Tree King: What? I've become the Abundant Pharmacist?

Chapter 574 Dawn at Cloud Cliff

Dawn on the Cloud Cliff.

It is the headquarters of the Senate and the location of the Council of Demigods.

At that moment, Xia and Lai Gushi arrived at this place together on that giant hand.

"Ah...the creations of you sons of men are truly magnificent."

Sersis spoke first, after all, the place was indeed spectacular, and even the Titans couldn't help but admire it.

At this moment, Lai Gushi bowed gracefully.

"Welcome to 'Dawn Cliff.' Compared to the bustling world of the Cloud Stone Palace, everything here is more solemn, and entry is by invitation only."

“I have received priests, scholars, and warriors here; all who have come and gone are noble people. Now, we have even welcomed a Titan. How joyous!”

Xia snorted coldly, "Hmph... I should feel honored to have transformed from a blasphemer into a substitute for sublime divinity."

"Lord Anaxagoras, I do not deny what you have said."

"In addition, I will summon Katniss's faction for a meeting. Please wait a moment while a messenger soldier leads the way for you."

"You are free to explore the area at your leisure. However, please do not leave the guards' sight, lest you miss a crucial opportunity."

Xia casually waved her hand, "I know Katniss's style, no need to emphasize it."

Although he spent most of his time in the Tree Garden, he was very familiar with Senator Katniss.

"As instructed. Thank you for your cooperation."

Lai Gushi bowed again and then left the place.

Once Gushi left, Sersis chuckled, "Ah... I thought you had some kind of ingenious plan, but it turns out you've just moved from one cage to another."

"I'm confident in my abilities, there's no need for me to worry unnecessarily." At that moment, Xia paid little attention to Cecilia.

"Hehe, then I'll go take a stroll around the area."

“Looking around… are there any murals depicting me here? I’m curious how the people outside the Tree Garden view the other Titans.”

"Go on, I'm not going to keep you company."

Xia waved his hand, thinking to himself: This Titan is quite carefree... I should first find out what the Senate is up to.

Suddenly, Cecily's voice came from the depths of his heart: "I can hear you perfectly clearly."

"Tsk..."

Xia clicked her tongue in disdain at that moment.

Being one with this Titan is really troublesome.

Let's just wander around here instead.

After Serhis flew away, Naksha also began to wander around here.

Besides the senators, there were also some scholars and people preparing for the upcoming citizens' assembly.

Xia was walking along when a young clerk suddenly approached her.

"Professor Nakatsu? I heard that the scholars of Shuting bravely sacrificed themselves to resist the Black Tide. I didn't expect you to be safe and sound... You are truly blessed by fate!"

“It’s you…” Xia recognized the clerk in front of him at that moment. He was once his student and he still remembered him.

"That incident was more like a cruel twist of fate," Xia sighed.

"Haha, only those from Suspended Peak and Aidiria would pursue glory through death. It's good that you survived, good!"

"But why did you come here at that time, Teacher Xia?" the clerk asked, puzzled.

Xia frowned slightly at that moment, but instead of telling him the truth, she told him some minor details.

"So, you've come here to report the whole story to the Senate?" The clerk wasn't surprised.

"I've heard that not only was Tree Garden swallowed by the Black Tide, but Ohma isn't far behind. Even if the demigods of 'Conflict' are on humanity's side..."

“Tell me, how much does the Senate know about the Black Tide?” Nakasha continued to ask.

The clerk pondered for a moment, "When Caenis's faction learned of the deaths of Sersis and Eulonis, they loudly proclaimed in the Senate that the Fire Chasers were powerless to resist the calamity and could not withstand it alone..."

"But once the prince of Wan Di ascended to godhood and repelled the Black Tide, she immediately turned her guns on him, claiming that the situation outside of Ohma was settled, and the only threat was Aglaia and her followers. They would probably launch their attack at the next citizens' assembly."

Xia nodded slightly at that moment, "As expected, a treacherous opportunist... Thank you for your honesty, my upright student."

After saying that, Xia left.

The clerk muttered to himself, "At that moment, Teacher Xia really forgot my name..."

the other side.

Xia hadn't gone far when Cecily's voice echoed in her heart again.

"Hehe, being opportunistic can be a kind of debating wisdom..."

Xia was speechless for a moment. "Weren't you going to find your mural? Stop nagging me."

"I was really curious about how you would compromise between the two sides, so I came to listen in."

"But at first glance, this Katniss seems far more ruthless than Aglaia... Why would you want to rely on her? Do you perhaps feel that death is imminent and are simply handing over this body?"

"Hmph, then you're probably going to be disappointed." Xia didn't care at all.

Just as Naksha was arguing with Serhis, someone else approached her.

This time it was an elderly priest.

"Ha, Anaxagoras? I thought you had died in the Black Tide along with the other scholars."

"As a priest of Cephalo, do you not know the principle of respecting the dead?" Naksha said with some displeasure.

"What a joke! You blasphemous heretics are unworthy of the respect of the most supreme God."

The priest completely ignored Xia Ke and instead went on to spout his own opinions.

"I'm just giving you a friendly reminder. You're on your way to Dawn Cloud Cliff, so keep your delirious talk to yourself. I'm no longer the acolyte who could only read people's faces. I have plenty of ways to deal with you."

"The God of Creation could create a believer like you; I don't know whether to laugh or pity him."

"In my opinion, the dead Titans couldn't give you such confidence, could they? Who is it, Katniss?"

The elderly priest was so provoked that he couldn't speak, "You..."

"It seems you can't answer my question well either," Xia sneered.

"Hmph... I'll let you off this time, considering Elder Katniss's favor. Go now, and don't obstruct the Supreme God from bestowing blessings upon us."

After saying that, the priest slunk away.

