final situation, Elina was obviously much stronger than Anchilin. In that case, how did Anchilin suppress Elina at the beginning and occupy her body?"
"Well, uh—" After a brief moment of thought, Siewen said uncertainly, "Archbishop Anchilin seems to have said that at the moment her body was invaded by the Mold Spirit energy, her consciousness would briefly dissipate. I think Archbishop Anchilin's consciousness hidden in the Mold Spirit energy should have seized this opportunity and used her advantage of being more familiar with that Mold Spirit energy to suppress Elina's consciousness at the first time, thereby successfully taking over her body. It's just unexpected that Elina eventually regained her body, while Archbishop Anchilin—" At this point, the deeply wrinkled face of Siewen showed a very unwilling anger.
"Besides this, do you have anything else to report to us?" Hearing this, Master Gu asked.
After a brief moment of contemplation, Siewen said, "Oh, yes. I remember Archbishop Anchilin mentioned that the Mold Spirit energy within her body chose to conceal itself using the energy of Doomstone, seemingly fearing something. Furthermore, since this Mold Spirit energy is still in the process of healing from its injuries, it chose to hide here. Additionally, Archbishop Anchilin also mentioned that besides hiding in Doomstone, the Mold Spirit energy can also go to an abandoned world to conceal its whereabouts. Uh—, Siewen seems to recall that place is called the 'Realm of Dark Chaos'."