Divine Beast Creator

Chapter 2346 - 2347: Their Choice

After wandering around the new city of Kastantos, Feng Yuan and his group didn’t find any particularly useful clues. Excluding its unique culture and technology, the entire city wasn’t much different from other cities. The different culture and technology gave it a unique flavor, but that’s about it.

At least, here Feng Yuan didn’t feel the fervor of troublemakers, or rather, people here aren’t war enthusiasts.

"It’s troublesome, where to find that group of ascetics."

Rubbing his temples, Feng Yuan said headache-inducing, since Kastantos Holy City seemed fine, the problematic ones were probably those who left Kastantos Holy City.

However, how to find them?

Those guys aren’t many in number and they would hide themselves. Feng Yuan can’t possibly search the whole world for them, can he?

Not to mention whether they could be found, what a commotion it would be; in history, such a big commotion would definitely cause turbulence in the Time River.

"I don’t know, but I feel he might know a little bit."

Veronia said, looking in the direction of the Temple. The Temple stood lonely on the cliff, and intuition told Veronia that the High Priest definitely knew something.

"Still need to go and ask him clearly."

Sighing, Feng Yuan said helplessly. He always felt that the High Priest wouldn’t easily say what they wanted to know; otherwise, he should have said it before.

In the Temple, the High Priest stood in front of the statue, eyes closed, not knowing what he was thinking. He heard movement behind him, slowly opened his eyes, and turned around.

"You seem to have gained nothing."

"That’s right, we suspect this matter is related to those who left your group. Can you provide any useful clues?"

Feng Yuan didn’t bother going around in circles with him and asked directly. The High Priest paused in silence, shook his head and said.

"I don’t know. They’ve already left the Holy City. We don’t know where they’re going. Perhaps they’ve found an ideal place... living there, indifferent to the world."

"A place? I want to know, what happened internally that caused those people to leave? Of course, you can choose not to say. I don’t want you to lie to us about this."

Staring at the High Priest, Feng Yuan carried a hint of threat. The other party showed a slight bitter smile and said.

"The reason they left perhaps lies with me, no, with us."

With his back to Feng Yuan, the High Priest looked up at the statues as if recalling and said.

"You should be very familiar with the history of Kastantos. From the Mythical Era, we had also explored the outside Endless Snowfields."

"But whether it’s those boundless snowfields or the vast spaces beyond them, they’ve already changed from the world of the past."

"Those weaker Spirit Beasts willing to get close to humans might be the future direction of this world, just like the gods of the Mythical Era."

"It’s just that we, born after the Great Destruction, might not care about this, but for them, the Mythical Era is the past they cherish."

"Some people have always served them and are influenced by them. They have infinite longing for the Mythical Era."

"However, we all understand that the past era won’t return, no matter how we cherish it; it’s already past."

"To better embrace the new era, we inevitably need to change. But... for them, they cannot accept this change."

"There wasn’t the dispute or confrontation you imagined. They understand our actions, remaining isolated from the world isn’t a good thing."

"Kastantos Holy City holds many former weapons and relics. With those things here, at least we won’t be defenseless while integrating into the new era."

"So, they finally decided to leave Kastantos Holy City, leaving this fallen pure land to us..."

"They took the people following them to find another peaceful place. I also don’t know where they are now. If possible, please help convey to them, we are living well here, and we will do our best to preserve the past."

The High Priest said with a face full of regret. Their departure was too hasty, there were many things they didn’t have time to say to each other; he even thought they should have stayed here.

He also considered searching for them, but unfortunately, Kastantos Holy City needed caretaking, and they lacked the ability to travel far.

The High Priest had also wondered whether they might return, but as he managed the Holy City, he felt this possibility decreasing.

Those who stayed needed a new life. Everything from the old era inevitably would become archived in dust-covered records. Perhaps occasionally someone interested in history would browse, but most people wouldn’t care about such past matters.

"Hmm, so that’s how it is. But do you really not know where they’ve gone? Or possible directions? Calling it seclusion, they can’t just wander aimlessly, can they?"

Looking at the High Priest, Feng Yuan was still somewhat suspicious whether the other party truly didn’t know anything. The High Priest couldn’t provide an explanation that would convince him, as this is inherently unprovable.

Seeing the High Priest fall into silence, Feng Yuan no longer tangled over this matter. If they were only hiding, then that’s fine. What Feng Yuan and his group worried about was whether they were causing trouble secretly.

"Do you think they would want to see the world returned to the Mythical Era?"

Staring at the High Priest, Feng Yuan asked this question. The other party thought seriously and then said.

"Personally, I don’t think so. If they truly wished so, they wouldn’t have left the Sacred Mountain to us, as we would only make the Sacred Mountain unlike the Sacred Mountain."

"Even if they could create another Sacred Mountain, to us Kastantos people, it wouldn’t be our Sacred Mountain but just a replacement."

Seeing Feng Yuan looking at her, Veronia thought for a moment and said.

"Indeed, those Divine Beings are so stubborn, unwilling to acknowledge that substitutes after destruction are the continuation of the original, so his words are still credible."

"But I’m very curious, are those Divine Beings really able to endure?"

Looking at the High Priest, Veronia suspected the other party was deceiving them. Given the arrogance of the Divine Beings, how could they make such a choice?

With a bitter smile, the High Priest slowly closed his eyes and said.

"It’s not the Divine Beings but the Divine Beasts. The Divine Beings did not survive the Great Destruction; only they sheltered us, surviving to this day."

"Divine Beasts... perhaps there will be old friends. Well, no idea where they are hiding now."

Veronia acknowledged the High Priest’s explanation. Unlike Divine Beings, who have diverse thoughts, Divine Beasts are similar to Agunas, having little discrimination against ordinary people during the Mythical Era.

No, rather than saying there’s no discrimination, it’s more accurate to say Agunas didn’t really care about it at the time, which was related to its country’s focus on researching various technologies. Even ordinary people weren’t necessarily incapable in this area.

Thus, as for the relationship between Divine Beings and commoners, Starlotte might be better than other countries.

Of course, besides Starlotte, there may have been alternative thinkers among the Divine Beasts in Kastantos at that time.

Moreover, after leaving the big environment of the Mythical Era, perhaps their thinking has changed.

"Only Divine Beasts? Then, maybe not as dangerous, provided you’re not hiding anything or lying."

Even then, Feng Yuan dared not fully believe the High Priest, nor would he easily make an assertion.

Anyway, the search was entrusted to the Divine Beasts. He was here merely to help oversee things. If there’s an unexpected problem Agunas and the others couldn’t solve, he would assist.

Of course, if they truly don’t cause trouble, the Divine Beasts probably wouldn’t continue pursuing them. However, Feng Yuan felt this likelihood was small.

In a Parallel World, their presence was already noticeable. It’s hard to say whether they secretly influenced other places too, let alone this super snowstorm altering the entire Northern Snow Plain.

Even if the High Priest said it’s for self-preservation, that snowstorm still changed many things on the Northern Snow Plain, and Feng Yuan could not assure they wouldn’t do more for "self-preservation."

Shaking his head, Feng Yuan couldn’t be bothered to ponder further on this matter. Anyway, such troublesome affairs were enough of a headache for the Divine Beasts.