I never expected Anaxxramas to be so formidable. I thought that with the fall of the Tree Court, he would become a pariah, but I never imagined...

At that moment, Xia didn't let the priest's words stir her emotions. Instead, she seriously considered the root of the matter, which also revealed Katniss's attitude.

Hearing this from someone else suggests that Katniss was indeed sincere.

"Ah... what a wonderful exchange! No wonder you are a follower of Cephalos."

Is this a positive or negative connotation?

At that moment, Xia was powerless to resist the voice that could appear at any moment in her head.

"It's a compliment. As believers in the God of salvation, we should naturally hate evil."

Where are you now?

"It's up ahead..."

Xia sighed helplessly and immediately walked forward.

The elderly priest saw that Xia was chasing after him, tripped over his own feet, and immediately said, "I told you, go away, go away! Don't talk to yourself like a madman and disturb my meditation!"

Xia passed by the priest at that moment, ignoring him completely.

When he reached the corridor, he saw Cecily copying a mural.

The painting depicts a towering tree, beneath which sits a child seeking knowledge.

The scholars nearby seemed to be debating something, but they all stepped back when they saw Xia arrive.

"They say that every plant, every branch, and every leaf could be an incarnation of Thersis. Mortals cannot know its true appearance, so they depict the Titans as giant trees and depict wisdom as fruit, thus symbolizing that it shares knowledge equally with everyone."

"Do you agree?" Xia asked as she walked up to Cecis.

“This mural is rather abstract,” Cecis said, not giving a direct answer to Naksha.

"I really can't tell if you're praising yourself or belittling yourself. I'm curious, have you studied rhetoric?"

"Hehe, of course I find that interesting!"

"It's hard to say, but perhaps this is the answer to the question, 'What exactly are we?'"

"Hmph, I don't want to admit that I look this ugly."

"Heh... Could it be that you attempted to refine my soul when the Tree Garden was attacked for this reason?"

"Since you know so much, why did you save me back then?" Xia asked back.

“In my opinion, this alone is enough to distinguish you from ordinary people.”

At that moment, Xia covered her head and sighed, "Sigh... how can two madmen live in one head at the same time?"

"So, your journey to Dawn Cloud Cliff wasn't solely for the purpose of seeking refuge...?"

"What exactly do you intend to do?"

"The whole plan is in my head; you might as well look for it yourself."

Xia's provocative words immediately piqued Cecilia's interest.

"Hehe, then I'll accept without hesitation..."

"One year old, two years old..."

For some reason, Xia suddenly became nervous at that moment.

He suddenly realized that letting Cecilia go through his memories was not a good decision.

Suddenly, Cecily exclaimed, "Oh dear, the renowned Seven Sages actually insist on sleeping with an Earth Beast doll? How interesting..."

"That's enough." Xia's face immediately turned cold.

"Your soul is trembling, how rare. There must be a secret hidden behind that toy, right?"

"Hmph... Anyway, we both don't have much time left, so there's no harm in talking about it."

"That was a gift from my sister, a doll made in the shape of our family's pet."

"Do you still have family? Are they also in this city of Ohma?" Serhith asked.

"Don't you like looking at my brain? Keep flipping through."

"You'll know the answer soon... when you're five years old."

After a while, Serhis shook his head and sighed, "The black tide is everywhere, it's unbearable to look at."

“As a child, I couldn’t accept this outcome either. Georia, Eger, Cephalus… and of course, you. I begged every Titan I could, but alas, it was all in vain.”

"This... could this be the beginning of your research into 'alchemy'?"

“Indeed, it all began in your verdant courtyard. While I was studying there, I naturally came into contact with the theories of Celestus, the ‘first scholar.’”

"Oh, I remember him. He was the one who first proposed the concept of 'soul,' wasn't he?"

"Furthermore, he believed that the composition, movement, and changes of all life and matter originated from the 'soul' itself. Therefore, I think..."

"Since all life originates from the same source—why can't I sacrifice myself to bring my loved ones back to life?"

At that moment, Xia clenched her fist, and memories of the past flooded her mind.

It was an afternoon.

His experiment was successful, but at the cost of an eye.

At that moment, his teacher, Embeddock, rushed into the laboratory.

“That time, Xia, you…”

"I did it, teacher."

Enbedocristan pounded his chest and urged, "This, this is blasphemy... Even someone as free as Tree Court, this is enough to send you to the crematorium...!"

"Where is your dearest...? Quickly send her away from the Tree Garden, to a place where no one can find her, or we will both face the judgment of the Seven Sages...!"

"Don't worry, teacher. My sister... she... is still not alive."

Enbedoklis was completely bewildered. "What does this mean...?"

"To think you can reclaim the deceased from Cenatos with just one eye is far too naive..."

"An equivalent exchange... all I can get is to see her one last time, nothing more."

"Stop it, Nakasha," Empedocles sighed. "You are my best student, and I can't just watch you go astray."

"Never again touch the taboo: never again let down the deceased, never again hurt yourself. In this way, this classroom can still belong to you, and you will still have the opportunity to live your own life."

"Now that I've seen her one last time, I have no more desires..."

“You’re right, teacher. It’s time for me to start a new chapter in my life.”

“I am truly proud of you, my child. What topic would you like to study next?”

“I want to continue my research on Celesus.”

Enbedocles frowned slightly. "Continue the research on the 'soul'? But you know, Tree Court already knows his thoughts inside and out. Even if we delve deeper, it will probably be in vain..."

"No, teacher. After a fleeting glimpse through the fog of death, I finally understood one thing: from ancient times to the present, our understanding of the 'soul' is merely the tip of the iceberg."

"I lost an eye, but my vision is clearer than ever before..."

"The truth is in my hands... Watch how I turn this illogical world upside down."

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