lcionline Chapter 195 The New Altar
Chapter 195 The New Altar
Jiang Yu and Lin Yi got up early and, as Moya had requested, personally scattered all the lotus petals into the pool of water from the melting snow and ice of the sacred mountain.
The pool was enormous. At first, Jiang Yu was surprised that the Fan family happened to have such a pool that met Moya's requirements. It was the head of the Fan family who told her that this pool was originally a place used by the Fan family's ancestors for sacrifices and prayers, and it was built inside a semi-enclosed temple-like building. The original pool had long since dried up, revealing the intricate patterns beneath. Apart from being cleaned by designated personnel, the temple had long been sealed off.
This came in handy just in time.
Qingyin was placed on a small boat floating in the pool. As requested by Moya, he was also covered with sacred lotus flowers. He lay with his eyes closed on the pure white petals, like a god sleeping peacefully. His blood-red hair seemed to burn everything away, like a river of blood flowing in a sea of white flowers.
The boat was still docked at the shore. Jiang Yu resisted the urge to touch him, and simply squatted on the shore, gazing at her lover, murmuring softly, "Qingyin, everything will be alright, you'll wake up soon." Lin Yi stayed by Jiang Yu's side, one hand on her shoulder, silently offering her support.
Everything was ready, and Moa, wearing a large robe, entered the temple.
Everyone who was not involved was asked to leave. Now, besides Jiang Yu, Lin Yi, Jiang Ren and Fan Qingyin's father were also in the temple.
"Don't worry, Jiang Jiang." Moya walked up to Jiang Yu and gave him a reassuring smile. "I will definitely bring him back."
After saying that, he walked straight into the pool. The pool was very deep, and Moya walked on the water as if he were walking on land. Ripples spread out in circles beneath his feet, and lotus petals floated on the surface, but there were far fewer than he needed, which Moya found extremely troublesome. He walked to the middle of the pool before turning around and looking at Jiang Yu and the others in the distance.
Upon receiving his signal, Lin Yi and the others quickly pushed the small boat carrying Fan Qingyin towards the center of the pool. The boat slowly glided across the water, and even with the combined efforts of Generals Lin Yi and Jiang Ren, it came to a stop far from the center. Then, a thick, purple tentacle broke through the water's surface, hooked onto the boat, and swiftly pulled it to their side.
Moa instantly reverted to his original form.
The pool was large enough, yet it still felt somewhat crowded to contain Morinbia's enormous body. It stood in the water like a small castle, with hundreds of tentacles tumbling and intertwining underwater and in the air. The scene looked eerie but not disgusting; on the contrary, it possessed a kind of exquisitely beautiful horror that sent chills down one's spine.
When Lin Yi saw Moa's true form, he felt his scalp tighten. Such a monster, so beautiful and so powerful, made it impossible for anyone to muster the courage to challenge it. No wonder Xiao Yu had no hope for their rescue, and no wonder she had a direct desire for its power.
For Jiang Yu, the sight of Morinbia exposed to the air was far more impactful than her appearance in the deep ocean.
All four of them stared up at Morinbia in silence. Under the gaze of those six enormous, clear gray, inorganic eyes, all words were blank and powerless.
It was truly a miracle. The head of the Brahma family could barely contain the trembling in his body—a tremor from the depths of his soul, a yearning for divine power. The secret fantasies and schemes that had been brewing within him finally came to fruition the moment Morinbia revealed her true form.
He closed his eyes, not daring to expose his ambition to the gaze of those several pairs of giant gray eyes. Saving his son was paramount. He clenched his fingers tightly, his nails digging deep into his flesh. He forced himself to remain calm, repeatedly repeating to himself: Save my son first, save Qingyin first, save Qingyin first. No rush, no haste, everything needs to be planned carefully.
Without hesitation, Moa cut open his body, and deep purple blood gushed out wildly. The wounds exposed to the air sprayed blood into the water like waterfalls and fountains, while the wounds hidden beneath the surface quickly dyed the water around his body blue-purple.
Jiang Yu covered her mouth. Moya hadn't mentioned that he would have to donate so much of his blood. She had never considered whether the completion of this ritual would have any impact or harm on him. She was only thinking about Qingyin and didn't even ask him a single question.
But his ritual had already begun and could not be interrupted. Jiang Yu gritted his teeth and watched as the entire surface of the water was illuminated by Moya's blood.
Its blood fell into the water, first turning it blue-purple, then it began to glow with a dreamlike fluorescence, and gradually the entire pool of water emitted a dazzling light.
Molinbia was also glowing. Starting from the tips of its tentacles, its entire body was gradually illuminated, turning into a giant source of light. It stretched out its tentacles, lifted Fan Qingyin up, and then completely wrapped itself inside its tentacles, becoming completely invisible from the outside.
"Truly worthy of being called a demigod," Jiang Ren exclaimed, "like a god reborn into the world."
Jiang Yu finally understood what Moa meant by reopening an altar; the new altar was itself. He not only had to act as the altar, but also impersonate a god to deceive the magic circle.
So the lotus pond and the snow on the sacred mountain weren't enough, he even used his own blood as a boost. After giving so much, she silently prayed in her heart, "Please, you must succeed!"
This process lasted for an unknown period of time before the light emanating from Morinbia suddenly went out, leaving only a pool of icy water that was still glowing because of his blood.
Jiang Yu suddenly heard a deep and resonant voice, as if from the abyss. She didn't know if it was in her mind or if Molinbia had really said it in reality. The voice seemed to come from a very distant place, accompanied by celestial music, and it took her to another space.
The altar lit up before her eyes, and the price and conditions were simultaneously conveyed to her mind, without the need for sound or words.
From another perspective, it was as if Jiang Yu was suddenly controlled by some mysterious force. She suddenly walked forward and was about to step into the deep pool.
Jiang Ren instinctively reached out to pull his daughter back, but Lin Yi grabbed him. Lin Yi shook his head at his father-in-law, indicating that the ceremony should not be interrupted.
Jiang Yu's foot, which was standing in the void, was supported by a tentacle. Then, a large bubble appeared out of thin air and enveloped Jiang Yu, just like when they were at the bottom of the sea. However, this bubble was exposed to the air and carried Jiang Yu into the air, gradually bringing him to the front of Morinbia.
“I am willing to stay here for the rest of my life and never look for the way home again. I am willing to forever close the passage to the way I came from. I am willing to sacrifice the power that once tore through time and space to send me here, just to bring back the life of my lover, Fan Qingyin.”
Jiang Yu spoke slowly and firmly, anxiously awaiting the response from the magic array. In her heart, she silently vowed that if it wasn't enough, she could give anything else, anything she could afford, as long as she could get Qingyin back.
The magic circle swirled and opened a passage in front of Jiang Yu. She sensed the magic circle's emotionless probing: "As long as you step into here, you can immediately return to your original world."
"With the opportunity right in front of you, are you still willing to continue with the previous trade?"