After Mu Li and others left, the mysterious man also disappeared inexplicably.
The light emitted by the Heart of the Divine Realm gradually spread throughout the Divine Realm. In an instant, hundreds of flowers bloomed. This strange sight attracted everyone in the Divine Realm to come out of their homes and watch.
Amidst the rain of flowers, faint fluctuations of divine power could be heard. Some priests speculated that this might be a gift left by Mu Li and the others to the divine realm before their departure.
At this moment, a halo of light suddenly appeared among the flowers, and a small figure slowly emerged. It turned out to be an elf, flapping its transparent wings and flying in front of everyone.
The elf said crisply, "This is the seed of hope that Sister Goddess nurtured with her divinely-powered blood. I was born from this seed. From now on, I will protect the divine realm in her place."
Everyone was moved. The atmosphere, which had been somewhat gloomy due to the disappearance of Mu Li and the others, gradually became filled with hope. The elf waved its magic wand, and more flowers bloomed, forming a series of gorgeous arches.
Beneath each archway, a faintly glowing seed appeared. It quickly took root, sprouted, and grew. Some became towering trees, laden with fruit gleaming with divine light; others transformed into magical herbs, emitting a healing aura. After this event, the divine realm was revitalized with even greater vitality than before.
"Great! The divine realm is finally at peace!"
"Yes, we don't have to worry anymore!"
"All this is thanks to the goddess! We must always remember the goddess's grace!"
"Yes, I will definitely worship the goddess every day! Thank you for your gift!"
"I want to worship you too. I declare that from now on the goddess is my only true god!"
Everyone in the Divine Realm was so excited when they saw this scene that they couldn't help but talk about it.
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The light faded, and when Mu Li and the others opened their eyes again, they found themselves in a misty forest. Ancient trees towered all around, their branches and leaves blocking out the sun, leaving only a hint of light filtering through the gaps.
"What is this place? How did we get here?" Mu Yang asked in confusion.
Mu Li shook her head, feeling uneasy. She tried to mobilize the divine power in her body, but found that there seemed to be an invisible force suppressing her power.
"My power is suppressed!" Mu Li tried to open the space of the spirit bracelet again, but found that the space could not be opened at all. Even the beasts in the space had lost contact. If Mu Li had not sensed that the contract was still there, she would have suspected that the contract was broken.
"Me too."
"Me too!" Upon hearing this, Mo Xi and others also tried to mobilize the spiritual energy in their bodies, but found that there was very little spiritual power left.
"It's over, my storage ring can't be opened!" The Arctic Emperor said in shock.
"It seems that we can't use spiritual power here, and the storage ring can't be opened. It will be terrible if we encounter danger!" Zi Lan Xingjun said with a frown.
"It's okay. I still have some talismans and life-saving pills on me. You should each take some with you, just in case!" Mu Li said as he took out a stack of talismans and several bottles of pills from his body and handed them to several people.
"Girl, you are still well prepared. If I had known earlier, I would have listened to you and not stuffed all the things into the storage space!" The Arctic Emperor said in annoyance.
"I'm just used to it. After all, it's better not to put all your eggs in one basket." Mu Li said with a smile.
"The girl is right." Zi Lan Xingjun agreed deeply.
At this moment, a melodious flute sound suddenly came from a distance, as if carrying a kind of bewitching magic.
Everyone involuntarily walked towards the direction of the flute sound. After pushing aside the layers of branches, they saw a man in white standing in an open space playing the flute. The man had a stern face and deep eyes.
"You are finally here." The man stopped playing and spoke slowly.
"Who are you? Are you the one who brought us here?" Mu Li asked warily.
"No! This is the territory of the beastmen, I am just the guardian of this world! It is fate that guides you to this world, and I have been waiting here for a hundred years..." the man said lightly.
"Guided by fate? The beastmen?" Mu Li asked doubtfully.
"Yes! Five hundred years ago, a wise man predicted that the Goddess of Creation would come here five hundred years later. By then, the crisis of the beast tribe would be solved. So I stayed here day and night, waiting for five hundred years!" The man looked at Mu Li and said seriously.
"The crisis of the beastmen? What crisis?" Mu Li asked curiously.
"A thousand years ago, it was very difficult for anyone in the beast tribe to successfully transform! No matter how talented they were or how hard they practiced, they could only become half-human, half-beast!" the man sighed.
"Can't transform? Isn't that simple? A transformation pill can solve the problem!" Mu Li thought.
"Don't the beastmen have alchemists? Can't they make transformation pills?" Mu Li asked tentatively.
"Thousands of years ago, this place was rich in spiritual energy and had countless spiritual medicines. At that time, there were still many human alchemists living here and refining pills. Among them, some could refine transformation pills. As long as the beastmen cultivated to the level of transformation, they could transform into human form after taking the transformation pills. But later on, the spiritual energy here became thinner and thinner, and cultivation became more and more difficult. Gradually, no human alchemist was willing to come here!" said the man sadly.
"So that's how it is!" Mu Li and others nodded after hearing this.
"Do you know why the spiritual energy here has become thin and exhausted?" Mu Li asked.
"We don't know either. The orcs just thought it was a punishment from heaven. The wise men exhausted their efforts and cultivation to get a glimpse of the secret. They left a prophecy saying that the Goddess of Creation will come in five hundred years, and then they will be able to solve the truth and resolve the crisis." The man shook his head and said.
Mu Li pondered for a moment and said, "Then take me to see those orcs who can't transform first."
The man nodded slightly and led the group deeper into the forest. Along the way, they saw many half-human, half-beast creatures, their eyes filled with confusion and helplessness.
They arrived at a cave where several weakened orc cubs lay. Mu Li squatted down to examine them, and suddenly, she noticed strands of black lines entwined around the cubs. Mu Li frowned, and she tried to touch the black lines with her remaining divine power, only to be met with a backlash of darkness.
But Mu Li didn't flinch. She concentrated on exploring the source of this power. As divine power and dark forces collided, images flashed through her mind. Someone had secretly set up a formation to absorb the spiritual energy of this land.
Mu Li stood up and said to the man, "This is not a natural disaster, but a man-made disaster!"
"What? Who is so vicious?" the man asked in shock.
"Someone has set up a formation to secretly drain the spiritual energy of this land." Mu Li's face was solemn. "Although my divine power is suppressed, I can still feel that this formation is extremely complex and hidden very deeply."
"What should we do now?" the man asked anxiously.
Mu Li's eyes were determined. "First, find the center of the formation, destroy the formation, and restore spiritual power. I think this is also the key to solving the beastman's transformation problem."
The boundary guardian said hurriedly: "Then I will lead the warriors of our tribe to help you find the center of the formation."
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