Bai Xi went to find the Earth God mainly because she remembered a part of the plot in the comic about earth element spirits.
The fact that the gods could no longer see elemental spirits was a phenomenon from the middle to late stages of the divine era.
Before becoming a god, during the period before vying for the divine throne, Arunta stayed alone in the area where she was born, as if there was something there.
In the story Baixi recalled, there was a scene where an unknown being would occasionally awaken in that area and chat with Arunta.
This was also one of the few opportunities Arunta had to communicate with other beings.
Looking back now, maybe it was an earth elemental spirit.
The desert where Arunta was born is perfect for elemental spirits to live in. If she were an earth elemental spirit, she would also choose such a place to sleep.
Although Bai Xi wasn't sure, her intuition told her that she should go and look for it.
Haransel followed behind Baishi until they arrived at the Temple of the Earth God. Undoubtedly, the temple was built in the desert where he was born. He hid deep within the temple; he wouldn't reveal himself to ordinary believers, but if it was Baishi…
The moment Bai Xi stepped into the temple, Arunta appeared in front of her.
"haven't seen you for a long time."
Arunta stood in the center of the hall, a small smile playing on her lips, her eyes filled with tenderness as she looked at Baixi.
He possessed an androgynous beauty, and the silk covering his body completely concealed him, yet it also carried an ethereal quality. Bai Xi was currently unable to determine whether Arunta was male or female.
"I want to ask..."
Bai Xi was a little dazed by his expression. She subconsciously took a half step back, not wanting to be seduced and ruin the important matter.
“I know why you have come; my people have already told me.”
After he finished speaking, Bai Xi remained silent for a moment.
It seems that this is indeed the case. He possesses the power to communicate with the earth. Where she goes, what she does, and what she says, plants and gravel may inform him.
"The one you're looking for is deep within my temple, but..."
The first part of Arunta's sentence made Bai Xi's eyes light up, but his pause made Bai Xi a little anxious.
"I have a few questions for you privately."
As he spoke, his gaze seemed to drift towards Haransel beside Baixi, and for a moment the atmosphere in the temple became somewhat strange and indescribable.
Bai Xi could also sense this abnormality, but she really wanted to know the location of the Primal Spirits.
But before she could turn around and say anything to Harlanser, he spoke up first.
"Then I'll go outside and wait for my sister."
His tactlessness even made Bai Xi feel a little guilty. She turned to look at him, but Harlanser just smiled at her.
But when Bai Xi turned around, the bright and handsome elf turned into a sinister and yandere elf, and the look in her eyes when she looked at Arunta was definitely not kind.
However, Arunta completely ignored this. They were both among the Seven Gods, with little difference in strength, and didn't care about this little threat.
...
After Haransel left, only Arunta and Maggie remained in the temple. The two looked at each other, and Arunta spoke after a long while.
"I've been looking for you for a long time, and I've always wanted to get the answer to a question."
He spoke calmly, without approaching Bai Xi. The two remained at a safe distance, and Bai Xi listened quietly to him.
"At that time, I thought you were dead, so I went to the Western Continent to look for you, but I was teleported to the ruins by the teleportation array."
"When I saw you come back to life, my heart skipped a beat, but I was still hesitant about whether to go up to you and say something."
After saying that, he finally looked up and stared at Bai Xi.
It's like trying to see through the skin to the soul.
"So you want me to become a god because you come from the future, not because I'm special, right?"
Although he spoke calmly, Bai Xi somehow sensed the bitterness in his words.
"...Yes, I look back from now on and don't want history to be distorted. I just didn't expect that history would be changed because of my appearance and my interference."
In fact, Bai Xi had also thought about this.
If she hadn't traveled back in time in the form of a projection to help them ascend to godhood, perhaps the positions would have belonged to other false gods. It was only because of her interference that history was already predetermined from the moment she arrived on this continent.
Because no matter what, she would make that choice.
"Actually, I should feel sad, but looking at you now, I'm actually a little happy."
Arunta twitched the corner of her mouth and turned her back to Baixi.
“I went from being an ignorant false god of the earth to becoming one of the gods without knowing anything. Actually, I wasn’t happy because those things weren’t familiar or liked. I’ve been waiting for you.”
His voice echoed in the temple. Although his tone was flat, Bai Xi could still detect a hint of sorrow in it.
Bai Xi felt really helpless, and she wanted to cover her face.
After all this accusations, who has she really wronged?
"I always believed that you would reappear, that I was the most special person to you, but reality tells me that I am not."
Arunta wanted to tell Baixi everything he was thinking.
At first, he was like a babbling infant, but he was forced to become a god and fight against a group of cunning people. He even had very few followers. Apart from him, all the gods had races they relied on, while he was practically a lone wolf.
If it weren't for the desire to see her again, he would have had a hard time getting through so many years.
"sorry...."
A deep sense of powerlessness welled up in Bai Xi's heart.
From Arunta's perspective, she seems like a woman who seduces and then abandons him; her self-righteous kindness seems to have caused Arunta harm.
"I don't need your apology. My feelings for you are special. It's not just love, but also dependence. So I don't want to see you disappear again. I want to have a place in your life in the future."
As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Xi's expression turned awkward.
What kind of concubine's words are these? Just thinking about the Demon King makes Bai Xi feel inexplicably guilty. She promised to date him, but he's still having affairs outside.
"I...."
Bai Xi wanted to refuse.
"If you refuse me now, you can forget about seeing that elf."
Arunta interrupted her without hesitation, as if she knew what Baixi was about to say.
Bai Xi remained silent.
"Okay, good, you can come with me now."
Arunta was pleased with Baishi's reaction, which allowed him to do things openly and legitimately.
And so, burdened with a heart full of guilt, Bai Xi followed Arunta into the depths of the temple.
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