Chapter 698 Ancient Ritual
Sora spoke to Sulusa patiently and gently. The sentence that touched Sulusa the most was -
The Lanaros have always helped each other.
Slusha was full of curiosity about Lanaro, whom she had never met, and also had a little admiration for him.
Both are plant spirits, the flower spirits are constantly decreasing in numbers and their population is declining, while Lannaro is still gathered together.
Sulusa thought it must be because the Lanaros were extremely powerful!
But now Lord Ye Song told her there was another reason - to help each other.
"Okay, okay. It is also the responsibility of my flower spirit to fulfill the Lord's wishes occasionally." Slusha told the team of travelers the method of the Purification Parade Ceremony.
Simply put, it is to protect the weakened Michelle through the dangerous journey back to the sea of nectar flowers.
During this process, Michelle needs to find the Linggu tree formed by the remains of the flower spirit, fulfill the wishes of the remaining spirit living in it, and collect the pure light feathers that are produced after the Linggu tree's wishes are fulfilled.
Slusha: "If we can collect enough Pure Light Feathers along the way, we might be able to purify Michelle."
If it is not enough, she can only consume her own strength to make up for it, so as not to make her worshippers sad.
Slusha looked at Michel unhappily and said, "Listen carefully Michel, you have to work harder and harder!"
After teaching Michelle a lesson, Slusha warned the traveler team, "There are many monsters on the road to cleansing sins. In order for you to continue to sing my deeds, don't stray too far away from me."
"Don't worry, Sulusa," the Traveler Team put their hands on their hips, "It's time to show our true strength!"
Paimon: "Smart!"
Sora: "Brave!"
Sue: “Powerful!”
The three of them said in unison: "We are the strongest adventurer team in Teyvat - the Invincible Travelers!"
Slusha: ………………
Michelle asked her calmly, "Are you sure they have been recognized by the original flower spirit Zulwan?"
Sulusa covered her face with her petal hands, "...Shut up and don't question what I, the hero Sulusa, said!"
Although they look fair, pretty and fragile, the Traveler Team is very efficient when they work seriously.
In order to pass through the road, Michelle used spiritual light to dissolve the gray crystals. The monsters that were freed together encountered the traveler team and were all crushed at the first sight.
"This can't even be called a battle," Michelle put down her hand that was about to summon thorns, "It's a one-sided massacre."
Michelle looked at Srusha, "Where did you find such powerful Lords of Prayers?"
Sulusa, who was a little disappointed at first, immediately stood up. "They came to me on their own initiative, and I, the brave Sulusa, have a keen eye for talent. This is the guidance of fate!"
The monsters were dealt with by the Traveler Team, while the task of making the Linggu Tree produce the Pure Light Feathers was undertaken by the two flower spirits.
After Paimon learned that the Linggu Tree was formed from the remains of the flower spirit and that the remaining soul of the flower spirit resided in it, he felt very sympathetic towards these elves who sacrificed themselves for protection.
The remnant soul of the flower spirit: "There is a monster over there! Follow me! Run over here!"
Paimon: "Um... do you want to go back to the sea of nectar flowers with us?"
The remnant soul of the flower spirit: "There is a monster over there! Follow me! Run over here!"
The memory or obsession of the flower spirit's remaining soul remains at the moment before death.
Paimon: “Woo…”
Slusha's bright red power enveloped the remaining souls of the flower spirits and gathered them together. "This way, we can drag these foolish fellows who forgot to go home back to the sea of nectar flowers."
Paimon wiped away the tears from his eyes, "Silusa, you are so nice! I'll share half of my snacks with you, and I also hid a small cake, which I'll give to you as well!"
Silusa: "Humph! We flower spirits don't need to eat food."
Paimon: "Ah? Then life will be a lot less fun, and the Lanaros will also eat delicious food."
Sulusa: "...It's not a bad idea to try something new."
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With such super combat power, Michelle's pilgrimage of purification went very smoothly, and the group arrived safely at the sea of nectar flowers.
The remaining souls of the flower spirits dragged back by Slusha sensed the nectar pool and flew towards that direction. Soon, a new sea of flowers bloomed around the traveler team.
Su: "Many years later, new flower spirits will probably fly out from here."
Although they no longer exist as they did before, at least they have returned home, and the remaining obsessions have been calmed.
Sora took out his zither and played the tune of Big Dream. The sea of flowers seemed to like the song very much and responded with a faint fluorescent glow.
Michelle also closed her eyes and felt the peace and clarity of her heart and energy.
After resting for a while in the sea of nectar flowers, Srusha set out again with her worshippers to look for another flower spirit named Lashalu.
Silusha said that Lashalu was a relative of Parsong, and Parsong was an ancient pine tree on which the divine bird Simog once perched and watched over this place.
From a distance the group of travelers saw a huge ancient pine tree with strange inscriptions on it and feathery needles that were very, very light pink.
When the group of travelers got closer, they not only saw Balsong, but also the scholars of the Correction Group.
Slusha was very happy to see an acquaintance, but the Traveler Team was wary of the guys from the Jiaolun Group.
After the scholar from the Jiaolun Group flattered Slusha, he said that he was there to help.
The Jiaolun Group had traveled with the Flower Spirits and created many rituals to connect with them, one of which was the Purification Pilgrimage. Because Barsong's family preferred music, the Jiaolun Group created the Kuli Drum Ritual for her.
"The Kuli drum has been lost for a long time. Now that I have finally found the main drum, I came here to try the ritual."
The scholar of the Correction Group showed a sad expression, "But it may be due to the improper inheritance. No matter how I call, I can't get a response from the followers of Balsong."
"Of course," Slusha pointed at the ice elemental runes on the drum, "These drums need elemental power to drive them, otherwise they will just make annoying noises."
The scholar of the Correction Theory Group was stunned for a moment, "I see..." Should we go somewhere to kidnap the guy with the God's Eye to operate it? We will probably lose some manpower, so it's better to trick him like before...
"Alright, leave this to us. You can go back to the camp." Slusha turned to the group of travelers and said, "My Lord of Prayers, are you willing to play the Kuli drum and wake up the followers of Parsons for me?"
Before the traveler team could answer, the scholar of the Jiaolun Group was surprised and stopped them, "This! After all, they are just adventurers who live in the open air. The important ceremony related to the historical inheritance of the Jiaolun Group should be performed by me, who has the most thorough understanding of the inheritance and the most suitable identity..."
"Shut up!" Slusha's face darkened. "If I remember correctly, I have already reminded you that Hua Ling's words are absolute. Don't question my judgment."
"Yes..." The scholar from the Jiaolun Group looked at the Traveler Team unwillingly and chose to retreat.
Paimon smacked his lips, "Being protected by a tsundere and a double standard... it feels so good!"